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13 April 2007
Great Gear(HKTDC Fashion - Leather Goods & Bags, Vol 02,2007)
Travel & Leisure Bags
Trolley bags such as this 600D polyester trolley backpack are steady sellers worldwide for Kam Yuen Industrial (Int'l) Co Ltd
Whether packing for travel or leisure, today's consumers are looking for holdalls that not only carry their miscellaneous items but also reflect their individual sense of style.
Savvy Hong Kong bag manufacturer Grand Bag Centre Co Ltd has recognised this desire with its stated aim to make all manner of bags "at the best quality and at a reasonable price".
"The low-end niche is covered by Chinese mainland manufacturers, so we choose to offer medium-range goods with new materials and new designs, as well as selling services to brand name products," explains manager Mimi Chung.
As a result, 80% of the 1981-established business is OEM production for brand names while 20% is ODM, manufactured under its own Surprise and RV Sportage brands.
Typical of Grand Bag's design sense is the youthful Surprise Revolution range featuring PVC that resembles distressed leather, a popular look from last season that Chung says is set to extend into this year.
"The range features a die-cut logo combined with stitching to offer something different," she says. "It is a very good seller, and we have had a lot of repeat orders."
Two unfussy shoulder bag styles, models GC-8880A and GC-8767B, have proved popular with both men (who prefer black and chocolate brown) and women (who can choose from beige, pink and burgundy), while the GC-9224B ladies' shoulder bag with belt buckle details has also been a good seller.
Designed to hold an A4-sized folder and selling for US$4-5 FOB Hong Kong each, they are available in minimum order quantities of 800 bags per style with 2-3 colour combinations delivered 45-60 days after receipt of an L/C.
Another cotton canvas and checked fabric postman's bag, with a pigment wash effect for a casual look that comes in army-green, khaki and brown shades, has also been walking off the production line.
Grand Bag's factory in Dongguan on the mainland has 450 workers who produce an average of 100,000 bags per month for markets in Europe, South America, Australia, Indonesia, the Middle East, Singapore and Japan.
Also aiming for the mid-price travel and leisure bracket is 1995-established Will-Power Industrial (HK) Co Ltd, 20% of whose output consists of handbags, shopping bags, backpacks and wallets.
Its sporting bags in durable 600D polyester featuring a basketball badge have proved a hit, according to sales manager and collection designer Lo Wan Wai. "We have sold 30,000 bags in this style to the UK market alone during the past year," she says.
Model P-2131 is 73cm long, 32cm wide and 35cm high, roomy enough to hold a basketball as well as shoes, clothes and a towel, and unit-priced at US$5-6 FOB Hong Kong.
Other popular styles include model P-2128, a US$4-5 backpack with a net fabric pocket for holding a basketball and a water-bottle holder, and the model 2125 drawstring bag made of 600D polyester and net fabric that costs US$1-2 each.
A minimum order is 500 bags per style in any colour, delivered in 45-60 days from a 300-worker factory in Weizhou City in Guangdong Province to Italy, the Czech Republic, France and Germany.
Europe is also the chief market for Kam Yuen Industrial (Int'l) Co Ltd, whose competitively-priced travel trolley bags have become its main product line.
The firm has been making travel bags, backpacks, school bags, shopping bags and cosmetic bags for the low- to mid-range market since late 2003.
"We were previously in the plastics business, so we can make the plastic trolleys at a competitive price," claims sales representative Diana Chan. "We gain many orders for our trolley bags, such as our new model 0450008."
This cabin-sized trolley bag, featuring a main compartment and a smaller front pocket, sells for about US$10 FOB Hong Kong each and is made of 600D polyester, although Chan notes it can be produced in any material or size the customer requests.
"Brown-and-black and plain black are the most popular colours, but we have made this model with a colourful pattern on the front panel," she explains. "We can also offer embroidery, but if that is too expensive we advise the customer to go for printing."
The firm works to OEM terms for clients ranging from Disney to medium-sized European brand houses, either providing finished designs or working with customers' ideas.
"Most of our customers come from Europe, where the order quantity is not as huge as the US," Chan adds.
Minimum orders are 1,000 pieces per style and colour delivered in 45-50 days to major European markets including the UK, the US and Malaysia, using materials such as nylon, PVC and PU sourced chiefly from the mainland.
"We offer competitive prices," Chan stresses, adding that production takes place at an 8,000-square-metre factory in Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland.
With their wide diversity of styles and functions, it seems that Hong Kong-made travel and leisure bags are great gear at prices that buyers worldwide can happily afford.
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When talking about security, integrity is one of those factors that most people take for granted. At its most basic level, integrity is about making sure that the data you put somewhere is exactly what you get out, that it has not been corrupted or modified in any sense.
For individuals, this means that the data must be kept exactly as you put it in. You do not want the data to become corrupted, accidentally deleted or lost. Nobody wants to lose those really cute pictures of their baby or their honeymoon, or to realize that the 10 hours they spent updating a CV have been wasted because the document is corrupt.
In a business setting, there are multiple types of data, they may have different levels of importance, but it is critical that the integrity is maintained on all of them. It is important that the file data doesn't get modified inadvertently or by unauthorized users, but also that any modifications to the file's content are known and understood.
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As usual with security, it is not enough to set and enforce a static set of rules, you should continuously review them, monitor for unauthorized access and verify that the audit log contains enough accurate information.
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Writing software is an art form that requires specialized skills. Marketing software, although perhaps not as highly regarded as hard core techies is no less an art form and also requires a specialized, although very different, skill set to creating software. It is not the intent of this article to judge which is the greater of the two arts, it has been written to assist those who are not software marketing professionals, such as sole practitioners who create their own software, with advice as to how market it.
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Software marketing must be done in parallel with software development. Consequently, just as every element of software is planned in advance; similar thought and planning must be invested in its marketing. Marketing of software cannot be an afterthought to be attended to once the software is ready for sale.
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- Dynamic Installer. Integrate a dynamic installer to your software. A good dynamic installer will be easy to integrate and will add many collateral benefits as far as marketing goes.
A dynamic installer can put your software on the cloud resulting in faster and more stable downloads which, in and of itself, is good for marketing. Easy version updates also add to the marketability of the software. Similarly, some dynamic installers assist in bringing quality advertisers to the software resulting in additional revenue streams.
However, the parallel marketing doesn't end with the software itself.
- Social Media. Everyone is seemingly using social media today, so that is where you must go to market your software. Visit communities that deal with your software and become a contributor. Use the community to gather free information that can be used in developing the software and then contribute to these communities as an expert.
You will need to set up a website or, at the very least, a blog. When contributing to communities, reference your software and even provide a link to the site. Consequently, when the software is ready to rock and roll, you will have an informed group primed in anticipation of its arrival.
There are numerous other methods of software marketing such as partnering with others or even just outsourcing the marketing, however the methods outlined above should be considered before developing any software product.


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I am often asked about the cost of wedding flowers. I honestly have to say it can vary from wedding to wedding depending on the types of flowers and the services required.
Every one of our weddings are custom. Each wedding is one of a kind for the most part and we do our best to work with every reasonable budget.
Here are some things to consider before contacting a florist about your wedding flowers. Most wedding coordinators and bridal planning guides suggest that couples set aside between 10 and 15 percent of their total wedding budget to cover floral expenses. Depending on a couple's budget, this may mean wedding flowers cost between $400 and $5,000, but the costs for design styles and specific types of flowers can vary widely based on several different factors.
You also need to take into consideration on top of the floral budget the delivery, setup, and breakdown (retrieving rental items at the end of the function) is going to add to your budget. This is something that the wedding planning guides do not tell you. Depending on your ceremony and reception location labor costs can be anywhere from an additional 15% and up on top of your floral budget depending on the location and the amount of professionals it is going to take to complete all the service you are requiring.
Some general figures for wedding flower expenses, on average, include:
Bride's Hand Tied Bouquet: $150 and up
Bride's Cascade Bouquet: $250 and up
Bridesmaid's Bouquets (each): $75 and up
Corsages and boutonnieres (each): $35 and up
Head wreaths and floral hair pins (each): $45 and up
Flower girl bouquet or petals: $25 and up
Toss bouquet for the reception: $20-50
Church and Alter Flowers (each arrangement): $150 and up
Pew flowers (each): $15 and up
Floral cake topper: $50 and up
Low Reception centerpieces (each arrangement): $75 and up
High Elevated centerpieces (each arrangement): 150.00 and up
In addition to these popular wedding flower arrangements, many couples also opt for additional floral arrangements. Some arrangements to consider include:
Wreath for the church or reception hall door
Flowers to decorate a wedding arch
Accents for the cake table, place card table, and guest book table
Petals or floral urns to decorate the exterior of the church or reception venue
Special flowers for the interior or exterior of the limousine
Arrangement for the restrooms at the reception
These additional arrangements will need to be included into your initial budget so you are prepared for the added expense. You could use some of the arrangements at both the church and the reception, which can save you money, but increase the service charges. This may require professionals to spend up to 3 hours at the church to setup the flowers and wait while the ceremony and photos are taking place before moving to the reception.
Several factors influence the cost of wedding flowers and can make many prices inaccessible to couples on a strict wedding budget. The most common factors that affect wedding flower prices are:
Some flowers, such as carnations and daisies, are readily available and easy to grow, making them less expensive, while more exotic lilies or tropical flowers are more costly. If the desired flowers are not seasonally available at the date of the wedding, they will cost more to be shipped in from other locations such as Israel, New Zealand, Spain, Holland, etc.
While most florists have a wide color palette to work with, couples interested in more exotic shades will have to pay a premium to match their wedding colors. The sheer size of wedding floral arrangements has a tremendous impact on the final price.
When considering how much do wedding flowers cost, the intricacy of the floral arrangements and bouquets can heavily influence the price. A simple, hand-tied bouquet is less expensive than a more elaborate, multi-layered cascade. If flowers are ordered at the last minute or design changes are requested, steep rush fees may apply.
Some florists charge hefty fees for delivering flowers to the ceremony and reception sites, particularly if they are far apart. Elaborate arrangements may also have a site setup fee applied since they will have to be assembled on site.
Brides and grooms have many options to consider when it comes to their actual florist. Who you choose will also factor in to the total costs. Depending on your budget and specific location, you can order flowers at a locally owned floral shop, a large chain shop, or even online. Prices can be dramatically different from going to a local florist who will give you personalized attention versus an online supplier who can order in bulk or give you standard arrangement options to choose among.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Tips Tutorial with Lizzy Hill
Lizzy with you today, sharing
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Great tip Lizzy - you are so organised!ReplyDelete
I store all my die cuts in a huge messy box that rarely gets used. But occasionally if I need a little something extra for a layout, I'll go there and normally find something to use.
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Great idea Lizzy.Mine are in a set of little drawers.ReplyDelete
Brilliant idea and so simple too!! OK .. why didn't I think of that?? I usually just dump them in a box and then forget where I put it!! LOL!! Love it Lizzy .. thanks for the tip! xxReplyDelete
Great tip LizzyReplyDelete
Well doesn't that simplify things! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Great tip Lizzy. :)ReplyDelete
Great tip Lizzy ..!ReplyDelete
Thanks for that Lizzy. My collection has only just begun, but your way sure beats the box I had mine in!!ReplyDelete
Fabulous idea Lizzy, I usually cut as i need them.. but then sometimes I dont use them so I have them all mashed up in a box....hehe!ReplyDelete
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What a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Super and neat idea! ;-) Makes for easy finding and storing! ;-)ReplyDelete


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When I say I teach Interaction Design, I'm usually asked, "What's that? What is Interaction Design"—I'm asked right away about the interaction part, as if there's no question about the design part, about what "design" is.
But I'd like to start with the "Design" part of "Interaction Design" in the most general way, in terms of what designers do:
"Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones."—Herbert Simon
The nature of design is very nuanced, but let's go with that definition for now.
Now, do we have to define what an "interaction" is? Had any interactions today? How do you know? The dictionary says, "a reciprocal action or influence"—is that good enough for now?
When the design situation is about an interaction, let's say that it's about improving the understanding needed and the actions required for someone to act in they way that they want. (Of course, we humans do something when we want to get something we want, to get to a goal, to achieve a purpose; that's a topic for later.)
Now, that begs the question, what kinds of interactions are there? I'll let this article called "What is interaction? Are there different types?" answer that question for now.


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What's keeping marketers awake?
Programmatic media can make everything seem very complicated in terms of tracking media delivery and performance. According to eMarketer, in 2015 the global programmatic market was worth $14.2bn. By 2019 it's predicted to be worth $36.8bn.
What's the issue?
Increasing volumes of media – particularly digital, but increasingly TV and other channels – are being traded programmatically. But there are concerns that the algorithms powering demand-side platforms and ad servers – combined with the large number of links in the trading ecosystem – are eroding value and delivering poorly targeted, suboptimal returns for advertisers. The World Federation of Advertisers estimates 60% of ad spend is effectively lost by the time it reaches publishers – and that's before considering the issues of both non-human traffic and viewability.
1. What is programmatic doing for my brand currently?
2. Is the third-party data I acquire improving my targeting and therefore my performance?
3. What am I really paying for data?
4. How do I achieve greater transparency around programmatic?
5. Am I paying excessive mark-ups to the parties involved, and am I receiving any rebates or other trading incentives? Am I effectively paying for media inventory which is free at the original point of purchase?
6. Should I cut out the middlemen and develop direct relationships with the major platforms, particularly Facebook and Google?
7. What is my agency includING in the catch-all (but non-auditable) category of 'inventory media'?
What do our experts recommend marketers should do to address this?
Since many advertisers – including the very biggest – have rushed into programmatic as it has developed in recent years, the best starting point is a diagnostic assessment of current programmatic advertising activity. This assessment should consider business objectives, current ad tech and data being used, baseline programmatic campaign delivery, and understanding how KPIs are set and performance is measured. If deemed to be appropriate, it can go on to appraise governance arrangements and the flow of money, analyze contract terms, and audit operational processes.
Based on the insights derived by programmatic media specialists from this assessment, advertisers can develop an informed priority roadmap to guide remedial action on those factors that most improve programmatic investment. These include data and technology, measurement and evaluation, partner selection and management, contracts and compliance, organization and operations, and learning and development.
Because of the pace of change in media trading in recent years, many advertisers have never stopped to review programmatic advertising. Analyzing where you are today and where you'd like to be can deliver significant cost savings, reduce wastage, deliver better targeting, increase viewability by real humans, improve 'brand safety,' and enhance media performance.
Programmatic is here to stay, with eMarketer estimating the global market to be worth almost $37bn by 2019. Analyzing the current and future state not only delivers better performance from programmatic spend, it can also improve trust between advertisers and their trading partners. It helps clients to become better, more knowledgeable digital marketers.
Gaëlle Simon-Drocourt, Head of Digital at Ebiquity France
What are the benefits of taking this approach?
- Gaining control of programmatic buying in a transparent and rational way.
- Reducing conflicts of interest by building meaningful relationships with tech and media partners.
- Establishing an ad technology roadmap that successfully adapts to new market opportunities.
- Improving the return on investment of programmatic media.
Our approach in summary
We enable advertisers to decide on the level of control they have over how they allocate, audit, and manage programmatic spend, vendors, data, and technology.
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"Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.' Luke 19v30-31
On Palm Sunday we are reminded that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt. A colt is a young horse that has not matured and has not been broken in or ever ridden before. A colt has a sense of adventure, it has a free spirit. You may have seen the Disney Film 'Spirit', which tells the story of a young colt fighting to stay free and an angry master trying to break down it's resistance.
There will come a time in the life of a young colt that for it to be of use to its master it's young wild Spirit, it's undisciplined behaviour, will have to be broken. There are certain phrases that are used in the breaking process 'the point of resistance' or 'the conquest of the horse' and they signify the process of breaking away the horses freedom and sense of adventure
We can also see this in our spiritual lives. I am not talking about spiritual brokenness, that good kind of brokenness of a contrite heart, but people whose sense of adventure and freedom has been stolen. The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. Satan will try to steal our freedom and our sense of adventure but God wants us to be free and to reach the potential he made us for. Have you ever visited a zoo and seen a lion in a small cage going through that monotonous daily routing of pacing in circles and being fed. This was not what the lion was made for. It was made to hunt, to run and be free, not to be locked up in a small cage. Sadly many of us live our Christian life like this. Instead of having freedom we live like prisoners of war. Like the young colt many of us have experienced being broken or conquered. Things have happened in our lives that have stolen away our joy and our sense of adventure and our Christian walk can feel dead and lifeless. God does not want to break our freedom but restore it. There are three things we see in this story
Jesus knew where the colt was: Jesus sent two disciples to fetch this colt. He did not pre-arrange with the owner. He knew by a word of knowledge where it would be and where they would find it. There may have been many donkeys or colts in the town but He wanted this one. The bible says of the apostle Paul "Go he is a chosen vessel of mine" Acts 9v15. Paul persecuted the church and put people to death but he was a chosen vessel of the Lord and God knew just where to find him. You are a chosen vessel and he knows where to find you and reach you.
The colt had never been ridden: This colt was unbroken, people who know about horses say that this was a bigger miracle than Jesus walking on water. It was incredible that he was able to sit and ride a horse that had never been sat upon. Christ masters this horse instantly and controls it by the whisper of His voice.
The colt carried the glory of God: This weak animal fulfilled prophecy and carried the glory of God. While kings and princes ride on chariots and stallions the King of Kings rides into Jerusalem on a colt and the colt carries His glory. We may be weak but he is the most high God, El Elyon, the strongest of strong, super strong and yet he calls us to carry his glory, his presence.
May our true master restore all that is broken within us.


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Today I took my last day off work for this year, it was booked a week or so ago and it was a bit of a gamble on what the weather would be like? I lost the gamble badly as it has been bloody atrocious here in Leicestershire........all day!
High winds and driving rain made it a total no no for going out, so I have made the most of a bad thing and spent some time organising my owl images from yesterday, these didn't make the first cut as I thought they were sub standard but seeing as I don't have any other new images to post they will have to do.
So in keeping with the theme "Little Owls" here are a few more images that were taken only 24 hours ago, when the weather was far more forgiving!


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Geospatial analysis is an important feature of an investigative analytics platform, second only to link analysis. Geographic location complements nearly every other type of data and is often key to gaining a complete understanding of an investigation. That's why it's critical that your investigative analytics solution provide a strong geospatial analysis capability.
Building on the theme of our earlier link analysis post, this article will describe how Visallo assists analysts with geospatial analysis.
Visallo's geospatial capabilities incorporate a technology called OpenLayers, allowing us to use maps from a wide variety of providers, including popular ones like ESRI, Mapbox, Carto, Bing, Open Street Maps, Stamen, and more. Leveraging the maps from these providers, Visallo adds the following five core features you'd expect from an advanced geospatial information system.
At times, the only thing you may have to start your investigation is a notion of something occurring at a specific location. Asking users to memorize or lookup geo-coordinates in order to search is a non-starter. Visallo simplifies an analyst's work by allowing them to visually search directly on a map view, or by entering a specific latitude, longitude, and radius if they're known.
Like graphs, maps can become visually overloaded when displaying copious amounts of geo-located data. Visallo smartly and automatically clusters collections of pins in close proximity rather than displaying them as an overlapping pile. As you zoom in, clusters break out into individual pins as the visual space becomes large enough to prevent overlapping. Again, all of this is transparent to you. You just get a clean, easy-to-understand view of large quantities of geographic information.
Maps can quickly grow obtuse as the number of pins increases. Without additional context, it's often very difficult for outsiders to understand the analysis. A good investigative analytics platform will recognize this and provide tools to help mitigate the problem.
Visallo provides the ability to easily format the entities and relationships on your maps. Changing their opacity, size, color, shape, background color, border size, border color, and more is simplified, making it easy to focus on the most important data.
You can also add a variety of annotations to your maps to clarify points and draw attention to important aspects of your analysis. Add shapes, change their opacity, background color, border size, border color, etc. Text labels can also be added.
Most modern geospatial information systems display maps as a stack of layers that build upon one another, and Visallo is no exception. Visallo ships with several layers by default, and custom ones can be added by importing Keyhole Markup Language (KML) or GeoJSON files. Each layer can be toggled on and off and reordered to show certain layers above or below others. The layered structure provides you with significant map display and usage flexibility.
Finding a given entity becomes difficult as the number of pins on your map increases, yet this context is critical to an analyst's work. Visallo's map provides additional context upon hovering over values in the histogram. When doing so, pins or clusters that do not contain a property value corresponding to the item being hovered above will change to being mostly transparent. However, pins and clusters that do have matching property values will be highlighted. Additionally, clusters whose member pins don't all have matching property values will be displayed as a fraction, indicating how many members in the cluster contain the property value.
<img src="map-histogram.png" style="width: 100%"alt="Visallo map histogram for analysis"/>
As in link analysis, real-world geospatial analysis is more complicated than it first appears, with much of the difficulty presenting itself at larger scales. While the five features described in this post are not an exhaustive list for making your geospatial analysis more productive, they certainly make the analyst's work less laborious.


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Questions about Waterloo, IA
- What is the Population Count?
- What is the Land Area?
- What is the Percent who did not finish the 9th grade?
- What is the Median Earnings?
- What is the Number of Employees?
- What is the Crime incident count?
- What is the Population Rate of Change?
- What is the Water Area?
- What is the High School Graduation Rate?
- What is the Median Female Earnings?
The population density of Waterloo, IA was 1,112 in 2012.
Population Density
Population Density is computed by dividing the total population by Land Area Per Square Mile.
Above charts are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey | ODN Dataset | API -
Geographic and Population Datasets Involving Waterloo, IA
Iowa Aging Services Consumer Counts by Fiscal Year, Age Group, and Servicemydata.iowa.gov | Last Updated 2019-11-18T20:10:47.000Z
Data provides consumer counts for services provided to aging citizens of Iowa funded through federal and state programs starting in 2009 and is updated annually. It includes breakdowns for gender, race and ethnicity, those in rural areas and designated as being in poverty.


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text: FREDMUN (Frederick Model United Nations) constitutes the unique Model United Nations (MUN) at an academic level in Cyprus bearing the official stamp of the United Nations. It will be held in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, from 2 to 5 November 2017, at the premises of Frederick University. FREDMUN 2017 will be held with the support of the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Cyprus and Greece in Brussels (UNRIC), as well as of the equivalent Model United Nations hosted by University of Macedonia in Greece, known as ThessISMUN. Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus is greeting this initiative while the information on this initiative from Frederick University, is communicated to the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in New York. It should also to be noted that FREDMUN 2017 is part of the global campaign of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, especially the one related to the quality of education.


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WELCOME to my Blog I,m a Proud DT member for Crafts and me Crafty Ribbons and Crafty Catz
Friday, 3 December 2010
I ♥ ProMarkers #43 +Totally Gorjuss #58 +Onestop #108 +Totallypapercrafts #45
Hello on this cold afternoon i hope you are all keeping warm where ever you are,here in Desborough it,s -6 at the moment but we,re lucky as we havent had much snow, but what is here has turned into ice so not good especially if you have to walk anyway.
My poor doggies are getting miserable as we,ve not been able to take them out.
Onto my 1st card for today I am entering into the following challenges.
1= I ♥ PROMARKERS #43 Christmas Trees
2= TOTALLY GORJUSS #58 Oh Christmas Tree
3= ONE STOP CRAFT CHALLENGE #108 Christmas Cuties
4= TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS #45 Xmas Punches I used a Martha Sewart Snowflake punch.
Items used.
Stamp= Whiff of Joy, sentiment LOTV
Papers= Papermania christmas
Tools= Promarkers,Martha Stewart snowflake punch,Nesties,Anita,s christmas trees,,Stardust Stickles,and gems from my stash.
Off now to link to the challenges as they close shortly.
then i.ll be back with my second post..
Trish (-:
7 comments:
- CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...
Hi Trish
A gorgeous card and fabulous image,
Hugs Dianne xx :)
- 3 December 2010 at 18:47
- Karen said...
This is lovely Trish, love your christmas trees, thanks for joining us at I ♥ ProMarkers.
- 3 December 2010 at 22:39
- Kat said...
What a lovely card. Love the traditional colours and Henry mouse is so sweet. Thanks for joining us at TG this week.
Kat x
- 3 December 2010 at 22:39
- Lorraine said...
Totally cute, lol. Great image. Thanks for taking part at I ♥ Promarkers this week.
- 4 December 2010 at 00:38
- coops said...
gorgeous card trish.love the fab image and the trees are brilliant.great colours and layout too :D
xx coops xx
- 4 December 2010 at 08:49
- Stressed Stamper said...
Love his cheeks and the xmas tree - great card.Thanks for joing in at TPC this week - Good Luck
Sarah - Stressed Stamper x
- 4 December 2010 at 10:53
- katesacraftybugger said...
Lovely card Trish, cute image too-Thanks for joining us at I♥promarkers this week -Kate x
- 6 December 2010 at 19:55


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From the Kingdom of Hawaii YouTube Site:
Prime Minister Henry Noa announces the upcoming election for the Kingdom of Hawaii on November 5th, 2011. Interview by David Lakota at the Mana Kau Kana Wai, the 35th Legislative Session of the Lawful Hawaiian Government in Oahu.
Prime Minister Henry Noa, Nobles, Representatives, and other members of the Kingdom, convened to conduct government business, and to conclude that upcoming election is among the most simple and poweful of means to unify the previously divided people of the Hawaiian Nation.
There are positions, filled and unfilled, for 24 Nobles and 24 Representatives, in the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Lawful Hawaiian Government. Several more of these seats were filled at the annual legislative session.
Leaders of the Hawaiian Nation are calling out to the Kanaka Maoli of Hawaii, and those who are living and traveling abroad, to "Come home." Fill the remaining seats of the Lawful Hawaiian Government so that this sovereign Nation of Hawaii may be complete.
The nationwide free election for the independent people of Hawaii, both Kanaka Maoli and non-Kanaka Maoli is the single most powerful way yet undertaken for the unification of these Hawaiian Islands.
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Nutrition Workshop Module
How To Eat Well For Optimal Health
Do you ever have troubles with digestion? Do you ever suffer of heartburn, excess gas, bloating, constipation or irritable bowel? Food is supposed to provide you with energy and all the essential nutrients and vitamins for your body to function at its highest level. However, if you're not taking in foods high in nutritional value, you may be robbing your body of the life-essential nutrients that are necessary for optimal health. Moreover, if your digestive system is not functioning to full capacity or if you're not digesting food properly you will not be able to absorb the essential nutrients that you're supposed to absorb from the foods you eat.
Most people aren't aware that simple changes to their diet and eating habits can significantly solve this problem. This Nutrition Workshop Module is designed to teach you the important elements to healthy eating so you can live a long healthy life with a solid foundation to your nutritional intake. You will walk away from this workshop module with a comprehensive understanding of the process of digestion, what foods to eat that support digestion, what foods to eat that give you vibrant health and what foods to avoid that cause disease.
Here is just a portion of what you will learn in this workshop module:
- How to properly combine the foods that you eat so digestion can occur with ease.
- How to transform your eating habits so you can enjoy the foods you eat while getting the most health benefits out of them
- The difference between acidic foods and alkaline foods.
- How acidic foods can lead to disease and health problems. You will be surprised to see how much of your diet may be made up acidic foods.
- How to transform your diet into a healthier, alkaline diet.
- The main sources of food allergies and food sensitivities.
- How a strong immune system is linked to a healthy digestive system.
- How to eat the foods you enjoy while maintaining an ideal body weight.
- And much much more
Diseases like cancer and heart disease are two of the leading causes of death inNorth America. It has been shown that poor eating habits and poor nutritional intake contribute to both cancer and heart disease. Yet, many degenerative diseases such as cancer and heart disease are preventable with a nutritionally sound diet.
A healthy diet is essential in preventing diseases and essential for an overall optimal quality of life. If you are ready to experience a new approach to nutrition and wellness, then you must attend this Nutrition Workshop Module. You will learn exactly how to revise your diet so you get the maximum health advantage possible.
The Nutrition Workshop Module is a complete learning experience with action plans to assist in making a transformation in your diet and nutritional intake. It consists of the following 4 sequential workshops:
Nutrition 101: The Fundamentals Of Eating And Digestion
Nutrition 201*: The Alkaline Diet
Nutrition 301*: Food Allergies & Sensitivities
Nutrition 401*: Calories, Cleansing & Weight Management
* Lower level classes are prerequisites for all upper level classes.
Nutrition Workshop Module Details
Time: 1 hour – from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Back To Health Chiropractic Centre
20 Cranston Park Ave.#6
Maple,ON L6A 3E9
Nutrition 101: The Fundamentals Of Eating And Digestion
Wednesday January 9, 2013
Nutrition 201*: The Alkaline Diet
Wednesday January 16, 2013
Nutrition 301*: Food Allergies & Sensitivities
Wednesday January 23, 2013
Nutrition 401*: Calories, Cleansing & Weight Management
Wednesday January 30, 2013
Cost: Free (guests are welcomed to all workshops)
RSVP: Required. Seating is limited to 15 people.
Reserve your seat with Tiffany at the front desk.
Or call (905) 303-1009.
Presenter: Dr. Walter Salubro


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2010 Mazda MAZDA3 Ratings, Reviews and Analysis
Safety Ratings and Recalls
2010 Mazda MAZDA3
Front Crash Driver Side
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Recall Notices
2010 Mazda MAZDA3 (2/9/2017)
Campaign Number: 17V082000
Component Name: SEATS
Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Description: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
Defect: If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Corrective Action: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
2010 Mazda MAZDA3 (9/6/2016)
Campaign Number: 16V644000
Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Description: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.
Defect: If the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.
Corrective Action: Mazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.
2010 Mazda MAZDA3 (4/16/2009)
Campaign Number: 09V126000
Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Description: MAZDA IS RECALLING 25,400 MY 2010 MAZDA3 VEHICLES. A CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE HARNESS AND THE HOUSING OF STARTER MOTOR MAY BE INSUFFICIENT. DUE TO THIS, THE COVERING OF THE HARNESS MAY BE DAMAGED THROUGH VIBRATION DURING OPERATION POSSIBLY CAUSING A SHORT-CIRCUIT BETWEEN CERTAIN HARNESS WIRES AND THE STARTER HOUSING. A SHORT-CIRCUIT CAN RESULT IN ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND/OR POOR SHIFT QUALITY.
Defect: THE MAIN FUSE MAY BLOW OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND INABILITY OF RESTART, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective Action: DEALERS WILL HAVE THE ENGINE HARNESS INSPECT AND ADD A PROTECTOR CLIP ON THE AFFECTED SECTION OF THE HARNESS. IF NECESSARY, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MAY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.


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What a great weekend!
The "surprise" birthday party was a bit upside down, as the birthday boy came in from the back and actually surprised the guests who were expecting him from the front! Regardless, it was a nice way to celebrate a milestone age with a bunch of friends. What was supposed to be a few hours at the location actually turned out to be several hours, which is simply a testament to the good natured fun and company that was around.
Happy birthday Pete!
The following morning, October 18, I went to my very first baptism. As mentioned, I had never been to a baptism so it was quite nice to be invited to such a select occasion shared by typically so few. Sloan was the perfect quiet smiling baby through the whole thing. I was very happy with the photos afterwards, especially since there were a few kids around, which always makes taking group photos a little more tricky than usual :) Hopefully everyone' s jaws aren't sore from smiling so much!
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ICOR Leadership Team
Tim Emery
Tim Emery brings over a decade of real estate experience as a broker, property manager, investor and educator. He started his carrier with Stix and Stones Fine Colorado Properties, a small real estate firm based in the DTC while actively learning how to be a top Realtor by working with investors. His vision and the ability to see what properties could be worth after they were fixed up led to Tim's reputation as the "go-to" educator for the investor community.
During Tim's tenure, Stix and Stones continued to grow and added a property management division to their company. While managing the daily operations (over 200 doors) of Stix and Stones Property Management, Tim had the opportunity to become a partner in Invest Success, an education company for investors. Tim's passion and love of people and teaching drew him to lead the Invest-Success Company full time. Known for his conservative frank approach in estimates and knowledge in all aspects of residential real estate, including Denver's neighborhoods, has led Tim to become one of the most successful teachers in the region while Invest Success has grown to become the top mentorship program in the Denver metro area. It's hands on leadership, local knowledge and ethical behavior has provided many area students the foundation to do numerous flips and invest in real estate. Tim's favorite saying is: "It's just numbers!" "Do they work?"
Sandy Haworth
Sandy Haworth brings three plus decades experience in marketing, sales, management, publishing, entrepreneurship, real estate investing. Spending most of her career in Chicago and New York, Sandy has built companies from the ground up through sales and unique integrated marketing programs. In addition to helping launch national magazines, she has created custom publications, sold advertising and partnerships to finance projects and developed integrated marketing and digital programs. Taking the digital world by storm, Sandy developed mobile apps for K12 districts to foster communication and engagement with all stakeholders — acquiring sponsors to fund each district's custom app thus alleviating the financial burden of investment. Sandy invariably brings a fresh approach to each new client/project and works to masterfully integrate "comfortable" business and marketing practices with new paths to exceeding goals. After launching Yellow Dog Development, Sandy quickly added to her portfolio by doubling the profit on her first renovation and is on track to continue the trajectory with her next few renovations. With a keen eye for design and passion to renovate with a personal touch, Sandy looks forward to sharing her knowledge, enthusiasm and innovative ideas to help ICOR and its membership grow and continue its success.


text: Grasp one end of a heavy dumbbell with both hands, arms hanging straight in front of you, and stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart, toes turned out slightly. Step your left foot out to the left, bending your knees and pushing your hips back to lower yourself into a squat until the other end of the dumbbell hits the floor. Explosively push off your left leg and bring your feet together, then repeat with your right leg. Continue alternating.


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It was sweet victory last night for two EcoCAR teams. But we're not talking green vehicles. Texas Tech and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) students won first place at F1 Racing Boston, a speed-filled team outing to mark the halfway point of the Fall Workshop.
One thing was evident at the end of the night: don't mess with Texas Tech. Team member Kevin Kappes won first place on Track One at F1 Racing. With a best lap time of 16.33 seconds, Kevin beat out seven other students during the final race, including two outreach coordinators. Wisconsin's outreach coordinator Andrea Sotirin put up some tough competition though, leading throughout most of the race and finishing third overall.
Gavin Clark of UOIT raced to the top on Track Two with a best lap time of 20.67 seconds and average speed of 40.7mph. He faced some tough competitors and finished only 1.9 seconds ahead of the second place winner. But perhaps the sweetest victory was from General Motors sponsor Ed Argalas who won first place during the sponsor/organizer race. Ed beat out more than 35 sponsors to get the fastest time in the sponsor finals of 20.8 seconds.
Today, we are sharing Part Two of the interview with Paul Smith from the MathWorks. In Part One of the interview we learned about Paul's role in the EcoCAR competition and what set Ohio State apart from the other teams in Year Two. Paul shared some great insights, so check out the rest of the conversation below!
Q: What was your most memorable moment from the Year Two Finals events in San Diego?
A: During the presentation from Mississippi State University when Will Dickerson, the student presenting to our judging panel said "we couldn't have done this without Stateflow." The MSU team had a really detailed understanding of some of the more subtle features and applied them to the great benefit of the team. MSU went on to win the overall EcoCAR competition in Year Two.
Q: In what ways have you seen the teams change from Year One to Year Two? How have their skills developed? Any particular teams achieve outstanding/unique growth?
A: What has impressed me the most is how the teams continue to build upon the legacy of modeling, simulation and analysis expertise that they've developed at their schools over the years. Models are a fantastic way to capture the design intent and pass that knowledge along to future generations of students they may never even meet. Future generations can quickly look at the models and develop an abstract understanding of what the design is trying to accomplish. This just doesn't work with hand written code. Furthermore, the use of multi-domain modeling for modeling the physical systems just wasn't present in the competition until a few years ago. Rose-Hulman has been a pioneer in this area and has shared their ideas with the other teams by running sessions at our workshop in the fall.
Additionally, the incorporation of students from other disciplines (business, economics, marketing) that manage overall projects or develop the teams' outreach programs. Some of the teams' outreach programs are rich with various social media exposure, high school and elementary school interactions, tremendous web presences and the list goes on. As any member of a major automotive OEM knows, it's not just about the math and science. Successfully building and operating in a team environment is essential to getting things done. This has been a great growth area.
Q: As we enter the final year of the challenge, what advice do you have for the students? What challenges lie ahead that they might not be anticipating?
A: Year Two was about getting the vehicle to move. Year Three is all about refinement. It is key to keep using simulation to validate new ideas to refine the controls or hardware or to add on new degrees of control freedom. You can break the vehicle in simulation as often as you want, but you can only break the physical vehicle once!
I would also suggest that the student engineers take full advantage of the offers for support and mentorship from the sponsors. These are industry experienced engineers that have learned from the school of hard knocks. A smart student will learn from their own mistakes, a wise one will learn from others' mistakes.
Q: What's next for MathWorks and EcoCAR?
A: We are actively planning the details of the EcoCAR Fall Workshop: September 29 – October 3, 2010 to be held at our campus in Natick, MA. We will offer a three track learning solution to accommodate new comers and old timers alike. We're also planning some things just for the faculty advisors to help them on their quest to integrate the concepts of Model-Based Design into their classroom and curriculum.
We'll continue to provide the resources of our mentors to the teams and we are looking forward to supporting the future of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions as those plans come together.
MathWorks is a Platinum Sponsor for the EcoCAR Challenge and has been involved in Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) for many years. For each competition, MathWorks donates software for Model-Based Design and delivers intensive training to all student teams and faculty advisors during the fall workshops. Additionally, the company provides experienced automotive industry engineers as mentors who work closely with students. Part of MathWorks' mission is to give back to the communities in which the team lives and works, using its engineering and education expertise. In the following interview, Paul Smith, Director of Consulting Services for MathWorks, talks about EcoCAR and how the competition is a convergence of both engineering and education. Paul also congratulates all of the teams for their hard work and dedication to date.
Q: What is your role in EcoCAR? How does EcoCAR compare to other student competitions you're involved with?
A: My day job is Director of Consulting Services but I also act as MathWorks technical lead engineer for the EcoCAR competition. I help design the support structure MathWorks provides to the competition organizers, faculty advisors and student engineers. I also have the great privilege of participating in the judging of various elements of the annual competitions and MathWorks Modeling Award. While previous student engineering competitions focused primarily on hardware modifications and some add-on control systems based around rapid prototyping platforms, EcoCAR includes a unique focus on modeling and simulation, within engineering education as well physical vehicle development. The early focus on desktop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation based testing provides a safe platform to let engineers do what they do best – develop and try out new ideas. The shifting focus to developing the next generation automotive engineer has taken the program to a whole new level. The competition gives the students a really tremendous opportunity to learn how industry works and uses the same, albeit scaled down, development process GM uses. When they graduate, they are finding multiple job offers in the current jobs market. This is a great testament to the tremendous value participation in this program has both for the student and the company that hires them.
Q: What is MathWorks Crossover to Model Based Design and what are the judging criteria?
A: The Crossover to Model-Based Design Award recognizes EcoCAR teams that exhibit the most creative application of MathWorks software products to help achieve the competition's overall objectives. Those objectives include, from a high level, reduction of the environmental impact of automobiles by improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions, while retaining the vehicle's performance and consumer appeal. Basically, the student engineers are working on removing the automobile from the debate on environmental impact using industrial grade development process and tools.
The MathWorks award focuses a bit more narrowly on the application of our software as part of the overall competition and points were awarded to team in a number of areas including plant modeling, controls design, validation & verification, tuning, data analysis, visualization, and hardware implementation through automatic code generation. Extra credit is given for uses of MATLAB for analysis of engineering challenges outside the boundary of the vehicle that are part of the overall energy equation.
Q: What set Ohio State University apart from the other 15 teams this year?
A: The Ohio State University made extensive use of our physical modeling tools like SimScape and SimPowerSystems, Simulink, Stateflow, Control Design, and Optimization tools. They performed signal processing to examine high frequency high voltage effects. They used models to determine vehicle fusing and cooling requirements, and used Report Generator to produce summary reports to satisfy competition delvierables. They built a standalone engine controller from the ground up in Simulink (most teams command torque through a CAN interface to a black box to control engines). They have two simulation environments they've built called EcoSym and EcoDyn based on Simulink for static and dynamic analysis and design of their powertrain and related controls. Overall, OSU has built upon a rich tradition of Model-Based Design competency instilled by their faculty advisor, Georgio Rizzoni and clearly demonstrated to our judging panel that they were the team that set the standard for application of our tooling solutions.
Interested in Paul's advice for the students heading into Year Three of the competition? And what is in store for MathWorks and EcoCAR? Check back here tomorrow for Part Two of Paul's interview with the Inside the Green Garage blog!
This week's Mentor Monday post features Kerry Grand, an engineer working in the consulting services group at MathWorks' Michigan office.
Before joining MathWorks and getting involved with EcoCAR, Kerry held various engineering positions at Ford and General Motors. During that time he focused on and gained extensive knowledge of hybrids and electric vehicles – experiences he brings to his EcoCAR teams.
Kerry joined MathWorks in 2006, and soon after, was drawn to the student competitions. He was intrigued by EcoCAR's green mission and the chance to help students become engineers. During his undergraduate studies, Kerry participated in an SAE electric vehicle challenge supporting his senior project; this competition was successful because of strong support from both advisors and sponsors.
As an EcoCAR mentor, he is impressed by the professional growth of the students throughout the three years. Students are using industry standard processes to design their vehicles and he sees firsthand how much the teams develop their skills during the competition. "Questions they ask today are very different than the questions they asked in Year One. The students are really into learning about modeling with MathWorks' Simulink technology. They now understand Simulink and are diving deeper into the complexities of their designs to focus on optimized control, rapid prototyping, and deployment."
We are pleased to announce four new award opportunities made possible by EcoCAR Platinum Sponsors dSPACE, National Instruments, MathWorks and Freescale Semiconductor! The awards are designed to showcase exceptional ways the EcoCAR teams use the sponsors' technologies, and as a result, successfully advance in the competition. Here's an overview of the new awards:
- dSPACE Embedded Success Award. The award will be granted to the teams that have effectively utilized dSPACE Hardware-in-the-Loop technology for controls/diagnostics development and validation in preparation for the Year Two vehicle testing.
- National Instruments Most Innovative Use of Graphical System Design Award. The award will be given to the team that demonstrates the most innovative use of National Instruments tools during the vehicle development cycle.
- MathWorks Modeling Award. The award will be granted to the top three teams that best apply the core concepts of Model-Based Design with the MathWorks tools to help achieve the overall competition objectives.
- Freescale Semiconductor Innovation Award. The award will be granted to the team with the most innovative use of controls and electronics to give its EcoCAR a competitive advantage.
The teams must notify the competition organizers by April 30, 2010 if they wish to participate. Only a couple weeks left to showcase how your EcoCAR team stands out from the pack! Check back for the winner's listing in May.
This week's Mentor Monday post features Chris Fillyaw, an application engineer specializing in control design and automation, at The MathWorks' office in Michigan. Chris' work with the EcoCAR student teams stems from a personal hobby and passion: drag racing!
"In both EcoCAR and drag racing, the winners are determined by what the sponsors and judges see at competition. The real work, however – the learning, the team bonding and the commitment to achieve your best – comes behind the scenes in the design and preparation stages," said Chris.
In both activities you are given a set of rules and you must be creative and think outside of the box to get ahead in competition. How you tackle the race course is up to you.
"Continued analysis and refinement of designs can go a long way. If you don't meet your goals on the first try you might think the design is inadequate. You shouldn't give up and go in a completely different direction, but rather re-evaluate your game plan: 'What didn't work the way you thought? Why? What can be improved,?' said Chris.
Of course, lessons learned on the race course have come in handy for Chris during the EcoCAR competition – it was a great way for him to prepare for the F1 racing event during the MathWorks training workshop!
We are excited to be writing a blog as the EcoCAR Year 1 Champs! Here is a little information about our team and a reflection of what has contributed to our success this year.
How did OSU get involved in EcoCAR?
OSU has been a participant in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) competitions such as FutureCAR, FutureTruck and ChallengeX since 1992. Most recently, our biodiesel, parallel-through-the-road hybrid electric vehicle placed 3rd in the final year of Challenge X, along with multiple awards including the MathWorks: Crossover to Model-Based Design Award. In addition, the OSU team placed a significant emphasis on marketing and outreach efforts in Challenge X, paving the way for further sophistication of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions through the increased Business and Outreach focuses in the EcoCAR Challenge Competition.
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From time to time, Inside the Green Garage blog will spotlight EcoCAR sponsors with "video blogs" that provide more personal looks at the people and companies behind EcoCAR and the Green Garage. Hopefully these videos blogs will spark more discussion about the technologies in use throughout the competition and lead to more questions about the team designs.
For our first few video blogs, we arranged to speak with sponsors attending SAE Congress 2009 in Detroit. Our first conversation is with Paul Smith and Shaun Kalinowski of The Mathworks. They shed light on the importance of "model-based design" and explain the concepts of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL). Pay particular attention to the Paul's answer about "making math cool again."


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Happy Meal Planning!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Meal Planning & Shopping List: Week #3
Happy Meal Planning!
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- Shannon VossAugust 19, 2012 at 8:35 AM
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Do you have any tips on saving $$ on honey? (ingredient on chicken leg recipe above). I love cooking with it but it can be so expensive! Do you buy it in bulk like baking supplies?
Love this so much! Your recipes are so basic and "real," no random weird ingredients no one has :). Very cool and helpful. Bless you.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Danielle! This week looks yummy :)ReplyDelete
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Thinkbox Software showed off some new features from the upcoming new release of Deadline, a high-volume compute management solution that enables studios to link any combination of local and cloud-based resources into one logical pipeline. Currently entering beta testing, Deadline 8 will introduce on-demand metered licensing to work with both local and cloud-based farms alongside existing permanent and temporary licenses.
Deadline 8 also adds a Proxy Server application that allows users to securely connect to and interact with remote and cloud-based render farms over public Internet without the need for a virtual private network (VPN). The new version includes an updated user interface with enhanced interactivity and a new sandboxed Python environment to facilitate additional rendering and event stability. Currently, Deadline supports cloud rendering on Amazon EC2, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and OpenStack, among others.
Leading up to SIGGRAPH 2015, Thinkbox released Deadline Cloud Wizard for Google Cloud Platform and a beta version for Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). These wizards automate the configuration of cloud-based render farms running Deadline into a one-time automated task completed in less than 30 minutes. Similarly, Deadline was made available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace for one-click access to the software.
Thinkbox also recently launched the beta for Deadline 7.2. New features include new Quick Draft options to create movies from rendered images or perform file conversions without having to create template scripts. Integration with NIM Labs' NIM pipeline management tool enables the creation of NIM renders, and automates the uploading of thumbnails and movies to NIM when jobs complete. Enhanced support for SideFX Software's Houdini introduces Jigsaw region rendering, HServer interactive rendering, and HQueue simulation node slicing.


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The original plan for Day 4 was to hike from Wildflower Creek through to Merlin Meadows in the Skoki Valley; however, looking at the distances, 6.1 km to Baker Lake looked a lot more appealing than 13.9 km to Merlin. We decided to play it by ear, but pretty much as soon as the topic was broached, we were all for keeping it short and sweet, knowing that today's hike would include trail-finding, wet feet and, well, distance.
Start point: Wildflower Creek campground (Ba15)
End point: Baker Lake campground (Sk11)
Distance: 6.1 km, give or take some meandering
Elevation: Gained ~420m
Highlights: Trailfinding 102, teamwork, Percy the Porcupine
Trail notes: Hugh and I anticipated today as being our most challenging on the trail because we knew from the Parks folks that the trail disappeared and re-appeared at various points. Not to mention that there was no bridge across Wildflower Creek at all, due to floods in the past years.
Objective #1 was to get out of the campground. We packed up and stood on the bank of the creek. Wildflower Creek is not especially wide, but in the narrow bits, it's deep and fast flowing. Our goal was to cross without getting 1) hurt and 2) wet.
The logs thrown down by previous hikers in place of the bridge were not especially thick in girth, and were very smooth and slimy, having no bark left at all. Mr. D. removed his pack to test them by taking a few tentative steps across. The flimsy logs buckled and swayed beneath his weight – and he was a slender fellow! This was not the ideal crossing place.
We checked upstream and down, and our best option was slightly downstream where there were rocks already protruding from the water. Hugh passed Mr. D. two pieces of deadfall, both still with bark, and together they created an elevated bridge using the stones. A few steps on the bridge, two steps on the rocks, a helping hand, and a jump to the far bank = we were all across! Go team Wildflower!
Riding high on the first obstacle conquered we made quick time through the forest and came out blinking into a large, bright meadow. This sub-Alpine meadow was home to a massively braided stream, and despite efforts to keep to the trail along the right hand side, we lost the forest trail almost immediately and were forced into the meadow.
Objective #2 was to cross the meadow and find the trail in the forest at the foot of the pass on the other end. Both online suggestions and Parks advice was to stick to the left side of the meadow, beneath the east ridges of Anthozoan Mountain, and then seek out the forest trail somewhere along the tree line once at the other end.
We got right royally soaked fording the streams through this meadow. All crisp, clear, lovely and cold – but wet. Mr. D. had all-leather boots, and the water sloshed about in his footwear like a deviant whirlpool. It was a somewhat enjoyable zig-zag across the meadows. Being together and using our noodles made it more Nancy Drew than Into the Wild.
It ended up taking us 2.5 hours from leaving the Wildflower Creek campground to reaching the hidden forest trail head at the far end of the meadow. We hadn't actually travelled a great distance, but the route-finding took time. Cairns along the forest entry really helped out to pick up that trail again.
We hiked up a steep, rooted trail through the trees to a great, wide meadow. This has to have been my favourite view of the entire trek. A total treat to glimpse our first look at the Skoki area, with Fossil on the left and the extended ranges on the right.
Ogling all this stunning scenery as we tramped through the meadow, we arrived at a trail junction sign in no time at all. Here was the decision: carry on to Merlin Meadows, or stay at Baker Lake. I got a surge of energy and was okay to go on, but Hugh reined me in, and we decided to go to Baker Lake. I'm glad he suggested this, because, as trail magic works, I was dog tired by the time we reached the campground.
We pitched our tents slightly off-site, hung up our clothes, aired out our boots and performed other camper rituals. Being somewhat close to Lake Louise (only 13.1 km away) and the evening being right before a stat holiday, the campground had a half dozen tents and a quiet buzz of activity. This was a lot of people compared to our last few days of hiking. The sites are all in a clearing, close together in a ring. Not the nicest, I'd have to say. In fact the whole campground had a kind of disregarded air about it, like visitors were a bit careless…everything from bits of paper strewn about to food garbage tossed down the outhouse hole…not cool.
Note: I did feel slightly guilty about staying at Baker Lake without a reservation, since our two sites were reserved over at Merlin Meadows. We were prepared to move, if needed, but in the end there were 4 empty tent pads that night, so we did not displace any fellow campers.
After an afternoon rest – counting mosquitoes buzzing between my tent's net and fly (39) – we popped out for dinner. We were still kind of prisoners in our tents due to the lack of bug repellent, so resting and hiding were serving an equal purpose.
Mr. D. was already prepping his meal when we arrived to eat, and had a small visitor waddling about his picnic table. Baker Lake's resident porcupine (we call him Percy) tended to come out in the evenings, we learned, and would do his rounds at each site, checking out what campers may have left outside their tents. Later, he would return and pretty much chew anything vaguely rubbery, such as boots or flip flops or even grips from hiking poles. Percy wouldn't hesitate to go right under your fly into the vestibule – even in the dead of night. Apparently he scared the pants off some campers the night before doing just that. We hung our gear up in the trees or stashed it in our tent.
AND if you didn't place the latch on the outhouse door when you were finished, Percy would eat all the wood in the outhouse, too! Half of the toilet seat platform had been stripped away already, and I'm surprised the whole thing hadn't caved in yet!
Hugh had the Hawaiian rice with chicken again, and I had a Southwestern macaroni with beef. Huzzah for Hugh, and YUCK for me. Not even extra cheese could save that gross Southwestern macaroni. The mozzies were pretty bad, but Mr. D. strolled over and lent us more Bushman cream. That helped a lot. And the fact that I wore my raincoat and a hat…
After dinner, I hung up the food bag and filtered some water at the lake. It was so very peaceful at Baker Lake… I watched other campers go through similar rituals, then headed back to tuck in for the night. As we lay in our tents that evening, chatting and listening to all the crazy birds, Percy came through to check us out. We told him to scram, and he did. Nothing juicy left in our site for him to nibble upon.
Sleep came fairly quickly that night, but at midnight, I woke up because it was dead silent and pitch black. Absolutely not a buzz, tweet or bump in the night. It was so peculiar.
And then a flash. Six counts later, a roll of thunder. More flashes, more thunder, penetrating the otherwise silent campground. Hugh was awake, too, and we ventured that this finally was a product of the insanely hot days we've had in the Rockies all week.
The silence was broken once more by a distant rush…something let loose and heading our way in a mighty wave, until a mammoth squall burst over Fossil from the Skoki Valley and unleashed itself upon the Baker Lake campground. The wind howled and buffeted and tore at the treetops, lightning crackling overhead, thunder pounding. The gale was crazy strong, and surprisingly warm, yet our tent flies were barely ruffled. All the action was heaven-ward.
As quickly as the squall came, it left, continuing on towards Pulsatilla Pass, taking the thunder and lightning with it. And then then rain came: heavy, hard and endless. We fell asleep to the downpour, waking only once it was all over at about three or four in the morning. A wickedly awesome way to end the night!
Tomorrow: Baker Lake to Skoki Valley


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More DJ Flyers
So back when I had my weekly dj gig, I would throw together a flyer design every single week (usually during my lunch break). This would mainly involve scanning or pulling an existing image from some source, making it extra silly, cleaning it up, doing a fitting font & text treatment, and then emailing it with a description of the event.
This was before Facebook and Gmail and probably Moses, so you whippersnappers don't know how easy you got it. Now git off mai bermuda grass!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy these, and those who were there, I hope you enjoy the trips down memory lane. =)
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Jazz Anew Email Compostion (first of many)
I took part in three dj events in one week, so I created this email flyer for them all.
DISCLAIMER: EACH and EVERY Thursday (for well over 3 years), I created some sort of quick Photoshop graphic to promote my Jazz Anew dj night (usually made during my lunch break). The basic idea was to borrow a sample image from somewhere and then change it and create a pretty neato email flyer. I made certain to manipulate the images enough so that it became an entirely new piece of artwork.Tags: 2005, dj, flyer, graphic design, jazz anew Comments are off for this post
Animated Air Force timelines created for American Research Institute
Click on the labels with red text to advance through the timeline. Once you have viewed a section, you can view it again at any time.
These are 2 animated Air force timelines that I created while under contract with American Research Institute. This particular Air Worthiness Course ended up winning the 2005-2006 STC (stc.org) Distinguished Award for Technical Communication In the Training/Tutorials division.Tags: 2005, american research institute, animation, flash Comments are off for this post
Animated PC timeline for Lenovo/IBM
This is a rough mock-up that I made while working for Lenovo. They wanted to pitch an idea for a historical timeline of IBM PCs for the Lenovo acquisition of IBM's personal computer line. It never took off, but it was still a quick & fun Flash project. The scrolling and animations could have used a couple more hours of massaging to make them smoother, but I was pulled off this on put onto another project. That's life in the corporate designer fast-lane.Tags: 2005, animation, flash, lenovo Comments are off for this post
Lenovo ThinkPad display for Office Depot
A ThinkPad display that was used inside Office Depot stores in the US. This is also a good example of how the final product can drift from what the original design was intended to be. All in all, I am still happy with how it turned out.Tags: 2005, graphic design, lenovo Comments are off for this post


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Last week I signed up for Google AdWords and created a campaign to test the waters. The minimum I paid for was $10 and Google collected my payment via a Philippine-issued debit card.
When I signed up, I saw the location or Country drop drown menu detected Vietnam by default. Thinking I was supposed to use my temporary address here in Hanoi, I entered my Hanoi address. My ad campaign was running well and my $10 balance was deducted $0.40 for a few days. I made another campaign after that, this time I promoted a YouTube video I had uploaded a month ago. The day after I received an email saying that my Google AdWords account was suspended for Suspicious Payments.
Google AdWords Suspension for Suspicious Payments, as I understood it after I appealed Google AdWords' decision, meant they suspected I used a stolen credit card because the default country I registered Google AdWords for and the billing address of my Philippine-issued debit card were different. It's funny because as soon as they emailed me regarding my account suspension, they sent me another email (on the same day!) that my ad campaign was up and running.
If you do a Google search about Google AdWords suspension for Suspicious Payments, you will come to the conclusion few only get their Google AdWords suspension lifted. You guessed it, I got the same canned response about their decision was final and that I would not be able to create another account. However, when I go to my AdWords dashboard, it doesn't absolutely reflect that. To get my refund, I had to cancel my Google AdWords account and yet after deactivating it, the button turned into REACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT. Another eye-rolling moment.
For now, I won't think about reactivating my account yet even though it was clearly just a click away. The lesson for this is to make sure your billing address of your debit or credit card matches that of your registered country when you signed up.