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Due to a shortage of Dermatologists in the Twin Ports, a patient in need of dermatology care must wait many months before being seen by a dermatology care provider. Heather and Anthony Smith are all-too familiar with this troubling statistic; after discovering a worrisome mole, Anthony's mother was told it would take 9-12 months before she could be seen by a Dermatologist in Duluth. When Heather heard this, she decided to take action and screen it herself. The mole ended up being Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.
Had Heather's mother-in-law waited much longer to be screened, the results could have been life-threatening. With another Dermatology clinic in the Twin Ports, wait-time for patients could be drastically reduced.
Although the experience was frightening, it was also motivating. Heather and Anthony decided to leave the Twin Cities and move to Duluth, where they opened Twin Ports Dermatology. Their goal is to offer accessible, quality dermatological care, which will in turn reduce the mortality and morbidity of skin cancer in the Northland.


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You don't need to spend a lot on software these daysin fact, you can run your entire computer and all your applications for free. In this issue, we pick the best free software available, and get some of the experts in the field, including the top guys at Digg and Slashdot, to share their faves.
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- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- In "I Can't Watch This" (which parodies MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This), one line goes: "That's funny as a kick in the crotch/And that kind of show, I can't watch". The show he's referring to with those lines is America's Funniest Home Videos, which appears on the Live Action TV page for this trope.
- Suring the list portion of Hardware Store, one of the items Al mentions is an "Automatic Circumciser."
- Singer/comedian Heywood Banks composed an ode to this subject, "Trama to the Groin", which again brings up America's Funniest Home Videos's reliance on it.
- The minifilm from Styx's Kilroy Was Here concerts featured Dennis DeYoung's character doing this. To a robot. After being inspired by the helpful booklet 'What Not To Do to Your Roboto'.
- There are a lot of GroinAttacks in Emezie Okorafor's music videos:
- Ayane Shiun lands crotch-first on some kind of lazer bar thing in Astronaut.
- The Stick Bandit and Tanja are both hit in Wheel.
- There are several in Golden Girl, including the rare ovary attack!
- An ice pillar rises up under Morrigan in Spider vs Butterfly: Dance of Destiny!
- There's one in both parts of his rock opera.
- Plus a few more in his other videos.
- In the Gorillaz music video "Clint Eastwood", Murdoc is chased by zombie apes, one of which grabs his crotch and pulls him to the ground. According to the biography, it really hurt. The "Rock the House" video features him having billiard balls shot directly at his groin and bouncing them off an armoured codpiece.
- The video for the Eels song "Rags to Rags" parodies an America's Funniest Home Videos-type show, so naturally, it includes several of these. Considering the song the video is for....
- Happens to one of the robots in the video for "Warriors of Time" by Black Tide.
- "Zip" by KMFDM:
- Don't get your (sound effect bleep) into the zip of your pants, cause it hurts you in the most sensitive part of your body
- Lemon Demon's song, Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny contains the lines "Angels sang out in immaculate chorus / down from the Heavens descended Chuck Norris / who delivered a kick which could shatter bones / into the crotch of Indiana Jones..."
- In The Lonely Island song Like a Boss, the titular boss, after a rejection and a failed suicide, starts to go on a series of crazy acts, including castrating himself."Chop my Balls off! (LIKE A BOSS!)"
- Mercedes Lackey's "Advice for Young Warriors" (one of many songs she made for her Heralds of Valdemar universe) contains the lines:
Treat sword-ladies like sisters, and not like some whore,/ Or your wenching days, child, will be few!
- In "I Choose You To Die" by Starbomb this is Pikachu's final revenge.''I don't know if you've been shot in the nuts, spoiler: it sucks.
- Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" includes a few Christmas-themed "You might be a redneck" jokes, one of which is "If you think The Nutcracker is something you did off the high dive."
Played for Drama
- Emilie Autumn's "Miss Lucy Had Some Leeches" includes what may count as a female variation. "Ladies are like children / with brains the size of squirr'ls / let's give clitoridectomies to all the little / girls are helpless treasures ..."
- Punch 'Em In The Dick, an ode to groin attacks.
- Royce Da 5'9"'s "Part Of Me" tells the story of a guy who takes two women home from the bar, gets drugged and wakes up in a bathtub to find, well..."The letter reads: 'never ask for shit/'cause you can get more than you asked for/WE HAVE YOUR DICK!"
- The Police: "Synchronicity II" has this line talking about a Bad Boss.And every single meeting with his so-called superior is a humiliating kick in the crotch
- Cattle Decapitation's song Forced Gender Reassignment note takes this Up to Eleven. It also features a female variation which involves stapling a penis where the vulva is.


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I was talking to two friends yesterday about gooddeedschicago.com, a website our company started recently, and I was telling them the story of its creation: One day, this past summer, two really good deeds were done for my husband and for me in Chicago. (One, a wallet was returned, and the other, a stranger gave me his parking slip which had an extra hour on it.) I loved hearing their responses. "Oh, yeah, there are lots of good things people do in this city, I have a lot of my own examples," one of my friends said. We started talking about what a good deed is: anytime a person goes out of his or her way to help another–something he or she doesn't do on a regular basis–so opening the door for someone, while nice, isn't in our definition of a good deed. A good deed is inspiring to others; it is something that when you tell someone about it, they say "Cool" or "ahhhhh." My friend said she would share some with me. To be continued…–Christina
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It is run by Telkom Kenya but it carries very little traffic simply because it is unreliable and has too much downtime. Right now, efforts are underway to change the way it is managed and even suggestions of splitting management of different sections and handing it to different players has been floated.
Telkom Kenya which got the deal to run the cable mostly because when it was laid it used to terminate at TKL's offices in different towns as the company was then state-owned.
TKL was to avail the capacity to other operators at a given costs as government wanted it to be affordable.
That however has proved to be unsustainable as TKL claims the money it gets is not enough for it to operate and maintain NOGBI.
Government is pissed. Language coming from top officers in the Ministry of Information and Communication suggests Telkom may just get the boot.
TKL claims it has come to an understanding with other operators where they will share the maintenance costs and TKL will run and maintain the cable and also sign Service Level Agreements but the government is not buying it.
Telkom insiders claim government misunderstands the issue but government claims TKL have messed up and it is time to figure out how to throw them out.
"They are messing. They have messed. I think we'll have to take it (NOFBI) away from them," a source at the Ministry said.
Watchers of all this unfold like Safaricom say they have no strong feelings about the issue. "Between KDN, Kenya Power and Jamii there is enough cable in the country," one Safaricom exec said. "What Mickhael (Telkom CEO) should do is just tell the government, pay me nothing, just give me the cable, let me run it and I'll even pay you."
AccessKenya on the other hand prefers a sort of consortium to be formed to run NOFBI.
Either way, this is an important resource that should not be wasted. Particularly, when counties come into place, some of them could decide to build fiber to home and connect to NOFBI bringing high speed internet access to their citizens.
Not only would this promote growth, it would also thwart telecoms efforts to charge an arm and a leg for data access on the maddeningly, unscrupulous premise that; "We have to recover our costs."
Of course you have to recover your cost of investment but who said it should happen in two years? Should apartment rents be charged at Sh200,000 so that the building owner can recoup his investment? What happens after he recoups? Is he or the telecom going to offer the service for free or at cost since they have recouped their costs?
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Kwentong Chopsticks
I was browsing thru old issues of Nosebleed Magazine I saw my old column Kwentong Chopsticks, it was originally planned that all my humorous essays will be compiled into a book with the same title.
That was year 2008.
Nosebleed magazine lasted only for 4 issues. Still, it was better than my previous magazine Topak which lasted only for 2 issues where I was the editor.
I was a bit nostalgic when I saw photos of the launch for both Topak and Nosebleed, I was leaner and younger looking during the past book fair event. It was also the first time that I was able to sign books alongside Ramon Bautista.
The book fair is fast approaching once more and I'm assigned to be a part of the Psicom booth again for a Suplado Tips book signing during the weekend, maybe a Saturday and Sunday this time with Tado Jimenez because he is launching his first book at the book fair which is still going to be held inside SMX Convention Center, I have a two page comic contribution entitled 'Sup Tado in his book.
Looking back I realized that the book fair has always been a part of my yearly activities dating back to 2007, when I launched my first Chopsticks book. I can't wait to see all the readers and draw their caricatures on those Chopsticks books, and as for Kwentong Chopsticks that concept was revised and it became Suplado Stories which is scheduled to be released this December.
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The greater gaming community is what we are and should be about here at The Xbox Domain as Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity has been going strong for several years now and its no better time than now to help the cause. Announced by Platform Nation is a 50 hour gaming marathon with all donated proceeds being giving to the Child's play cause. The Live feed of the event can be viewed on Ustream.tv can be found here on August 14th. It will also be featured on the front page of Ustream.tv.
Seattle, WA – August 5, 2008 – Platform Nation has announced a unique charity drive, dubbed Playapalooza '08, to take place August 14th, 2008. Playapalooza—a 50-hour gaming marathon—will be conducted in support of nationally recognized children's charity, Child's Play, which provides video games to hospitalized children throughout the world.
Participants in Platform Nation's Playapalooza '08 will play a series of games in timed 30-minute increments, with the gameplay streamed live on Ustream.tv. Each segment will feature text overlays with information about the games and their donors. Games to be featured in the event have been donated from a number of prominent publishers throughout the industry. The event will last for 50 consecutive hours of play and feature as many as 100 games.
At the close of the event, all donated games will be collected and the proceeds given to Child's Play during a public event at this year's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington.
Platform Nations announces charity gaming marathon [Platform Nation]
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I'm interning at JFP holdings, which is an investment bank in Beijing. I can't write about my work, so I'll focus on my experiences throughout the summer.
I didn't waste any time when I got to Beijing. I wondered around the "hutongs" which are alley ways throughout Beijing. One minute you'll be walking down a quiet residential area and the next turn will land you at a row of bars. It's very interesting and fun to explore. The first night I decided to be brave and try the local street cuisine. It seemed like a good idea at the time and the food taste great. However, the next morning I realized it was a bad idea. I didn't build up the necessary iron stomach to tackle the street food. My office is full of bright and outgoing people. I report to the Vice President and my first day was not used to "ease in". Instead I received an external hard drive full of documents I needed to review and get up to speed on. I jumped right into a project and was given a lot of responsibility.
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Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child's development, improving a child's literacy skills dramatically, and can help a parent improve their skills as well.
Barbara Reid, award-winning Canadian author and illustrator, is the Honourary Chair of Family Literacy Day!
Download Barbara's activity sheets for ways to learn at play with modelling clay: English Français
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ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging Canadian families to "Learn at play, every day."
I Hope you might join the Dolly Parton Library Presentation coming February 1st ....time and place TBA soon! Learn how you can help start a young person on the road to reading!
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When a someone picks up the scrapbook featuring my Grannie, they will be enticed to open the book thanks to the inviting cover. Then first page they'll see will be the family tree to set the stage. The story has only be told in pictures. Now it's time to begin layouts that have text. And the best place to start a tribute scrapbook is with the birth of your ancestor. That would be this two page baby layout.
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Credits: kit – Hello, Aunty; pink flower – Mother May I; fasteners – Sweet Sprinkles
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Credits: kit – Hello, Aunty; pink flower – Mother May I; fasteners – Sweet Sprinkles, white flower – Dinner Party
Heritage Scrapbooks will have several basic pages: covers, family trees, timelines, mother's page, and father's page. The rest of the pages will be Story Pages which I discuss in my eBook. Baby make excellent subjects for a layout.
With so many wonderful photos of Louise Long, I selected a two-page layout that had room for 11 photos. Three photo spots were used for historical documents in place of photos.
For the title, I attempt to draw you in by saying, "The girl with two names." The story tells of how Louise Long was actually born Marie Anderson. The two birth certificates will help future family historians know that the two birth certificates are for the same child.
I used the elements to fill in the blank spaces of the page and give the pages form and flow. I event tried my hand at at clustering different flowers together. That was fun. I didn't have any greenery in my scrapbook stash that excited me. Otherwise, I think a little greenery behind the flowers would have finished off the cluster. (Bet you wouldn't have cared if I hadn't have mentioned it! Must be the teacher in me.)
As a genealogist, I'm torn because I didn't label every single photo with names and dates. I suppose that's the constant fight I have. Did I do a good enough job identifying the people in the photos through the text? Can a reader identify that the father and mother are named Harry and Lura and the older girl was Marguerite (aka Peggy) and the year was 1920-1921?
I could have added captions to each photo, but I decided to let readers use their deductive skills to figure out the answers to these questions. Let's hope they can.
What would you do? I'd love to know. Do you think it matters that each photo isn't labeled?
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Chapter 1
Leon looked down at the bed he was standing next to, in which was a very pale and ill looking Gwaine, to Gaius who was standing opposite him.
"I'll be fine all I have to do is sit on a horse for a bit" Gwaine tried weakly.
"No" Gaius replied sternly.
"But I'm not coughing any more." Gwaine tried to laugh but ended up having a massive coughing fit, he smiled slightly. "Well when I say anymore I really mean hardly at all" he grinned up at Gaius.
"No" he repeated, "you are not going on that patrol."
"Are you sure he can't?" Leon asked, Gaius looked up and raised his eyebrows before answering rather irately.
"Yes I'm sure, who is the physician round here?" Leon sighed and looked across to Percival who was standing silently in the middle of the room, he shrugged.
"You said it was a twenty four hour thing."
"I did and it will be if he stays here and rests. Now if you don't mind I have other patients that need seeing to" and with that Gaius swept out of the room.
"Honestly I thought you would be glad not to go" Percival said walking over to them.
"Well I would be but not going means being bored out of my mind here instead." Leon smiled slightly.
"Look it's for the best you stay here for today but when you're better I'll schedule you onto more patrols. Only because you're so desperate to come." Gwaines' smile vanished instantly not having realised he was joking.
"You know what I don't think I can come, patrols, boring things, never liked them. Quite glad really, no need to bother." Percival started to laugh and realisation dawned on him, he sighed in frustration. "Leave the dying alone and go and tell Arthur the bad news."
"Bad news! Who said this was bad news? At last one patrol that'll be quiet." Gwaine scowled and turned over so he didn't have to look at their grinning faces. He heard them start to leave before they stopped again.
"We'll be back once it's over to see how you're doing of course and let you know how everything went." Gwaine could tell they were still smiling and knew they would only come back to irritate him further, and probably bring Elyan as well. He reached subtly for a small pillow, the only thing near him good enough to throw, and launched it across the room in their general direction. From the sound of it, it missed them both of them. He sighed as he heard them close the door behind them and turned over trying to get some sleep.
Leon and Percival having exited the room quickly after the pillow incident, in case he found something better throw, and being slightly late hurried down to the courtyard where an angry Arthur waited with a smirking Elyan.
"Where have you two been? You're late" he all but shouted.
"Our apologies, sire but…" Before he could finish his sentence Arthur butted in again.
"And where on Earth is Gwaine honestly I am going to kill him." Leon, knowing Arthur was most likely about to go into some sort of rant, spoke up loudly.
"My lord, that is what we are trying to tell you."
"Then where is he?"
"He came down with an illness late last night and Gaius has told him he can't come today, he sends his apologies."
"And you've just seen him?" Percival nodded. "Well let's hope he gets better but now we need to get going." With that he swung up onto his horse and rode out the courtyard, closely followed by Elyan, Percival, Leon, Merlin and two other knights that were to join them.
Elyan sighed slightly louder than he meant to which caused Merlin to look round. "You alright?" he asked slowing down so he was riding next to him.
"Honestly starting to wish Gwaine was here, at least then it would slightly more interesting than this."
"This is good though, the quieter it is the safer Camelot is" Merlin tried. Wanting to join in on any conversation Percival rode up beside them.
"Elyan's right if we have to ride any longer like this I'm going to fall asleep in my saddle."
"What's got into Arthur?" Elyan asked. "He's been in a bad mood all day." Merlin shrugged.
"Didn't sleep last night apparently."
"Poor excuse." Their conversation lapsed into silence as they rode further on. Just as they could at last see Camelot coming into view Arthur halted the patrol. Merlin rode forward.
"Arthur what's going on?" The only response was Arthur holding his finger to his lips, Merlin listened but couldn't hear anything. Turning back to the others he could tell they couldn't hear anything either and were starting to get fed up. He didn't blame them, they were so close to home. A rustle in the trees to his right caught his attention he turned back just to catch a glimpse of a hooded figure running across the road in front of them. Feeling slightly disappointed that that was it he turned back to Arthur and realised he had dismounted.
"Arthur that was it let's go." Arthur shook his head and drew his sword. Motioning for the others to do the same, they quickly dismounted just as a mob of angry bandits charged straight past them.
"Arthur that was..."
"I know."
"But why didn't he attack us?"
"I don't know but I'm going to find out" and with that he plunged into the trees after them. Quickly grabbing their swords the rest of the knights and Merlin ran after him. They caught up and silently approached the clearing, where the bandits seemed to have gathered. Staying just out of eyesight but close enough so they could hear they crouched down to see what was going on. The bandits seemed to be interrogating the hooded figure they had seen earlier. By the looks of things he had tried to put up a fight.
"Where is it?" One of them questioned.
"Now why would I tell you that?" Merlin looked up shocked, it was a girl that had spoken. He felt a movement to his left and saw Arthur and the other knights had stood up and walked into the clearing. No one was paying any attention so Arthur cleared his throat loudly, the bandits all turned around.
"Gentlemen, what a surprise."
"Arthur Pendragon" their leader spat, "I wondered how long it would be before you, interfered."
"By the looks of things not long enough, now drop your weapons and no one will be hurt" they started laughing. Arthur looked around "this is your last warning." No one moved so Arthur attacked the man nearest to him, soon the clearing was ringing with the sound of swords and axes clashing against each other. Merlin had originally decided to save the girl but in the confusion of the battle starting she had fought free and was defending herself pretty well. His mind went back to Arthur and he turned and saw him narrowly avoiding an axe. Sending out a small blast of magic he made him stumble slightly which gave Arthur the opportunity to kill him. The battle continued on for a about a minute more before all the bandits had been taken out, apart from their leader who was on the floor with a wound to his stomach which was bleeding heavily. Arthur walked over to him.
"It's not like you to miss an opportunity to kill me" the bandit said nothing. Arthur tried again "what was so different this time?"
"It was her" he started to cough violently. "She stole it, the thief" he said weakly before his head fell back and hit the ground dead. Looking up he spotted her walking from bandit to bandit, looking for something. She was wearing a long coat that stopped just below her knees. Holding it open she sheathed her sword and continued to pick up her daggers, slipping them back into small sheathes on various parts of her body. She moved on until she found something that caught her interest. Kneeling down next to one of the bodies she started rummaging around in a bag the bandit must have dropped.
"What are you doing?" He demanded as she emptied a small pouch of silver coins into her own. Her head snapped up as if she had forgotten they were there.
"Taking their money" she replied casually as she moved onto another body.
"Well they're dead and aren't going to need it and I'm alive and am. I wouldn't expect rich nobles such as yourselves to understand though."
"He called you a thief."
"A lot of people call me that" she answered pocketing another couple of coins.
"I don't like thieves."
"I don't like nobles, but I'm not a thief" she added as an after thought.
"Then what are you?" Leon asked.
"A traveller."
"A traveller?" Arthur repeated slightly confused.
"Yes not everyone's rich enough to stay in the same place their whole lives."
"What about getting a job?" she shrugged.
"Boring, not enough adventure" by this point Elyan had sidled up to Percival.
"Is it just me or does she remind you of someone" he whispered, smiling Percival nodded in agreement and went back to listening to the conversation just as Leon interrupted.
"Show some respect" he said loudly.
"Why?" She retaliated, "all that makes me different from him is what we're wearing."
"There is a lot more than that."
"Go on."
"He is the king" Elyan smiled slightly as her face changed to surprise.
"You're the king?" She asked not quite believing him.
"Yes, Arthur Pendragon king of Camelot" he introduced. "Do you have a problem with that?"
"Oh no, not at all. I just thought..." She trailed off, her hands still gesturing at him.
"Thought what?" Arthur asked not sure he wanted to know what she was going to say next.
"Well just that you'd be taller." Percival laughed slightly but stopped immediately after Arthur shot him an angry look.
"What's your name?" Merlin asked. She turned towards him allowing Percival to move around the clearing behind her.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?"
"Doesn't matter, you're just lucky I was here."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It wouldn't have ended as quickly" she smiled.
"We saved your life" Arthur said angrily.
"Did you though?" Arthur looked around at the bodies on the floor and made a slight gesture to them.
"They would have killed you."
"No they wouldn't, they needed me alive."
"Why?" he asked, it was very unlikely for a bandit to keep someone they didn't like alive. Unless they could fetch a rather large ransom.
"Apparently I'm the only one who knows where it is."
"Where what is?"
"Haven't got a clue. I wasn't entirely sure what they were on about if I'm honest."
"What do you mean?"
"They lost something. I didn't take it but they assumed I did."
"So why did you run?"
"What's with all the questions?" he didn't reply, still waiting for Ira to answer his. She sighed, "have you ever tried politely explaining something to a bandit? Especially when they are convinced otherwise?" she paused and looked around. "No? Well it's not easy, in fact it's impossible. Now if you don't mind." She made to leave the clearing but came face to face with Percival who, before she could do anything to protect herself, knocked her out.
"Hang on what did you do that for?" Merlin asked."She's a thief, thievery is against the law" Arthur replied. "We'll take her back to Camelot to be tried fairly." Percival picked her up and followed Arthur back the way they came. Finding their horses again they slowly made their way back to Camelot.


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Today we get a look at the Audemars Piguet's hand wound Millenary collection, a solid and rather sleek new updated design that rocks the new 5201 hand-wound Manufacture movement.
The new timepiece comes rocking quite an eye-catching look, while the new movement has been created specially to fit the elegant oval shape of the watch case. The design also finds 116 diamonds on the bezel and lugs with mother of pearl dials and another white gold version with 438 diamonds on the case and another 136 on the dial. The new collection is certainly nothing to sleep on, finished off with Croc leather straps for a timeless appeal.


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Sustain Cape Cod Blog
Regeneration as reversal of resource scarcity
BY IAN EDWARDS By the time Henry David Thoreau meandered through Cape Cod in the mid-19th Century – 200 years after colonials began to settle here – the thin spit of land was already deforested. "Large schooners were once built of timber which grew in Wellfleet," he...read more
Natural Capital Protocol: An Introduction to a next wave in Sustainability
Natural Capital Protocol: An Introduction to a next wave in Sustainability BY IAN EDWARDS On July 13, business leaders with a focus on the environment convened in London to sign the Natural Capital Protocol, a watershed agreement two years in development that seeks...read more
Sustainability as oracle: Future generations as stakeholder
Sustainability as oracle: Future generations as stakeholders BY IAN EDWARDS Nearly 400 years ago, the pilgrims landed in what would become Provincetown, Massachusetts, today called one of the favorite towns in America. Ptown's colonial anniversary in 2020 is prepping...read more


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Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace is a place where all students, staff, and forward-looking external partners have the opportunity to imagine, collaborate, and iterate — putting ideas into action that can positively impact the world.
Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace
Trinity is committed to providing a transformative learning environment that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels across the university. As a result, the university has established Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace housed in a world-class facility, co-located with an expanded School of Business.
Tangent is a collaborative environment for all people who are open to new possibilities. Come join us. We're always open.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Tangent encompasses a number of activities that contribute to the University's mission to deliver economic, cultural and social value through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Tangent aims to bridge the gap between the university and the wider start-up ecosystem. We collaborate with companies large and small who play an active role working with our start-ups, our students, and on our educational and training programmes.
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Tangent has launched it's Programme of Events for 2018/2019
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Our Upcoming Events
Women Who Wow Launch EventWomen Who Wow is a mentorship programme aimed at female students who are interested in setting up their own business or social venture.
LaunchBox 2019 Information Evening IILearn more about LaunchBox, Tangent's Student Accelerator, and speak to startups who won places in LaunchBox 2017 and LaunchBox 2018 in a relaxed setting.
Information Evening for Tangent's Springboard PG Cert (Starting January)An Information evening about the Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will begin in January 2019.


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'Twas the day before Christmas
And I just had to smirk
As all of this white stuff
Got me a snow-day from work
Shovelling, and scraping
& chipping the ice
Try not to be naughty
& remember to be nice
So that Santa remembers
To bring me a gift
Of course he's real!
If not, I'd be miffed
With flakes drifting down
& gilding the branches
Coating the roadways
We'll still take our chances
To gather with family
& celebrate with friends
To relax & to give thanks
'Til the holiday ends
So bring on the spirit
& maybe the spirits too =)
Drink eggnog, eat cookies
Enjoy what families do
Until the day is done once more
& to home we have returned
Another year, a memory
A respite we have earned
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, have fun & be safe. Thanks for reading.


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Distant: iPhone Wallpapers for Snowman's Upcoming Game
Snowman impressed us all last year when they released the beautiful (and fun) Alto's Adventure. They're back again with a new game coming soon called Distant. The visuals are as beautiful as we'd expect from the makers of Alto's Adventure, so of course there had to be some wallpapers to go along with them.
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PARIS (Reuters) - France's new government faced a first test of unity on Thursday as a power struggle broke out between Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and new Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg over control of trade policy.
This week's announcement of a smaller 16-minister team under new Prime Minister Manuel Valls, France's tough-talking former interior minister, was billed as a break with the chaotic past 22 months of President Francois Hollande's first government.
Diplomatic and government sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Hollande had promised to give Fabius an expanded foreign ministry portfolio tasked with cutting the trade deficit and developing external business as part of wider role to boost growth opportunities overseas.
But when asked whether the Trade Ministry would move to a larger Foreign Affairs and International Development Ministry, a visibly irritated Arnaud Montebourg said this was not decided.
"It's up to the prime minister, all that. It's not been decided. It's still being done," he told reporters after a ceremony marking his taking charge of economy ministry.
Trade has been under the remit of the economy ministry since 1958. But since becoming foreign minister in 2012 Fabius has tried to shift more diplomatic focus towards winning contracts in markets where French firms are traditionally weak.
Fabius, 67, is the most experienced minister in Hollande's new Socialist government, having become the youngest post-war French prime minister at the age of 37 in 1984.
While he has had rivalries with Hollande - whom he used to refer to as "wild strawberry" for what he considered Hollande's habit of hiding his intentions - Fabius has stayed clear of gaffes and quarrels that engulfed the previous government.
However the stand-off with the opinionated Montebourg, known for attacks on big business and the European Commission, does not bode well for the cohesion of the government.
"What stupidity. You would think they would be able to sort this out between themselves first before it gets public," said a French official who declined to be identified.
"We can see that the economy is now putting up a fight, and while yesterday, we were sure trade would be under the foreign ministry; now it's not so clear cut."
A source within the prime minister's office said late on Thursday he had decided to give trade to the foreign ministry, although it would not be made official until Tuesday when the junior cabinet posts are announced.
Two government sources had said on Wednesday that Fleur Pellerin, considered to have done well in her role as junior minister in the economy ministry, would report to Fabius as trade, tourism and EU affairs minister. She declined comment.
France's trade deficit, which hit a record of 74 billion euros (61.4 billion pounds) in 2011, has fallen to about 61 billion euros but remains one of the starkest signs of French firms' loss of competitiveness on international markets.
Among the stakes would also be who defends French interests in negotiations with Washington over a free-trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.
Additional reporting by Yann Le Guernigou and Julien Ponthus; editing by Mark John/Mark Heinrich


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1 Pre-reading
Think of six things you could do when you retire.
2 Reading I
Read the article once. Did they mention any of the things you thought of?
3 Reading II
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Where did Ed work before he retired?
2. What does he do now?
3. How long are the tours?
4. Who convinced Doug to become a comedian?


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Academic Year (or AY): College year excluding summer term.
Appropriation: Funds made available through Budget Act
authorization or other special legislation.
Assignable Area or Square Feet: The floor area in any building
or structure. Sometimes referred to as net square feet or usable square feet.
Building Official: The senior building official in the Office
of the Chancellor (the Chief of Architecture and Engineering) who is responsible
for the overall administration and operational control of the building code. (See
also, Deputy Building Official).
California State University Contract Law: Public Contract Code,
Chapter 2.5, Sections 10700 et seq.
Campus: The California State University campus upon which the
project is located, and the campus president and other campus officials acting within
the scope of their designated duties.
Campus Consulting Master Plan Architect/Consulting Landscape
Architect: Professional firms appointed annually by the campus President
to advise the campus, Chancellor's Office and the Board of Trustees on the physical
development of the campus. See Trustees' Policy on the Roles in the Physical
Development of CSU campuses
at http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/Executive/.
Capital Outlay Budget Change Proposal (COBCP): Describes in detail
the nature of the program requested and supplies the detailed information
demonstrating the need for the project. Reference SAM Section 6818 at
http://sam.dgs.ca.gov. See definition of SAM
Capital Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC): The department
within the Division of Business and Finance of the Office of the Chancellor of the
California State University, responsible for all major capital outlay projects. There
are six organizational units within CPDC: 1) Executive, 2) Facilities Planning, 3)
Architecture & Engineering, 4) Construction Management, 5) Plant, Energy &
Utilities, and 6) Land Use Planning & Environmental Review.
College Year (or CY): Includes enrollments for summer, fall, winter
and spring.
CY Main Campus Projected Enrollment: The main campus annualized FTE
planning estimates for fall, winter, spring and summer approved by Analytic Studies
in the Chancellor's Office.
Constructability Review: A review of the project construction
documents by an independent third party (apart from the project architect/design
team) for completeness and clarity of the documents, and the ability of a competent
contractor to build the public improvement based on the documents prior to bidding.
Reference PCC Section 10720.
Construction Administrator: The person delegated by the Trustees to
manage the construction phase of the project, and who is authorized to approve
changes to the contract.
Construction Contingency Funds: Funds included in the construction
appropriation, that are calculated as a percentage of the basic construction needs.
These funds are budgeted to cover any unforeseen construction contract change order
costs that occur during the construction phase.
Construction Inspector of Record: The Inspector of Record on the
project site who receives technical direction from the design professional and
administrative direction from the construction administrator. See SUAM XII, Section
Contract: A binding agreement set forth in writing and enforceable
by law between the State of California and a contractor for "public work."
A "public works contract" involves the erection, construction, alteration,
painting, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other
state improvement of any kind regardless of total cost. (See Service Agreement.)
DOF: Department of Finance. Financial control agency for the State
of California.
Deputy Building Official: A campus appointed individual responsible
for campus-specific building code administrative and operational control. This
individual acts as a deputy under the authority of the CSU Building Official.
Design Professional: The person or organization, including the
authorized representatives thereof, commissioned by the Trustees for the design of
the project.
Encumbrance (Fiscal): A legally binding commitment of appropriated
funds usually committed through a contract.
Expired Funds: Funds that are no longer available for encumbrance
pursuant to the Budget Act.
Extra Service Authorization: A [written] authorization for
additional work beyond that required to be provided under the terms of the base
professional service agreement. Examples of extra services include provision of
specialty design consultants (laboratory design, theater design, food service
designers, etc.), additional field investigations, revisions to work previously
approved, etc.
Gross Square Feet: Sometimes referred to as outside square feet.
See SUAM V, Section 9050.02.
Infrastructure: The basic facilities, equipment, and installations
needed for the functioning of a system.
Liquidation Period: The liquidation period is the two (2) year
period after the funds expire regardless of term of initial availability. During
these two years, all contract encumbrances made prior to the fund expiration date
must be expended. Reference: Government Code Section 16304.1.
Major Capital Outlay: Capital outlay (construction) project where
the estimated total project cost is over $400,000. State site acquisition projects
regardless of amount, are funded in major capital outlay.
Minor Capital Outlay: Capital outlay (construction) project where
the estimated total project cost is $400,000 or less.
Non-streamlined Projects: These projects must be submitted to the
Board of Trustees for schematic approval, are governed by Section 2 of the Budget
Act, require the DOF approval of allocation of funds for each phase, and require the
PWB approval of preliminary plans.
Occupancy Year: The year the construction is complete. For a
streamlined project, this is usually three years after the initial budget year.
PCC: California Public Contract Code.
Period of Appropriation Availability: The Governor's Budget includes
only those projects or project phases for which funds can be encumbered within the
appropriation period. Budget Act and provisional language, Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act specifies that, in general, appropriations and re-appropriations for capital
outlay pursuant to that act are available for expenditure for three years (with an
additional two years for liquidation, per Government Code Section 16304.1);
appropriations for studies, preliminary plans, working drawings, or minor capital
outlay are available for encumbrance for a single year only. However, a construction
appropriation reverts to its source fund at the end of the first year of
appropriation availability if DOF has not allocated the funding through fund transfer
or approval to proceed to bid. A capital outlay appropriation provided through
special legislation is also available for expenditure for three years (followed by a
two-year liquidation period), unless otherwise specified or unless the chapter is
codified making the appropriation continuous. Reference: SAM Section 6812.
Prequalification: Performed by the Construction Management unit of
CPDC; prospective bidders must prequalify with Trustees prior to receiving bid
packages for any project estimated to cost $400,000 or more (see SUAM XII, Sections
9740 et seq.).
Program Specifications: Provides the detailed program information,
including scope and budget, to the project architect or engineer selected for
designing the project.
Project Administrator: This person is the university administrator
responsible for the total coordination of a project. The project administrator
actively monitors the progress of plan development through schematic, preliminary and
construction documents to confirm the project is in scope and budget.
Project Architect/Engineer Agreement: See Service Agreement.
Project Manager: The on-site representative of the construction
administrator, but without the authority to approve changes to the contract. See SUAM
XII, Section 9792.04.
PWB: Public Works Board. The state board empowered to oversee
administration of most state capital outlay projects; exercise eminent domain, make
augmentations, and establish final project scope through review of preliminary plans.
Public Works Project: The erection, construction, alteration,
painting, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other
state improvement of any kind. Reference PCC Section 10701 and SUAM XII, Sections
9700 et seq.
Re-appropriation: Legislative authorization to extend availability
of existing funding for another period of time. Always check Budget Act Control
Section 2 and the language of the re-appropriation item for fund limitations.
Reverted Funds: Funds remaining in an appropriation at the end of
the liquidation period that are automatically returned (reverted) to the source
appropriation. Reversion of funds may occur prior to the expiration period by Public
Works Board action or by legislation.
SAM: State Administrative Manual is a reference source for
statewide policies, procedures, regulations and information developed by the
Governor's Office and other state agencies, and is located on the web at
http://sam.dgs.ca.gov. Capital outlay matters
are found in Chapter 6000 beginning with 6800.
Scope: The program as it relates to location, site, facility size,
shape, and use of assigned program space. The project scope is established initially
in the COBCP, with key elements reiterated (or restricted) in Supplemental Language
to the Budget Act. The preliminary plans, and later the working drawings, refine
scope in terms of the physical characteristics of the project. Reference SAM Section
Service Agreement: Agreements in connection with public works
construction contracts, including but not limited to agreements for architectural,
engineering, planning, testing, and general feasibility studies (executed pursuant to
the authority of Public Contract Code Section 10707 and in conformance with SUAM,
Sections X and XI, 9200 et seq).
Special Repair Projects: These types of projects are budgeted in
the operating expenses of the State Support Budget regardless of the amount. Special
repairs are not capital outlay. Special repair projects include, but are not limited
to, repainting, re-roofing, electrical rewiring, plumbing repairs, dredging of river
or stream beds to restore original flow capacity, replacing old equipment items, and
road repairs. Reference SAM Section 6806 and SUAM XII, Section 9701.02.
Streamlined Projects: Streamlined projects typically receive
funding for preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction phases within one
fiscal year and are governed by provisional language in the appropriation. These
projects must be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval of schematics, and
completion of each subsequent phase must be submitted to CPDC.
Student/Faculty Ratio: Total student FTE divided by the total
Full-time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF). Unless otherwise noted, the Student/Faculty
Ratio (SFR) is taken from the Office of Human Resources.
SUAM: State University Administrative Manual at
SUAM is a CSU reference source for policies procedures, regulations, and information
from a variety of California statutory codes and Board of Trustees' policy provisions
and administrative direction, etc. Capital outlay matters are found in Section 9000.
Summer Projected Enrollment: The approved main campus annualized
FTE planning estimates for summer term from Analytic Studies.
Target Year: Two years after the completion of the project.
Trustees: The Board of Trustees of the California State University
and their authorized representatives who act on behalf of the Trustees.
University Building Official: Term no longer used - see Building
YRO: Year Round Operations, see Feasibility Study on Year-Round
Operations, The California State University April 2000 at


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JetBlue Plans Return to Atlanta in 2017
JetBlue Airways, which has not operated out of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in over a decade, would like to recommence operations there next year.
The New York-based carrier requested two gates from which it could operate 16 daily flights in a letter to the airport's interim general manager Roosevelt Council last week.
The news was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
JetBlue is targeting "higher end business and leisure travelers" for flights starting in September 2017, the airline said.
"We believe that the Atlanta air market is currently overpriced and suffering from insufficient competition," said Dave Clark, the airline's vice president for network planning, in the letter. "We look forward to continuing the on-going dialogue and hope to come to an agreement soon for two preferential gates that are suitable for both JetBlue and the airport and enable a September 2017 commencement of JetBlue service."
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If you're concerned about real news, quality journalism, and supporting people who are dedicated to getting the truth out there, then support it with money and subscribe to a newspaper or other outlet whose work you've admired. People like me who blog do so based off the primary work of real journalists - without them, there's nothing.
This year, John Carreyrou has been a standout journalist for his work on Theranos. He broke the story of a company that was risking the lives and health of all of us, deceiving customers and investors, and intimidating those within the company who tried to speak out - and his paper, the Wall Street Journal, supported him against the heavy handed legal threats made. This will make a real difference in people's lives, and the effects of Theranos' actions will be felt in the VC community for many years to come. This takes not just a journalist with skill and real determination to build and break a story, but an organisation that maintains standards and supports their reporters even when it gets tough.
If you want this type of journalism to continue, then support them with money - subscribe to their publication. This year, I've subscribed to the Wall Street Journal in large part due to Carreyrou's work, and also to the New York Times. The NYT is having a sale on subscriptions here, WSJ is having their Black Friday sale here.
I've also found myself reading Business Insider (Biz Carson did great work on Hampton Creek), Bloomberg, and Garrett Reim got me reading the LA Business Journal.
I've also found myself reading Business Insider (Biz Carson did great work on Hampton Creek), Bloomberg, and Garrett Reim got me reading the LA Business Journal.
Whichever publication or journalist you've admired the work of - support them in whatever way lets them keep working and stay independent!
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CES 2016: OVH is gaining momentum in IoT and support for innovation
Once again boasting an increasing number of connected objects, which seem to be on the verge of reaching a maturity point, the last edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) gave OVH the opportunity to test drive the potential of its new platform dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT). But beyond that, it was also an opportunity to explore a constantly evolving ecosystem that's brimming with ideas and where the ever-growing presence of startups is a perfect match for the innovation support program launched by OVH.
From January 6 to January 9, Las Vegas became the innovation epicentre of the world, the place to be in order to get a sneak peek at tomorrow's technologies and the people who are already shaping them up. "This was my first time at the CES and I was amazed at the sheer quantity and quality of people we've met", says Cedric Combey, VP Sales for OVH in North America. He even readily admits that "business opportunities at the CES are looking more promising than the sum of all the other trade shows we've attended so far this year". The stage is set.
With 180,000 visitors this year, CES is the largest electronic show in the world and is representing a global market of 2,300 billion dollars. It is an incredible dream factory and an unrivaled business accelerator for tech companies, especially for startups whose numbers and economic force are increasing with each new edition of the show. They had been assigned their own area called Eureka Park where more than 500 startups were gathering this year, which is five times more than it was five years ago. Out of that constantly growing faction, France did well with 190 startups in attendance, making it the second largest group behind the United States. In 2015, an initiative called French Tech - whose goal is to promote the French IT ecosystem - was propelled onto the international scene. 2016 will simply reinforce that fact. Originally criticized for being nothing more than a communication coup, French Tech has actually had a very beneficial psychological impact on French entrepreneurs. In fact, they quickly jumped onboard as they felt the galvanizing effect of its unifying pull and the uncompromising support of Emmanuel Macron (France Economy Minister) saying over and over that French entrepreneurs are carrying "some of the country's optimism".
In support of innovation
Always at the forefront of innovation, OVH made an appearance at Eureka Park's French Tech pavilion to lend its support to 22 promising startups nominated by Business France, the national agency in charge of the internationalization of the French economy. Helping startup companies to develop their solutions with peace of mind – whether from a technological or logistical standpoint - is a major concern for OVH. In light of this, the « Digital Launch Pad » program - aka DLP - was launched back in September as an ambitious project dedicated to the support of innovation.
And what better event than the CES to test those potential opportunities on a macroscopic scale? The DLP is expected to support startups from the design stage of a prototype all the way to the commercial release of a solution. Pascal Jaillon, who is in charge of developing OVH's American business activities in San Francisco and co-piloting the program, was "eager to validate hypotheses, probe expectations and gather comments from the many entrepreneurs on site". His verdict after four days of intense discussions: "An overwhelming majority of entrepreneurs I've met have a very positive view of OVH and they're enthusiastic about joining the program. And the very strong French presence has helped, of course. There's still a lot of work to do in order to make ourselves known, especially with the American startups who are used to being solicited by competitors who can be very generous, even if that generosity sometimes comes with a price. The goal of the DLP is to provide a properly sized infrastructure that startups can manage on their own once the production or commercial release of their solution has started. Aside from proposing several levels of support based on the entire life cycle of the product, the DLP's distinctiveness, according to Laurent Allard -CEO of OVH- lies in its "ambition to build some solid partnerships between OVH and the chosen startups coming from a variety of sectors that are complementary to ours, and with whom we share our experience in return."
IoT (r)evolutions
Prominently featured at the CES, connected objects are relentlessly establishing themselves as the new archetype in the world of IT, infiltrating all sectors of the market through the rapidly shifting and exploding needs for data seen over the past few years. Pascal Jaillon concurs: "The Internet of Things was everywhere this year, with a potential that now goes far beyond the world of IT. I'm particularly referring to the health care sector which, in my opinion, is one of the most promising fields".
The 50 billion connected objects expected around the year 2020 will require the storage and processing of a very significant amount of data, an area of expertise tailor-made for OVH and its 220,000 servers spread across 17 datacenters – to which 12 new datacenters will be added by 2018. This new digital mutation is what has motivated the launch of our platform specifically dedicated to the IoT", according to Sylvain Wallez, in charge of the IoT branch opened by OVH in Toulouse (France). From storage to analysis, through monitoring and data processing, the PaaS TimeSeries - that's its name - can "provide a turnkey service to companies in the IoT sector, who can then focus on the application logic of their solution without worrying about setting up an infrastructure". This holistic approach is now possible notably through a partnership made official at the CES between OVH and the French startup Sigfox, a global specialist in connectivity who can rely on a very low-throughput, long-range and low-energy global network. Initially accessible in Beta on Runabove.com (the lab site of the group), the PaaS TimeSeries has just arrived on OVH.com, ready to collect, store, correlate and secure data for business application editors such as sensor manufacturers.
Montreal connected
Coincidently, OVH Montreal was launching at its offices a new monthly meet-up dedicated to IoT, just a few days after CES. This was a natural extension of an entire week of activities focusing on the subject as well as a reflection of OVH's involvement with IT communities in the Montreal area, which is now stronger than ever. Close to 80 people attended the event following an invitation from Philippe Nieuwbourg, the group's founder, "very happy about this record attendance for a first meet-up". This success is due in part to "the central location of OVH's new office, which makes it a very practical venue to mobilize the community on weekdays.". After a report on the American tradeshow's highlights, several entrepreneurs took turns to present their projects.
"Today we talked about connected objects, tomorrow we will address other issues. The goal of this meeting space is to build bridges and connect ideas", explains Jerome Arnaud, VP Operations for OVH in North America. "This isn't a commercial endeavour. We are hosting for free communities whose interests are in line with OVH's values and expertise. In fact, don't hesitate to contact us if you happen to read this!". A word to the wise...


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One Sentence or Less
Renzo Rosso
President, Only the Brave Group (parent company of Maison Martin Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Diesel)
Founder, Only the Brave Foundation
What did you do immediately before this questionnaire?
I went to Maison Margiela's Christmas party.
What will you do immediately after this questionnaire?
I will have a photo session.
What is your idea of bliss?
Being peaceful.
What is your idea of misery?
The arrogance of ignorant people.
What is the strangest article of clothing in your closet?
One-off prototypes of never commercialized jackets of the brands in our group.
What is your proudest moment?
When I feel the energy of the people i work with.
What is your greatest regret?
I can't think of one.
What would be the first sentence of your biography?
I lived a very intense life in every aspect.
What catchphrase do you use the most?
Mamma mia.
What three items could you not live without?
Mobile phone, iPad, nail-cutters.
What is your best personality trait?
I am very demanding.
What is your worst personality trait?
I am never satisfied.
What is the best advice you've given?
Your family must come before everything.
What is the best advice you've received?
When His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, suggested to me to create a socially responsible foundation.
What is the most inspiring place you've visited?
The world is a very beautiful place and I find inspiration everywhere I go.
What is your most embarrassing fashion moment?
When I am not sure whether the audience liked one of our fashion shows.
What is your most triumphant fashion moment?
When I understand people love a collection.
What is the most attractive quality in a person?
What is your own favorite physical feature?
My eyes.
What is your least favorite physical feature?
My nose.
What makes you feel the most alive?
The vibrations of happy people.
What is your best talent (after your work)?
My social commitment.
What would you ask for if you were granted one wish?
More honesty and sense of responsibility.
What was the last thing that made you laugh uncontrollably?
A crazy sex-related image I saw on a social network.
What is your greatest fear?
Very bad things happening in the world.
What is your very first memory?
Growing up on my family's farm.
What is your very first fashion-related memory?
Having my parents buy me my first pair of jeans at the age of 12.
What has been your greatest loss?
My father.
Who was your favorite cartoon character as a child?
Sanpei the Fisher Boy.
What always makes you cry?
Movies and anything related to children being harmed.
What is the best gift you've ever received?
My parents' upbringing and education.
What is the best gift you've ever given?
What I give of myself to people everyday.
What historical figure would you most like to meet?
I would have liked to meet Steve Jobs.
What is your most treasured possession?
My energy.
If you could be any animal, what would it be?
A wolf.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
The power to make people happy.
If you could erase one memory, what would it be?
All the people who hurt me.
If you could change your life in one way, what would it be?
I would want a less stressful life with more time for myself.
If you could live out one fantasy, what would it be?
To go to space!


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is a full-face snorkel mask that offers the wearer an unobstructed 180 degree field of vision, and uses a
to prevent fogging. The wearer can breathe normally inside the mask, while a special mechanism plugs the top of the snorkel tube if it goes under water. It sounds like the new standard to meet.
FROZEN RABBIT: China's Jade Rabbit Lunar Rover landed in mid-December 2013 for a 3 month mission of geological surveys and astronomical observations. Unfortunately it has now suffered a mechanical control abnormality that may prevent it from closing its solar panels for the upcoming 2 week lunar night. The lunar daytime temperature can reach 100 degrees Celsius, while at night it plunges to minus 180C. If the rover can't close the panels vital internal electrical components may freeze and stop working even after the rover wakes up again. It sure is a harsh environment up there.
A CLEAR BENEFIT: SolTech roof panels collect heat from the sun, but they aren't standard solar panels. Instead they're tiles made of clear glass laid over a black nylon canvas that absorbs the sun's rays.
Below that layer of canvas are columns of air that absorb the heat and in turn warm water that is connected to the house's heating system via an accumulator. The system generates about 350 kWh heat per square metre. A glass roof to catch the sun: a simple but clever idea.
IF THE SUIT FITS: Buying clothes online can be a risky business: should you choose the Small or Medium size, or perhaps the Large, and would you like a tight or loose fit? Fits.me is a virtual fitting room that aims to help online shoppers try on clothes before they buy.
Customers take a photo of themselves then upload it to the site. They tell the computer where their hands and feet are and provide information about their height, weight, age and gender. A server cleans up the photo to remove the background and works out the buyer's body shape. Using data provided by the retailer, the software then recommends the correct size for the shopper and shows the garment on a mannequin. That could boost online sales of clothing enormously.
SMART PHONE, CLEAN PHONE: The Gorilla Glass in your smartphone already resists cracks and scratches but in future it will kill bacteria too.
Corning announced they will add silver ions to the mix that creates Gorilla Glass. Since silver has natural antimicrobial properties that should help keep the nasties that might accumulate on your phone at bay. Washing your hands could help too.
Miraz Jordan, knowit.co.nz


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|Lake Merritt - Oakland, CA.
Since last Fall, I have been living in Oakland, CA and working for a small professional content management services firm called Western Integrated Systems. I am enjoying the weather, the food and meeting new people here but the demands of a new job have left little time for kayaking and I had to sell my entire plastic navy to help cover the moving costs. As a result, you can't expect may new Oklahoma adventures to get posted here.
Luckily, the Oklahoma paddling scene is growing so fast that there will be no shortage kayaking opportunities. The folks at Tulsa Kayak and Hook1 are among many groups working toward building great kayaking communities for the Sooner State.
Tulsa Kayak (http://www.oklahomakayak.com)
411 South 1st Street, Jenks, OK, 74037
(918) 298-4577
Tulsa Kayak organizes trips and classes and also facilitates free, fun social paddles and other events throughout the year.
HOOK 1 - Kayak Fishing store in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Hook1 offers "demo days" for customers to come out to the water and demo kayaks. They also offer demos on Saturday mornings by appointment. HOOK 1 will provide the kayaks, paddles, and life preservers. Call the HOOK 1 shop at (918) 212-6850 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Just as soon as I can get some time off, I mean to check out some of California kayaking spots. Until then...keep paddling!


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How Mad Men Applies to Advertising Today
Five Things to Help You Think Differently: Issue 11
In an effort to help you stay up-to-date on the latest trends in communication, technology, and our dynamic world, we wanted to share some resources to help you think differently about the way your organization is communicating, sharing, and inspiring its constituents.
Mad Men, AMC's hit show about Madison Avenue advertising executives in the 60s and 70s, just started airing its seventh season. Even those who have not watched the show know that Mad Men portrays advertising as a cutthroat industry where one lives to sell and sells to live. When the show's agency, Sterling Cooper & Partners, selects their clients, there are few moral lines drawn—as long as the client can pay, the firm will make it work.
Although some aspects of the show hint at uncomfortably relevant realities, the fact of the matter is, times have changed. At Pyramid, our reality is about caring for our clients and the communities they're a part of.
Despite the questionable behavior of the characters on the hit series, however, the agency's creative visionary, Don Draper, shares some valuable insights when it comes to smart selling and audience engagement. This week's Five Things looks at quotes from the show and how they relate (or don't) to the communications world we live in today.
1. "If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation."
Though our clients focus on different issues than those in Mad Men, our approach is the same. Whether it is through positioning, branding, or messaging, it's about helping to change the conversations around the issues that matter most to you.
2. "Success comes from standing out, not fitting in."
If you want to generate change, you need to stand out. The key to success lies in reaching your audiences in fresh and unique ways.
3. "You feeling something. That's what sells."
When there is passion in your work, it becomes easier to rally people around your cause.
4. "A slogan's nothing when you have a good idea."
If you have a meaningless product, a slick creative campaign isn't going to help you. Unless your product or idea is anchored in a strong vision, you will struggle to connect with people in a meaningful way.
5. "You want to be on some people's minds. Some people, you don't."
After setting your goals, one of the next things to do is identify your core audiences. Who exactly are you trying to reach? What appeals to them? How and where do they spend their time? What are they passionate about? Once your audience is clear, then you can determine how to reach them.
Although people can easily write it off as just another TV show (and I can appreciate that), if I look a little closer, I think there's a lot to learn from Mad Men. It's often not the marketing or the pitches that stand out to me, but how they present campaigns and talk about companies in creative ways that are deeply rooted in humanity.