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Can vice-chancellors ever really know what it's like for emerging researchers and precariat postdocs?
I was reading two vice-chancellors discuss how to take pressure off young academics the other week and it made me increasingly ragey.
Set-ups like this are doomed in many ways because you're asking people with incredible privilege and a fair whack of authority and power to empathise with emerging scholars who have little to none of those elements.
I've let this #headasplodey-ness simmer for a couple of weeks because it's all too easy for outrage to rule, and I had to admit that my initial outrage was nothing new. People have been outraged for ages about the fact that privileged, executive managerial sorts have the nerve to comment – often gauchely – on what the situation is like for those most vulnerable in their organisations.
The inclusion of the mini-interview at the end, which included the vice-chancellors sharing with us where they were holidaying was just a smidge off-colour, I thought, given the preceding verbiage about difficulty of securing positions, restrictions on resources and subsequent appointments, etc.
So, I sat on my hands for a bit.
After mulling over my outrage about the interview article, these were the particular issues that stayed with me: Read more of this post


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This center and its treatments are a far cry from what use to be in the beginning of "Breast Cancer Awareness" in this country. As I mentioned above, I lived in New Orleans in the 70's. Everything about the subject of breast cancer was very "hush, hush" in those days. Then, there was a national television program on PBS called "WHY ME", which was narrated by the actress Lee Grant. This special opened up much dialogue about Breast Cancer and its realities and hopes for the future. Breast reconstruction was not well known at the time and very few went through it.
After the broadcast, the PBS affiliates went into each local market for a discussion on the subject with a panel of doctors, patients, and Reach for Recovery Professionals. I had the honor of being chosen as the moderator on this special. My job was to field the phone calls from the viewing audience to the expert on the panel that could answer that particular question. It was one of the most worthwhile public service jobs I ever had. For me, it was one more step in realizing how important the role in corrective cosmetics can have on society and pushed me further into my future work.
I always welcome your stories about new procedures that lessen recovery time and scarring. Those positive tales help others have less fear. Let me know about your hopeful experiences.
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In the memo, Mr Gates outlined a scenario - viewed in Washington as increasingly likely - in which Iran would gather all the major parts required to build a nuclear weapon but stop just short of actually assembling them to make a fully operational bomb.
This would mean that Iran could remain a signatory of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty [NPT] while becoming what is sometimes referred to as a "virtual" nuclear weapons state.
Since the three-page memo, written in January, a series of new options have been developed for Mr Obama, including military means for dealing with Tehran if it should acquire a nuclear weapon, the New York Times reported.
According to the newspaper, one senior official described the memo as "a wake-up call" and urged the White House to ponder about how the US could contain Iran if it decided to produce a weapon and how to deal with the possibility that nuclear fuel or weapons could be obtained by a terrorist group supported by Tehran.
Mr Gates, a Republican who was appointed by President George W. Bush but kept on by Mr Obama, is viewed as one of the more hawkish members of the Obama administration.
Senator John McCain, the defeated 2008 Republican presidential candidate and a senator from Arizona, said tough and meaningful sanctions against Iran were needed immediately.
"We have to be willing to pull the trigger on significant sanctions," he told Fox News on Sunday. "And then we have to make plans for whatever contingencies follow if those sanctions are not effective."
The White House vigorously denied that the memo had forced a change in the administration's thinking. "It is absolutely false that any memo touched off a reassessment of our options," said Ben Rhodes, a National Security Council spokesman.
"This administration has been planning for all contingencies regarding Iran for many months."
Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Mr Gates believed "the president and his national security team have spent an extraordinary amount of time and effort considering and preparing for the full range of contingencies with respect to Iran".
Mr Gates's memo followed the expiration of a deadline of the end of 2009 set by Mr Obama for Iran to respond to an offer of dialogue to resolve concerns about Iran's accelerated nuclear programme.
Tehran spurned the offer and since then the Obama administration has pursued what it calls the "pressure track" - stepped-up military activity close to Iran and a fresh push for a more international sanctions to squeeze Iran economically.
Four senior Obama administration officials told Congress last week that Iran could be a year away from being able to build a nuclear bomb, but that it would take two to five more years to turn it into an effective weapon that could be launched against an enemy.
Iran has maintained that its nuclear programme is intended for energy production and not weapon-building.
"All we really know is that Iran is widening and deepening its nuclear weapons capabilities," said David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security.
"We don't have any insight into what they're thinking about doing - whether they'll just live with a nuclear weapons capability which will probably include learning more about nuclear weapons themselves, or they'll actually build them."


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As editor for this show, it fell to me to make the batch – so of course I promptly managed to stall it for two months. Go me.
Episodes 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 10, and 11 have updated scripts in the 720p batch. If you've got the original versions of the episodes, you can get patches here, along with an installer for those of you running Windows. Included is a batch file that will patch everything and another one that will delete the old versions afterwards (I recommend making sure the former worked before running the latter).
As with previous batches, the 480p batch is simply a collection of the original files with no changes.
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As far as Sony is concerned, the PlayStation 2 is an old piece of tech it doesn't spend much time thinking about anymore. Some of the games get updated if they think there's money to be made (either as a HD re-release or as a download without modification), but if you want to play a PS2 game on a current gen console, you lost that option on the PS3 a while ago.
Inevitably the number of PlayStation 2 consoles that work is going to slowly diminish, which is why emulation projects like PCSX2 are so important for your library of games.
PCSX2 is a free PS2 emulator for the PC that has been in development since the year 2000 and managed to reach version 1.0 last week. As an emulator it's an impressive piece of work, boasting compatibility with over 73 percent of games, which is some 1,697 titles.
It can offer up graphics beyond what the original hardware was capable of, achieving resolutions up to 4096 x 4096 with anti-aliasing and texture filtering. You can save games, record video as you play, use a range of controllers, and even adjust game speed if you so wish.
Of course, you'll need a fast machine to run PS2 games at a decent speed, but the spec is still reasonable. It's recommended you have at least a Core 2 Duo running at 3.2GHz, or a Core i5 at 2.66GHz+. As for graphics cards, a GeForce 9600GT or Radeon 4750 is desirable.
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Bangla army probes coup plot
No official statement was issued on the development but a senior military official preferring anonymity said a decision was taken to constitute the five more "courts of enquiry" under Army Act to investigate into the putsch attempt at five cantonments outside Dhaka.
"The GOCs (General Officers Commanding) of these cantonments were asked to form the enquiry courts to probe into the suspected involvement of officers in those barracks to quicken the probe," he said without elaboration further.
His comments came as the mass circulated `Prothom Alo` newspaper quoting anonymous "military sources" said nearly two dozen officers were suspected to be involved in the abortive coup attempt while the army last week said their number could be as high as 16.
The army last week announced the formation of the first enquiry court in Dhaka with a Brigadier General as its head while the Alo report said the five new courts of enquiry were being constituted at cantonments at suburban Savar, eastern Comilla and Ghatail, northwestern Bogra and Rangpur.
"These officers were found to be in telephonic contacts with fugitive army Major Ziaul Haque," the key suspect of the plot, the report said.
The report came a day after Army Chief Gen Mohammad Abdul Mubeen apprised President Zillur Rahman about the ongoing probe when he called on him at Bangabhaban presidential palace.
The army at an extra-ordinary press conference on January 19 disclosed the abortive coup attempt saying the plotters, who included former military officers, wanted to topple ruling Awami League and they were linked to banned Islamist outfit Hizbut Tahrir and an expatriate Bangladeshi in London had a key role in hatching the plot.
But several newspapers later reported quoting unnamed "military sources" that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was their prime assassination target while they also wanted to kill the president and incumbent chief of army`s general staff Lt Gen Mainul Islam along with several others.
A massive manhunt was underway to arrest major Haque while a number of Tahrir activists including a doctor were arrested in the past one-week.
Earlier reports said the coup was planned for January 10 when an army major was detained as he took up the keys of a military armoury without "authorisation" but was restricted by officers and soldiers of the unit.
The plot was unearthed when fugitive Haque contacted a fellow major at northwestern Bogra Cantonment inviting him to join the planned putsch but instead he reported the matter to army headquarters sparking the intelligence alarm.
Bangladesh has long history of coups and counter coups while the country was under direct or pseudo military rules for over a decade, since August 15, 1975, when Bangladesh`s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed along with most of his family members.


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Prithviraj Sukumaran's latest Malayalam movie "Paavada" is all set to become the fourth back-to-back blockbuster by the actor as the movie has been receiving positive response from all quarters. The family entertainer, also starring Anoop Menon, is the 10th production venture of Maniyanpilla Raju, who also has a pivotal role in the movie.
Towards the second half of the movie, actress Asha Sharath is also seen in a significant role as Prithviraj's mother, Cicily. Now, through an exclusive interview for Manorama weekly, the producer has come forward claiming that actress Shobana was initially approached for doing the role, which she turned down after fearing of it affecting her career as a dancer.
After the script was ready, Maniyanpilla Raju, director G Marthandan and script writer Bipin Chandran met Shobana and read out the complete script in Chennai. Even though she was impressed with the script, the actress turned down the offer as she could not leave Chennai due to some committed dance shows in the city. However, it was only after assuring to shoot her scenes in Chennai, she revealed the real reason on why she cannot be part of the project.
Shobana admitted that she is not interested in doing roles as mothers of young superstars like Prithviraj, as she fears of it affecting her dancing profession. "We tried to convince her recalling Mohanlal's role as an aged man in the hit movie "Pranayam", but she wasn't ready to accept the offer. Asha Sharath's name came to our mind on our way back from Shobana's place, but I decided to hide about our initial casting choice to Asha, as she is also a renowned dancer," Maniyanpilla Raju reveals.
Without stressing the role as Prithviraj's mother, Asha was only informed that she will be doing an important mother role in the movie. Asha was also not informed about the team meeting Shobana before approaching her. However, Shobana's loss has now become Asha's gain as the actress has been receiving positive responses for portraying the challenging role in "Paavada".


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Dibase was established in 1994 by Ralph McArdell and provides software development, consultancy and related services, bringing expertise in the process of developing software and systems with strong development skills and experience in a wide range of platforms and tools including Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, C++, C, Python, PHP, C#, SQL and various RDBMS.
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Prior to forming Dibase, Ralph was the senior software developer for Hodos Limited, a small company specialising in computer based training and simulation. At Hodos he was the major developer working on their award winning part task train simulator, and several other projects. Between the demise of Hodos and the formation of Dibase Ralph worked on a freelance basis for several of the Hodos customers at the time of its collapse, working on further digital video applications for CBT and train simulation. Before starting at Hodos Ralph had worked on educational software development and systems management for the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) at its educational computing centre (ILECC). In 1983 Ralph produced a prototype for a commercial laundry stock control system for use with bar-coded garments.
Ralph is a member of and is a volunteer expert in C++ for the AllExperts Q&A service.
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By Dr. Mercola
June 26, 2013 | 46,397 views
The artificial sweetener sucralose, better known by its brand name Splenda, has been on the US market for fifteen years.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Splenda in 1998 based on more than 110 safety studies, only two of which were actually conducted on humans (these two studies consisted of a combined total of 36 people, of which only 23 people actually ingested sucralose!).
Since then we've seen many red flags that this artificial sweetener is anything but safe, not the least of which are the many personal anecdotes of adverse reactions to Splenda, which are posted on my site.
Research has also been conducted showing that Splenda is not the safe sugar alternative it was promoted to be (see below for a few examples), and now even the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is sounding an alarm against this popular artificial sweetener.
CSPI Finally Gets It Right About Splenda
CSPI, a consumer watchdog group that focuses on nutrition and food safety, has finally downgraded Splenda from its former "safe" category to one of "caution." The move came following an unpublished study by an independent Italian laboratory that found Splenda may cause leukemia in mice.1 According to CSPI:2
"The only previous long-term feeding studies in animals were conducted by the compound's manufacturers."
After more than 10 years, CSPI has finally gotten it right about Splenda, but generally this is an organization whose guidelines need to be taken with a grain of salt. For starters, while recommending that people avoid artificial sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin, they also consider drinking diet soda to be safer than drinking regular soda.
Yet, there's little doubt in my mind that artificial sweeteners can be even worse for you than sugar and fructose, and there is scientific evidence to back up that conclusion. I am glad they finally came to their senses. I remember pleading with Michael Jacobson, their director, many years ago to reevaluate his position, but at the time he was convinced of Splenda's safety.
CSPI also spearheaded a campaign against the use of healthful saturated fats during the 1980s, touting trans fats as a healthier alternative. It was largely the result of CSPI's campaign that fast-food restaurants replaced the use of beef tallow, palm oil and coconut oil with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, which are high in synthetic trans fats (linked to numerous chronic diseases like heart disease).
In 1988, CSPI even released an article praising trans fats and saying "there is little good evidence that trans fats cause any more harm than other fats" and "much of the anxiety over trans fats stems from their reputation as 'unnatural.'"3
It wasn't until the 1990s that CSPI reversed their position on synthetic trans fats, citing it as the greater public health danger, but the damage had already been done. Even to this day, many still mistakenly believe that margarine is a healthier choice than butter… but getting back to Splenda, it's a step in the right direction that CSPI has sounded an alarm over its use.


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Studies show a 20-40% increase in risk of death from any source if you are 20% overweight.
And that risk increases substantially - up to 250% more - if you are 20% over optimal body weight!
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- The list goes on and on!
With this women's transformation program, I have helped countless patients achieve their weight loss goals to look and feel their best. It's closely supervised by a health care professional, safe, clinically proven to be effective, all-natural and easy to follow. I will give you all the tools you need to succeed!
You won't need increased exercise, there's no counting calories, and you won't be hungry! My all natural weight loss formula helps fat melt off all your problem areas -- hips, thighs, buttocks and belly!
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My drops are not stimulants. They're anti-inflammatory, won't raise heart rate or blood pressure, and are safe to take with most medications.
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Do I Need To Travel To Falmouth, Maine?
You don't need to, but are always welcome to. I work with patients all over the world via phone consultation - and I can work with you, wherever you live!
Do These Drops Cause Side Effects?
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Are There Special Foods Or Beverages That I Will Be Required To Buy?
No. I will give you a list of anti-inflammatory foods to choose from. You will be eating REAL, WHOLE FOODS as you take the drops. You will NOT be asked to purchase prepackaged meals or shakes.
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Changing habits always takes some adjustment, but there are so many healthy choices that make this diet easy to follow. You will be allowed many proteins including chicken, beef, turkey, fish, shellfish, eggs, cottage cheese, and tofu. You will also be allowed a wide variety of vegetables and certain fruits. Your biggest adjustment may be avoiding pre-packaged convenience foods -- the focus here is on REAL, WHOLE foods.
Are The Drops Required, Or Can I Do The Diet Without Them?
If you follow this diet plan without taking the drops, it's unlikely you'll lose the weight you want to lose. That's because your body has been holding on to calories for a long time and it needs a jumpstart to get your metabolism functioning properly again. If you simply drop to a low calorie diet, your body will think it's starving and hold on even tighter. My special, fat burning drops cause your body to release those calories - between 1,500 and 4,000 per day - allowing it to "feed" off your fat loss.
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Mediterranean Style In-ground Pool
This pool hearkens to the Mediterranean lifestyle. These clients will relax in the sun, tanning on their custom tanning ledge or enjoying the fire and water simultaneously with poolside fire bowls.
Raised Hot Tub Terrace
The raised hot tub terrace is shaded with a custom-built pavilion and distinct water feature, a Rain Curtain, flowing from the top. Behind the hot tub, a custom fireplace creates a luminous background.
The pool, water features and retaining wall are beautiful. We are thrilled with the end project-exactly what we hoped for from the start.
Pool House With Outdoor Shower
The adjacent pool house with outdoor shower makes a quick dip the ultimate convenience. Symmetrical pergolas on either side create an extra buffer of shade.
Unique Water Features
Water features can come in all shapes and sizes. We can add fire bowls, waterfalls, water slides, or anything else you can imagine.
Hand-Chiseled Natural Stone Walls
The paving stone pool deck and natural stone chiseled walls add an extra layer of detail to this project. The intricate inlay patterns of the walls are all the more highlighted by the beautiful landscaping and lighting. Details are what can make your project shine, too. Call us today to start dreaming.


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Customer Care Framework
I am currently in Singapore doing some training on CCF. I joined Microsoft expecting to do this earlier and but for other engagements would have, so its great now to finally hear more about the framework.
CCF is a unique solution, as far as I am concerned, that addresses productivity of customer interacting staff. Although it has a history of CTI based solutions it can deal with multiple input channels (web, email, IVR, IM etc). At the mid tier the framework uses a whole bunch of rich web services but it is the front end integration that is the key.
Lawrence Crumpton often illustrates that CCF is the Venn diagram intersection of three sets:
- Deployment & Business Management
- Application Development
- Process, systems and people
Ie. it doesn't address these areas - it works in the intersection of these areas. It enables the three sets - it not the solution itself, its more like the frame of a house. It can be used as a framework for new solutions or be applied to existing solutions.
Its a fully flexible framework that leverages key information from the various applications and provides packaged workflow to assist the customer contact center assistant.
Technically it comprises of:
- Integrated Desktop User Interface
- Application Integration Interface
- Single Sign On and Application Authorization
- Session Management and Agent Desktop Workflow
- Real time communication for instant coaching and help
- Administration and configuration UI
- Audit trail and reporting (such as agent application usage)
- Application isolation
- Agent Desktop Deployment and Update
The cool features I like are the agent to agent transfer (with workflow data) and the customizable framed UI. Later in the weeks I will get to develop with the product in various scenarios. Quite encouraged as the product has a considerable future ahead (current version 2.5 and the team is already planning version 5 way down the line).
One of the areas I will be looking at is the smart client technology being used - it self updates and is installed using one touch deployment.


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Wearing a wedding band every day for many years can actually create a small indentation in your ring finger. Most people don't realise it, until they remove the ring one day to find a ring-shaped band. Unfortunately, there's no quick fix for removing a wedding band indentation, and for most people, the only way to make an indentation go away is to wait it out. Eventually, depending on how long you've worn the ring, your finger will return to normal.
Remove the ring. If it's tightly on your finger, try oil, window cleaner or another lubricant to get it off.
Massage your ring finger gently as soon as the ring comes off to work some of the blood back into the indentation.
Soak your finger in hot water. Hot water helps the blood vessels that have been constricted by the ring to expand and return to normal.
Massage your finger every night with a gentle hand lotion. Hand lotion helps moisturise your skin, removing the dead skin that may have built up around the ring.
Allow time for the indentation to go away. If you wore your ring every day for numerous years, don't expect the indentation to disappear overnight. Eventually, given enough time, the indentation will go away and your finger will look as it did before you wore it.


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USA Gymnastics Visa Championships and AVP Nissan Series Huntington Beach Open Air Saturday and Sunday On NBC Sports
NEW YORK -- August 11, 2005 -- USA Gymnastics' rising stars move into primetime as NBC Sports broadcasts the 2005 Visa Championships from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Coverage of the women's competition begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and will conclude on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The Visa Championships is the first major competition in preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The men's competition will be broadcast on NBC next Sunday, August 21 at 1 p.m. ET.
The Visa Championships is USA Gymnastics' national championship and will help determine the U.S. Men's and Women's National Team members who will represent the United States in upcoming international competitions.
Al Trautwig, Elfi Schlegel, Tim Daggett and Andrea Joyce will provide commentary.
AVP Men's and Women's Finals Saturday and Sunday, 4:30 PM ET
The hottest rivalry on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour heats up this weekend when Olympic Gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh take to the beach at the AVP Nissan Series Huntington Beach Open, with the men's finals set for Saturday and the women's finals on Sunday, both beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
May-Treanor and Walsh, who recently had their 50-match winning streak snapped by Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs at the Cincinnati Open, are currently leading the overall points standings by a slim margin over Wacholder and Youngs. This potential championship match would be the sixth time these two teams have squared off in the finals this year, with May-Treanor and Walsh owning a 4-1 advantage in head-to-head play.
On the men's side, Dax Holdren and Jeff Nygaard hold a slim lead over the second-place team of Jake Gibb and Stein Metzger. Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings, currently in third, are within striking distance and could take over first place with a victory at Huntington Beach.
NBC's Chris Marlowe will call the action from Huntington Beach alongside analysts Mike Dodd and Karch Kiraly (if not playing in final) with Heather Cox reporting.
Kiraly and 2004 AVP MVP Mike Lambert will reunite as teammates this weekend. Kiraly and Lambert were named AVP Men's Team of the Year in 2004, when they captured three tournament titles and finished second twice.
The AVP's new Nissan Championship Series format mirrors NASCAR's successful "Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup" campaign. The new format will give players double points for the first four events and the finale will award triple points. The overall winning men's and women's teams will be crowned champions and receive $375,000 and a Nissan Xterra.


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VMware View iPad client screenshots
The VMware View Client for iPad hit Apple's App Store today.
The VMware View iPad client lets users access their virtual desktops on their tablets using PC-over-IP on either WiFi or 3G networks. It also has support for external keyboards and monitors, leading VMware to exclaim, "If you wanted to, you could realistically go iPad full time!" (Unless you're on a plane, or, for AT&T users, in any major city. In fact, there are several cases where virtual desktops on mobile devices aren't always practical.)
Here are some screenshots that show what the VMware View iPad client can do. (If you're an Android user like me, a View client is in the works, but you'll have to wait until later this year.)
The log-on screen is where you set up your remote connection:
After logging in, you can view your recent desktops. This example shows Wndows 7 running through the VMware View iPad client. Mike Laverick joked this morning that the client "is a great way to get Windows running on a £579 tablet."
Once you choose your desktop, you can run all its native applications, such as Microsoft Word:
The VMware View iPad client features a trackpad for users who want the traditional laptop feel:
And users can get help about different gestures and what they do:


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Recently, I've been boning up on the principles of mobile first and responsive web design. I've read Ethan Marcotte's book, Responsive Web Design and also almost through with Luke Wroblewski's book Mobile First. So far, I've built two websites using responsive techniques and let me tell you, all the reading in the world doesn't prepare you for actually building something (and writing your very first media query). Reading about 'best practices' is one thing, but doing the (sometimes boring) work that involves formatting content and photos helps you discover your own best practices.
One of those 'discovered' best practices is this…
When there are many photos on a webpage that support the content, but aren't absolutely necessary – it's OK to choose not to display them on smaller screens. For example, on a recent project, I was finding that some photos were specifically referenced in the content and were vital to understand the content, but others were stock photos that were just niceties, but not necessities. For those non-vital images, I removed them on smaller screens to allow for a more concise reading experience.
Simple idea that sounds like a no-brainer, but it was a minor break-through for me.


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It's that time of year when brackets are being filled in and people are huddled around the tv watching college hoops around the clock. I have to admit, even though I'm not a huge basketball fan, I do like to participate in the festivities. Let's face it, I'll never give up a chance to throw a party! ;)
Here are a few ideas to get your party started...
Invites don't get much cheaper and easier than an "evite." I love the idea of inviting your guests to wear their favorite teams colors or jerseys. I think it adds to the spirit of the party. So, when I saw this evite I thought it was perfect! If you want to remain neutral since you're the party host..throw on a referee jersey! :)
Watching the game can get a little long for some of your guests so why not introduce a little competition of your own. If you own a wii or xbox, why not host your own tournament. Set up a bracket on a large piece of poster board. Have guests enter as a team and then have them play eachother on the wii until someone wins the championship.
Serve "stadium food." Not only is it easier for you to make, but it's easy for your guests to munch on finger foods while standing around watching the game. Chips and dip, cold sodas, hot dogs, pizza and sweets will keep your guests happy and full. Even though it's stadium food you can always dress it up if you want to add more of a gourmet touch. Do fancy pizzas and dips! One of my favorite dips that is ALWAYS a crowd favorite is SUPER easy to make (but not fancy!) is:
1 can of chili
1 8oz brick of cream cheese
8oz of cheddar cheese shredded
melt together in a crock pot and serve warm with fritos for dipping. YUM!!
Here's another yummy treat courtesy of epicurious.com
Decorations can include basketball balloons and team pennants. Whistles would make fun favors and so would a little celophane bag with a few of these in it..
the basketballs of course!! just make some simple sugar cookies, ice them with orange icing and lay down a few black stripes! :) Cute favors in a flash!
I hope this gives you a few fun ideas and inspires you to throw a little March Madness get together this week! :)
Have a great day!
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Hi there,
I know it's been awhile…a long while. But I'm excited to be back. Mostly. To be honest, I probably won't ever blog like I did in 2014. Because well…other social sites have gotten a lot better at sharing stories quickly than this baby.
But it is my baby. And it's in need of some cleaning and some upkeep. I'm not sure exactly yet what that will look like. Definitely a re-design is in order. (Maybe I'll get to show off some HTML/CSS and JavaScript skills I've picked up in the intervening years.) And hopefully some semi-regular blog posts to keep my writing in practice. And of course, more photos and video to better show, not tell, stories.
Mostly though, I just want to say thank you. What a pleasant surprise to find I still have followers! You may have forgotten about me, but I'm still here.
I can't wait to write for you!
P.S. Here are some recent outtakes to catch you up.


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Back in January I posted Hoisted by my own petard: or why my app is number two (for now) where I profiled the pirating of my app content (from A Pose for That) and the steps I took to have Microsoft remove the offending app from the marketplace. Well, Ryan Lan AG is still going strong on the Microsoft marketplace (with 37 apps – what's up with that Microsoft?) even though my particular app had been removed – OR SO I THOUGHT! Thanks to an eagle-eyed phone user (thank you – you know who you are), I discovered a new publisher on the marketplace – Ryan AG. Coincidence? I think not.
Ryan AG has an app called A Yoga Course – which is the identical app with my identical (pirated) content. I have filed the requisite infringement complaint document with Microsoft – but, obviously, this is like stepping on a single cockroach – it's not going to make my food any safer.
I think, while Microsoft is analyzing app submissions, they should be building an index of resources and flagging cases of reuse. I think publishers should be able to register "ownership" of their content resources and be notified when those resources are showing up in submitted apps. Publishers can do nothing or register a complaint – of course this
a) costs time, money and resources and
b) can be easily circumvented with some effort on the part of the bad guys – so, it may not be practical (but I would also welcome a better suggestion).
A two foot fence that "deters the opportunistic" and clearly delineates acceptable from criminal behavior would have, in my view, a net positive effect.
Who actually are the people behind Ryan (Lan) AG? I can't say for sure, but I have a strong suspicion that whoever owns the email firstname.lastname@example.com knows the answer to that – why not email him and ask what he is thinking about as he steals my content (and a host of others from what I can see).
You might think I may be jumping the gun here – perhaps this is an innocent naively unaware that they are crossing some invisible theoretical line. Perhaps they have a strong moral stand against content ownership or some other flavor of that malarkey – so… check out Ryan's profile picture that can be seen here. This is not an ethical, cultural, or language issue – this is an unrepentant thief.


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I'm sitting at my computer staring at my history exam. I have 1 hour 34mins left and I havent typed a word. I'm meant to fall to my symbolic death I think I'm going to break down any second. I can't do this I dont even know how to answer the questions all I can say is bye bye to my chance at happiness.
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Integration of Thermal Energy Storage into Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
Research is active on the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems featuring thicker interconnects for increased thermal energy storage. A large amount of heat can then be extracted from the interconnects and used to quickly increase the electric load in a hybrid power system. This invention is available for licensing and/or further collaborative research from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
Abstract:SOFCs operate at high temperatures (600–1000 ˚C) and have immense potential for thermal energy storage (TES). Testing at NETL has shown that more thermal energy can be stored by increasing the thickness of the interconnect material—usually made of stainless steel. A significant amount of energy can then be recovered without damage to the fuel cell. In fact, initial testing has shown that when integrating TES, a fuel cell became more efficient, lasted longer, and in general, was more robust. This integration of TES into fuel cell systems can be used to overcome the problems associated with intermittent power production from renewable sources. This invention describes the design and development of a more efficient and flexible SOFC system with thicker SOFC interconnects used as a storage medium for storing thermal energy. Total heat capacity is increased by increasing the mass of the interconnects within the fuel cell. For example, a 500 kW SOFC at the nominal or baseline condition has approximately 2.6 GJ of stored thermal energy. By modifying the design and materials of construction this amount of energy can be easily doubled, substantially improving the capacity of the SOFC as a dynamic TES device. During transient operation, heat could be stored or removed without adversely affecting the temperature gradient within the fuel cell, dramatically increasing system flexibility.
Provides the ability to extract large amounts of heat from fuel cell interconnects to increase the electric load of a hybrid system within milliseconds -Eliminates the need for separate energy storage devices -Provides advanced power generating systems the flexibility to adjust to electric load demands -Increases fuel cell efficiency, resiliency, and robustness -Helps overcomeproblems associated with intermittent power production from renewable sources
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text: It would have to be an out of control expense that I could easily cut to make me want all that hassle up to the wedding. No thank you. Food and cake are, typically, best left to professionals. And the professionals that aren't getting married if you're a chef or baker.Maggie0829 said:For me, spending $500 for my cupcakes was money well spent. Spending that money allowed me to not have to worry about backing and decorating 140 cupcakes the 2 days leading up to my wedding. It allowed me to not have to worry about storing, packing, transporting or setting them up the day of my wedding. It gave me piece of mind that if something happened to them then I would get a refund. Finally, I knew that they cupcakes were going to taste amazing and look amazing because that is what the baker we picked does best.IMO, DIYing decorations and invitations is one thing, but when it comes to food or baked goods, you leave that stuff to the pros.


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We know that securing three or more quotes for a purchase is tougher than it sounds. It always takes longer than you think and often you're the one chasing the suppliers for the quotes. All that time and effort is wasted. Well, with Every Request for Quotes you can turn all this into a few hassle free minutes.
You can request quotes on practically anything from a pirate ship for your playground, to iPads, to petrol driven sit-on lawnmowers to furniture. As you're anonymous to the suppliers you won't get inundated with sales calls, catalogues or meeting requests.
There are over 10,000 suppliers representing probably the largest database of education suppliers to schools. Made up of national and local suppliers you can be assured you're getting a great deal whilst supporting your local economy.
You need to know you're getting best value, so do your auditors. With request for quotes, all submitted quotes are kept which means you can print a best value report in seconds. Your previous quote requests are visible so you can check what you last paid for goods.
No catch, no need to opt-out, just the opportunity to use the system with no obligation, and see if it can help you. There's live online support, downloadable guides and you'll have your own school support consultant ready to assist you. At the end of the trial, your access will simply expire if you decide not to join our online community of thousands of schools.


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Aug 20, 2013
VIDEO: Kid President Interviews Beyonce
By Ben York
Posted: August 20, 2013
World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
This year, World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe. The UN its humanitarian partners are launching a ground-breaking campaign called The world needs more… This is a first-of-its-kind project with the hope of turning words into aid.
So, how does Beyonce and internet sensation Kid President fit in?
From NPR.org:
In honor of the special day, the organization assembled a photo gallery featuring aid workers who are trying to make life better for people in perilous situations. And World Humanitarian Day organizers are urging people to submit ideas for how to complete the following sentence: "The World Needs More __."
For example, the pint-sized exuberant known as Kid President taped a message backing the campaign and stating, "The world needs more hugs."
The effort also has the support of singer Beyonce, who sat for an interview with Kid President to discuss what she feels the world needs more of — and to get a kiss on the cheek, despite her interviewer's initial reservations.
Check out the hilarious, but moving video below.


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Competitive Metalfoes Primer
Table of Contents
Introduction and Main Deck
Hello there guys, there's been plenty of buzz lately about how to build Metalfoes, so I figured I'd offer a bit of insight on the predominant and most common competitive build in the OCG. I've been excited for and testing the deck myself since the cards were available on simulators, discussing with other players at length, and watching OCG duel videos/glancing over tournament reports to learn more about the deck. This is definitely not the only way to play Metalfoes, but it has been proven as one of the most consistent and competitive methods of doing so.
I'll be writing about a pre-INOV build and how it can translate to the TCG. A disclaimer about this deck: yes it's good, but as it stands it really doesn't look like it'll have a dominant place in the meta until the forbidden and limited list is released. This isn't to say it's bad, but the other meta decks right now are a leg ahead, especially if you aren't fielding Pot of Desires.
On to the meat of post. The deck skeleton of competitive Metalfoes:
This skeleton is fairly simple, and has been proven effective, consistent, and strong over in the OCG. The biggest glaring omission is Cyber-Stein, and for obvious reason since it isn't legal in the TCG. Cyber-Stein is definitely a power card, and many people are willing to write Metalfoes off because of this. Cyber-Stein is definitely a boon, but it doesn't make the deck on its own. It's a tech that many of the builds were able to survive without. Stein also fell out of favor after INOV, but that's irrelevant.
- The 12 main deck Metalfoes (Volflame LV7, data-name="Metalfoes Goldriver">Goldriver LV4, Silverd LV3, and Steelen LV2) are the backbone of the deck. They are all vanilla pendulums with the same pendulum effect:
Once per turn: You can target 1 other face-up card you control; destroy it, and if you do, Set 1 "Metalfoes" Spell/Trap Card directly from your Deck.
Their pendulum effects allow for impressive versatility and have synergy with a lot of side engines. I'll touch on the spells and traps later, as well as the side engines. An important note about the archetype s/t. You want to run a low count of them since every maindeck monster effectively serves as a copy of any Metalfoes s/t you want. You don't want to open cards that you can search, that's just simple yugioh.
- 3 Archfiend Eccentrick round out the deck's monster threat removal and backrow hate. Eccentrick is also a very important level for the deck: 3. It has synergy with Blackwing – Gofu the Vague Shadow and the rank 3s that the deck can and should access. Keep in mind that her scale effect triggers Metalfoes Counter.
- 3 Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin doesn't need any introduction or explanation. This is one of the cards that kept "pendulum" decks relevant during the past format. Kirin, being hexproof, is an extremely disruptive card on the field and doubles as a low scale that allows you to access most of your maindeck monsters, save for the level 2 Steelen. This card tips the normally unfavorable BA variant matchups heavily in your favor.
- 3 Majespecter Raccoon – Bunbuku Kirin's hexproof partner in crime. Bunbuku is a fairy simple card as well, it searches kirin, is the all important level 3, and serves as fodder for fusion or to be popped after searching.
- 3 Blackwing – Gofu the Vague Shadow This card is dumb. Here is its effect for reference:
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) while you control no monsters. When this card is Special Summoned from the hand: You can Special Summon 2 "Vague Shadow Tokens" (Winged Beast/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), but they cannot be Tributed or be used as Synchro Material. You can banish this card and 1 or more face-up non-Tuners you control, then target 1 "Blackwing" Synchro Monster in your Graveyard whose Level equals the total Levels the banished monsters had on the field; Special Summon it, and if you do, it is treated as a Tuner.
Gofu is a level 5 DARK tuner, which is can special summon itself through its own effect and provides you 2 tokens that you can pop with your scales or use as fusion fodder. Most cards that can self-ss are fantastic, and gofu is no exception. Gofu provides Metalfoes access to Ultimaya Tzolkin in combination with Metalfoes Adamante. Gofu also provides outs to anti-spell fragrance and general backrow via Black Rose Dragon, Scrap Dragon, and Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer. Beyond that, Gofu provides access to Psy-Framelord Omega, a monster that can loop Metalfoes Counter, offer disruption, and lighten the pressure of opponents siding DD Crow to snipe Metalfoes Fusion. Gofu can also provide access to Artifact Durenal should you realize that you won't be able to resolve Tzolkin's effect, a card that can assist with the soft-locks the deck likes to establish.
- 1 Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Everyone should be relatively familiar with luster. Strong scale effect and provides another path to ignister. You're also able to special summon luster to build advantage if you can get ignister out via gofu.
- 2-3 Pot of Desires This card is in hot contention. Like it or not, it's a good card and you put yourself at a disadvantage by not running it if you have the funds for it. It's a straight plus that you want to see as often as possible. If you'd like to read up on stats or discussion about the math behind the card here's a pretty good article. You can google for the math stats of banishing 3- or 2- ofs.
- 1-3 Painful Decision A very simple and strong consistency card. It can set up your grave for Metalfoes Combination plays and search you the scale that you might need/help fill your extra deck for a big push.
- 1 Metalfoes Fusion The archetype themed fusion, which really sets the deck apart from previous decks with themed fusions:
Fusion Summon 1 "Metalfoes" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Materials. If this card is in your Graveyard: You can shuffle it into the Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Metalfoes Fusion" once per turn.
The graveyard effect and its searchability via your scales make it the perfect card to run as a 1-of. If you see Pot of Desires you simply set fusion from your deck first and then proceed to plus. Again, you never want to open your spells and traps so ideally you don't want to run any more than 1.
- 2 Metalfoes Counter The first archetype themed trap. This card does a lot for such a simple effect:
If a card(s) you control is destroyed by battle or card effect: Special Summon 1 "Metalfoes" monster from your Deck. During either player's turn, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard; add 1 face-up "Metalfoes" Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand.
Counter makes it extremely hard to OTK a Metalfoes deck, forces your opponent to play in a a specific way around your scales and backrow due to it's graveyard floating effect, and can put extra fodder on your field for fusion plays. Being able to play through s/t hate is invaluable, and a full resolution of counter set from the deck is a +2.
- 1 Metalfoes Combination is the other archetype trap:
Once per turn, if a Fusion Monster is Fusion Summoned: You can target 1 "Metalfoes" monster in your Graveyard with a lower Level than that Fusion Monster; Special Summon it. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Metalfoes" monster from your Deck to your hand.
A good card with a great floating effect. Resolving the first effect is good, but more often than not a win more effect. The real beauty of the card is it's grave effect, which lets you search out any Metalfoes monster. You can also pop it yourself should you ever be missing a scale with cards like Archfiend Eccentrick, Scrap Dragon, and The Phantom Knights of Break Sword, or even one of your scales a turn later.
- 1 Vanity's Emptiness A super strong floodgate this format that you can turn off on demand with your scales. This card's in a bit better of a spot than Solemn Warning, but who says you can't run both.
Extra Deck
2 "Metalfoes" monsters If a "Metalfoes" monster you control attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict double piercing battle damage to your opponent. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it.
The very first double piercer printed in OCG (assuming he and chaos max are the only 2, I don't remember any others if there are, sorry!) with a clean 2800/2200. The real threat in this card is its floating effect. You can either pop Orichalc with your scales or fuse it again to trigger the floating effect which targets and pops a card on the field. You can even pop combination, but the real power in this card is that it sets the Metalfoes deck up for a free pendulum summon.
1 "Metalfoes" monster + 1 monster with 2500 or less ATK
A simple level 5 vanilla clocking in at 2500/2500. As mentioned earlier it provides the deck one of its win conditions in the form of access to Ultimaya Tzolkin. It can also clear your field of smaller monsters in exchange for bigger monsters from your pendulum summon.
- 1 Ultimaya Tzolkin simple summon condition with a strong effect of special summoning level 7 or 8 dragons when you set a spell or trap. Your scales happen to do that for you!
- 1 Void-Ogre Dragon since gofu is a DARK tuner with a strong effect. You can make this turn 1 if you know you don't have a live tzolkin play and can empty your hand since Metalfoes decks have so much floating hand advantage.
- 1 Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon Rounds out effect negation with monster effects and handily outs big monsters like dark destroyer and co.
- 1 Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer Non-targeting removal. This card got limited for a very good reason. You have 3 ways to access it.
- 1 Psy-Framelord Omega Recycles, saves the deck from dd crow and disrupts. Not necessary, but certainly a boon
- 1 Black Rose Dragon field nuke with Steelen and gofu. Outs floodgates and baits unknown backrow. Also helps with the kozmo big ships.
- 1 Moonlight Rose Dragon Simple bouncing effect, good utility monster that's accessible in 2 ways.
- 1 The Phantom Knights of Break Sword One of the better rank 3 monsters out there with a very strong removal effect that can trigger your own floating effects.
Side Engines
The 3 most popular side engines are Qlis, Ariadne, and Speedroids.
The Qli engine employs Qliphort Scout, Qliphort Monolith, and 3 Summoner's Art with cyber dragon nova, and infinity in the extra deck. Summoner's Art serves as extra copies of scout or your high scale. Your Metalfoes scales clear scout from the scales to unrestrict your special summons after searching monolith.
The Ariadne engine employs 2-3 Guiding Ariadne, 3 Solemn Strike (3 Mind over Matter if you can't afford strikes or you can even do a mix of strikes and MoMs), and 1 Solemn Warning. You can trigger ariadne with Metalfoes scales and also feasibly field rank 4s since you're increasing the count of level 4 monsters that you're playing.
The Speedroid engine employs 3 Speedroid Terrortop, 1 Speedroid Taketomborg, and an optional copy of either of the dice monsters. The speedroid engine allows you extra deck access to Totem Bird for first turn locks, break sword for going second and clearing backrow/popping your own combination, all without eating your normal summon. You also gain the option of running Metaphys Horus if you run the dice or handtrap tuners.
Tech Cards and Meta Calls
- Jowgen, the Spiritualist One-sided Jowgen is not fair (since you can turn it off on demand) and is a ridiculous out to most established boards. This card is great against any special summon heavy deck, namely blue-eyes since they don't have very many main decked outs to Jowgen. It also stops decks that like to float off monster destruction (BA and Kozmo). Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo serves a similar purpose but Jowgen's nuke effect is a big selling point.
- Rescue Rabbit This is an easy choice, it has natural synergy with the deck since Metalfoes field LV4, LV3, and LV2 normal monsters as targets for rabbit. Rabbit's viability only increases with INOV allowing you to go immediately into the two new fusions. Right now it lets you deal with backrow threats by going into Diamond Dire Wolf or The Phantom Knights of Break Sword. Rescue Hamster serves a similar purpose but requires setup and a normal summon.
- Kaijus Everyone should know how threatening kaijus are. They have a simple monster removal effect and have great synergy with Majespecter Unicorn, Kirin. Being able to bounce your kaiju back to your hand for another removal is spectacular. Whether you just run Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju or the full kaiju package, they are both viable options.
- Vortex Trooper Shuffle cards you don't need at the moment back into the deck and pop it to set your Metalfoes s/t as well as gaining a draw. This is a budget option to replace Pot of Desires. It isn't a perfect replacement but it's a solid choice.
- Hand Traps Hand traps have always served a niche since their introduction. At the moment Maxx "C", Ghost Ogre and Snow Rabbit, Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries, D.D. Crow, and Ally of Justice Cycle Reader are all potent choices. Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries will be even more potent when the ABC deck becomes TCG legal, right now it's great as long as Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss stays at 3. Ally of Justice Cycle Reader is a great option vs blue-eyes and ABC as well. D.D. Crow is good at getting rid of Metalfoes Fusion, Return of the Dragon Lords, Dantes, and many other graveyard floaters. Effect Veiler shouldn't be left out of this list either as it will always have a powerful effect.
1 "Metalfoes" monster + 2 monsters with 3000 or less ATK
Crimsonite has an impressive stat line of 3000/3000 and is a level 9 for combination plays, which can conveniently revive your Orichalcs. However, it has a heavy monster cost for the early and mid-game. If TCG gets Super Polymerization back, this card is fantastic, both in the deck itself and as a counter to it.
If you're looking to have an edge against Metalfoes, there are a few powerful options to consider
- Anti-Spell Fragrance This card is the bane of every pendulum deck. If it can't be outed the turn it's played, advantage slips away from the player being floodgated by it extremely fast.
- Maxx "C", Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, and D.D. Crow Taking the Maxx "C" challenge when you can't lock up a game is something that most competitive players won't do. Stopping a metalfoes deck for a turn can be enough to set it back into a horrid position. Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit during the early stages of the game can be fatal if the Metalfoes player is left without any way to set its s/t from the deck or pendulum summon. It can also help you remove problem monsters like Ultimaya Tzolkin or any of the dragons that it brings out. D.D. Crow can snipe away Metalfoes Fusion, and the longer that it remains unrecovered, the better your chances of winning are.
- The Solemn Brigade Cards like Solemn Warning and Solemn Strike will always be powerful against pendulum decks. Just having backrow established can cause any pendulum player to think twice about how their turn plays out.
I hope this has been a helpful read if you stuck it out to the end. Again, this is not the only way to play the deck, but hopefully you were able to learn something from it! The only way to get better with or against a deck, and to get better at the game in general is to play as much as possible, so keep at it!
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