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TechEd has come, and TechEd has gone… there were some cool announcements and some disappointments in the overall conference. Let's start with the cool announcements and fun things that did happen at Microsoft TechEd 2014.
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TechEd 2014 Round Up
How the Microsoft TechEd Experience Changes with #TheKrewe
The last three years I have been extraordinarily lucky that I have been able to attend Microsoft TechEd. Every year I have participated in a group known as #TheKrewe and I have striven to force myself into social situations more and more every year.
What is #TheKrewe?
"The Krewe is a community organized professional networking group. Our mission is to build a dynamic networking community through various activities and gatherings. The Krewe primarily meets at Microsoft TechEd North America every year where we have The Krewe Meet 'N Greet the day prior to the opening of the conference. Our group takes Networking to a whole new level, we are all close friends and are open to helping each other in any way possible be it through charitable works or by helping solve a question that has you stumped in your professional life. We are IT people from every level of the career, you may find someone totally new to IT who is just starting off or meet someone who has 20 years' experience and is an MVP, MCT, MCP and any other abbreviation you can think of."
Year 1 Experience
My first year at Microsoft TechEd was in 2011 and I was still a student in college. I had no idea what I was doing attending this conference, I just knew I was excited and I was ready to learn. As the conference approached I realized I wanted to find evening parties as much as possible… after all I was 21 and who doesn't love free drinks? Read more »
Summarizing The Microsoft TechEd Experience 2013
Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to be sent to Microsoft TechEd by the company I work at. It was such a busy week and another week of catching up with real life I am just now getting around to blogging about TechEd.
Warning: Long blog post!
This summarization of TechEd does not do a justice to how fantastic the experience is and how much you learn while there. Read more »
Now that #IAMKREWE, how the hell do I meet you?
As I sit here reflecting on my last 2 years being with #TheKrewe I was thinking. There are quite a few new people this year and the majority of you are probably like me when I joined and have NO IDEA how you are going to meet new people. So I've decided it would be good to share some helpful tips on socializing with other members of #TheKrewe
The Basics:
- Get on Twitter use hash tag #TheKrewe and #IAMKREWE
- Join IAMKREWE.org
- Join the Facebook Group
- Attend evening events (Ex: #TheKrewe Sunday Meet 'N Greet, #TheKrewe Monday Mixer, etc)
Breaking Out of Shell:
Now this is where I have a horrible time and I am lucky enough to have already started meeting people online, once I've met someone online it makes it much easier for me to talk to them in person. You may be different and may be more outgoing than me and if that is the case you will be golden!
- When attending evening events
- Introduce yourself to other groups (Super hard for me to do)
- Start talking about work
- Find other people from same State/Country as you (I met 3 people from my State last year I didn't know before!)
- Share your charging station, good chance to talk when you are waiting for a phone/tablet to charge!
Lets get Advanced:
- Find common interest, meet up other nights of TechEd
- See someone hiding in corner all quite? Go engage with them, make a friend even though they may not be the most social they are out at night so they want to meet people!
- Stay in touch after TechEd, never know when you need that Lync admin you met at TechEd
- Stay active on Twitter/IAMKREWE.org/Facebook group, these are friends for life now!
I know a lot of this is very general, but I can't give you a set instruction on how to meet people, that is why I am so horrible at it! However if you are willing to help people, they are willing to help you. If you want to make new friends, so does everyone else at these evening events. If they didn't they would stay hidden in hotel room playing with the new tech they learned that day.
TechEd 2013 is Coming!
Hello Everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting but this is super important! Tech Ed 2013 registration will be opening on February 12th so make sure you start begging your bosses for approval to go to this conference. I am lucky enough that I received my approval already and plan on booking everything as soon as registration opens. I strongly recommend you read on to know how to make the best out of your TechEd experience, with much more content on this subject to come as time gets closer.


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Skip to comments.NIV Quest Study Bible: Why Does God Allow Bad Things to Happen?
Posted on 09/20/2019 12:22:50 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
No one knows the mind of God, except for God himself. He is infinite; we are finite. We are not entirely clueless about his character, however, because God speaks to us through his Word. According to the Bible, one reason bad things happen is because the whole world is under the control of the evil one (1 John 5:19). Thats why Jesus taught us to ask God to deliver us from the evil one when we pray (Matthew 6:13). Even in the Garden of Eden in paradise, before Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit Satan was already there, waiting to tempt them to disobey God (Genesis 3:16).
Another reason bad things happen is because people sin. The reason why God allows people to sin and be tempted to sin is not for us to know at least for now (Deuteronomy 29:29). What we do know is that when bad things happen, we should not rage against God. To revolt against God is to fall prey to the devil. The devil is a liar (John 8:44) and wants us to believe that God is blameworthy. But the Bible says that God is light; in him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). God is not the enemy; Satan is the enemy. Through his Spirit God empowers us to war against the enemy by following Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior during good times and bad times.
(Excerpt) Read more at biblegateway.com ...
Because "the world is in the control of the Evil One". Really? God has no power and can't intervene?
I'm glad you've got it figured out.
But then, tell me - If you could intervene to prevent a baby from dying... or a dog from suffering for that matter... wouldn't you?
"Adam, by intentionally disobeying Gods only command"
Did God abandon us and create a better world somewhere else?
The NASB (New American Standard Bible) took the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts from as far back as they could find and had them translated word-for-word then rewrote into a sentence structure that's understandable to English speakers while striving to be as verbatim as possible to the original texts.
The NIV was an attempt to make the Scripture as readbale and understandable as possible but it is lacking sometimes in veracity.
When I question what I am reading in either, I go to my Greek New Testament to look up the meaning of the Greek word and how it is used in context. There are also references for Old Testament passages as well.
I honestly don't know where the King James version came from other than that it was originally produced soon after the printing press was invented so it is considered the most authentic English-language version. However, it uses many terms now considered archaic to our modern language which leads to misunderstandings regarding its meaning - not because KJV is wrong but because the meaning of English words have changed over time.
Certainly, but where does that sort of thinking stop? Seems that, taken to the extreme, that train of thought turns us all into little gods.
No evil can overcome God's ability to literally undo it. Hitler destroyed nothing God did or created. Nothing. God let's men do as they will because men are utterly powerless to do or damage anything, they only reveal their true selves to God.
Just be aware that the NLT is a revision of the paraphrased TLB "Living Bible" with dynamic, not equivalent translation.
Recommend you add a NKJV and a NASB to your arsenal of the Sword, too.
No offense intended. Just some info.
Psalm 51:5 5: Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Think about it, we often get our perspective on God backwards. When do you grow the most in your faith? Is it during trials and tribulations or during the good times?
My Mom has an excellent scripture quote on the guest bathroom mirror at home -
"The grace of God will not lead you where the strength of God can not keep you."
We are all born with original sin. The only one who didn't was Jesus himself.
Please see the first reason: fallen world, ruled by Satan.
Nice for a sampler (I like it so much I might even make one), but not Scripture, AFIK. (I could be wrong.)
Romans 8:28 All things work for good to those who are fitting into Gods plan.
For me this verse means even though we often focus on the misery and pain and hardships, God sees the ideal path that will lead to the greater good for all his loved ones so I accept it all as a challenge to live stronger in Christ no matter what fortune or problems come my way.
Just keep on striving never thinking youre arriving until you see our Jesus smiling face saying Well done good and faithful servant!
Why do bad things happen to good people?
There is no real answer to this question, because it is a flawed question! The question assumes we are good. There really are no good people, so how in the world could any of us tell bad things from good things? The question we actually need to ask is: Why would a good God let those trying to do His will suffer? This question has real answers.
First, we need to review where we stand. We are fallen creatures, inclined to do wrong, and wrong thoughts and acts have bad consequences sometimes for us sometimes for others. And if God removed the bad consequences, we would never learn anything. Free will without consequences would just be a game, and God does not play games with our eternal souls. God is pretty firm on this He did not make an exception even to relieve the suffering of His Son! The real wonder is that a world full of fallen creatures, making bad choices, doesnt have more suffering in it than it does.
Secondly, who says suffering is bad? Not God. When a child is being punished, both he and his parents suffer: is that good or bad? And when he fails in school or in a play or in sports; works harder, then succeeds; we call that character building but did the child suffer? Of course! A childs frame of reference is today, ours is limited to this life but Gods time frame is eternity. His training His discipline His focus is eternal. Thus, we, like the child, are in a very poor position to weight the relative merits of temporal suffering.
And thirdly, what kind of a world would this really be if Gods people never suffered? Not one I would choose to live in. Just think: people would flock to be Gods people just to avoid suffering. They would all, of course, be very sincere! And if someone were suffering, it would be their own fault. Who would help? Who would care? All this sufferer has to do is join Gods people, and He will fix it! True love real compassion all empathy would cease to exist. It is only as Gods people share in the lot of the worlds suffering that we can share His compassion and His empathy and His love with the world. It is a pity, but no other way will work.
But there is even a better reason we are sometimes tested in uncomfortable ways. God knows the strength of our faith, but we never will until it is used, or tested. This is the same principle as a runner or weight lifter working out before the competition we will not be strong enough to rely on God when we really need Him if we have never had to trust upon Him along the way.
Finally, it really is through our weakness that Gods strength is revealed. For He will always provide the added measure when our reservoir is empty, and fills us with His grace and strength. Suffering, like death, holds great promise of Gods divine intervention into our lives but never such that I would seek it. His future for us is far better than the life we have built here on earth. But for those enlisted to endure, there is a great and abiding promise that He will hold, nurture, and comfort us; and through it build us up and prepare us for eternal blessings.
So what are we left with? How do we respond when it is our turn to suffer? First, praise God that He cares and is in charge! That gets our mind and spirit started in the right direction. Then, give Him the problem and find others to support you in prayer. And be prepared to accept whatever He offers. Finally, share your hurts and blessing with others in the same boat. And who knows, you may be building your eternal character in Gods image, strengthening your faith muscles, and bringing a stranger to learn of His love.
Not bad. Not bad at all!
Thanks. Another helpful viewpoint - the sin and misery of this world helps break my old rotten love affair with sin and allow more of God's ways in.
You're the second person who recommended NKJV to me. I must admit, I do like the original KJV's eloquence, even though the terminology was confusing at times (example: lying down with dogs = consorting with male prostitutes).
Thanks for the info! I mis-spoke, my OT Interlinear is Hebrew/English with NIV... I also have a NT Interlinear that is Greek/English which has both the NIV and NASB texts. I do like the NASB also and that was what my initial choice was between, We have older King James versions around, but they were so hard for me to read, I was stuck on the words instead of what the bible was telling me. I just picked the NIV for some reason after reading Ezekiel in Both versions.
After I saw that video and it mentioned the Geneva Bible, I went and found it online to look at it...
Really kicking myself, after looking it up on Amazon, I saw this bible at Goodwill on half price day and passed it up because I had never heard of it... The Patriot on the cover just seemed wrong at the time I saw it, but I could have got it for a couple of bucks, hindsight is 20/20
I am thinking that might be the direction I want to go or at least read that version next time through and see.
NKJV is great, my Brother. Last I saw, about $11.38 or so at WM for a large-print version (which I need these days).
Godspeed in your search!
John Polkinghorne
"The problem of evil and suffering is the deepest perplexity that faces religious belief. I do not want to suggest that there is some simple one line answer to it. Nevertheless, science does offer theology some modest help here. Theologically we understand an evolving universe as a creation that is allowed by its Creator to make itself, to explore and realize its God-given potentiality in its own way. Such a creation seems a greater good than a ready-made world. It is a most fitting creation of the God of love, whose creation could never be just a divine puppet theatre. Yet such a creation has a cost. The same cellular processes that have driven the fruitful history of evolution through genetic mutation, must necessarily allow other cells to mutate and become malignant. The anguishing fact that there is cancer in creation is not gratuitous, something that a more compassionate or competent Creator could easily have remedied. It is the necessary cost of a creation allowed to make itself. I think this is mildly helpful in relations to the problem of evil and suffering."
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Because they're awesome! Duh! Customers love telling you what they think. Just take a look at your Facebook page! They're dying to be a part of the process that delivers. Why not give them a chance to choose the color of your next product, or your next product? Restaurants can tantalize their guests with potential items for the next menu. Bars and nightclubs can receive insight on which band to invite out for Friday night. Just want to engage and have some fun? Why not get all sentimental and ask your customers to vote for their favorite early models of your products?
Fan vote campaigns are a good fit for any audience- B2C, B2B, groceries, luxury products, car parts, sports fans, music lovers, lawyers, bankers, high tech, low tech… shall I go on? And, they create a powerful draw even without offering prizes. They're always productive, whether you're receiving insight on your next product, or just razzing your customers up about your brand. Rumor has it, the College of Cardinals selected the last pope via a Facebook fan vote contest, but that's just a rumor 😉
The more established your brand is, the more popular and active your campaign will be. Obviously, a campaign to choose the next model corvette will stump the next exotic coffee to serve at Joe's. But, Facebook loves fan vote campaigns, and if your app is integrated with frictionless sharing, like all Agorapulse apps are , each vote produces a story in friends' newsfeeds and tickers. Voting for the new stuff you can get is addictive. So is voting for the stuff you used to have, especially if your friends are doing it, so don't think for one minute that Joe won't benefit from a powerful and fun brand awareness tool. You'll recruit new fans and collect emails (though, not as many as you would in a sweepstakes or instant win), excite your customers and deepen your relationship with them while throwing a little gasoline on your brand awareness machine.
Whatever your goals or audience, a fan vote campaign is a good fit.
Want to boost your campaign's recruitment and email collection? Offer prizes! Woo-hoo! But, avoid offering attractive prizes that have nothing to do with your brand. A free holiday will not attract fans of your beauty products. Everyone wants to win an iPad. But, how many online gadget hunters are potential customers for your hand made jewelry, motorcycle accessories or exotic coffees? An appropriate award will deflect prize hunters, who will hide your posts or unlike your page as soon as your campaign is over. Eventually, this kind of activity will drag your EdgeRank score down, thus fewer of your true fans will see your content.
The prizes you offer should interest participants who are already your customers, or will be in the future. If your contest prize attracts contestants who have no reason to become your customer, change it!
If you're an airline, why not offer more miles to fans who are already members of your loyalty program, or an upgrade on their next flight? If you're offering trips to resorts, send your winner to one of the destinations in your portfolio. If your business specializes in selling iPads, why not give away a must have accessory? Or, an iPad? 😉
Choosing the right prize is your main guard against attracting opportunists who will drag. you.. down, man. You may have fewer entrants, but in the long run, you'll be far better off with 100 new potential customers, than 1,000 scavengers.
Prizes can be awarded for participation in a fan vote campaign in a myriad of different ways, the simplest- a random draw. Just export your participants, use your own random method, and say thank you with a gift. Or, conduct a random draw amongst those who choose the product / service / older model / band… whatever, that receives the most votes or will become your next offer. The best model may be a mix of these two- a random draw amongst all participants along with a grand prize random draw for a participant who voted for the top choice.
A great use of a fan votes campaign is to determine who will win a prize. Have you recently run a photo contest? Why not double the ante by allowing your fans to choose their favorite amongst the top ten scorers? If you're looking to boost your brand's image, why not make it charitable? One of our favorite clients runs a campaign each month asking their fans to choose the charity which will receive a monthly donation. My local credit union recently ran an in-store promotion encouraging customers to choose amongst 7 customers who were in need of a charitable donation. Spoiler alert: they all received donations! But, the community spirit, interactions and engagement within the bank were amazing. Imagine those interactions and engagement on your Facebook page!
Thy sky is the limit, so be as creative as you want to be. The rules you draft and display during your campaign will determine how winners are chosen.
Fan vote campaigns are among the few that are intrinsically fraud proof, even when prizes are involved. Professional cheaters and scammers (yes, they're out there, day in and day out, in their underwear, just trying to scam online promotions) hate them, and usually move on to more attractive campaigns such as sweepstakes or photo contests. Most app vendors, like Agorapulse, will only allow one vote per participant for each campaign. Still, here are a few tips on how to keep an eye on your campaign:
Make sure the app you choose allows you to identify participants and voters by IP address. If you spot numerous participations coming from the same IP address, you've probably spotted the use of fake Facebook accounts, and a participant who is scamming your contest.
Make sure the app you choose can makes it easy to ban the users you have identified as cheating. Once fraud is discovered, you want the concerned participants removed in one click.
Display clear rules which state cheating behaviors will lead to exclusion. Rules determine how winners are chosen, and how users may be disqualified. If you have to ban users, your rules for participation will clearly explain why you've taken this action.
Be clear and make your visuals idiot proof regarding what you want your fans to do. Tell them to like your page and show them where to click. If filling a form is required to enter, let them know that is the case, and use visuals as much as possible. Most people don't read text or instructions on the web.
There are 1.1 billion active users on Facebook, and 750 million active users on mobile. That's almost 70%!
If you think mobile users will only check their friend's stories and never use your Facebook app, think again. Based on our internal data, 40% of fans who are offered the chance to enter your competition from their mobile device do so!
Would you close the door to 40% of your fans and prospects?
Here's the deal- the standard link to your campaign tab will not work. Zuck Dawg hasn't built Facebook tabs for mobile yet, and possibly never will (you'd have to have really super small thumbs to click on the right one anyway 😉 so, make sure your app is optimized for mobile access. App vendors, like Agorapulse, will provide you with a specific link, which detects the type of device your participants are using and optimize the format for their screen.
As a general rule, we don't recommend investing in Facebook ads to recruit new fans. Even though they offer pretty good targeting options, your Facebook ads may generate new fans who are more interested in your prizes than your brand, product or services. They're just not that into you.
You can get rid of unwanted traffic to your website without leaving a damaging trace. But you can't get rid of fans- they're here to stay, unless they choose to leave. So, if a bulk of your page's fans aren't genuine lovers, they will probably hide your posts and never engage with you, bringing down your edgerank score. Thus, your ability to reach those who truly love you will diminish. That's a pickle!
As a top-notch marketer, your goal is not to recruit more fans, but to recruit the right ones- those highly valuable fans you can build a productive relationship with. The best way to do that is to leverage the communication channels you already own, like your email list, your website traffic or your point of sale.
Your best leverage for bringing the right new fans into your social fold is your current customer base. These excited customers who are already trafficking your website, reading your emails or visiting your stores are probably waiting to tell the world about you! Make sure your Facebook app provider offers an embed feature to reach them were they are. Your website traffic can like your page, vote, and give you their email address or other valuable information without ever having to leave your site.
Make sure your app is accessible via mobile, as more and more users are now checking their emails from their mobile devices. If you're a brick and mortar retailer, make sure you have a QR code (or short URLs) signage at the point of sale to convert these "real" visitors into fans.
Sometimes, investing a little in Facebook ads to increase the number of qualified fans can be a legitimate expense, but we recommend leveraging your own communication channels over paid ones first. With Agorapulse's mobile optimization and website embed options you can easily get new fans directly from your point of sale, your website, blog traffic or email list without spending a dime!


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A month ago, my middle-aged neighbour disappeared, leaving all of his belongings in the house and locking the doors behind him.
Yesterday, I watched out the window as the landlord gave up waiting, broke into the flat, and began loading clothes, CDs, furniture, and electronics onto a trailer to take to the dump. All these little pieces of somebody's life were suddenly transformed into rubbish when they were in a pile outside, instead of their rightful places in the house.
When I went to hang up washing in the garden, I got chatting to the landlord — who is also my landlord — and he said I was welcome to have a look at the stuff he hadn't yet taken to the dump, and I could grab whatever I wanted.
I wanted everything.
The landlord helped me carry home a giant dusty bookcase with a snapped shelf. On my next trip I dragged over an ancient ex-rental exercycle that is stuck on the highest resistance setting. I got a TV that would have once been considered a flat screen and now seems rather chunky, even though I don't have an aerial and it doesn't have an HDMI port. I got four broken cameras that look very interesting and old, and a spare lens that doesn't go with any of them.
One day, I might get new books and not have anywhere to keep them, so the empty bookcase will probably come in handy. If I ever fancy a bike ride when it's raining, I have a fall-back plan. Mostly, though, I have filled up some empty spaces in my house and I feel fulfilled by the presence of the new things.
Cue the arrival of a well-meaning fellow student to tell me that my dependence on objects to feel comfortable and happy is a sign that I have become caught up in capitalist, consumerist over-indulgence.
She has cut her wardrobe down to twenty items, which are displayed on wire hangers on an expensive metal costume rack in the corner of her white-walled bedroom. She decided that clutter in her flat was the reason she was so stressed all the time, so "simplified" her life down to only the items she actually uses, and now feels much calmer and more positive. She realised that she was clinging to some objects because she wasn't able to emotionally detach herself from the parts of her history that they represented, so she took a photo of each of those items and then donated them or threw them out. The act of taking the photos helped her to let go of the objects, even though she never actually looks at the photos. Now she is living in the present.
Of course, I've heard about minimalism before. A thousand times. Friends on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram post photos of their "things to donate" bags and their new, sparse desks and cupboards. People rave online about the life-changing power of books like Goodbye, Things and The Joy of Less and (my favourite title) Minimalism: Live A Meaningful Life.
Advocates of minimalism tend to frame it not as an aesthetic decision, but as a moral, political, or spiritual one. They see less reliance on objects as a form of personal enlightenment. There is a weird crossover between the literal and metaphorical when people claim that owning less stuff means "having more space to breathe" or "removing the objects that are obstacles in the way of achieving your real goals." And of course there's the rhetoric about living minimally meaning that you are not "a capitalist."
At risk of being facetious, I have to say that it kind of seems like these minimalists are obsessed with stuff. They're centering their lives around it, even if their goal is having less of it, and they are acting like it has a whole lot of power over them. It's like the way that people on diets are often thinking about food much more than those who are overeating.
My main problem with minimalism, though, is that it is a movement born from privilege. I am pretty privileged myself (here I am at university, I have a flat to live in, I never go hungry), but I spent a lot of my childhood being cared for by my mother while she was on the dole, and I am now juggling two jobs to subsidise my student living cost loan, so money is something I am conscious of and worry about pretty much everyday.
I work in disability support and childcare, so I also spend a lot of time in other families' houses, and in my experience, the less money people have, the more things they have in their house (and garage and attic and basement). I would even go so far as to say that the less money someone has, the more things they tend to carry around with them in their bag on a day-to-day basis.
Of course, this is about people who actually have houses and bags to fill — there are people out there with so much less than that, who can't "declutter" because they don't have anything to get rid of. It would be pretty offensive to discuss this level of poverty in comparison to the performative "having nothing" of minimalism, so I will leave that for another day.
But for those who have a small amount of disposable income, and a place where they can keep things, clutter is a way of reducing risk. It is only safe to decide not to own many things if you have the money to buy things as soon as you need them. Taking a photo of something before you throw it away is absolutely no use to you if you end up unable to replace that thing the next time you need it.
I have clothes in storage that are too big for me, and others that are too small for me, so that if I ever gain or lose weight at a time when I'm not getting enough hours at work, I can dig something out that fits. I have a drawer full of half used up pens, because one day I might have an exam, but not have a working pen, and be unable to find $2 to grab a new one from Vic Books. I have spare sheets and duvet covers and towels, because in the winter it can take a week for washing to dry in my dark, damp house, and I don't have a tumble dryer. And so it goes on, until every cupboard and drawer is full. I know what it's like to have something break or run out or get lost, and be unable to replace it, and I know that while I may not be interested in something right now, I could really want it in the future… so I hold on to everything that might be useful one day.
There is also the fact that the aesthetic that goes with modern minimalism is actually very expensive to achieve. All that matte black and white furniture, the kitchen gadgets that do ten things at once (so you can throw nine other things away), the simple black dress that can be "dressed up" or "dressed down" and worn in seven different ways… I can't afford any of those things. If I had less furniture in my house, less decorative stuff, emptier shelves and benches, and didn't buy anything new, I'd still be left with a gross blue and mustard carpet with the last tenants' holes in it, a faded couch from the Salvation Army, and unmatched retro curtains. My life wouldn't look any sleeker or classier, just a bit more empty — it's the new stuff you buy to go with the new attitude that makes minimalism look so good.
I'm not saying that there aren't people out there who grew up without much, or don't have much now, who won't get a lot out of minimalism. I'm not saying there aren't people out there who have always had everything they wanted, yet still have an emotional need to be surrounded by superfluous objects. I'm just saying that "I'M A MINIMALIST!" is becoming a bit like those "I'M VEGAN" memes — I'm keen to hear less about why other people think their lifestyle would help me to become a better person.
So, minimalists: I'm glad you've found something that fulfills you; enjoy your newfound enlightenment and calmness! Just stop and think before you start preaching about your lifestyle to your friends — there are a myriad of reasons why it might not be right for them.


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Spotting 3,500 tonnes of oxidised mild steel should be easy, but when it comes to the Louvre Abu Dhabi construction site nothing is quite as it seems.
"It's like an iceberg," says Shehab Taha, the project's senior construction manager. "You look at the dome when you cross the Saadiyat bridge, but everything is below and you cannot see any of it."
From a distance, the museum's canopy already looks like it is hovering above the galleries, but that is because of 118 temporary towers, 500 trusses, 30,000 metres of beams and 17,000 square metres of platforms and scaffolding supporting it until its completion.
In construction terms, this forest of steel is something of a mirage. Once the finished canopy has been lowered on to the four giant steel bearings that will eventually support it, all of this infrastructure will be dismantled and recycled.
"The temporary towers are a construction project in their own right," Mr Taha explains. "There is close to 5,000 tonnes of steel in the dome. The amount of steel in the temporary works – which will be removed and not used – is close to 3,500 tonnes. It's like you are building another dome below the dome."
More in keeping with a shipyard than a museum, the temporary towers cannot be seen from Louvre Abu Dhabi's perimeter but they can be heard, and like the pipes of some massive organ, each element sounds with its own discordant note.
Overhead, teams of harnessed workers lower roof beams on to trusses with a repeated hollow crash, while somewhere in the bowels of the site unseen workers beat metal with metal, producing a ringing that vibrates through the chest.
The team installing temporary tower 91 seem oblivious to the noise. They are responsible for lowering a metal column the size of a blue whale into position in the heart of the works….
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Every year for the past nine years Neil Kramer of Citizen of the Month has hosted an annual online concert featuring bloggers performing their favorite holiday standards. The Beer and Hymns crew decided to join in and sing Joy To The World, since we were already working on our Christmas gathering. (And if you are local, you missed a really fun party at The Boathouse. Join us at the next event January 18th!)
We've been watching the concert at Neil's site all morning, and there really is something fun and magical about hearing people sing their own holiday songs, even (and maybe even especially) when their voices are not perfect. I feel like it fits the ethos of Beer and Hymns perfectly. Head on over to this link for the rest of the show.


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GOLDEN, B.C. - Professors have been out to the towns on both sides of the Continental Divide in Canada recently to talk about the shrinking of glaciers. It is, they say, a serious challenge, as the hydrological cycle that local communities have come to depend upon will be changing.
But ice in both places has been shrinking - with much more recession likely. At a forum in Golden, B.C., Kindy Gosal, director of water and environment for the Columbia Basin Trust, explained that the glaciers matter because "they are our banks and reserves of water. And really, we don't have a good idea what's happened in those bank accounts of water and what the future impacts might be as those bank accounts become depleted, or how fast we're depleting their funds.
The greater concentration of glaciers can be found in the Columbia River Basin. Compared to the glaciers on the east side of the Continental Divide, near Jasper and Banff, there is twice as much ice coverage, in a smaller geographic area. Upstream from Golden, 287 glaciers in the catchments of the Columbia and Kicking Horse Rivers cover 247 square kilometres.
Computer models suggest the disappearance of many glaciers during this century, although not all. Shawn Marshall, from the University of Calgary, said he guessed "by the end of the century there will still be glaciers."
But if glaciers remain, the flows will be very different. The loss will be little noted much of the year. The most pertinent time is late summer, when glaciers contribute as much as 12 to 13 per cent of streamflow, said John Pomeroy, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
In Alberta, the Columbia Icefield has been shrinking since at least 1843, near the end of what was called the Little Ice Age, a cooling period that lasted several hundred years.
But the shrinking, an average of 10 metres per year, has been accelerating, leaving tree stumps exposed that may have been covered for 8,000 years, notes the Rocky Mountain Outlook .
As in British Columbia, scientists say that having less water from melting glaciers in years ahead to augment the native river flows from snow and rain will create duress in late summer.
"Whatever the cause of these changes in glacier cover, they will have significant effects on the flow volumes, the season flow patterns, plus water temperatures and water quality, that will impact human activities downstream (irrigation, water supply and in some cases, power generation) and also on stream ecology," stated Dr. Brian Luckman, a geography professor at the University of Western Ontario who specializes in alpine environments and glacier fluctuations.


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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Nothing Special - But Nevertheless...
sure it's not perfect, but you've got to start somewhere :)
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Wow, it's gorgeous!! You did an amazing job doodling!! It looks fabulous!! Have a great day :)ReplyDelete
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Well, you had a wonderful idea! this is so pretty!ReplyDelete
Too bad you were feeling poorly Liva! Hope you are feeling better now, I like your creation!ReplyDelete
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P.S. I have a birthday candy on my blog, in case you like to join: http://hannekeshobbycorner.blogspot.nl/2012/02/birthday-candy.html
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USS Cole Suspect Complains of Marks on Wrist; Victims Describe Their Torture
John Clodfelter's son Kenneth was the first killed by the explosive-laden boat ramming the side of the USS Cole -- but his was the last body to be found, 10 days after the al-Qaeda attack.
He said the defense is trying to paint al-Nashiri as a "nice guy, someone you want your daughter to bring home for Christmas."
Particularly unsettling, Clodfelter said, is how al-Nashiri waves at the victims in the courtroom -- as the suicide bombers in the boat that struck the USS Cole waved at sailors on the missile destroyer just before detonation.
"People so often keep thinking about them being al-Qaeda and they say very little if anything about the ship and the people that were on the ship that day," he said, warning everyone in the press room "al-Qaeda has made it known that they want to kill as many Americans they can get their hands on."
Senior Chief Petty Officer Joe Pelly, now retired, was aboard the ship that day and had to remove the bodies of his shipmates after the bombing.
"I don't agree that he gets all these rights but, wonderful country that we have, we give it to him," said Pelly, who added al-Nashiri appears to have it "pretty well here."
"He doesn't look like he's hurting at all," Pelly added.
But survivors of that dark day and their families carry plenty of hurt, as well as indignation over how their plight is treated in the media.
Pelly referenced a Jan. 5 Miami Herald article that led with the paragraph, "When victims of al-Qaida attacks want to talk to reporters at Guantánamo, retired Navy Capt. Karen Loftus squires the so-called 'victim family members' to Camp Justice's press shed and introduces herself as their escort." Loftus introduced today's USS Cole victims.
"But you want to say he's a victim," Pelly said of coverage of al-Nashiri. "No doubt that he was tortured; that's in writing. …What about the torture we have gone through?"
Not only were they unsure if their ship would be attacked again, but crew members could see jubilant partying on the coastline of Yemen the night of the bombing, he said.
"Torture: we lost 17 men and women," Pelly said. "Torture: we had 39 wounded not counting the mental state of the survivors." That includes his own post-traumatic stress disorder, affecting every day of his life but lost in the cacophony of court arguments about al-Nashiri's claimed PTSD.
"He supposedly has PTSD from 2006 but nobody reports that about us," he continued. "Think about survivors, the family members of the deceased -- think about their PTSD."
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sean Dubbs was also on the USS Cole that day. "It's disheartening the limited coverage this trial has receive is a question about whether those of us standing here are victims," he said. "We're standing right here and we're living with it every day."
"We will be an outspoken voice from now until justice is served," Dubbs promised.
Retired Command Master Chief James Parlier asked the assembled media to "please don't be biased."
"Please take everything into context and use it out of fairness," Parlier said. "…One thing I saw that I knew that it was coming is that they were going to make it a human rights issue with Nashiri."
Parlier said he was proud to watch the USS Cole pull into port weekend before last, returning to Virginia after its seventh deployment.
"After those sonofabitches tried to take her out," he noted, adding, "I am proud to be an American."
Martins said the next hearings in al-Nashiri's case are tentatively scheduled for April 14-19, allowing plenty of time for a competency evaluation plus a physical exam planned by the defense.
Al-Nashiri, who denies he was al-Qaeda's chief of Gulf operations, faces the death penalty if convicted. He's already been sentenced to death in absentia by a Yemeni court in 2004.
Navy veteran Pelly simply said, "If he's competent, let's nail his ass."
"If al-Nashiri believes what he did is within his belief and that's what Allah wanted or his god, well then man up, per se …and stop hiding behind our Constitution."
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text: The IMSTEC international conference devotes a session to the REMEB project The International Conference on Material Science and Technology in Cappadocia (IMSTEC 2017), held in Turkey from 11th to 13th October has dedicated one of its sessions to know the progress of the REMEB project. Specifically, Prof. Alpagut Kara of Seramik Arastirma Merkezi (SAM), based in Turkey and one of the eleven partners participating in this initiative, has made known to the participants the last actions carried out in the framework of this project. REMEB which is developing a sustainable membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater reuse, is using agricultural and industrial wastes for its manufacturing. In addition to valuing this type of waste to produce an innovative product from recycled materials, the implementation of this new bioreactor has enabled the development of low cost ceramic membranes capable of treating both urban and industrial wastewater. These characteristics have given to the initiative a high scientific interest, as well as a great potential for commercialization, either in Spain or in the international markets. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0


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Posted by Sophie - 22 November 2009 - 4 Comments
Wonderful Istanbul
We stayed at the uber hip W Istanbul situated in the renovated Akaretler Row Houses. An area populated with designer boutiques including, Chloe, Dsquared2 and Marc Jacobs. It's like the equivalent of staying on Bond Street in London, but not as central being slightly off the tourist trail. It's about 20-30 minute taxi ride to the well-known historical sites of Sultanahmet, and around 15 minutes to the Bosphorous straits where all the best restaurants are located.
|Red carpet shopping experience on Akaretler Row
First impressions
Walking into the W you could be mistaken for walking into a nightclub. The lobby is dimly lit and accented by bright pink neon strip lights with lounge music pumping out of Bose speakers. It's all very cool. To complement the club-esque interior, the entrance is flanked by a man dressed in black, who wouldn't look out of place on the cover of Arena Homme. Except he's far more friendly. On entering the hotel you have to walk through a metal detector, which is a little startling at first, but you'll soon notice that entrances to all hotels, restaurants and bars in Istanbul have one situated infront of the door. It's something you quickly get used to and certainly nothing to be alarmed by. Istanbul is a surprisingly safe city.
The rooms
On checking in, we were told that the hotel was very busy, so the standard 'Wonderful' rooms we had booked had been upgraded for free. "Upgrade, a magic word all travellers love to hear, signalling great start to our three night stay in Istanbul.
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I can't remember what room I was upgraded to I think it may have been the 'Studio' suite, but one thing I do know is it was huge. At 592 square feet it was bigger than the average London studio apartment and full of all the mod cons you'd expect from a design hotel: flatscreen TV, Bose ipod dock, Bliss toiletries, spa bathrobes and waffle slippers, 350 thread-count luxury bedding and goose-down duvet and pillows completed what was the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in. It was pure bliss. It made my bed at home feel like a bed of rocks.
At first glance the W Istanbul could be a design hotel anywhere in the world - London, New York or Paris, but look closely and there are discreet touches which remind you that you are indeed staying in a hotel in Turkey. These included flowing Eastern drapes, embellished jewelled velvet cushions to the art adorning the walls. However, unless you look, you will be hard pressed to notice these touches without a torch because of the lighting. Personally, I would have liked to see more elements of the city I was visiting, but somehow it works and very much representative of the city itself which is a mishmash of East and West.
Eating and drinking
When you enter you're room, you'll find bottles of wine, trays of snacks in the room and bottles of water positioned by the basin. Goodies tempting you to consume them under the guise they're part of your room charge with persuasive language like 'eat me' and 'indulge'.
The hotel restaurant has just recently undergone a makeover and is now the aptly named W Kitchen serving an array of well-cooked international food. We ate there for lunch and breakfast during the stay and I found the food to be very good. At breakfast I particularly loved the granola pots and yoghurt and selection of fresh fruits and breads.
Like all design hotels the W Istanbul has a destination bar. The Sanderson in London has the Long Bar and the Gramercy the Rose Bar and the W Istanbul ..the W lounge. The W lounge is the place to be seen in Istanbul on a Thursday. The expat community and where the well-heeled locals come to let their hair down. The presence of Turkish paps outside of the hotel helped to add to the air of exclusivity. Refreshingly, unlike other design hotel bars say in New York or London there's no pretentious door policy. Everyone is welcome. There's no table charges either for sitting down. If you're ever in Istanbul, the W lounge is a must-visit for people watching and seeing how the other half party.
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Firsty great article - Istanbul looks FANTASTIC! :) very handy tips for my trip next summer! x
- 30 November 2009 at 22:21
- Sophie said...
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm going to posting up details of the rest of the trip in the next few days, so look out for it!
- 9 December 2009 at 23:50
- sultanahmet said...
Spice Market is beatiful and delightful.
must go.
- 13 January 2010 at 21:29
- Davenz said...
Nice blog... This is beautiful place. Thanks
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Sugar cane originated in South and Southeast Asia. The oldest record about crystallized sugar stems from 5000 years ago. About 800 AD it was introduced to Europe and Northern Africa and it was one of the early crops brought to the Americas. It grows in tropical and temperate climates and is one of the most efficient photosynthesizers among plants. More than 50% of production is manually harvested and predominantly grown in developing countries. The top producers are Brazil, India and China – in terms of acreage and tonnage, covering together 65% of world figures. Africa only grows about 5% of world production, 30% of which comes from East Africa. The largest sugar cane areas of sub-Saharan Africa are in South Africa, Mozambique and Cameroon; whereas, South Africa is the leading producer followed by Sudan, Kenya and Swaziland. If one looks at worldwide yields, 6 sub-Saharan African countries are among the top 8 countries: Peru yields are highest (135 ton/ha) followed by Egypt, Senegal, Malawi, Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia and Tanzania (103 ton/ha). However, in the global context sub-Saharan Africa ranks only 21st in production extent. In sub-Saharan Africa most countries process sugar cane into other products. A few exceptions are in Ghana (92% of the sugar cane production), Cameroon (30%), and Congo DR and Kenya (about 20% each) where humans directly consume the crop as food.
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There is growing support in browsers for offline capabilities with the HTML 5 specification for local storage, offline notifications, and offline application cache, but adapting an application to store changes locally and do synchronization when connectivity is restored remains a major challenge for developers. Dojo 1.2's new dojox.rpc.OfflineRest module automates the local storage of data and synchronization by leveraging the Dojo Data and REST abstractions. The OfflineRest module augments the JsonRest service in Dojo such that requests are cached in local storage for offline access, and modification requests (put, post, and delete) modify the cache and are recorded for delivery to the server; immediately if online, otherwise when connectivity is restored. Furthermore, JsonRest is the core engine used by JsonRestStore. Consequently, you can simply use the standard Dojo Data API with the JsonRestStore and effortlessly add offline capability with no modifications to your data interaction code. The underlying Rest service automates the handling of caching, storing data locally, and syncing changes. In addition the new OfflineRest module has no dependency on plugins, but rather progressively utilizes offline features that are available, while still operating properly on legacy browsers without offline support.
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To enable offline support with OfflineRest, load the OfflineRest module prior to loading the data store:
dojo.require("dojox.rpc.OfflineRest"); dojo.require("dojox.data.JsonRestStore");
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This offline demo application was built with Persevere, and this demo is included with the Persevere download if you want to try it out yourself.
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10 April 2007
Powerful Performers(HKTDC Electronics, Vol 01,2007)
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|This 430mm DVD player (front) complete with DivX and karaoke functions from Oxygen Ltd is popular in France, Spain, Italy and the UK
The ongoing home theatre and video revolution has seen many products, but few have the universal appeal of sophisticated CD and DVD players that let users record programmes to watch at their leisure.
Hong Kong companies were quick to respond to the demand, combining their traditional manufacturing expertise with the new technologies to produce players that offer quality, value and style at world-beating prices.
Oxygen Ltd, part of the Interforce Group, brings a breath of fresh air to the industry, designing its products with a touch of French flair that makes its technically advanced players very popular in European markets such as France, Spain, Italy and the UK.
Assistant to the managing director Florent Quercioli says that the OEM and ODM company is extremely flexible when it comes to meeting customers' requirements and continually tries to anticipate future trends.
"Some of the very latest technologies are not yet mature enough to be mass-produced, although some customers are already asking for Flat Display Mounting Interface (FDMI) cards," Quercioli says.
Oxygen's latest DVP1216 model portable DVD player, featuring a 7-inch, TFT 16:9 screen, is packed with all the functionality normally found on larger models such as the standalone 430mm DVD1546.
Both units are manufactured at Oxygen's ISO 9001--, UL- and CE-certified factory in Panyu on the Chinese mainland and are available at approximately US$27 and US$30 per unit FOB Hong Kong. "We require minimum orders of 2,000 pieces delivered 40 days after order confirmation," Quercioli adds.
Also focusing on DVD players is Coby Mfg Co Ltd, which recently introduced the portable TF-DVD7307 model with a swivel screen that marketing executive Samuel Shum says is unit-priced at US$100 FOB Hong Kong.
"The screen rotates a full 180 degrees but the player resembles a tablet notebook when the screen is folded back, making it easy to carry," he says, adding that there is a separate video input on the device that allows it to be used as a monitor for PlayStation-style consoles.
Coby has its own Coby brand and manufactures 1,000-unit minimum orders at an ISO 9001- and 9002-certified mainland factory in Foshan that also meets UL, FCC, CE and RoHS standards.
Also CE- and RoHS-compliant is Amtronx Ltd, which has traditionally supplied white goods and small home appliances but recently expanded its product range to include DVD players.
Amtronx's products range from the remote-controlled, portable 5.1 channel PVD200, which comes complete with a 7-inch screen and is unit-priced at US$65 FOB Hong Kong, through to standalone units such as the 5.1 channel DVD 3023B that costs US$19 per piece.
Director Shyla Motwani says that many of the four-year-old firm's products bear its own Avani brand. "The normal minimum quantity averages anywhere between 2,000-2,600 pieces, depending on the size of the unit specified, but we would expect to fill a TEU," she adds, noting that delivery is 30 days after order confirmation.
Another new entrant to the VCD/DVD player field is solar panel technology and LED lighting specialist Hankey Asia (HK) Ltd, which has expanded its portfolio of products to include DVB HDD recorders that play a wide variety of disc formats and also record directly onto a built-in hard drive.
The normal capacity of an HDD is 160GB, and twin tuners mean that one channel can be watched as another is being recorded, says director Anthony Chan. "Our major markets are Europe, the US, the Middle East, Japan and Southeast Asia," he adds, noting that 500-unit minimum orders are available at variable FOB Hong Kong prices depending on the specific model. "We deliver 30 days after order confirmation."
Equally convinced of the consumer appeal of hard disk drives is Avision Int'l Ltd, whose product portfolio includes a 5.1 channel DRW-6001 DVD recorder, which can be fitted with an optional hard disk drive and high-speed dubbing to allow archiving of the drive contents directly to DVD.
Avision, which has its own Avious brand, numbers the UK, Norway, Israel, Australia and Belgium among its major export markets, says director Albert Wong. "Our FOB Hong Kong prices vary according to model, but we deliver one TEU 30-45 days after order confirmation," Wong explains.
Similarly HD-ready and supporting multiple video formats is the standalone HDMI 7001 unit from AV Link USA Ltd, which comes with Dolby 5.1 surround sound and karaoke functions.
The nine-year-old company also manufactures the KV-745, a portable VCD player that comes complete with remote control and optional FM radio, and is available in three trendy colours.
AV Link USA Ltd manufactures all kinds of AV products, many of which carry the company's own AV Link logo, at its ISO 9000-certified mainland factory in Shenzhen that covers 16,000 square metres and employs some 300 workers.
"Our minimum order requirement is 500 units delivered 30 days after order confirmation," manager K.C. Wong explains, adding that AV Link's major markets include Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
Hong Kong manufacturers clearly have the VCD and DVD format in firm focus and can be relied upon to produce powerful performers that are perfectly priced to meet the needs of consumers worldwide.
Amtronx Ltd
Rm 901B
Kinwick Centre
32 Hollywood Rd
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2810-1177
Fax: 852-2833-9138
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.amtronx.com
AV Link USA Ltd
3/F, Blk D
Shui Wing Ind Bldg
12-22 Tai Yuen St
Kwai Chung, New Territories
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2610-0270
Fax: 852-8161-9611
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.avlinkusa.com
Avision Int'l Ltd
Hong Kong & Macau Bldg
156-157 Connaught Rd Central
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2763-1122
Fax: 852-2763-1400
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.avision.com.hk
Coby Mfg Co Ltd
Po Shau Centre
115 How Ming St
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2753-3780
Fax; 852-2797-2122
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.cobyusa.com
Hankey Asia (HK) Ltd
Rm 2301
Laurels Ind Centre
32 Tai Yau St
San Po Kong, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2306-1133
Fax: 852-2322-2765
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.isolar.com.hk
Oxygen Ltd
Sing Ho Finance Bldg
166-168 Gloucester Rd
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Just announced, the 60-day FastPass+ booking benefit and Extra Magic Hours for guests staying at one of the seven Disney Springs Area Resorts – B Resort & Spa, Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort, DoubleTree Guest Suites by Hilton Orlando, Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace, Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Holiday Inn Orlando, and the Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista – has been extended through December 31st, 2019!
28AugNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on FastPass+ and Extra Magic Hours benefits for Disney Springs Area Resorts extended through 2019
Tags: disney springs, extra magic hours, fastpass
14MarNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Walt Disney World adds fee for overnight self-parking at resorts
It just got more expensive for on-site guests who travel with a vehicle…starting with reservations made March 21st, 2018 and thereafter, guests staying at a WDW resort and will have a vehicle parked overnight will now pay a self-parking fee, which will be added to their folio on check-out. The fee depends on the level of resort: $13/night for value, $19/night for moderate, and $24/night for deluxe including Deluxe Villa resorts. However, DVC members will NOT have to pay a parking fee when staying at a DVC Deluxe Villa, even if they paid points instead of cash.
The fee also does not apply to guests staying at campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort.
Official information available here.
11FebNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Walt Disney World raises ticket prices
No surprises here – it's the second Sunday in February, and that brings the usually-annual increase in ticket prices at Walt Disney World.
Most of the Magic Your Way tickets of 5 days and above went up $15. With varying increases for short tickets. A single-day Value Season ticket for Magic Kingdom is now $109, and $102 for the other parks.
The Park Hopper option remains an additional $75 for four or more days, with 2- and 3-Day tickets at $65 and 1-Day $62. Adding Park Hopper Plus is still an additional $25.
Annual Passes also saw an increase – the Platinum Pass is now $849, and the Platinum Plus Pass is $949.
Tags: tickets
10JanNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Walt Disney World will now allow selected guests to purchase more Fastpass+ experiences
According to our friends at the DIS, Walt Disney World has confirmed the recent rumor that selected guests will be able to purchase an add-on to their tickets that will allow them to book 3 additional Fastpass+ experiences per day, and up to 90 days in advance. The extra three experiences can be for any attraction regardless of tiered status or park, but any single attraction can only be booked once a day.
This is a pilot program that begins January 12th, 2018.
Eligible guests are those who qualify for WDW's "Signature Services", which currently include guests staying Club-level and Suite accommodations, as well as those who book VIP Tours. Guests must have at least a 3-day ticket, and the cost is $50 per day.
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08SepNews, Universal Studios, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando parks closed this weekend for Hurricane Irma
Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando both took the unusual measure to close the parks for the weekend ahead of the impending Hurricane Irma, while they put all their resources into keeping guests safe who are unable to leave the resorts.
WDW parks will be closing at staggered times to allow easier transportation back to the resorts. All Universal parks will close at 7pm.
More details on the specific closures can be found at the DIS.
To all our friends who are at WDW and the surrounding areas, stay safe!
04AugDisneyland, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire to bring VR experience to Disney Resorts
A collaboration between Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB division (which works on immersive entertainment) and VR experience startup THE VOID, will see a VOID Entertainment Center open at both Disneyland's Downtown Disney and Walt Disney World's Disney Springs, which will feature Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, a fully immersive VR experience, which The Void calls "hyper-reality".
THE VOID already operates locations in New York City (inside Madame Tussaud's), Toronto, Lindon, Utah and Dubai, where they have Ghostbusters Dimension.
The Void says Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire "will plunge guests directly into the iconic Star Wars galaxy. They will move freely throughout the untethered, social, and multi-sensory Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire experience in a way that allows them to interact and engage with friends, family and Star Wars characters. This ground-breaking experience will open to the public at two new VOID Experience Centers at Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort and Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort beginning this holiday season."
"At The VOID, we combine the magic of illusion, advanced technology and virtual reality to create fully immersive social experiences that take guests to new worlds," said Curtis Hickman, co-founder and chief creative officer at The VOID. "A truly transformative experience is so much more than what you see with your eyes; it's what you hear, feel, touch, and even smell. Through the power of The VOID, guests who step into Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire won't just see this world, they'll know that they are part of this amazing story."
Vicki Dobbs Beck, executive in charge of ILMxLab, said, "At ILMxLAB, we want people to step inside the worlds of our stories. Through our collaboration with The VOID, we can make this happen as guests become active participants in an unfolding Star Wars adventure. By combining Lucasfilm's storytelling expertise with cutting-edge imagery, and immersive sound from the team at Skywalker Sound, while invoking all the senses, we hope to truly transport all those who experience Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire to a galaxy far, far away."
"Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire marks an important milestone in the continued expansion of The VOID, which also joined the 2017 Disney Accelerator earlier this year," said Cliff Plumer, CEO of The VOID. "Through the power of The VOID, guests can now experience the magic of Star Wars firsthand."
Expect to have to make reservations FAR in advance…
Tags: star wars
15JulNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on D23 Parks recap…Star Wars resort and so much more…
Wow, they made a LOT of announcements about the parks today…here is a recap of some of the biggest stuff slated for Walt Disney World, although there may be some fine details to learn later…park by park first:
Magic Kingdom:
The Tron Lightcycle Coaster will indeed be brought to WDW and will be added to Tomorrowland. Early rumors stated it would replace the Tomorrowland Speedway, but we thought about it and believed there would be site line problems from Fantasyland, and it would be better off behind it in a new area – and that proved true. It will occupy the space to the left of Space Mountain, taking some backstage area.
The previously reported items are coming true…Guardians of the Galaxy will indeed replace Ellen's Energy Adventure, but the surprise there is that the Universe of Energy pavilion building will remain! And part of the theme is that Peter Quill visited EPCOT Center when he was a child…further details on the ride itself are not known.
And the Ratatouille 4D dark ride is indeed coming to the France pavilion and be located in space behind the current buildings.
Mission: SPACE is getting a slight change – the Green Team mission will change to orbiting Earth rather than traveling to Mars. And this seems to tie in to a surprise announcement – that a new restaurant will open next to Mission: SPACE themed for an orbiting space station high above the Earth, with large picture windows looking out on the planet below…
Disney's Hollywood Studios:
Toy Story Land will finally open in Summer of 2018, while the Star Wars area, now dubbed Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, will open in 2019 – exactly when isn't certain but it will be sometime after the Disneyland version does. It will include a Millennium Falcon ride, and Hondo from Star Wars: The Clone Wars will entice visitors to help pilot the ship. Also Rex, the original pilot from Star Tours, will return as the DJ for the Cantina. More Star Wars in a minute…
Most shocking is the news that The Great Movie Ride is closing August 13th, and will become and entirely new ride called Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway. It is supposed to use some amazing "2 1/2 D" technology to take the riders though the screen into the cartoon. The audience reaction to this announcement was muted, as the existing attraction is pretty loved. At this point I really think they should drop "Studios" from the park name.
At the resort-wide level, they confirmed the "Skyliner" gondola transportation system which will connect both Epcot (at the International Gateway) and Disney's Hollywood Studios to the Art of Animation, Pop Century and Caribbean Beach resorts, which should offer some relief to the buses. In addition, a new point-to-point personal car service, the "Minnie Van", will be offered. Think "WDW Uber".
DVC will get a new Riviera-themed resort, situated near Epcot…not a lot of details other than it opening in June 2019, but given the date we believe this actually may be the portion of Caribbean Beach Resort that is being torn down and has long been rumored to be a new DVC expansion – but it will be separate from the Caribbean Beach Resort itself. It will be able to take advantage of the Skyliner transportation as well.
And lastly, probably the biggest item, is confirmation of an immersive Star Wars themed resort which our sister site Sci-Fi Storm reported on previously, in which the guests can play roles in the resort's story. Not much new detail was provided, but it is part of a new "Disney 360" immersive resort experience project, so we may see similarly planned resorts. See below for some concept art.
24JunNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Is Epcot the next target for expansion?
While the Magic Kingdom (Fantasyland expansion), Animal Kingdom (Pandora) and Disney's Hollywood Studios (Star Wars and Toy Story Land) having received a lot of attention in recent years, Epcot has only received minimal attention since the replacement of Horizons with Mission: SPACE in 2003 and the addition of Soarin' in 2005. Since then, Test Track has received a makeover, Maelstrom was re-themed into Frozen Ever After, and Soarin' is getting a third concourse.
That may be about to change. Permits filed by the state show a number of projects, and although they don't give specifics of what they might for, it is prep work that typically goes with construction and redevelopment.
Two areas of particular interest are the area behind the Universe of Energy pavilion, and the area behind the France pavilion and between there and the Morocco pavilion in the World Showcase.
Rumors have swirled for months that the Universe of Energy pavilion, which houses Ellen's Energy Adventure, would close and be rebuilt for some form of attraction based on Guardians of the Galaxy – Walt Disney World's first Marvel-based attraction. The permits deal with the area behind the pavilion, which is a possible indication of expanding the building area. The work includes filling in the canal that reaches behind the backstage area there and expanding a canal to make up for the filling. The project area extends all the way back to the corner of the Epcot parking lot.
The latest permit involves what looks like a major expansion to the France pavilion, and this is bringing up the old rumor of a WDW version of the Ratatouille trackless dark ride at the Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris.(Update: There is also a rumor that it will be the same ride system, but themed to Beauty And The Beast, given the resurgence in popularity of that property.)
World Showcase historians will remember that there are many "sectors" to the World Showcase, but not all of them contain a pavilion. Spaces exist between most of the country pavilions, with the exceptions of Norway and China. Between United Kingdom and Canada there is space currently occupied by the Millennium Village building, which is used for special events but could be another country. Using these spaces for a new country would mean losing some of the buffer spaces between them, but they are available. However, we are unlikely to get an new countries in the near future – Norway was the most recent, 29 years ago.
If you look closely, the area is currently where they store a lot of the booths used during festivals, so those would need to be relocated. I believe there is a cast break room and a number of other supporting structures back there. Some will be relocated into the area behind Morocco. There is also a slight sliver of area included alongside the right side (looking from the front) of the France pavilion which is believe to accomodate the guest path/queue to the new attraction at the back.
It's an exciting time at Walt Disney World right now.
Tags: epcot, world showcase
11FebNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Walt Disney World raising ticket prices Sunday, February 12th, 2017
Updated: Ticket prices at Walt Disney World resort went up on February 12th, 2017, and it includes changes in some of the options on Magic Your Way tickets.
The Water Parks Fun and More option is no longer available as a standalone option. It is only available if you also have Park Hopper, and the combined ticket is now called the "Park Hopper Plus". In general it is the same as before, although DisneyQuest, which had already been dropped from the list last year, is no longer available (DisneyQuest itself is finally closing on July 3rd, 2017.) The list currently includes: Blizzard Beach Water Park, Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Oak Trail Golf Course, ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex (excludes separate admission events), Fantasia Gardens Mini-Golf Course (before 4:00pm), Winter Summerland Mini-Golf Course (before 4:00pm). But this may bring back the use of the term "Plus" to mean admissions to these locations!
Seasonal pricing still only affects 1-day tickets, and there is still the "Magic Kingdom Surcharge" on 1-Day base tickets, which is now 8 for Value and Regular Season, and $6 for Peak Season.
Guests who purchase 3- to 10-day tickets online or via the Mobile app will receive a $20 discount. Or more precisely, purchasing on site will cost you $20 more. Prices we will quote will be the online price, as we highly recommended getting your tickets in advance so you can make Fastpass selections. It will be interesting to see how this affects the authorized third-party sellers, such as Undercover Tourist, who already sell 3- to 10-day tickets at a discount from the WDW gate prices.
All Magic Your Way tickets will now have a "use by" expiration date, where the ticket must be first used by that date. Previously, all MYW tickets did not expire until 14 days from first use. That date is not based entirely on the date of purchase, so it isn't known exactly how far in advance, but currently all tickets that are purchased from today going forward must have their first use on or before December 31st, 2018. We expect that date will jump ahead as we get further into 2017.
Our Magic Your Way Ticket Price Calculator has been updated with the current online prices.
Annual Passes are going up as well:
Platinum Plus: $869
Platinum: $779
Gold (DVC And FL Residents only, has blackout dates): $559
Tags: tickets
18MayNews, Walt Disney World Comments Off on Updates to FastPass+ booking times and Rider SwitchFastPass+ reservations when the booking window opens has shifted from Midnight to 7:00am ET. Good news for the East Coast and Europe – not so much for the West Coast. We confirmed this change this morning.Just a couple of updates…as of May 18th, the time at which you can first make
Also, I'm hearing that at least at a few attractions there is a slight modification of the Rider Switch procedure, which adheres to the original idea that the Rider Switch pass should be given to someone going through the line first, insuring that it can't be used until they return.
What may happen is that instead of being given the Rider Switch pass at the entrance, you instead get a lanyard that you will trade in further down the queue (likely at the loading area/merge point), where you will receive the actual pass. Nothing else has changed – the pass is still good for any three guests to use any time later that day.
[Update 8/4] I can confirm that the Rider Switch change has taken place at least at some attractions, as we used it and were presented with a card on a lanyard similar to the timing cards, and you trade that in to a CM further in the queue for the actual Rider Switch pass.
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My guess is that they migrated to more modern social platforms.
I didnt realise that was the case.Just upped to damn dirty ape in appreciation.
Do tey interact on those other platforms? I know Steve occasionally responds to comments on his blogs, but anything besides that?
"Teach thy tongue to say "I do not know", and thous shalt progress."


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For Christmas we were able to go to Logan to be with my family. Blake and I decided to fly out a week and a half earlier than Ryan so he could focus on his studying for his finals. WOO HOO!!! 1 semester down. That will be another post though. Ryan drove to Logan on the 21st and we were so happy to be back together. We were able to have our whole family together and it was so fun to see everyone. The plan on Christmas morning to wake up when Blake got up since he had been waking up between 8 and 9 every morning. The plan changed when the next morning Blake decided to wake up at 5 AM. Yikes. We had to keep him quiet for a few hours and finally got everyone up at about 7:45. We had such a great time and loved being together. The next few days were spent playing new games and just hanging out at the house with everyone. Here are some pictures from Christmas day!!
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Eva Longoria Tackles a Desperate Scene as She Moves Forward With Her Split From Tony Parker
Eva Longoria spent a late night on the set of Desperate Housewives in LA yesterday. She filmed a dramatic car-jacking scene with her onscreen husband Ricardo Chavira, but it's the drama in her real-life relationship that's still getting all the attention. Since releasing a statement about her divorce from Tony Parker last month, the two have been spotted talking over lunch and dining at a BBQ restaurant in Texas. Despite their multiple meetings, the couple are apparently still going forward with the split, which was one of the most shocking of the year.


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Step 2
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Step 3
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- Shaving during or after a shower is helpful because warm water softens the skin and opens the pores.
- Rinse your razor immediately after shaving, and store it in a dry area.
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- Shaving at night is a good idea because it gives your skin time to recover.
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