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Some of my collectionsPosted by Roo - 13/09/12 at 11:09:39 am
I spoke at the Shoreditch Ideas Club last night, an event that Hugh Garry organises for Shoreditch House.
I wanted to explore whether the act of collecting might have some additional extrinsic value beyond the collection itself. It's also a bit of a confession (spoiler: it turns out that I collect collections) so if you end up skimming through this list, do re-join it when you see the wooden toadstools near the end. There's a point. Honestly.
This collection of spoons is probably my first collection. I collected tea spoons at every opportunity for a few years but now they're in this box frame in my kitchen and I have not added to it for a long time. I'm not proud of the fact that quite a few of them are stolen from cafes and restaurants.
I've always loved LEGO, but I started collecting it seriously at university, when this Star Wars stuff was new. A few years ago I sold a few sets on eBay (including this one), and as anyone who has sold something on eBay knows, Paypal money is easier to spend than money in the bank…
I became a Lego trader for a while; buying in bulk and selling on eBay to the highest bidder. I ended up buying quite a lot of Lego.
As you can see, it all got a bit out of hand. I now have a rather ridiculous collection. These days it's actually sorted into little trays and my spare room is now an actual Lego studio. Oh yes. A lot of people want to know if I ever actually play with it.
Not as much as I'd like, but I do sometimes make things. You'll hopefully recognise the WOPR from War Games, the Usual Suspects and Chris Tarrant saying 'we don't want to give you that' on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
But really, other people make all the best stuff.
That's The Beatles, Abbey Road by Dunechaser, American Beauty by Matijagrguric, and Break's Over by appius95, based on the level in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 called 'Cliffhanger'.
This sort of scene on a small base is known as a vignette. I liked the form so much that I set up a Flickr group to collect them.
This is bliss for the serious collector; a public group like this is very passive way to build a public collection. Over the past few years I mostly go in a couple of times each month to do some gardening. The group now holds 8,000 photos from 1,700 users.
Let's see. What else?
A few years ago, I saw this photo from kaptainkobold (another adult fan of Lego), which he took inside the fridge with the door closed, using a self-timer and a flash.
I thought "That looks fun" and quickly took my own, adding notes to annotate what each thing is. You can tell quite a lot about a person by the inside of their fridge.
At dinner parties I would ask friends if I could take a photo of the inside of their fridge. They would open the door for me, at which point I'd have to explain that I was going to need them to shut it again and would they bear with me while the flash warmed up.
Of course I created another Flickr group called In the fridge to collect them. The rules are quite specific.
Constraints are important.
A few years ago I became mildly obsessed with finding examples of things being described as being the new something else.
Grey is the new black, 30 is the new 40, and so on. So I started finding and collecting examples of them.
Some people collect butterflies. I collected examples of the phrase 'x is the new y' and I was regularly going hunting, collecting them quite intentionally, in order to make directed graphs like this one.
I'd look at the graph and spot interesting leads; gaps that needed filling. Tea is the new coffee and coffee is the new tea, Glorious. Friendster is the new Livejournal? What's Livejournal the new one of? As I continued to collect them over a few weeks it grew into quite a big collection. I was quite surprised when The Boston Globe asked me if I'd extend it into something they could publish in their 'Ideas' supplement.
They took my SVG files and employed actual graphic artists to make it prettier. My first front page. Of a supplement, but still.
[Update: I've just noticed this lovely new tool Built by Bloom using Twitter's streaming API to show what people on Twitter are saying is the new something else.]
I've always loved this joke and for a while collected variations on it, writing them down in a list. I went on holiday recently to Poole. In Dorset? Yes, I'd recommend it to anyone. You get the idea.
So my friend Nick O'Leary and I built a website to collect these jokes and let other people contribute their own.
And because each one is on a map, you can find jokes for a specific place. It continues to attract new additions, and has expanded my pencil-and-paper list of a dozen 'Jamaica' jokes up to about 800 jokes over the past four years.
The Internet fridge has long been the default example of what we can expect in the near future. Imagine a fridge which knows when you need more milk… I can surf the net, cook and keep an eye on my children at the same time… Urgh.
So, I started collecting Internet Fridges. Or more accurately, pictures and mentions of Internet Fridges. Every time there's a new Consumer Electronics show, people send me lots of links.
Pretty much every tech company makes one, but very few people seem interested in buying them.
More recently, I've started another ridiculous collection: photos and videos of things riding on the back of other things.
YouTube appears to be literally full of videos of things riding on the back of other things. I go digging for them, but people suggest a couple of new ones every week.
I also maintain this grid of things riding on the back of other things. Want a photo of a monkey riding on a pig? Just find the right row and column. The more examples there are in that category, the bigger the dot.
I collect interesting links and send them out in a weekly email newsletter. As a side effect, it gives me something else (beyond the links and the subscribers) to collect; the number of Out Of Office emails I receive for each email sent.
Unsurprisingly, it spiked a couple of times during the summer. What will happen in at Christmas? I can't wait to see.
I didn't mention this one during the presentation, but I've since remembered that I used to take photographs of all the books I read every month, and write a quick review/summary of each month's reading.
I'd forgotten that one.
There are some amazing collections on the web and, unsurprisingly, many of the best ones are not maintained by me…
- kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com (a collection which continues to grow despite the death of our dear leader) is maintained by an Art Director at Y&R Lison.
- kempfolds.blogspot.co.uk is a blog which collects photos of Ross Kemp's face, folded. Running since 2008, and recently it's been updated nearly every day. Why Ross Kemp? Who knows. Perhaps he's just got a very foldable face.
- sneezecount.joyfeed.com is perhaps my favourite. Peter Fletcher has been counting his sneezes since the 12th of July, 2007. Each sneeze gets its own entry, including the time and date, location, a comment, and a subjective measure of strength. Peter says…
"Think of each sneeze as a single frame in the time-lapse animation of your life. The film might depict a disproportionate amount of time spent suffering from colds, or scrambling about at the back of dusty cupboards, but the pseudo-random unpredictability of the sneeze makes it a curiously representative filter on a life."
"Once I had been counting sneezes for a short time, I became disturbed when I saw someone sneeze, and then not look closely at their watch or mobile phone and take out and write something … in a notebook"
(I once interviewed Peter about this sneeze count blog, and more. I suppose the guests on the Shift Run Stop podcast, and the episodes themselves, are another sort of collection.)
So. Is there a point to all of this?
I hope so.
Putting this presentation together gave me ample opportunity for self-reflection, and I sort of want to justify myself. But:
- I'm not going to tell you that constraints foster creativity.
- I'm not going to tell you that curation of a public collection is an especially interesting form of co-creation in which issues of shared ownership are explored.
- I'm not even going to tell you that by sharing a collection publicly it holds you accountable (to others and ultimately to yourself) which encourages you to keep at it.
All of those things are true, but I think it's actually simpler than that. It's a hobby.
My dad has a stressful job, and he sometimes makes wooden toadstools to unwind. It gives his hands something interesting but unimportant to do, and helps him relax.
Now, I know what you might be thinking; this is classic procrastination.
But my collections (and my Dad's wooden toadstools) are not about intentional procrastination. 'Sharpening pencils' when you should be writing or drawing is risky because it's too easy to confuse it with what you should be doing. If someone walks in on you sharpening your pencil you can claim to be just getting ready to start. If you're collecting pictures of Colonel Gaddafi shaking hands with world leaders though (oh yes, that's another one), then it's pretty hard to convince anyone – let alone yourself – that you're doing anything useful with your time.
And that's the point. It isn't about making something useful. Making or collecting something is not always about getting your day job done directly. Yes, it might help develop your taste, and it might even be beautiful in its own right, but the real benefit is letting your subconscious mind unwind. Not with something too taxing (or the stress returns), and not something too easy (otherwise your mind will wander). The perfect hobby is something that requires just enough attention for your conscious mind to become occupied with something interesting but unimportant, freeing your subconscious to wander around solving problems.
Think of Lester Freamon in 'The Wire', quietly making his dollhouse miniature furniture. It's a perfectly absorbing activity. Other people prefer to knit (someone at W+K used to knit in meetings, which might stop working when you get too good at it). Some people write Haiku. We shouldn't be surprised that people who spend a lot of time online have online hobbies too.
For me, my preferred way to relax is collecting things and putting them on the internet.
Thank you to everyone who heard this presentation and didn't ask where do you find the time?
Things riding on thingsPosted by Roo - 24/05/12 at 07:05:22 pm
For the past month or so, I've been trying to make at least one thing every week. This week, while digging through my list of someday/maybe projects, I was delighted to find this little beauty: "website idea: a collection of things riding on other things. Videos of kittens riding on tortoises, etc".
I had originally been expecting to build a whole thing from scratch; a gallery, a submissions engine, the lot. Crazy. Tumblr is custom built for things like this. So, may I humbly present Things Riding on Things, 'a comprehensive collection'.
A consistent tagging structure was required, so I've gone for a simple system where all entries are tagged with
ridee and
rider:ridee. Therefore, if you want to find entries in which a monkey is riding on a deer, you need thingsridingonthings.tumblr.com/tagged/monkey:deer. Easy.
Building further on that, I hacked together a quick script to generate a matrix of all the things riding on all the other things, to help visualise the various relationships between rider and ridee.
Contributions are already coming in thick and fast. Feel free to suggest your own.
Slow LondonPosted by Roo - 19/05/12 at 08:05:47 am
Things happen fast in London. I wondered what it would look like if it could all be slowed down.
I was inspired by Trey Ratcliff's 'Stuck in Motion' technique and shot this on an iPhone 4S at 60fps using SloPro
The Voice UK Judges judge themselvesPosted by Roo - 29/04/12 at 09:04:44 pm
I made a video.
Would The Voice UK judges have turned around for themselves?
Weeknotes 2: my first big projectPosted by Roo - 02/03/12 at 11:03:09 pm
My second week in the new job and I'm still getting to know people and projects. One thing I do know already is that I'm very happy to be here.
One thing I love about GDS is the scale of some of the projects we get to be involved in. On Monday I was introduced to the ERTP (Electoral Registration Transformation Programme), a project which will let people apply online to register to vote. That's pretty important. Mat Wall (previously of the Guardian) is the technical architect on the project. His team had already completed their first sprint by the time I joined, but they'd been coping without a product owner. On Tuesday, I picked up that role. Much of the rest of the week was spent getting familiar with the product backlog (expressed as user stories of course) and making sure they were prioritised ready for the start of the next sprint.
On Friday we had our second weekly show and tell, showing various project stakeholders the progress so far. We got good feedback and they were especially impressed to see the choices we've been talking about in the past few days delivered already in working code. This is where the power of working iteratively and using agile methods really shows its worth. Lots more iterations to come of course, but we already have an end-to-end product working, and have made a good start on the user experience.
Speaking of which, it's been really good to work closely with Paul Annett this week, and we have some big decisions to make about the online form. For example, should it be "First name" or "Given name"? Is it "Surname", "Last name" or "Family name"? Various online (and paper) forms already exist of course, but it's incredibly inconsistent. While there are some agreed standards for how to pass data around, there is no equivalent for how to describe these things to users. That's something we should get to fix and define as part of the Global Experience Language that will be used for lots of other government products.
Things I've been doing this week:
- Picking up the product manager role for ERTP. Working with the various stakeholders and requirements wranglers for that project
- Making sure the important user stories are captured, and starting to get them prioritised.
- Drafting a plan for bringing in a few developers to work on innovation projects. Lots of re-drafts, and it's still not done.
- Agreeing next steps for another big project and starting to line up workshops to capture user needs. I look forward to the world being awash with index cards.
- Meeting various departments. I turned down one potential project on the grounds that two weeks wasn't long enough to do a good job of it. We'll stay in touch and hopefully work on something for the same team later in the year. More of this sort of thing.
- Lots more bits and pieces with the innovation team, mainly focusing on ensuring user stories are captured and priorities are understood. Everyone loves learning a new thing, so helping people learn agile + scrum stuff is fun.
- Passing on a not-as-tongue-in-cheek-as-it-sounds pet theory: good techies are lazy. Being a lazy developer means you're more efficient and don't waste time on things you don't need to do. I was delighted when I overheard someone subsequently encouraging someone else in the team to be lazy and do the simplest thing that would work, rather than over-develop something.
- Continuing to send my newsletter every week day. It's up to 270 subscribers now, and I'm enjoying having to find a handful of interesting things to share.
- Setting up some time with Leila to record some more Shift Run Stop.
Weeknotes 1: predictive vs adaptivePosted by Roo - 24/02/12 at 11:02:47 pm
The first week since I joined GDS has been the predictable whirl of meeting people and trying to start to understand what's going on. It's a whole new place, with its own ways of working to understand, and a very different environment.
I must say though, like Paul, I was impressed. I received a security pass on my first day (before lunch, even). I was given a choice of laptop, and picked up a shiny new 13″ MacBook Air a few days before the job had even officially started. The attention to detail here, and the thoughtfulness involved in giving techies the appropriate tools with which to be comfortable and productive, is quite impressive.
So, first impressions: brilliant people, lovely office, lots to do.
I'm the brand new product manager for the Innovation team, and I'm quickly improving my understanding of what we do, and why. I'm hoping to start working with the team to define how a bit better in the next couple of weeks.
The very first thing that struck me about the innovation team is that it's quite small and has a huge pipeline of work. The team are using Trello to track an impressively long list of potential projects from initial leads through to things being actively worked on and finally to completion. That first 'leads' column contains a fairly wide range of different sorts of projects. Some are a couple of weeks work for one or two developers. Some are more like 3+ months effort for a small team. Others involve no coding at all, but things like feeding words in to papers and policy decisions. It's a great team, and I'm delighted to be part of it. Very exciting times ahead.
In my first five days, I've…
- Spent most of my time getting to know the team, as well as meeting people from across the whole department.
- Understanding the work that's already in progress, how we work now, what's working well and what we could do differently/better.
- Started lining up a delivery team (we need more developers and hopefully a few developers who can work on innovation projects too).
- Briefly getting my hands dirty with a bit of javascript in order to experiment with getting live
dadadata [thanks Paul] into a dashboard (including some inspiration courtesy of Bill French's rather nifty Google docs approach.
- Had my first meeting with an external vendor. Although GDS has a good and growing multidisciplinary team, we definitely can't (and shouldn't, and won't) be building everything in house. I predict some more meetings like this.
- Had my first meeting with another government department to start exploring how we could work together (I predict plenty more of these too.)
At the end of an exciting and busy week, the biggest and most in-progress question at the front of my mind, is this: How will we marry government procurement processes with 21st century approach to product delivery?
Using agile methods means being able to influence iterations of product. Seeing working software as soon as possible and prioritising what goes in to subsequent iterations improves the changes of ending up with something useful, largely thanks to being able to handle (gasp!) changing requirements. Martin Fowler wrote a brilliant essay on 'The New Methodology' way back in 2005, in which he talks about predictive vs adaptive approaches, the unpredictability of requirements, and many other implications of (and reasons to use) agile methods.
Meanwhile, here in 2012, it seems the government's procurement practices may still need to catch up quickly. Contracts usually rely on defining a list of requirements and using these to form a very specific contract with a supplier. This has the theoretical advantage of nailing down the cost, the delivery date and (theoretically) the scope, but the predicted requirements had better be right. They'd also better be right before the project even begins, in enough detail to describe what is needed and when it will be delivered. That's really not an easy thing to do without the people who will be doing the making, the actual developers, being involved. And if a rigid contract makes it hard to iterate meaningfully on a working approach, what happens if we were wrong about the predicted scope? Not such a big deal for a week project, but for a bigger contract it could be seriously wasteful. You don't need to look very hard to find examples of where this has happened in the past. A lot.
The good news for me is that lots of people in GDS are already aware of the tensions here and I'm far from the first person to think about the issues surrounding the predictive vs adaptive approach. It seems that several people in the building have already been discussing this for some time. Hurrah. I've also just been re-reading Harry Metcalfe's ideas about "How government's SME relationship should smell" which he shared at the end of last year.
"… the process needs to recognise that in digital projects (and probably other ones too) success far more often emanates from the close and effective personal relationships of people acting in good faith than it does in detailed specification of process, requirements or outcomes."
Insightful stuff, and I find myself agreeing with Harry very much. Now to see if there's something that can be done about it.
I'm looking forward to next week, when I hope to get properly involved in some more discussions about all of this stuff, and a lot more besides. Wish me luck.
Moving on from W+KPosted by Roo - 14/02/12 at 10:02:52 am
Today is my last day at W+K London.
Starting next week, I join the Government Digital Service. You might already have heard of GDS and the single government domain (GOV.UK beta) project, which is rather exciting. If not, here's Danny O'Brien writing about poacher turned gamekeeper, Tom Loosemore, which should set the scene nicely.
I'm joining a brilliant department. They've been bringing in some seriously good developers and building an exciting multi-disciplinary team. Most recently, Ben Terrett (also ex W+K) joined as Head of Design, and Russell Davies is now lending a hand too. Exciting times.
What will I be doing? Well, I'll be product manager for the Innovation team. Last year they launched the e-petitions site, which in its first 100 days received an impressive 18 signatures per minute. I hope to work on some similarly interesting problems and make some interesting and useful things. There's a lot to do, and having fun with government services is an opportunity too good to miss.
Leaving W+K was a difficult decision though. Especially because I know that I'll miss it, and the people there, very much. Leaving after 14 months, just when things are finally falling in to place and I feel at home, feels like a very strange thing to do. On the other hand, it's good to be leaving on a high. Things have never been better. It's been a privilege to work with such amazing people on such a wide range of projects, from the Kaiser Chiefs album launch to Cravendale's 'cats with thumbs' and everything in between. There are some seriously good things coming up later this year too.
I've learned a lot in the past year-and-a-bit, and I learned more from my mistakes than the things I got right. Perhaps the thing that stuck with me most was some advice for new joiners that I read on my first day, which said, if you are wondering whose job it is, it's probably yours.
When Ben left W+K, he wrote about what makes W+K great. Like the BBC and IBM before that, it's a place I'll remember fondly, full of people I'll miss seeing around.
Goodbye, W+K. Hello, GDS.
I'm writing a newsletterPosted by Roo - 27/01/12 at 10:01:57 pm
Just a brief update to say I've started writing a newsletter. Interesting links in your inbox, every weekday.
It's called Roo's Letter and you can subscribe here.
Email newsletters seems to be enjoying something of a resurgence. Giles Turnbull, Leila Johnston, Robert Brook and Bobbie Johnson all got there well before me; their example is inspiring me to keep at it. I'm already up to the third installment, and as I will no doubt keep experimenting with the format any feedback is gratefully received.
Anyway, if you're missing the regular updates here and would like to hear more from me please do sign up.
Lightspeed phone controlled i-Helicopter – hands on reviewPosted by Roo - 10/12/11 at 03:12:41 pm
The nice people at Paramountzone were kind enough to send me a Lightspeed i-Helicoter to review.
It's an iPhone / iPad / iPod / Android controlled helicopter, and (having played with a few micro-copters in the past) I can honestly say this is the best I've seen.
Rather than a separate remote control, the controller is your phone/tablet in conjunction with a free app and a rechargable infrared transmitter, which plugs in to your headphone socket. Assuming you've got one of the supported devices, this is a great setup (Currently supported: iPhone, iPod, iPad, HTC Desire S, HTC Desire HD, HTC Incredible S, HTC Wild Fire, HTC Wild Fire S, HTC Hero, HTC Sensation, Samsung 9100, Samsung i9000, Moto MB525, LG P350. With more to come, apparently). No on-board video streaming to the phone though. Not that you'd really expect it for £30.
To fly it, after an initial charge, I simply installed the free iOS app on the iPad, plugged the IR dongle into the audio jack, and I was off.
There's also an 'motion control' option; a mode which lets you control forward/back/left/right by simply tilting your device. I found this mode a tiny bit easier, though the altitude control still needs a careful thumb to control it.
20 minutes of charging (via USB) gets you about 10 minutes of flying time.
It's bigger than I was expecting, and the metal frame means it feels satisfyingly sturdy.
At first I was a bit nervous about damaging it, but I've since crashed it into pretty much every surface in my house with no damage to show for it. I've not even had to open up the included bag of spare parts. I'm impressed at how sturdy and durable this thing is. By killing the power whenever I get in trouble, and just letting it fall out of the air, I'm now very confident about flying it around indoors.
The app includes a 'Turbo' button ("for when extra speed is required") which I expect will be useful when flying in an open plan office. So far I've not needed it much in my house.
Cons: Unlike a regular remote control, using a glass screen means no feedback from the altitude control, which takes some time to get used to.
Pros: Fun, fast and easy to control. Gyroscopic helicopters are really good these days, but this one is remarkably strong and durable.
This is a really great toy. Highly recommended. If you're interested in ordering one, here's the UK/Europe (currently £29.99 with free delivery) or the USA (currently $59.99 with free worldwide shipping).
Little Big PlanetsPosted by Roo - 22/10/11 at 11:10:10 pm
Today, I've mostly been making polar panoramas. They please me greatly. Thanks to Dirk Paessler for a great tutorial.
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Tech-Ed Europe 2010: Deutschland (Germany), here I come.
Yes, I've been missing from blogosphere for quite some time now, was busy with lots going on in personal and professional life
If you have been following me on twitter and read my last blog posts, I have been pretty busy with regular engagements with the partners including delivering Practice Accelerator. The other thing which was keeping me busy was preparation for Microsoft Tech-Ed Europe 2010 to be held in Berlin, Germany from 8-12 Nov 2010. After Tech-Ed India 2010 and Tech-Ed North America 2010 , this would be the third time I'll be presenting in Microsoft Tech-Ed Conference, and its always nice to see the enthusiasm among attendees to learn, talk and play with cutting edge Microsoft Technologies.
We all have been pretty busy with the preparation for this event which includes working on the right content so that we can meet the expectations of the attendees, setting up the demo lab, presentation slides, Travel arrangements, Hotel, Visa and flight tickets etc… Phew!!! I am almost there…
I will be presenting two sessions in Tech-Ed Europe this year, they are listed as follows:
If you are planning to attend Tech-Ed Europe this year and Virtualization is the technology you are interested in, add these sessions to your schedule builder and come to say Hi!. You can also catch me at Microsoft Virtualization booth with the entire Microsoft Virtualization Product Team in the TLC Area and we can chat over a coffee.
Registration is still open for the event – join your colleagues and learn more about the newest technology from Microsoft.
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From Beth Hensperger's The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook. This is my favorite wheat bread recipe so far. Now that I've recorded it, I can return the book to the library. Whew.
1/3 C water
1/2 C milk
1/4 C honey
1 large egg
1 Tb butter, cut into pieces
2 C bread flour
1 C whole wheat flour
1 Tb plus 1 t gluten
2 t salt
2.25 t SAF yeast or 2.75 t bread machine yeast
1) Place all ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions. Set crust on medium and program for the Basic cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.)
2) When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.
**I reverse the ratio of white flour to whole wheat flour and set my machine to Whole Wheat versus the Basic Cycle. This bread is delicious.
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Shraddha Kapoor Cosmopolitan Magazine Photoshoot Feb 2017 Scans & Stills Full Set :- Recently seen in Bollywood romantic film Ok Jaanu Bollywood babe Shraddha Kapoor graces the February 2017 cover of Cosmopolitan India magazine by doing a sizzling photoshoot for the glossy and its not the first time that this cute bubbly beauty has posed for this mag as previous she has posed for the April 2015 edition of the same glossy.
Shraddha looked just perfect in her white floral printed shirt and high-waist briefs. It's rightly said that true beauty lies in simplicity. Well, she carried off the look really well in minimalistic makeup. She paired her attire with danglers and rings in her hand and looked smoking hot! In this issue Shraddha has shown her side which you've never seen before.
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As you become multi-dimensional, the following five healthy patterns begin to emerge in your daily life:
- Integrating Darkness
Knowing darkness is an important ingredient to becoming multi-dimensional. Therefore, your shadow self emerges to be healed and integrated. Your shadow self consists of emotions, behaviors and destructive patterns you refuse to see. They are the aspects of yourself, you have chosen to deny – usually because of toxic shame. As you embrace your shadow side, however, you become more whole and more consciously aware.
This is also why so many of us are currently addressing the secret perverted truths that are adversely affecting society. Unveiling all that we have denied or suppressed is helping heal the planet and increase the frequency of the collective conscious.
2. Emerging Authenticity
You become more grounded and reality-centered. You can differentiate what is fake or dishonest from what is authentic and genuine. This allows you to be comfortable in complex, confusing situations that others might find bewildering or frightening.
But also, you become more authentic. Any false sense of identity falls away. Your self-worth is no longer influenced by external factors because deep down, you know who you are and you begin to express your truth freely.
3. Dissolving Illusions
The false illusions of separation fade away. Embracing the polarities of good and bad, light and shadow, high and low, you appreciate and honor all aspects equally. You also avoid adding interpretations, stories, and assumptions to situations because you understand that judgments, projections and interpretations skew your perceptions. As you begin to see things just as they are you then see everything more clearly.
4. Gaining Perspective
Your perspective broadens. You begin to see the "bigger picture". You also gain the ability to see patterns and relationships in organizations. Subliminal perception becomes a valid source of intuition and you recognize the importance of subtleties. You also have the ability to absorb new, unexpected and even unpleasant experiences and be changed by them.
5. Releasing Time Sensitivity
Linear time becomes less important. Becoming more deeply absorbed in meaningful activities allows a more fluid sense of timing to emerge. Your ability to notice early clues about future developments increases, thus you take appropriate actions when the timing is right.


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When it comes to a specialty like cancer, patients have the ability to switch to a different doctor should they choose. For instance, if they don't feel comfortable with their particular cancer doctor, they can find another one who they do feel comfortable with. This makes patient satisfaction crucial if oncologists want to keep patients.
Top Doctors should always be striving to improve patient satisfaction. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are a few ways that breast cancer doctors specifically can improve patient satisfaction.
Figure out your areas of weakness and your patients' top areas of concern.
What do your patients truly care about? This will heavily impact the strategy you take to improve patient satisfaction. For example, breast cancer patients may be nervous, intimidated and anxious. If they come into contact with grumpy employees during their appointment, they're not going to feel better emotionally – they'll feel worse. If this is the case, you'll learn that you need to provide trainings for your current employees or hire new, friendlier employees. But you must first identify your areas of weakness to address them.
Slow down.
Doctors are busy. That's obvious. But many patient satisfaction scores can be negatively impacted by the providers who are always in a hurry and don't take the time to listen to their breast cancer patients. Patients seeing a doctor who is hurrying their way through the appointment are likely to feel discouraged from asking essential questions. They will be more satisfied with their appointments if you appear calm, relaxed and easy-going.
Set patient expectations.
Setting patient expectations can keep them from feeling disappointed after their breast cancer appointment. To start, make sure your website has all the pertinent information it needs to answer as many patient questions as possible. This is not only convenient to the patient, but it also frees up more of your time. By making the answers to FAQs available on your website, patient portals and print collateral, you're aligning patient expectations with actual experiences, therefore setting yourself and your practice up for success.
Stick to appointment times.
There's not much you can do if a patient is late, but you can keep yourself from being late to see a patient. Long wait times are a common factor that negatively influence patient satisfaction, so try to keep them to a minimum. Do your best to stick to your appointment schedule as close as possible. Most importantly, always try to start your day on time. If you start on time you'll be more likely to stay on time throughout the day.
Patient satisfaction should be at the forefront of every top doctor's mind. After all, it plays a huge role in the success of your career. Top Doctors know this. Learn what it takes to be nominated as a top doctor through Castle Connolly today.


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So today, for the second time, I enjoyed making a favorite of mine. Like most things I assumed that it wouldn't taste as well as when "momma makes it" but I have to admit this is a good contender! Of course not AS good, but pretty darn good all the same.
2 frozen bread loafs
Plastic wrap
Pam spray
4 tbl Powdered cheddar cheese
2 tbl Garlic Powder
1 tbl sesame seeds
1 tbl poppy seeds
1 tbl celery seeds
1 cup shredded cheese
2 egg
1. Spray plastic wrap with spray
2. Place frozen bread loaf in the center and wrap plastic around (not tight **See picture)
3. Leave out to rise/thaw until it has doubled in size
4. In bowl mix powdered cheddar, garlic powder, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, celery seeds
5. Crack egg on baking sheet, using a chopper (see picture) spread around sheet
6. Place risen bread on sheet, coat in egg
7. Begin slicing, then sprinkle cheese/seed mixture over slices, then begin slicing to smaller sizes (see picture)
8. Sprinkle more over, continue slicing
9. Mix in shredded cheese
10. Grease muffin tins, and measure out into muffin tins
11. Bake at 350 degrees until no longer shinny & getting brown edges
12. After taking out of the over, let cool for a minute, then immediately place in ziploc bag. They dry quickly
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Recipe: Momma's Cheese Muffins
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So it's been a while since I posted anything on my table, despite my continued work on it. Sometimes I find its really hard to carve out a portion of the day to do this, but I feel like its really cool to document all the work that goes into something like this. So the last entry I made showed both of the sides getting assembled, and now its time cut the long stretchers that go in between. This was a fairly physically demanding task, and the board really cantilevered over the edge of my table saw:
Moving that much maple back and forth is no joke, but it was really cool to get to see the table finally standing up on its own:
After I had it together, I was able to strike a line where the tenon stuck out of the short stretchers, and then offset that line a 1/32" in order to leave room for the "key" to really suck the two pieces together. Next, it was back to the drill press to make some more mortises…
if you thought this piece really stuck off the side of my table saw, you should have seen me trying to hold it down on a drill press! Luckily, we have 2 identical drill presses that are side-by-side, so I was able to move the one a littel closer and use both tables for added support.
Once I was done drilling out, it was back to doing some more chisel work. Surprisingly, it went fairly smoothly, although chiseling through maple is never really easy. After finding a good piece to use for the tenon key, I beveled it using a belt sander and pounded it together.
The joinery is so tight that I didn't even require the use of any clamps, which is very fortunate because I don't have any clamps that are that long. My plan is to remove the key when painting the base, and then pounding it back in with only a clear coat of poly to add contrast & draw people's attention to the exposed joinery.
Next up- I get to wrestle with the planer by trying to flatten some 8/4" Oak boards for the table top.
Wish me luck….
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Theo Zidane scored a wonderful goal that was reminiscent of his father, Zinedine Zidane's skill-set during the legend's playing time.
This edition of Footballistic by our resident cartoonist Vikhyath features Arsenal manger Arsene Wenger and Theo Walcott .
After the international break, Arsenal are back into business for their last nine games of the season, starting their run-in with Blackburn at home tonight. Having won only one game in their last six in all competitions, Arsenal needs to get back into their 'groove' if they plan to overhaul United for the title. TheHardTackle brings you the preview.
Arsenal play Birmingham in the Carling Cup Final as they try to eradicate the famous 'no silverware for six years' cliche. The stage is New Wembley and the two teams have gone past massive teams to reach this far. This is Arsenal's corner from TheHardTackle House.
Stoke City come down to The Emirates carrying along their beloved son, Ryan Shawcross. With the last meeting between the two fresh in everybody's mind, Arsenal have a point or two to prove this time.
Arsenal v Bolton: The Gunners Play Their Bogey-team At Home
Arsenal take on age-old nemesis Bolton Wanderers at The Emirates this weekend. Though, with Owen Coyle at the helm of things at Bolton, they are not the same physical side which usually discomforted Arsenal. We take a look at the possible line-up and other news surrounding the match.
Arsenal – The Beautiful Game Sans Purpose
Arsenal have once again failed to consolidate their position in the title race, following a humiliating defeat to the Latics on Sunday. This has been a familiar story for the Gunners in the past few seasons, and TheHardTackle's Sounak Mukherjee gives his opinion on what is going wrong with the perennial underachievers.


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Service provider data center architects share innovations in design
Not all data center architects are artists, but data center design is an art form. In this chapter excerpt, explore some of the latest innovations.
Editor's note: Not all data center architects are known for their artistic flair, but data center design is definitely an art form in itself. When it comes to form versus function, however, function usually wins out with this crowd.
A new book from author Douglas Alger, The Art of the Data Center, shows that these goals need not be mutually exclusive, though. Alger showcases several large data center operators -- including cloud providers like Terremark and IBM, as well as Internet giants like Facebook and eBay -- that are injecting innovation into their architectures.
The accompanying excerpt is from the third chapter of the book, profiling some of the panache behind a data center in Sweden that Internet service provider Bahnhof operates. A full PDF of Chapter 3 is available for download on SearchCloudProvider.com as well, courtesy of Prentice Hall.
Be sure to read our accompanying Q&A with the author, "A look at the world's most innovative cloud data center designs," to learn more about how the data center architects at Terremark, IBM and Cisco Systems are optimizing their architectures for cloud services.
Chapter 3: Bahnhof
Anyone who sees Bahnhof's Data Center in Stockholm is forgiven the urge to hum the theme music of their favorite science fiction movie. That's because the Internet service provider purposefully designed its server environment to evoke the cinematic look and feel of Silent Running, Logan's Run, and any number of James Bond movies.
A circular, glass-walled conference room with an image of the moon covering its floor overlooks the server area. Multi-colored lights showcase manmade waterfalls and greenhouses. Second-hand diesel engines used in German submarines provide standby power for the facility. A submarine sound-horn is installed near the engines and alarms in the event of a system malfunction.
Cementing the other-worldly feel of this server environment is the fact that it resides in a former nuclear bunker about 100 feet (30 meters) below ground, sheltered behind 15.7-inch (40-centimenter) thick metal doors. Bahnhof has retained the site's Cold War codename, Pionen White Mountains, and a few of its trappings. "These doors should be locked at DEFCON1," reads a placard near the entrance.
The Bahnhof Data Center is a truly one-of-a-kind facility that took shape thanks to a clear design vision, judicious use of explosives and a strong desire to build something out of the ordinary. Jon Karlung, founder and chairman of the board of Bahnhof, discusses the challenges of building an underground server environment and the value that his data center's cinematic features provide.
Excerpted from The Art of the Data Center by Douglas Alger (ISBN-13: 978-1-58714-296-3). Copyright 2012, Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
Download this free PDF to continue reading this chapter excerpt about data center designs from The Art of the Data Center.
About the book:
Today, data centers are the beating hearts of the companies they serve. They process billions of Internet transactions every day. Although specifications like cooling, wiring or power usage are often the subject of technical documents, it's harder to find a holistic view of how a great data center was designed. In The Art of the Data Center, Douglas Alger takes readers behind the scenes at 18 of the world's most innovative data centers. Through interviews with their designers, Alger reveals why key decisions were made, and shows how construction and other challenges were overcome.
Readers will encounter amazing data centers like these:
- A data center built into a 1920s chapel
- A data center built in an underground military bunker, with artificial daylight, manmade waterfalls and submarine engines
- A data center inspired by a chicken coop
- The world's first all-solar data center
About the author:
Douglas Alger is an IT architect for physical infrastructure at Cisco. He develops architecture roadmaps, solutions and policies for the physical infrastructure of the company's data centers and other critical facilities around the world.
Alger has more than 20 years of varied professional experience -- including more than 12 years in data center physical design, data center operations, IT project management, construction project management and IT infrastructure management. He has participated in more than 80 major data center projects, from all-new construction to substantially retrofitting existing facilities, and is the author of two data center design books, Grow a Greener Data Centerand Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business.


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David Grimason takes arms treaty campaign to UN talks
A Scottish man whose toddler son was shot dead in a cafe in Turkey has taken his campaign for a global arms treaty to the United Nations.
David Grimason has been calling for tighter controls on the trade of weapons since his two-year-old son was killed on a family holiday in 2003.
Alastair was asleep in his pram when a gunfight broke out in a cafe.
Mr Grimason has travelled to the UN's headquarters in New York as part of a group from Oxfam.
He is attending the first-six days of a month-long conference on arms trading.
The 40-year-old from East Kilbride said: "We've waited so long for these final talks to get under way.
"The world has been calling for an Arms Trade Treaty for more than 10 years and it's now six years since the UN process got under way - they must now deliver.
"I am here because of what happened to my son Alistair, but I have also seen for myself the impact of arms around the world.
"For Alistair, and the other innocent victims, I urge the delegates meeting here to agree the strong treaty we all know is so urgently needed. There is no better chance to end the killing."
Oxfam said one person dies every minute because of armed violence, with millions more injured and forced into poverty.
The charity believes the problem is fuelled by poor regulation of the global arms trade.
Mr Grimason joined campaigners from around the world at a stunt to mark the start of the final negotiations.
Body bags were laid out in front of the UN building to symbolise those who die as a result of armed violence.


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Cheap Skiing Deals
Posted by March 27, 2014in Travelon
Many people dread the onset of winter. Shorter days, frigid temperatures and frosty windshields can cause people to long for spring. Then there are those who relish winter and all that comes with it. For those people, winter means snow, and snow means hitting the slopes. Winter Sports enthusiast Robbie Williams recently shared with us some of his best tips to finding cheap skiing deals.
Pick your Spot
Obviously picking a destination is a key part of finding cheap skiing deals. Search for top ski destinations and you'll find beautiful photos of slopes in places like Aspen and Vail. There's no doubt those destinations offer some of the best skiing in the U.S, but that comes at a premium. If budget is a concern, look into places like Wolf Creek or Loveland in Colorado or Mount Bachelor in Oregon.
"I've (been) all over Colorado, including Winter Park, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, and Loveland," said Williams. "My favorite place, by far, has been Breckenridge but this was by no means the cheapest. Breckenridge is probably one of the more expensive places I've been to, but it's worth it! The cheapest place I've been has either been Loveland or Mount Bachelor."
Another factor to consider is the timing of the trip. Peak season comes with peak prices. If your schedule is flexible, book toward the beginning or the end of the ski season. The weather can be a bit more unpredictable, but the savings can really add up. Peak season can vary depending on the area you're traveling to, so do your research.
Getting there
If you're flying, book early and shop around. Keep in mind that most ski destinations are not near major airports. "If you've never been to Colorado before, it's important to note that the mountains are actually about 2 hours away from the airport," says Williams. "Renting a car or using a shuttle service is (almost) always necessary."
If your skiing party is small, an economy size car should be big enough for you. If you're in Colorado and traveling in a larger group, Williams suggests a shuttle service called Colorado Mountain Express. This shuttle is usually more expensive than renting a car, but less expensive overall than an SUV. The shuttle offers free Wi-Fi as well as discounts for kids and groups of three or more.
Where to sleep
Hotels, like real estate, follow the rule, location location, location. If you want to roll out of bed and onto the slopes, it's going to cost you more. The key to finding cheap skiing deals is flexibility. If you're willing to spend some time in the car before pulling down your goggles, you can save big. "Don't be afraid to book a hotel that's 20 minutes away if it's going to save you $200," says Williams. Shop around to find the best deal and expand your search to see how much money you can save.
Williams also recommends a website called AirBnb allows travelers to book rooms, apartments, condos or even houses at excellent rates in nearly 200 countries. According to their website, "Airbnb connects people who have space to spare with those looking for a place to stay." Private individuals offer rooms or condos, etc. and travelers get a place to stay, often at a reduced rate. Williams used this service to book accommodations for his next trip and saved a bundle.
"I found a condo that's only 100 meters from one of the Breckenridge Ski lifts. Usually rooms go for anywhere from $300-500 a night during this time of year, but this couple hooked it up for only $110 a night!"
Renting a house or condo will also allow you to prepare your own meals which can add up to big savings. You can eat well for an entire weekend for the cost of one meal at a restaurant if you make it yourself.
Lift Tickets
"The biggest extra cost that novice skiers (often) forget about is lift tickets," says Williams. "These are usually one of the largest expenses of the trip."
Depending on where you stay, you may be paying more money for your lift ticket than your hotel room. Williams recommends Liftopia, which offers skiers a one stop shop for discount lift tickets throughout the world.
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To remember Tom Petty, check out The Heartbreakers performing an acoustic set at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit 25 years ago today.
Remembering Tom Petty
In response to the untimely death of Tom Petty at age 66, musicians from around the world have shared tributes to the legendary rocker.
- Remembering Tom Petty: The Heartbreakers Perform At Bridge School Benefit On This Date In 1994
Celebrate the life of Tom Petty, who tragically died one year ago today, with pro-shot video from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 2012 performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
- Guitarmageddon Announces Tom Petty Birthday Celebration At Terrapin Crossroads
Guitarmageddon will host a special celebration on what would be Tom Petty's birthday at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California.
- Trampled By Turtles Share Cover Of Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers'
Stream Trampled By Turtles cover of Tom Petty's "Wildflowers."
Tom Petty's official website initiated a countdown clock that will expire tomorrow.
- Brooklyn Bowl Hosts Brooklyn Won't Back Down - A Tribute to Tom Petty: Review & Videos
Read Dianna Hank's review and view video footage from Brooklyn Bowl's recent Brooklyn Won't Back Down – A Tribute to Tom Petty all-star concert.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has confirmed Tom Petty died due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Beloved musician Tom Petty passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. Read an essay looking back on his impact on American music.
Tom Petty's longtime friend and former band mate Tom Leadon has shared a song he wrote following the death of the music legend.
- Jackie Greene Honors Tom Petty & Plays Grateful Dead Set At Birthday Show In San Francisco
Jackie Greene celebrated his birthday last night in San Francisco by playing Tom Petty and Grateful Dead covers with the help of some friends.
Jim James of My Morning Jacket is among those coming together for a benefit concert to honor Tom Petty later this month.
- Railroad Earth Concludes 2017 Hangtown Music Festival With Tom Petty Tribute
Hangtown Music Festival 2017 featured a bevy of acts including host band Railroad Earth, who ended their final performance with "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty.
- Bob Dylan Honors Tom Petty With 'Learning To Fly' Cover In Colorado
Watch Bob Dylan pay tribute to his friend and Traveling Wilburys' band mate Tom Petty by ending Saturday's show with a debut cover of "Learning To Fly."
- Fruition Performs 10+ Different Tom Petty Covers Over The Course Of 2017 Fall Tour
Listen to soundboard audio of the Tom Petty covers Fruition has played at every show since the legendary musician's tragic death.
- Widespread Panic Opens Milwaukee Run With Tom Petty Tribute
It didn't take long for Widespread Panic to honor Tom Petty during the jam act's run at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater.
- Umphrey's McGee Honors Tom Petty & Dusts Off Toto Cover At The Capitol Theatre
Watch highlights from Friday's Umphrey's McGee show including well-jammed favorites and Tom Petty & Toto covers.
- John Mayer Honors Tom Petty At Tour Opener & Celebrates Birthday With Faux TED Talk
Watch the beautiful dedication John Mayer made ahead of his Tom Petty cover in Brazil and see the funny way the guitarist celebrated his 40th birthday.
- Sarah McLachlan Joins Jimmy Buffett For Tom Petty Tribute In Vancouver
Watch Sarah McLachlan join Jimmy Buffett for a performance of a classic Tom Petty song at recent show in Vancouver.
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Quite possibly the biggest news related to this game thus far, Kamen Rider Battride War will not only be including the long-awaited Showa-era Riders as part of the playable character list, but the game will also include the return of THE original Kamen Rider. Japanese national treasure, Hiroshi Fujioka, the man who portrayed Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider #1, will be voicing the role that zip-lined his name into the annals of stardom in his home country.
But why add the civilian form of Kamen Rider #1 to the game if he won't be able to transform into his Rider form against the hundreds of grunts standing in his way? That's where you're wrong. Takeshi Hongo is the first character in the game franchise's history to be able to transform from civilian to Rider form, and it's a total treat for Rider fans to behold.
Additionally, those who purchase the initial print run of the game will get access to a download code for a Takeshi Hongo skin, dressing him in Shocker Combatant garb. This will also add a new mission called the "Shocker HQ Invasion Plan", a reference to one of the episodes of the classic 1971 series!
Here are some screenshots below depicting Takeshi Hongo's in-game transformation!
The hype… has never been more real.
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Families enjoyed a weekend of fun and helping others at Children & Families of Iowa's (CFI) Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credit Union, raising $148,000 for programs that help at-risk families.
Held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Varied Industries Building, attendees enjoyed child-friendly exhibitors and activities. Exciting attractions included two new stage shows featuring ventriloquist Lisa Laird and friends from Pockets Full of Fun; and "The Weather Dude" Nick Walker. Also new this year was the addition of two private parties, one with the Snow Queen and Ice Princess and another with Superheroes.
"We are incredibly grateful for the community's continued support of Kidsfest," says Amy Stapp-Arpy, Children & Families of Iowa's Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Development and Communications. "The support from our sponsors, exhibitors and attendees help us provide crucial funding for some of Iowa's most at-risk children and families."
Support from those who attended the event will help individuals like Tori* find hope for a better life. If you saw Tori today, you would see a bright, ambitious, determined 17-year-old girl who is excited to see what the future holds. But it wasn't always that way. Tori had to work hard to overcome trauma.
Tori's childhood memories are filled with violence and neglect. Her parents were addicted to drugs, and verbally and physically abusive to her and to each other. When Tori was 11 years old, her parents were arrested, and she was removed from their home and placed in foster care. Fortunately there was a CFI family service center close to her foster home near Fort Dodge where Tori started meeting with a CFI pediatric therapist.
CFI helped Tori overcome the negative image she had of herself, and on processing the trauma she experienced growing up. When she was fifteen years old, Tori was adopted by her foster family, who provided her with the loving, safe home she had spent her life looking for. "Counseling has helped shape me into the person I am today: self-reliant, smart, semi-confident, brave and loved," says Tori.
*Name has been changed to protect client confidentiality.
Last year, CFI helped more than 25,600 individuals throughout Iowa with many family-centered services. Thanks to community support, including Kidsfest sponsors, exhibitors and attendees, CFI will be able to use funds raised to help support the programs that help families in crisis.
Many sponsors were key to making this event a success. We appreciate the support of our presenting sponsor Veridian Credit Union; our media sponsors KCCI TV 8, Cumulus Media, and Register Media; and our supporting sponsors Fareway, GuideOne Insurance, Iowa School of Beauty, United Healthcare and Wells Fargo.
Next year's Kidsfest is scheduled for March 4-6, 2016. For more information, please visit CFI's website at www.cfiowa.org or like Children & Families of Iowa's Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credi Union on Facebook.


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Top 5 Stubborn Dog Breeds
ized dog. A member of the hound group, it is similar in appearance to the foxhound, but smaller with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, deer, and other small game. They have a great sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. Beagles are intelligent but single-minded, and popular pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
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I have had a dual OTA USB tuner in my Hoppe 3 for some time now. But in the last month or so, one of the two tuners refuses to lock onto a signal, then display a message that the OTA signal cannot be found. This happens manually or when tunedmby a timer, but not every time. The other tuner works fine. I noted this recently because timers for OTA tuners were recording but recording nothing, so nothing was saved. Annoying.
I just assumed my USB tuner went bad, and ordered a new one last week. I put it in the receiver and it worked great for a few days. Now, once again, one of the two tuners is not working, and displaying the message again.
I find it hard to believe that two tuner modules malfunctioned exactly the same way. I think this is fairly new bug in the Hopper that is causing one of the two tuners to be "disconnected" now, display a black image for its channel. What channel does not matter.
Also note that when this happens, tuning to a new channel causes the Hopper (or Joey) to immediately jump back to the bad channel, and then display the signal lost message again.
Sounds like a bug in a recent update, or a hardware problem with my Hopper.
Any help Dish? I just spent $50+ on a new USB tuner it seems I may not have needed.
Thanks for moving to the right place Chris. Was not sure where it should go.
I'm experiencing the same issue. I had an OTA dual tuner that stopped working reliably after overheating and purchased a new dual tuner (#212131) as a replacement (along with a cooling fan and voltage blocking coupler). Both tuners work fine for some time but OTA-2 goes dead after a while. A reset of the hopper gets the OTA dual tuner working again, but it's frustrating to find missing DVR recordings because of this issue. I was thinking of purchasing yet another tuner becuase I thought I had a defective unit, but I don't think this is the case now.
Hi, Bucketnugget! Do you get an error message on the tuner when it quits working properly? When you replaced the OTA, did you get the same model of OTA, or did you change brands?
Thanks for letting us know the issue is still happening for you, Major Havoc as well as software information on your receiver.
If there are others experiencing this issue, can we get receiver models, OTA models, and software versions listed through their Diagnostics screen, that will help us get this reported to our Engineers
The only way I can tell that second tuner is not working is if the first tuner is in use (on either the Hopper or a Joey) and I try to tune to an OTA channel and it tells me that the signal is lost. I've been watching an OTA channel on the Hopper and used the PIP feature to tune to another OTA channel, which has also given me the same result (OTA tuner #1 works but tuner #2 says that the signal is lost). Both tuners begin to work again after the Hopper is reset.
The first OTA tuner that I was given (by a Dish Network technician out of Lansing, Michigan) did not have the Dish Network logo printed on it. The second OTA tuner (purchased from Amazon) does have the logo printed on it. I do not know the model number of the first tuner, and I only know the model number of the second tuner because of the description on Amazon.
Thank you for your assistance!
Yes it is *always* tuner #2 that fails -- according to the information displayed on the Hopper.
I will post this information as well when I get home from work.


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Faith In Fiction Saturday is presented by My Friend Amy. This weeks question was:
What Christian Fiction books am I looking forward to in 2010?
So…. I thought I would list a few here.
Beguiled by Deeanne Gist, Mark Betrand: Rylee Monroe, a dogwalker in Charleston's wealthiest neighborhood, never feared the streets at night. But now a thief is terrorizing the area and worse, someone seems to be targeting her. Reporter Logan Woods is covering the break-ins with the hope of publishing them as a true-crime book. The more he digs, the more he realizes this beguiling dogwalker seems to be at the center of everything.As danger draws ever closer, Logan must choose: Chase the girl, the story, or plunge into the shadows after the villain who threatens everything?
As Young As We Feel by Melody Carlson: Once there were four Lindas in a first grade classroom. Inseparable, they laughed and cried through their tweens and teens—and then went their own ways. Forty-seven years later, a reunion has brought the successful attorney, empty nester, frustrated artist, and aging starlet together again. Join them as they discover that friendship knows no statute of limitations
Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers: The first in an epic two-book saga by beloved author Francine Rivers, this sweeping story explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters over several generations. Near the turn of the 20th century, fiery Marta leaves Switzerland determined to find life on her own terms. Her journey takes her through Europe and finally lands her with children and husband in tow in the central valley of California. Marta's experiences convince her that only the strong survive. Hildie, Marta's oldest daughter, has a heart to serve others, and her calling as a nurse gives her independence, if not the respect of her mother. Amid the drama of WWII, Hildie marries and begins a family of her own. She wants her daughter never to doubt her love-but the challenges of life conspire against her vow. Each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world.
In the steamy city of New Orleans in 1974, Amalise Catoir sees Phillip Sharp as a charming, magnetic artist, unlike any man she has known. A young lawyer herself, raised in a small-town Christian home and on the brink of a career with a large firm, she is strong and successful, yet sometimes too trusting and whimsical. Ama's rash decision to marry Phillip proves to be a mistake as he becomes overly possessive, drawing his wife away from family, friends, and her faith. His insidious, dangerous behavior becomes her dark, inescapable secret.
In this lawyer's unraveling world, can grace survive Ama's fatal choice? What would you do when prayers seem to go unanswered, faith has slipped away, evil stalks, and you feel yourself forever dancing on shattered glass?
These are few that I am looking forward to. I also currently have Ted Decker's The Bride Collector. I havent read Decker in a while but have his last three books on hand. I am looking forward to visiting his works again.


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This is an fun and tasty recipe that is full of fiber, healthy fats and clean protein. It's low carb, ketogenic and helps us to stabilize your blood sugar and burn fat.
If you're following a autoimmune nutrition plan, so you may prefer to avoid the sunflower seeds and instead use extra coconut flakes.
Coconut flakes are a great source of medium chain fats that aid us to burn fat and provide immediate fuel for our body and brain. They too provide good fiber as our microbiome.
Coconut Protein Cookies Recipe
- 1.5 cups of shredded coconut flakes
- ½ cup of sunflower seeds
- ½ cup of high-quality protein powder
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1/8 cup of water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F, then Roughly chop sunflower seeds or other nuts you may wish to use in the blender until broken up into chunks.
Place all ingredients into a bowl and stir together, if you notice that it's too crumbly than try adding in another tablespoon of coconut oil and possibly more water.
Scoop cookies onto a cookie tray. Gently press the cookies down to flatten. Makes about 18 cookies. Bake for about 15 minutes.
Read – Chocolate Cake With Avocado Instead Eggs And Butter
- Can use 2 cups coconut shreds if you don't have/want sunflower seeds.
- Can use any other kind of nut or seed
- You'll be able to use any flavored or unflavored protein powder to change up the flavor.
- You'll be able to put the coconut whipped cream recipe in between to make an incredible coconut cookie sandwich!
Stevia is sweeter than sugar and has no effect on our blood sugar. You can apply a wide variety of protein powders, such as grass-fed whey protein that's full of branched chain amino acids to help support the development of lean body mass.
If you're on an autoimmune nutrition plan and are avoiding dairy protein, then I'd highly recommend our Gut Healing Protein powder.


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Glass Roofing is the basic structure that distinguishes a conservatory from the house. Most conservatory roofs look simple and similar to a layman, but the design, fabrication and installation is not quite so simple a procedure.
There are companies that specialize in developing roofing systems. Most of the conservatory installation companies purchase the roofs from the bigger companies that specialize in roofing systems.
In order to understand conservatory roofs, we must discuss its three different aspects separately.
• Glass
• Frames
• Ventilation
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The simple structure of this log table won't overdo your decorating style; it will emphasize your peaceful home atmosphere. The classic country with a twist of modern design will fit flawlessly in your home or cabin. The solid wood table looks stunning with its casual country style and intricate Amish craftsmanship, making it a bold yet beautiful choice of home decoration.
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Southgate offers 2 great golf courses that can accommodate all types of players. Whether you are just starting out or you are a seasoned vet, these course will help you learn the game and fine tune your skills at the same time.
|Mount Forest Golf Club
|Located 9 km north of Mount forest on Highway 6, this 9 hole course offers a great learning experience for beginners with a few mid length par 3's, but will challenge even the most seasoned players with a 525 yard par 5. After your round, don't forget to stop in to the Clubhouse Restaurant for some great homemade food.
For all of the information on this great course, please visit their website at www.mountforestgolfclub.com or call 519-334-3322.
|The Homestead Golf and Winter Resort
|Located just off Highway 6 alongside beautiful tree lines and Wilder Lake, this 18 hole golf course will let you relax and enjoy yourself. This short par 69 golf course offers many birdie opportunities for the average golfer and those looking for a challenge can play off of the new blue tees to test themselves. After your round, stop in at the Bogey and the Blonde Restaurant for some excellent food from their extensive menu.
If you are looking for a weekend getaway, Homestead offers Stay and Play packages that include golf with cart, accommodations and a full breakfast and dinner menu.
The fun is not only in the summer, Homestead offers snowmobile rentals and accommodations in the winter! Many packages available for a winter getaway.
For more information on everything Homestead has to offer, please visit their website, email email@example.com or call 519-369-3771.
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Revenue recognition is an accounting principle and process for reporting revenue. Zuora provides revenue recognition options for subscriptions services through its Zuora Revenue feature. This article explains the core concepts that influence revenue recognition.
Revenue recognition allows companies to recognize the monetary value of a contract over a period of time as the revenue is realized and earned (when goods are delivered or services rendered). Businesses can differentiate and report on several types of revenue, including:
SasS (Software as a Service) companies typically recognize revenue on billings over a period of time rather than all at once. The triggers and formulae that describe how revenue is recognized can vary greatly between business and product lines. In most cases, there is a defined best practice for revenue recognition around particular types of products and services.
You must meet the following criteria before you can recognize revenue:
A business must have a contract or an agreement with its customer to establish clear and persuasive evidence that the customer intends and agrees to buy from the business.
In Zuora, a subscription or a subsequent amendment order usually establishes such an arrangement between the business and its customers. In addition, when you create a product rate plan charge, you can set up a revenue recognition rule based on your business requirements to show that pervasive evidence of an arrangement exists.
Your business needs to deliver the agreed-upon service or product before it can recognize the revenue that is associated with that delivery. In a subscription service, you distribute your service over the subscription term, and therefore you also distribute the revenue you recognize over the subscription term.
Zuora provides a variety of options to accurately calculate how much service delivery has occurred. Every subscription, rate plan charge, and invoice item has start and end dates to help you decide when service delivery has occurred and in turn find out how much revenue you can recognize.
Your business must establish a fixed or determinable price for the service it provides to your customers. Providing usage-based pricing, extended payment terms, or rights of return/refund might indicate that the price is not fixed or determinable and the price could be subject to additional revenue recognition rules. In general, if it cannot be concluded that a fee is fixed or determinable at the outset of an arrangement, revenue should be recognized as payments from customers become due.
Zuora helps you determine the price for the services that you provide, either at contract time for fixed price subscriptions, or at invoicing time for usage and variable pricing subscriptions.
Your business cannot recognize revenue until you have received the payment, or you are reasonably assured to collect the payment. This condition varies by company and by industry. Typical collection risk levels for collecting revenue include the time of:
As a first example, an enterprise software company generally will perform a great deal of due diligence prior to selling its product to a customer, making sure the customer has both a strategic need for the product and the necessary financial backings to purchase the product. In this example, the business can expect to receive payment and collecting revenue becomes probable at the time of booking.
For a second example, a consumer internet company offers self-signup for its services. Collecting revenue may not be probable until the monthly invoices are issued, which provide reasonable assurance that the customers will pay.
Sometimes, business is more risky, such as an online gaming company selling to teenagers or a mature business selling into a new geographic region. In these cases, due to the considerable and unknown risks in collecting payments, you would have a more conservative policy and collecting revenue is only assured at the time of cash receipt.
Whether your business requires the probable collection of revenue at booking time, at invoicing time, or at cash receipt time, Zuora can help you recognize revenue by giving you access to data from critical business objects such as subscriptions, invoices, and payments.


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Wishing all my readers a very Happy Makar Sankranti and Happy Pongal.
Like always, I made the Ellu and Sakkare Acchu at home. Since two years my cousin who lives in CA (the one who gave me the recipe for the Acchu) sends me Ellu and Acchu that she's
I made Khara and Sweet Pongal too. Looking at the Sankranti posts from previous years I realized I hadn't mentioned how to make the Ellu at home. There is not much to it but its good to know what goes into it. There are many versions and almost every household has its own way of making this Sankranti treat. This is how I made mine.
You will need:
1/2 cup White sesame seeds, lightly toasted
1/4 cup Jaggery bits
1/4 cup Shredded dry coconut
1/4 cup Peanuts, toasted and skinned
1/4 cup Split Dalia (Hurgadale)
1/4 cup Sugar coated Cumin seeds or any similar sweet stuff
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Ellu is ready, its as simple as that!
Khara Pongal
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Home-made Sakkare Acchu


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Slidepad. Regenerative ABS Braking for Bicycles?
Slidepad Explanation from Slidepad / Flipbrake on Vimeo.
Video credit: Slidepad.
Regenerative Braking for Bicycles?
Well, that's what the company marketing the Slidepad suggest, anyhow. Kinda. They say that their product works by capturing "the momentum of the rotating rear wheel and transfers that power to actuate the front brake." Slidepad is, they believe, also the first ever true (ABS style) anti-lock front braking for bikes.
Photo credit: Slidepad
Slidepad has additional benefits too. It works with existing bikes as it can be retrofitted to most front cable activated front brakes (assuming there is a rear linear pull brake system.) Both front and rear brakes can be activated with a single brake lever making cycling simpler, and, we're told, safer. (It's supposed to reduce the bike stresses that result in head-over-handlebars accidents.
We're all for products that make cycling safer, and thus more acceptable as a legitimate alternative form of transport for increasing numbers of people.
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Sandra Smirle
Omnipresent in my practice is the looming aura of geo-location and digital mapping technology — how it impacts the way we view our world and how we in turn are viewed by mechanisms designed to navigate our movements. More recently, I have begun exploring the specific role of digitally mediated surveillance in contemporary life and the extent to which new communication and surveillance technologies influence and regulate human behaviour.
I see us as having entered an era in which we generally fear for a loss of personal privacy (pervasive data surveillance), while at the same time accepting that loss in exchange for a conceived recognition of security (panoptic monitoring), even embracing a 'viewer society', wherein it is readily accepted that things once personal (intimate) are open to public viewing or screening (synoptic logic of the Internet). Increasingly public and participatory in nature, surveillance is now less a technology and more a way of seeing.
Using these multiple lenses (panoptic, synoptic and optic), I am attempting to explore the everydayness of surveillance and how it has infiltrated contemporary culture — how individuals consume it, feel protected by it and yet are also empowered by it.
The source imagery that forms the basis of my pieces is therefore evocative at one and the same time in both its familiarity and its sense of the unknown. It suggests a feeling of voyeurism, the information-enhanced view allowing for a reading, or a survey, of seeing and of being seen.