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Ultra Flash Player 8.0 (23-in-1, Html5 & Flash based, pc & mobile support)
1. Introduction Download 30 days free trial version
This is 23-in-1 DNN 7.x video & audio & photo module, powerful yet easy to use. It capable of producing a multitude of functions including:
1: Html5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player (new in v8.0)
2: Mp4 video player (iphone/ipad/mobile support,new in v7.9)
3: Image rotator
4: Image numeric navigate (classical)
5. Image numeric navigate (integrative)
6. Image numeric navigate (black) (new in v7.3)
7: Mp3 player
8: Traditional mp3 player
9: Flash video player
10: Simple flash video player
11: Multimedia player
12: YouTube video feeds player
13: Anarchy media player
14: Flipping book player
15: Banner topic player
16: Ajax light box image album
17: Ajax fancy box image album(new in v7.8)
18: Ajax light box video album
19: Simple image album
20: Wmv/Wma Player
21: Silverlight album
22: 3d image slider
23: Embed video player
Visit http://dnnmodule.com/FreeDownload.aspx to download 30 days free trial version and test on your sites. Note, v8.0 can only be used on DNN 7.x sites.
If your site still under dnn 4.x/5.x/6.x, please check other versions at http://dnnmodule.com.
Package contains two sub modules, Ultra Flash Player (UFP) and UFP_Category. UFP module is mainly used to play media and UFP_Category module is used to provide category list navigate for it.
General setting of UFP module
2. General highlight features
Powerful yet easy to use
Uses the asp.net 4.0 wizard control to easily guide you step by step. All you need to do is follow the wizard, click "previous" or "next". It's as easy as ABC.
Multiple play list support
Play item lists can be added from a single file, portal folder, or dynamic generate based portal directory. Also supports play list from existing xml file, It also support external url like ASX /ATOM +Media/RSS + iTunes/RSS + Media/SMIL and XSPF format feeds. Flash video player/mp3 player also support Rtmp/http stream list.
Template support.
Both UFP and UFP_Category view interface are template based. You can customize your own display template, change item layout or add additional information as your wish.
For flash video player/YouTube video feeds/mp3/multimedia player, the brand new skinning functionality allows you to completely customize its looks. V6.5 contains 27 flash skins as below.
The new "Mp4 video player" in v7.9 also supports up to 28 player skins.
Customize url parameters support
You can pass a "FolderId" in url parameter to let module play sub medias under a certain folder . Or pass a "MediaFile" parameter to let module play that file directly.
Plug-in support
Plug-in is an action script-based bit of software that builds new functionality into the flash Player. V6.2 introduce a new plug-in - Viral. In v6.3 ,we added a new plug-in - Google Analytics.
Full localization support and online help support
All settings are self-explanatory utilizing the standard dnn help menu system.
3. Feature detail and live demo of Ultra Flash Player sub module
3-1 Html5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player (new in v8.0) View live demo
The "Html 5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player" is a new feature which introduced in Ultra Flash Player 8. It is the world's most popular HTML5/Flash component embeddable media player for websites. It supports a wide array of platforms (including robust mobile support) and media formats (videos files like mp4, webm, flv, audio files like aac, m4a, f4a, mp3, ogg, oga, and also YouTube video url).
It automatically selects the best playback (html 5 or flash) for your viewer's device and browser, so you deliver unparalleled video/audio experience on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mobile, and the Desktop. We strongly recommend you choose this player to play your videos & audios.
Visit http://dnnmodule.com/Modules/Ultraflashplayer/Html5andFlashVideoAudioPlayer.aspx you will see we provide 3 demos. In the first demo, we use the "Html 5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player" to play mp4 videos. You will see Ultra Flash Player plays them with html5 so you can watch them with both pc and iphone/ipad/mobile.
In the second demo, we use "Html 5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player" to play .flv videos. Since .flv video is not supported in html5, so Ultra Flash Player will play them with flash component.
In the third demo, we use "Html 5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player" to play mp3 audios. Again, you will see these audios are played via html5 because .mp3 file is supported by html5.
3-2 Mp4 video player (iphone/ipad/mobile support,new in v7.9) View demo
"Mp4 video player" is the best solution to play your .mp4 videos( mp4 with h.264/AAC) because it support both pc and iphone/ipad/mobile.
By default, module will use flash to play video. However, when module detect your browser doesn't support flash( e.g, iphone/ipad/mobile), module will automatic switch to html5 video tag to play your video. For example, try visit our live demo page via iphone, you will see how it works.
Besides that, module also introduce over 28 player skins and other control options to let you configure player layout as your wish.
3-3 Image Rotator Player View demo
Image Rotator Player enables you to show a couple of photos in sequence, with 10 transitions style(fade,flash,background fade,blocks,bubbles,circles,fluids,lines,slow fade,random) available. It supports rotation of an RSS, XSPF or ATOM playlist with JPG, GIF and PNG images. Watermark logo and background music enabled.Each play item can have a link url. The link target property and navigation bar are controllable.Additionally,there is a wide range of flashvars (settings) for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
3-4 Image numeric navigate(classical) View demo
"Image numeric navigate(classical)" is a popular image rotator style. It supports up to 9 rotator files (jpg,gif,swf,png) with a numeric navigation bar under right bottom corner.Each play item can have a link url, v5.9 allows you link to either in new window of self window.
3-5 Image numeric navigate(integrative) View demo
" Image numeric navigate(integrative)" feature works very similar like "Image numeric navigate(classical)" , but it use different display style and it has no image limitations.
3-6 Image numeric navigate(black) (new in v7.3) View demo
" Image numeric navigate(black)" also support unlimited images.
3-7 3d image slider View demo
3d image slider is an image slider initially conceived to create 3D transitions between slides, turned out to be a convenient and multifunction solution that can be applied in a range of website building areas, from content slider to feature slider and image & banner rotator. Additionally,there is a wide range of flashvars (settings) for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
3-8 Mp3 Player View demo
Mp3 Player is the easiest way to add live music or podcasts to your website. It supports playback of Mp3 files or an RSS, XSPF or ATOM playlist .Watermark logo enabled. It also enables add link url and cover image to each play item .Additionally,there is a wide range of flashvars (settings) for tweaking both behavior and appearance. The skin list is also applied to this player.
3-9 Traditional Mp3 Player View demo
This player is first added in v3.x,but has been replace by a new mp3 player since v5.x. However, many customers like its clean and elegant layout and request us to readd it. V6.5 offer a option to use it but not thorough. In v6.7, we introduce all the control options to this player to meet customers need.
Traditional mp3 player works very similar as above mp3 player, but it doesn't support display image in list, and it also can't applied the skin list.
3-10 Flash Video Player View demo
Flash Video Player supports playback of any format the Adobe Flash Player can handle(flv/3gp/aac/f4b/f4p/f4v/m4a/m4v/mov/mp4/sdp/vp6) ,It also supports RTMP, HTTP, live streaming, various playlists formats(ASX /ATOM /RSS + iTunes/RSS + Media/SMIL/XSPF ), a lot of settings to make it more powerful.
3.11 Embed video player.(new in v6.9) View demo
V6.9 add a new "Embed video player" to let you play video from embed code via light box style easily. Module will automatic detect embed video width/height and display smoothly!.
3-12 YouTube Video Feeds Player View demo
YouTube Video Feeds Player allows you play lists of videos that either reflect YouTube user behavior, such as top-rated and most viewed video feeds, or were selected by YouTube staff, such as recently featured and mobile video feeds. Many of these feeds are shown on the videos tab of the YouTube website. These feeds are updated every few minutes.
3-13 Wmv/Wma Player View demo
Wmv/Wma Player (built for Microsoft Silverlight) is a simple yet flexible player for displaying Windows Media streams, video and audio on your website. While not yet widely installed and not as feature-rich as Flash, Silverlight offers an excellent solution to publishers who have their content encoded in a Windows Media format. The WMV Player features the same extensive list of settings as the Flash video player, with the exception of playlist support.
3-14 Simple Flash Video Player View demo
Simple Flash Video Player is another way to play flash video files(flv). It has a compact , wimdows media player interface like. It doesn't have too much control options like above Flash Video Player,but it has its own advantage.
Click the "Read More " button will display the flay list. Click the first button on the top right coner will display the file url to let you download. Click the second button on the top right coner will play it in in full screen.
3-15 Multimedia Player View demo
Multimedia Player supports playback of media files of any format the Adobe Flash Player can handle, like images(jpg/png/gif/swf),music(mp3),and video(flv/3gp/aac/f4b/f4p/f4v/m4a/m4v/mov/mp4/sdp/vp6). It also supports RSS, XSPF and ATOM playlist .It also supports watermark logo and enables add link url and covert image for each play item.Additionally,there is a wide range of flashvars (settings) for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
3-16 Anarchy Media Player View demo
Anarchy Media Player is a javascript plug-in that will scan your page content, find all hyperlinks to media files(mp3,flv,mov,mp4,m4v,m4a,m4b,3gp,wmv,avi,asf) ,and generate related script to play it.
If other module(Text/Html/ Blog//Forums /Rss/Links,etc) content has a link to mp3, flv, mov, mp4, m4v, m4a, m4b, 3gp, wmv, avi or asf files. It will also take effect.
For example ,a link to a mp3 file will became as
and a link to Mpeg-4 audio (mp4,m4a,m4b) file will became as
A link to flash video file(flv) will became as
A link to Quicktime file(mov,mp4,3gp,m4v) will became as
A link to Windows media player file(wmv,avi,asf), will became as
3-17 Flipping Book Player View demo
Flipping Book Player supports pages containing jpg/jpeg/swf files. It optimal use of the CPU resources. and automatic caching pages. It supports full preloading or loading on demand. The flipping pages can be flipped either by mouse clicking or by dragging. You can also controll automatic corner flipping.. and more.
3-18 Banner Topic Player View demo
Banner Topic Player is an amzing feature which enables you add a list of background images and a list of banner topic images. You can set link url and weighting to both background and topic topic image. The topic image also has a title and caption property. Every time the page load, it will select a random background image based its weighting and then rotator topic images(with its title and caption) above it. Click background image or topic image will navigate to the target url as specified.
Note , currently this player only works well in 950*500 banner images.
3-19 Silverlight Album View demo
Silverlight Album is a scabble feature that uses the MS Silverlight script to display pictures. This feature currently supports up to 12 pictures(gif,jpg,jpeg) and has an impressive effect but its width and height are fixed and does not have many control settings options.
3-20 Ajax light box image album View demo
Ajax Light Box Image Album is a integration of the well know light box script. If you set item link url to image files(gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png) and click , it will overlay images on the current page. You can control album list roll/image widht/image height and other settings for for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
This feature can also take effect to other content of the same page.
3-21 Ajax fancy box image album(new in v7.8) View demo
Fancy box image album is works like "light box image album", but it loads fast and support switch images by mouse wheel. We strongly recommend you use this feature to replace the old "light box image album" in most cases.
3-22 Ajax light box video album View demo
Ajax Light Box Video Album is also a integration of another Ajax videobox script. If you set item link url to Youtube/Metacafe/Google Video/iFilm videos, or link to video/image/flash directly(swf,jpg,jpeg,gif,mov,wmv,asx,flv,3g2,3gp,aac,f4b,f4p,f4v,m4a,m4v,mov,mp4,sdp,vp6..) and click, it will overlay these videos on the current page. You can also control album list roll/image widht/image height and other settings for for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
This feature can also take effect to other content of the same page. Note, this feature require xhtml doctype compatible.
3-23 Simple image album View demo
Simple image album is similar to Ajax Light Box Image Album except the light box effect. Album has image/title/caption and link url property. You can control whether to show these fields. You can also control album list roll/image widht/image height and other settings for for tweaking both behavior and appearance.
3-24 Vertical Switch Image Rotator
Vertical Switch Image Rotator is mainly for legacy support. We don't recommend new customers to use it.
4 Features of UFP_Category sub module
UFP_Category module is an extension of the "Dynamic Generate Play Mode" feature which introduced since v5.5. It is an independent module which provides category list navigation for Ultra Flash Player module instance. Each category corresponds a folder under portal site. It has properties like title, image, and description. Click category item will display related files under it and its sub directories (if recursive option is checked) in Ultra Flash Player instance.
This module can be put on the same page with Ultra Flash Player module instance, or put on different page (in this case you need specify which page the Ultra Flash Player module instance exists).
UFP_Category module can be applied to all the players (image rotator player/flash video player/multimedia player….) except flash numeric player, banner topic player, anarchy media player and wmv/wma player.
UFP_Category is very helpful for multiple galleries, in previous version, you need create different Ultra Flash Player instance for each gallery. Now you only need one Ultra Flash Player instance with UFP_Category module added.
Customize url parameter support for "Dynamic Generate Play Mode".
Besides using UFP_Category module, you can also customize your own url parameters by provider "FolderId" and "GalleryTitle". For example, if Ultra Flash Player module instance is http://DnnModule.com/tabid/300/default.aspx, and you have a folder which id is 700, then input http://DnnModule.com/tabid/300/FolderId/700/default.aspx will play related files under its sub directories. http://DnnModule.com/tabid/300/FolderId/700/GalleryTitle/Ok/default.aspx, will display related files and change module title as "OK".
5. What's New
: New Html5 & Flash Video (Audio) Player added.
: Upgrade to DNN 7.x platform.
:Mp4 video player added,to play mp4 video on both pc and iphone/ipad/mobile
:Rebuild based dnn 6.x.
:Fancy box image album added.
: More help information added.
: "Install flash plug-in tip" optipn added
:Redesign data list layout
: Localize support for edit wizard interface
1.Convert video to .flv or h264 format
Mnay people like the flash video player feature in module.But they may have other types of video( e.g. ,real player video (.rm,rmvb). To solve this problem. We build a windows application which can convert varied video types to flash video (.flv) or h264(.mp4) format. Below is a incomplete list which it can convert:
1 Real Video (.rm,.rmvb)
2 Microsoft Media (.wmv, .asf,.wm)
3 Apple QuickTime(.mov)
4 DivX/XVID/Motion Jpeg(.avi)
5 Mpeg 1/2 encoded DVD video(.mpg,.mpeg,.mpe,.vob)
6 Flash video (.flv,.f4b,.f4v)
7 Mobile phone video format(.3gp,3g2)
8 Apple/Sony mp4(.mp4,.m4a,.m4v)video site offer embed code to display their videos and some of our customers ask if we can provide one.
For more information,expand "convert video to .flv or h264(.mp4) format section" which in module edit control.
Note, we build this video convert application for free. You can download it at http://DnnModule.com/FreeDownload.aspx.
6. Upgrade discount
All modules from DnnModule.com are customer-driven.The first version of Ultra flash player is released on 2007. Now v8.0 is the 36th generation of this product. We have received many suggestions from our customers since the first release, this module can't be making out without customers help .
As a return to their favor, we carry a long term policy as to offer 100% upgrade discount to customers who bought the previous version. So in theory anyone who bought previous can upgrade to newest version with free (even you bought v2.x on 2007).
However, because v8.0 require DNN 7.x to run.To avoid unnecessary upgrade, this time we only set 90% upgrade discout. If your site is based dnn 7.x and you want to get free upgrade, please let us know, we will change upgrade discount to 100% to you.
7 Some admin screen shots (click to view picture)
7-1. General Settings
7-2: Image Rotator Player Flash Settings
7-2.1 Basic Settings for image rotator
7-2.2 Color Settings for image rotator
7-2.3 Appearance Settings for image rotator
7-2.4 Playback Settings for image rotator
7-2.5 Interaction Settings for image rotator
7-3: Multimedia/flash video/mp3 player Flash Settings
7-3.1 Basic settings for multimedia/flv/mp3 player
7-3.2 Color settings for multimedia/flv/mp3 player
7-3.3 Appearance settings for multimedia/flv/mp3 player
7-3.4 Playback Settings for multimedia/flv/mp3 player
7-3.5 Interaction Settings for multimedia/flv/mp3 player
7-4. Flash numeric rotator flash settings
7-5.Anarchy Media Player Settings
7-5.1 Video general
7-5.2 Mp3 play settings
7-5.3 Flv player settings
7-5.4 QuickTime and mp4 file play settings
7-5.5 Windows media play file settings
7-6: Play list Settings for image rotator/flash video player/mp3 player/multimedia player mode
7-6.1 Play list type
7-6.2 Play list
A: Add item from file
B: Add items from folder
C:Add item from RTMP
D:Add item from Http
7-6.3 Using existence play list.
7-6.4 External Url
7-7:Play list settings for flash numeric rotator mode
7-7.1 Play list
7-7.2 add from portal file
7-7.3 add from portal folder
7-8: Play list settings for anarchy media player mode
7-8.1 add from single file
7-8.2 add from portal folder
7-9.Wizard interface
7-10.Full localization support and online help support
7-11.Flipping Book Player Flash Setting
7-12.Banner Topic Player Flash Setting
7-13.Light Box Image Album/Light Box Video Album/Image Album flash settings
It's hard to put all the screen shots here (there are too many). For more detail ,please visit http://DnnModule.com/Modules/Ultraflashplayer.aspx.
8 Help and support
Package contains a user guide.doc for details on how to use this module.
Online help available through the standard DNN help.
Visit our support forum for any questions regarding issues with this module.
Using Snowcovered help ticket system to submit your question.
Mail us at email@example.com if you need more directly assistance(or if you have any improvement suggestion)
9 Version Difference
10 DNN Version Compatibility
DNN 7.x only.
DnnModule.com is built to provide DNN quality modules and DNN skins, some of them are free, some not. We wish these stuffs (free or not ) can be useful to you.
Besides that, we also provide a full range of professional services, ranging from web site build, seo, system management, administration, support, senior consultancy and security services. We act as if your development project or network was ours, with care and respect. We are not satisfied until it works the way you want it to, and we don't silently ignore found issues as somebody else's problem.


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The Value of Online Reviews and Social Sharing
Allison Rivera
Digital Marketing Specialist
The key to increased leads and sales is already in your pocket. More importantly, this key is also already in the pockets of your prospects & customers – it's a smartphone. There are estimated to be more than two billion smartphones and tablets in use today. By 2017, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth with nearly 1.4 mobile devices per capita (as reported by Cisco).
People are increasingly turning to their phones and tablets to perform daily tasks like checking email, logging on to social media sites, and accessing the internet. Studies show that Americans are glued to their device(s) for an average of two hours or more every day. Can your lead generation efforts afford to overlook these critical hours when you could be connecting with prospects? Without planning for these mobile visitors, you could be killing your business by frustrating, discouraging, or disappointing them.
Optimize Your Mobile Strategy
Marketers today must accept the increasing likelihood that consumers and prospects are viewing your email or website from a mobile device. Emails must be formatted with a smaller mobile screen in mind. Links and landing pages need to be created responsively ensure that what they see when the click from your email will expand their great experience with your brand.
To support your online presence and email strategy, digital technologies can help you reach new audiences and engage them in new ways. While every tactic will not be right for your brand, no available tool should be overlooked for consideration in your mobile strategy. Know your options and don't be afraid to test new ideas to increase response rates, brand engagement, and ultimately lead to more business.
There is no denying that increasing use of mobile devices poses new challenges for marketers. A proactive mobile strategy, implemented using the right tools, can turn those challenges into opportunities to generate leads and connect with customers.
Connect with a Responsive Website
Your website provides the foundation for your online brand. The shift to mobile internet use with the popularity of smartphones has been a game changer for website design. One standard layout cannot accommodate the myriad of screen formats your visitors may be using to access your content. Old fashioned, pared down, mobile versions often force viewers to choose between the mobile and "full" website. Why force them to choose?
Responsive Web Design is more than a mobile version. A responsive website presents content in segments that automatically adjust to optimally appear on whatever device the visitor is using. Visitors enjoy a more frictionless experience with your brand without sacrificing crucial content. Brands and consumers alike are enjoying the advantages of responsive website design today.
Inform with Automated and Responsive Emails
Still one of the best ways to educate customers, as well as generate referral business through "send to a friend" and sharing, opt-in email is an exceptional, often underutilized tool. If you aren't using eMail now, you should since the majority of emails are being opened on phones as well. With simple automation tools, you can follow-up with prospects who request more information. You can also use this tool to strengthen ties with existing customers. For best results, take the extra step to ensure that your emails will appear appropriately and be well received on mobile devices.
Engage with Social Media
Engaging your customers and prospects on social media is one way for you to meet them right where they are. In the third quarter of 2013 (as reported by TechCrunch), Facebook announced that that 48 percent of daily users are mobile and nearly half of the company's advertising revenues now come from mobile ads. LinkedIn reports similar numbers. If you are advertising on social media, be sure that your ads are formatted and specifically targeted to mobile users.
Be Accessible with a Mobile App
Your customers and prospects expect to be able to find and engage with your brand on the primary social media channels. They are tremendously valuable components of your online strategy but developing your own app, an asset that you own and control, may provide a better way to connect and engage with your customers.
With a responsive website, however, you may find that your content is so easily accessible to mobile users that a stand-alone app is just not necessary. This is a great example of how one tool may be tremendously successful for some brands but simply a waste of resources for another. It requires careful consideration and often a third-party perspective to devise the marketing strategy and mix of tools that are best for your brand.
Intrigue them with Quick Response and Augmented Reality Tools
With the internet now at your customers' fingertips, you may consider trying a QR code or augmented reality campaign. This tool requires end users to have a reader app installed on their phone. When they see your QR code or scannable image, they are only a scan and at most, a few clicks away from connecting with your content in the most opportune moment, often right at the critical purchase decision point.
While QR and similar technologies have not yet been widely accepted, new augmented reality tools being developed every day provide creative new ways to reach consumers.
Catch them with SMS (Text) Auto-Responders
Many businesses have begun to use SMS Auto-Responders with a short code to make it easy for smartphone users to easily engage with the brand on the fly. Asking users to text a key word to a short code is a low-barrier, effective way for businesses to gain opt-ins, register users for contests, and to share information, instructions, even coupons.
Businesses are just beginning to understand how they can use these tools to reach more prospects, build more leads, and increase sales. Of course, depending on the unique situation of your business, some or all of these tools may be appropriate, though it is unlikely you will find that any one is a silver bullet. The integration of these tools with powerful options for things like geo-targeting provide virtually endless applications.

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Volkskrant – New website, apps and editorial formula
Volkskrant – Probably the best known news paper in the Dutch market – approached us with a 'dream come true' challenge. Asking to reinvent digital publishing and relaunch the traditional news paper in a digital manner. Challenge accepted. Our output; new apps, website and editorial formula.
Thanks for the collaboration; it has been a blast.


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A simple, easy way to make skin cream using ingredients from the bee hive!
- Shea Butter – Some UV protection. Soothes sunburn, psoriasis and eczema (skin conditions). Dry skin, wrinkles, and stretch marks.
- Cocoa Butter – High in antioxidants, reduces stretch marks, keeps skin soft and supple. (often used by pregnant women)
- Sweet Almond Oil – Easily absorbed into the skin. Used in Aromatherapy, soothing effect for relaxation. Creates a healthy look.
- Olive Oil – Prevents evaporation. If applied to skin, prevents further loss of moisture from skin. High in antioxidants soothes sunburn, psoriasis and eczema.
- Coconut Oil – Helps hold moisture. Does not rub in easily and may become greasy, be sure not to use too much in recipe, does make skin soft.
- Palm Oil – Antioxidants and antibacterial. High in antimicrobial properties that help with skin complexion.
- Beeswax – Creates a protective non-clogging layer. Hardener, Antimicrobial, moisturizing. Works well in emulsions.
- Honey – Improves skin moisture. Antioxidants. Antimicrobial.
Beeswax and honey are excellent for your skin. Most people tend to think that beeswax creates a heavy film over the skin, that is not the case when incorporated with other ingredients. The oils and butters are soft ingredients that have a low melting point. With the addition of Beeswax, the lotion will become more solid and easier to apply.
Most recipes you find will include water, and you are going to be mixing the water with oils and fats (do not mix without and emulsifier). Beeswax is not a stand alone emulsifier but does work well in emulsions and acts as a hardening agent.
You may also add many other ingredients: Essentials oils for scent, propolis, pollen, other oils, aloe vera gel from a aloe vera plant... ect.
Here is a great recipe that does not require an emulsifier:
Making Skin Cream
7.5 oz. Shea Butter
2.5 oz. Cocoa Butter
7.5 oz. Olive Oil
You will need a round bottom mixing bowl placed in a container filled with ice water to create a cold bath for one of the final steps.
Weigh out all ingredients using the digital scale. Combine and melt Shea and Cocoa Butter in the Pouring pitcher. Leave Olive Oil in a separate container to be added in later.
Once all the ingredients have melted, remove from heat. Pour the melted Shea and Cocoa Butter into your mixing bowl that is in ice water. Add Olive Oil into the mixture.
(During this stage you can add any scents, colorants or essential oils.)
Using the whisk, whip the mixture for roughly 2 minutes or until the clear mixture begins turning opaque. (Placing the mixture in a cold bath will bring the temperature down quickly and as you whip the ingredients together, the result will be smooth and creamy.)
Timing is key to get the perfect consistency but it is not critical.
If you do not mix the ingredients until it becomes opaque, the skin cream will be gritty but application will be the same. Trapped air bubbles tend to be an issue if it is under whipped.
If the mixture is over whipped, it will be thicker and difficult to pour into containers (must be spooned out causing an uneven surface within the container). If you desire a smooth surface, use a blow dryer to fan the container with hot air until the surface of cream is smooth (do not apply direct heat).
NOTE: If you decide to make changes to the recipe make sure you keep track so that the next time you make the skin cream you will have the exact amounts. Weigh it out so there is no guess work.
If you would like further information on making skin creams, please view our webinar:


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Re: building bootloader from source (h300)
From: Daniel Dalton <d.dalton_at_iinet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:03:09 +1000 (EST)
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Matthias Mohr wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
I shall look... Shouldn't that stuff be in flyspray?
> For me the most important one is the possibility to handle the startup with
OK. I don't have one of those remotes though.
-- Daniel Dalton http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ <d.dalton_at_iinet.net.au>Received on 2008-04-09
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You could make a strong case that the two GOATs – or "greatest of all time" – are now bracketed together.
This was the second successive year that these two had met in the US Open final, and the second year they had served up a classic. We should give some credit to Azarenka, who did everything she could think of to halt the Williams supertanker, yet was simply overpowered in the end.
During the early stages, Azarenka had a little help from the elements. The wind around the borough of Queen's did not seem all that strong. Inside the stadium, though, it was swirling viciously and hitching the players' skirts up above their waists.
This is not supposed to be a salacious point (both women had respectable Lycra shorts on underneath) but a genuine tennis issue.
Williams had opted for a flowing dress with so much movement in the fabric that she kept having to stop and smooth it down as she prepared to serve.
The interruptions were a distraction, contributing to a tally of five double-faults from the most reliable server on the tour.
After a rollicking opening game in which she struck the ball with purpose and enormous power to break Azarenka's serve, Williams went into one of those mental funks that sometimes bedevil her in pressure situations.
"I can't play in this wind" she wailed, during a 20-minute spell where she could barely locate the court.
Yet something has changed since she hit a low point against Virginie Razzano at last year's French Open, with her one and only first-round loss in a grand slam. In the aftermath of that defeat, she started a working – and personal – relationship with the French coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
He has helped her learn to relax on the court, to be a little less judgmental and doomy when things are going against her. "She is mutating," Mouratoglou told USA Today last week. "If you look at how she was playing when she was 20 and now, it's a completely different player."
Tactically, the shift has been to introduce more shades of grey to what was once a black-and-white game: either Williams hit a winner or she missed the court.
That may partly have been because she has not always been the best-conditioned woman on the tour. Relying on her outrageous talent, she would go into tournaments a little underprepared, and thus feel that she had to keep the rallies short.
Now, though, she has learned that she sometimes needs to defend as well as go for the early winner. Trusting in her fitness, she can throttle back on her game, as she did yesterday when her error count became dangerously high. This is a woman whose breaking point is increasingly difficult to find.
The critical moment of the first set came when Williams served at 4-5, deuce. Azarenka stood two points away from the set, and then came the twist: Williams hit a 121mph ace that was ruled out because of a foot-fault call.
We all remember what happened at the US Open final in 2009, when Williams was foot-faulted and responded by threatening to shove the ball down the official's throat. This time, though, she simply steeled herself and took the point anyway with a sweet backhand winner.
Williams has only looked vulnerable in this tournament when closing out matches. She needed six match points to eject Li Na in the semi-final, and twice wasted her chance yesterday when serving for a straight-sets win. Never mind: the third set turned into a procession. This lady was not for turning.


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Yes, there are still grouse in NJ!
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Dude, they have been saying there are no grouse (and quail and wild pheasant) in NJ since 1974... Complete BS then, complete BS today... I live in upstate NY and some hunters say there are no grouse here either... Some say there are no deer too... Same song in PA...


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No one wants extensive dental work, or worse yet, to lose a tooth to decay, infection, or trauma. To avoid complex restorations or extraction, your dentist in the Ewa Beach and Kapolei area may advise placement of a dental crown. Lifelike and durable, these tooth-shaped caps from Dr. Kern Agader at Dental Perfections truly can perfect your smile. They support damaged teeth from their very top to the gum line, remaking form, function, and health.
Reasons for dental crowns
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- Small and/or misshapen (a peg-shaped incisor, for example)
- Cracked
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- Extensively decayed and/or restored (so many fillings there's not much enamel left)
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Do you need a crown?
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When your crown is ready, Dr. Agader removes the temporary one and bonds the new one in place. He uses a special cement which he hardens with a curing light. The bond is exceptionally strong, and most porcelain crowns stay in place and function well for many years when patients eat a tooth-friendly diet, floss daily and brush twice a day. Semi-annual exams and cleanings help keep crowns clean.
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The business is often said as an activity that is meant for profit making through the trade and commerce. The export and import business are the business that decide the economy of the whole country. Every country tries to maintain the balance of import and export business.This creates a trend in the world market. This actually defines the trade power of the country. These also determine the economy associated with any country. Ultimately the economy of the country suggests the strength of country.
It is an international business that includes the exchange of product and service across the borders of the country. This may take any route of trade such as the land, water and sky. This business has the liability to the court of law. The export and import business are the business under the government of the countries under the business. The exporter is the authority who sends the product to the authority other side known as the importer. The import and export business may be termed as the sides belonging to the same entity. Both the sides complement each other. This is because of which the export and import exists in parallel.
Importing business is the business in which the importer demands the parties of other side for the product or service. And the parties other side sends the demanded product as per the rules and regulation signed between the countries and the parties involved in the importing business. This import is controlled and managed in order to fulfill the internal demand. The government may ask for the import of that product from the other country in business relations.
Similarly the exporting business is a business activity just opposite to the business of import. In this the authority sends the product outside the country on the demand at the other side parties. The export business depends on the external demand and also based on the availability after the internal demand. The controlling of the export business is all handled by the government. The policy of export and other regulation are strictly decided as per the law.
The check for the balance in the export and import broker in Brisbane is regularly done to have complete understanding of the trends in the market. The internal demand is first taken in consideration. There are associations in the government who have complete record of the demands in internal. The production of export goods are at the separate as the quality of the product is made in accordance with demands. The associated department of the government may intervene in the business of import and export. The money earned from the export is collected and that is used to fulfill the internal demand through the import. The net loss and profit is decided at the end of the financial year. The profit in this business may be defined as the positive difference between the export and the import.


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Apparently, Pablo Picasso once said, "Good artists borrow; great artists steal." The exact origin of the quote is actually in dispute; some attribute it to T.S. Eliot. Regardless of who originally said it, one thing seems certain: what works for great artists does not necessarily work for the average high school student. What Picasso (or Eliot) might have called great art, most high school teachers (to say nothing of college instructors, university professors, the news media, and the publishing industry) call plagiarism.
Overt plagiarism–in which a student presents as their own a piece of writing written by someone else–is a serious issue, especially in universities. The internet has made the problem far worse than it used to be, with websites openly offering complete essays on a wide range of topics; just download, cut and paste, add your name at the top, and voila!
However, a far more tricky problem to deal with is the problem of what is often called accidental plagiarism, in which students genuinely believe they are being original, but inadvertently steal another person's words. They are plagiarising, but they don't realize it.
Let me illustrate with an example. In my English 11 class, I often teach a 2005 essay by the Irish writer Nuala O'Faolain called "Chasing the Evanescent Glow". It is a short, poetic, powerful meditation on the nature of happiness (if you would like to read it in its entirety, you can download it from the "Student Resources/Texts We Have Studied" page of this website). O'Faolain wrote the essay while living a solitary life in a cottage on the west coast of Ireland, a brief, yet lonely period of her life when she had only her dog for companionship.
Here is a sample passage from the essay:
"In the afterglow I hurry across the grass to the shed to fill my basket with sods of turf for the fire. The dog throws herself in front of me, quivering at the amazing possibility that we're going for a walk–not one dog molecule of skepticism kept back to protect herself with. She lives entirely in the present moment. But happiness is conscious of the before and after–it is the brimming water in the bowl of a fountain that the slightest disturbance will spill." (She's an amazing writer, isn't she?)
Sometimes I will ask my students to explain how O'Faolain's dog's understanding of happiness differs from her own. To that question, it is not unusual for me to receive answers like this:
"O'Faolain's dog lives entirely in the present moment, but O'Faolain herself thinks that happiness is about the before and after. The dog doesn't even have a single molecule of skepticism but for O'Faolain happiness is like water in a fountain that even a small disturbance will spill, something fragile and easily lost."
Students who write answers like this are usually amazed to hear that they have, technically, committed plagiarism. The phrases "lives entirely in the present moment", "the before and after", "molecule of skepticism", and "disturbance will spill" are all stolen from O'Faolain. Yet students who do this aren't trying to get away with something; rather, they are simply ignorant of the fact that borrowing phrases from another writer is considered plagiarism, even if the author whose phrases you are borrowing is the subject of your composition.
When I point this out to students, they sometimes respond that they can fix the problem by changing some of the words. So instead of writing "molecule of skepticism" they write "ounce of cynicism". This isn't much better, though, because although they are no longer plagiarising O'Faolain's words, they are still plagiarising her structure. They end up with awkward answers like this:
"O'Faolain's dog lives completely in the current instant, but O'Faolain herself thinks that happiness is about the past and future. The dog doesn't even have a single ounce of cynicism but for O'Faolain happiness is like liquid in a pool that even a tiny shaking will spill, something fragile and easily lost."
Painful. Because now the passage doesn't even have the benefit of O'Faolain's well-chosen phrases, yet it is still plagiarising her form.
One of the hardest things for student writers to learn is to compose original phrases using their own diction and structure. Don't simply copy the writer's words and then change a few key terms using your trusty thesaurus. Write something completely new. This is, of course, especially hard for students who are not experienced or confident writers to begin with, but it's an extremely important lesson for them to learn before they enter college, university, or the business or professional world. Theft of words is, in some circles, almost as serious a matter as theft of property. The sooner students learn this, the better.


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.cast +Host: Sam +2 Friends: Billy Jimmy +Doctor +Pizza Boy .script [In lighthouse] Host: "Hello everybody. My name is Sam, and this is my lighthouse [Waves arms to show his lighthouse], and this [waves arms again] is my spiral staircase. I'm gonna go upstairs to check on my light." [Starts "climbing" stairs] Doctor: [Makes phone ringing sound] Host: "Oh, that must be the phone ringing" [Climbs back downstairs, picks up phone] "Hello? Hello? HELLO? Awww man, must've missed it. [Climbs back up stairs] Doctor: [Makes phone ringing sound] Host: "Oh, that must be the phone ringing again" [Climbs back downstairs, picks up phone] "Hello? Yup, yup, okay...see ya then." [Hangs up] "I have two friends coming over..."[Climbs back up stairs] 2 Friends: [Make doorbell sound] Host: "That must be them..."[Climbs back downstairs, opens door, greets friends] "Come on guys...let's go up stairs to check on my light" Host+2 friends: [climb up stairs] Pizza Boy: [Rings doorbell]Host+Friends: "Must be the pizza" [Climb back down stairs. Open door, greet pizza boy climb back up stairs] Host: "Just let me check on my light...then we can eat..."[checks on light] Jimmy: [Faints] Host: "OH MY GOD!!! JIMMY JUST FAINTED!!! NOOOOO!!! Billy, go call 9-1-1!!!" [Continues to cry over jimmy while Billy calls 9-1-1] Billy: [Climbs all the way downstairs, picks up phone] "Oh no!" [climbs back up] "Sam! Sam! I forgot...what's the number for 9-1-1?" Host: "9-1-1 YOU IDIOT! Now hurry up" Billy: [Climbs back down stairs, calls 9-1-1] "Hurry, hurry, we need a doctor. My friend fainted....I think he might be dead!...The Lighthouse...okay... thank you...[Hangs up, climbs back up stairs]"The doctor is on his way" Doctor:[Rings doorbell] Host+Billy: "That must be the doctor" [Climb down stairs, open door, greet doctor] Host+Billy+Doctor: [Climb up stairs to where friend is, kneel down beside him] Doctor: "Yup, he has to go to the hospital..." Host+Billy: [Pick up Jimmy and carry him downstairs, doctor follows] Host: "Go through the door on the right..." Billy: "What's the door on the left?" Host: "It's the elevator..."
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Comparative Neurobiology Lab
Neurobiology of learning in amphibians
Important similarities have been noted between the organization of the amphibian telencephalon and the mammalian limbic pathways involved in the regulation of motivated behaviour. We study the brain substrate of behavioural flexibility and habit learning in amphibians within a comparative perspective. For that purpose, protocols of appetitive and aversive conditioning are established using amphibians in the laboratory. These conditioning protocols are then adapted for methods of functional neuroanatomy, which measure brain activity indirectly. By doing these experiments, we hope to clarify which regions of the brain as well as which neurotransmitters and neuromodulators take part in learning and motivation processes in amphibians. The information gleaned from studies of amphibians can then be compared to the situation in other vertebrates to infer evolutionary trends.


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Murrow Advisory Board
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication enjoys a close professional association with graduates and supporters of the College through The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Professional Advisory Board. Members of this group are industry professionals representing journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other many evolving fields in the communication profession. Professional Advisory Board members are charged with the responsibility of contributing their knowledge, vision, and experience to enable the College to meet and exceed expectations of The Edward R. Murrow legacy and to help the College chart a successful course for the future.
Board Leadership
Bruce Amundson
Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
Retired, Director of Communications for US West and Weyerhaeuser
Cheri Brennan
Vice Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
Founder, Alliance Communications – Bellevue, WA
Sherry Nebel
Past Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
Retired, Director of Communication, The Boeing Company – Seattle WA


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Over the last year and a half, we've driven 26k miles over 6 months in 3 major trips starting and ending in California: 2 cross-country and 1 up the Pacific Northwest. It's pretty cool to see it all mapped out!
The last one was 2.5 months long and took us from California to Wyoming to Wisconsin to West Virginia and back through Tennessee, Arkansas, Colorado and Utah.
Last year I did a recap of our trip stats and costs. Some interesting points as an update and addendum to last year:
We did a shorter trip this year, 2.5 months as compared to 3 months. We had many fewer stopping destinations, as we limited friends and family stops, and stayed put in a few destinations for 2-3 weeks. It was much more relaxing and tenable not moving all the time.
Update: in 2017 we did yet another road trip and its cost breakdown compared with 2015 and 2016 is here.
|3 months in van, no hotels
|2.5 months in van, no hotels
|13,900 miles
|9,300 miles
|19.8 mpg average
|19.6 mpg average
|$2.14/gal average (diesel)
|$2.74/gal average (diesel)
|310 hrs total driving time
|185 hrs total driving time
|~$1,500 in gas
|~$1,300 in gas
|~$3,000 in groceries
|~$2,000 in groceries
|~$1,500 in restaurants
|~$2,000 in restaurants
|~30 climbing days out of 90
|~30 climbing days out of 75
|9 different climbing destinations
|8 different climbing destinations
|6 national parks
|5 national parks, 3 national monuments
Cost - Camping
I didn't keep track of separate camping costs this year, but they average still about $20/night when in a campground. We stayed mostly at public campgrounds like State and National Parks when we were settled in climbing locations, and relied on WalMarts and truck stops when doing long hauls between destinations. Truck stop showers are awesome and clean for showers for $12! See the post Living on the Road for more tips.
Cost - Gas
Much higher this year, $2.74/gal vs $2.14/gal average for diesel. Boo.
Driving miles
4.5k miles less than last year, mostly because we didn't do the crazy loop over the Wisconsin-Pennsylvania area from last year. Still, you do a lot more miles when in a destination than you think. Going straight across the US and back is about 6k miles and we hit over 9k this year.
Cost - Food
I'm really surprised we spent more this year on restaurants than last year! We ate out fewer times for dinner but did a lot of breakfast cafes and lunches, which really added up. We did get better on rationing cooking for 2 with no leftovers, and after adjusting for the shorter trip this year, we came out a bit under last year's spending. We could definitely live on less, though.
We try to buy local produce wherever we are. Our biggest finds this year were local farmed eggs and corner stores selling local-grown produce. These were much cheaper than anything organic from a large supermarket.
See Cooking on the Road for camp stove recipe ideas.
We did quite a bit of climbing this year compared to last since we stayed in places like Ten Sleep and the New River Gorge for 2-3 weeks. We also hit up Willow (MN), Red Wing (MN), Chattanooga (TN), Horseshoe Canyon Ranch (AK), Indian Creek (UT), and Red Rocks (NV), each for a couple days. The weather was alright, but wow was it warm! We got patches of rain which put us out for a few days at a time, and half the time in Ten Sleep and the New River Gorge we were dripping sweat. Not ideal for sending.
National Parks and National Monuments have become must-stops for us when on these long trips. They break up climbing really well, they're beautiful, you're almost guaranteed to drive by one, and their camping is excellent.
We hit 5 NPs and 3 NMs this trip. Indian Creek was BLM on Thanksgiving when we visited, and as of 12/28/2016, Indian Creek is now part of the Bears Ears National Monument!
One of my peeves is how few climbers sightsee beyond the crag, whether it's going into a city or seeing State Parks or National Parks. It's like there's a wall built around the crag. You've got to take rest days! Get out there!


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Who Can Help Me With Math Homework: Seeking Professional Assistance
Math can be one of the trickiest subjects you will ever encounter in your high school and college careers. Besides having to grasp a full load of theories and rules, you have to find a balance in which you are able to finish your take home assignments while finding time for your other professional, educational and personal responsibilities. Luckily, there are a number of excellent places where you can find professional assignment help. Here are a few great suggestions:
Homework Help Sites
If you do a simple keyword search online you are bound to find several really good homework help agencies that provide you with free professional assistance. Most of these sites are run by expert volunteers with years of experience in a number of subjects. Take advantage of tutorial videos, one on one support, and all of their free resource guides.
Professional Assignment Assistance
Several professional assignment assistance companies have earned quite a positive reputation in the last few years, as they offer students a quick and easy way to get all the help they need at a reasonable price. Generally, students will approach these companies for writing help but other subjects like math or chemistry are also popular. Place your order and have a professional do the rest. You'll have your completed assignment sent directly to you before your deadline.
Tutoring Help Websites
As a student you should be knowledgeable of the many benefits that come with working with a certified tutor throughout the year. Specifically, with math, online tutors can help with individual problems or entire assignments. Many will schedule short lessons on several common student trouble spots and will answer questions on the fly as individuals are able to present questions through easy to use chat rooms.
Freelance Assignment Help
Another great source for math homework assistance is hiring an individual freelance professional to work on assignments. A lot of freelancers are experts in a number of subjects and can describe their expertise before you pay for their services. It's a good idea to check profiles and request to see proof of their knowledge, either by reviewing feedback or receiving recommendations.
Math Organizations / Associations
Lastly, there are a lot of great organizations and associations that provide great downloadable resources that not only help you through individual assignments but also give you a head start on test preparation. It's a great idea to familiarize yourself with handful of these websites so you don't spend too much time locating the specific resources you need.


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Cleversafe's dsNet helps ISPs launch DR service
Cleversafe's dsNet is the foundation of a new kind of online disaster recovery service that its designers say will limit the impact of service provider outages.
Service providers are experimenting with a new approach to geographically distributed storage for disaster recovery with the launch of the Distributed Storage Network (dsNet), also called the Storage Internet.
Distributed Storage Network is based on products from Cleversafe Inc., which also runs an open source development project. Cleversafe's information-dispersal algorithm makes "slices" of data that contain added code that scrambles the data for encryption and allows the data to be rebuilt even if some nodes are lost. Cleversafe CEO Chris Gladwin likens it to geographically dispersed RAID with built-in encryption that works over a commodity Internet connection. The Internet label comes from its similarities with IP network peering in the Web world.
Cleversafe has rolled out its dsNet to five service providers in the Chicago metro area, with Cleversafe engineers in charge of the management node. Gladwin said he also plans to sell to large enterprises looking to host and manage their own dispersed storage network and eventually turn over all dsNet management to service providers.
Distributed Storage Network has three hardware components – the Accesser, the Slicestor and a Manager node. The Accesser provides an on-ramp to the cloud by slicing data before sending it over the wire. Customers of a hosted storage provider host the Accesser on their end of the wire, while the service provider hosts the Slicestor. Manager nodes sit out-of-band to monitor and report on Accessers and Slicestors.
For now, total capacity available on the system is 48 TB, and half of that is used by Cleversafe for ongoing tests.
So far, the results of this first attempt to commercialize Cleversafe's vision have been a mixed bag, according to partners. FastRoot, which hosts data centers for software companies, has signed up a dozen end users for disaster recovery using Cleversafe, according to its CEO Terry Howerton.
"The cloud today is not really ready to host enterprise applications," Howerton said, citing recent outages in large-scale SaaS environments hosting single copies of users' data, such as Amazon. "This is more of a hybrid approach, with some local hardware, as well as cloud services, and the distribution of the data means that if one data center location is down, users can still access their information."
But another partner, onShore Networks, which serves primarily small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, has no takers for the service so far. "SaaS is difficult for small companies because you need a really big pipe to another location," whether it's a service provider or a secondary data center, according to onShore president Stelios Valavanis. Cleversafe mitigates that issue because it doesn't require the full throughput of a fat pipe to one location all the time, "but there are still a limited number of customers who are going to use SaaS, mostly because of bandwidth limitations," Valavanis said.
Valavanis hopes Cleversafe will add a software-only initiator that users can run on existing servers, rather than requiring the Accesser gateway. A software initiator would lower the cost of the service and make it more flexible.
Because dsNet's reliability theoretically increases with more storage hosting sites, Howerton anticipates an expansion of the partner network. "This will also bring costs down, while the speed [of the system] will increase," he said.


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The department offers an intensive and personalized graduation with distinction program to qualified seniors. Admission to the program requires:
- 3.0 GPA overall and a 3.3 grade point average in the major, both of which must be maintained to graduation
- Enrollment in the senior seminars, Cultural Anthropology 195S and Cultural Anthropology 196S, in the fall and spring of their senior year, where they will learn about research methods and prepare a thesis
- Senior thesis on a topic of a student's own choice in close collaboration with members of the Cultural Anthropology faculty is required.
Qualified juniors will be notified each year by the director of undergraduate studies about their eligibility.
Evaluative Procedure
The student forms a supervisory committee for the thesis during the fall of the senior year. It should consist of three faculty members who offer the student advice and support in preparing the thesis. At least two of the members must be faculty from the Cultural Anthropology department. Due in April of the senior year, the thesis must be judged to be of at least B+ quality by the student's supervisory committee to receive distinction. In addition, the student must pass an oral examination on the thesis, which is given upon its completion by the supervisory committee.


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Rovers Ladies will be at home to Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Women's Cup, should they overcome Liverpool Marshall Feds this weekend.
Gemma Donnelly's side were due to face Feds at AFC Darwen on Sunday, but the game was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
The Merseyside club beat Stockport County 3-0 in the first round proper, whilst Rovers received a bye.
The postponed cup clash has been rearranged for this Sunday (kick-off 1pm), with the winners set to host Portsmouth in the next round.
The south-coast club won 5-0 away at Gillingham in their second round tie on Sunday.
Third round draw in full:
Oxford United v Coventry City
Rovers or Liverpool Marshall Feds v Portsmouth
Doncaster Rovers Belles v London Bees
Yeovil Town v Lewes
Radcliffe Olympic v Durham Women's
Bradford City v FC Reedswood
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Morecambe v Stoke City
Carshalton Athletic v Keynsham Town
Millwall Lionesses v Lowestoft Town
Crystal Palace v Reading Women
Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
C&K Basildon v Sheffield
Eastbourne Town v Derby County
Tottenham Hotspur v Preston North End
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion
Ties to be played on Sunday February 1st, kick-off 2pm.


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Growing up in the 1970s, I remember Singapore as a garden city with lush trees in the neighbourhoods and lining roads all over the island. Since then, I have observed a country that is rapidly changing with constant construction for a growing urban population, resulting in gradually decreasing green spaces.
This is my personal mission to capture, through photographs, the Singapore that I remember from my childhood – a Singapore that to me is not perfect, but is my home.
This is my version of the Garden City.


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Holden Motor Services are expanding, come and join the team .....
Vehicle Mechanic/Technician
We are looking to recruit a Mechanic/Technician to join the team here at Holden Motor Services.
We are an independent garage who strive to provide a friendly, honest and cost effective alternative to the main dealers. We MOT, service and repair a large range of vehicles so the work is always varied and interesting. We have an excellent reputation and a strong customer base and so are always kept busy.
Key Candidate Skills:
- Minimum of City & Guilds level
- At least 5 years experience
- Some vehicle diagnostic knowledge
- Good communication skills and problem solving ability
- Able to work well within a team and use own initiative
- Full UK driving license
- MOT license would be an advantage.
- We offer good prospects and further training and development opportunities for the right candidate.
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A well equipped workshop and a pleasant working environment
- Optional overtime work available from time to time
- Salary 20 - 25k dependent on experience
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Cedric Naudon is a wealthy French entrepreneur with a penchant for fine food. Nothing notable there— French foodies are a dime a dozen. But unlike most those other foodies, Naudon owns half of a neighborhood in Paris, and his plans for the area would make anyone's mouth water.
Naudon's plan for the neighborhood, as featured in The New York Times, is to turn the area into an epicurean village called La Jeune Rue (Young Street).
Developed with the help of an international team of designers, the plans include a butchery, a cheesemonger, an organic bakery, an oyster bar, a fishmonger, ethnic restaurants, and a clique of neighborhood mainstays. The butchery will include a library to allow patrons to read all about the cuts on offer.
While many in Paris look forward to the reviving of the neighborhood's image, others fear that the chic aspect of Naudon's plan will drive away the lower and middle class residents. The neighborhood includes several public housing units.
Recent property price trends in Paris have driven working-class folk from the city, with a 30% spike in prices during the past five years and a drop in working-class population from 40% to 27% during the same period.
The cost of the project is not being revealed by Naudon, keeping with the mysterious character he presents to the public.
Nonetheless, Naudon claims that gentrification in the area is unavoidable. He points out that at least his plans are ecologically ethical (sourcing only from French farmers and promoting the principle of zero waste), and that his project should create more than 200 jobs.
Naudon is energetic about the prospects of his concept, saying, "Finally, we are going to have the ideal street in Paris."


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An appointment with one of our expert Move Consultants helps you plan and prepare for your move and allows us to understand your individual requirements to be able to provide you with a fixed, accurate quote for your move making sure that everything that's important to you happens just the way you want it to.
If you'd prefer to provide your own survey information we offer a range of convenient options - either our Online Inventory OR the quick and simple Self Survey App (see below).
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Enjoy hours of leisure and at last have some time to look after yourself.
Gasserhof's comfortable wellness area invites you! For example, there is the sunny sunbathing lawn with its magnificient view to the Latemar Mountain.
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Rap News resumes its lyrical forays into the world of rhyme and reason, exploring what's been happening on the Internets in 2010. Robert Foster - recently returned from his long-leave vacation in the Caribbean (prematurely interrupted due to the disastrous BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico) - takes a look at Senator Joe LIEberman's proposed bill to grant the Prez the power to shut down the web in case of [quotation mark] an emergency [/quotation mark].
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Meet ROPOS
The world's most capable scientific submersible
Today's Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences, ROPOS, is the product of over 25 years of collaboration with world leading ocean scientists, engineers, and students who continue to push its limits through innovative and ambitious projects. From deep-sea hydrothermal vent exploration to the deployment and maintenance of ocean observatories, ROPOS has become known as the world's most capable scientific submersible for its capabilities, versatility, efficiency, and the skill and professionalism of its operators.
The Vehicle
Greater than the sum of its parts
From handling the most fragile of corals to accurately placing a 4000 lb instrument platform on the seafloor, ROPOS is the vehicle of choice. Designed to be a truly versatile scientific submersible, every dive with ROPOS maximizes offshore productivity. Continually evolving to provide its users with increasing capabilities, reliability and efficiency, the ROPOS vehicle uses carefully selected and integrated state of the art technologies to help make your expedition successful.
|The Remotely Operated Vehicle for Ocean Sciences (ROPOS) is a 40 hp Science/Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) capable of operating at depths of up to 5000 m
|Size and Weight
|3.05 m (length), 1.64 m (width) and 2.17 m (height), 3393 kg
|2.5 knot (forward max), 1.0 knot (typical transect), 1.0 knot (lateral), and 1.5 knot (vertical)
|Sea State
|Sea State 6 (Using LARS heave compensation system)
|Two HD Cameras, Six pilot and tooling cameras, 12.1 megapixel digital still camera and over 3700 watts of lighting
|2 x Schilling Robotics TITAN 4 Manipulators that have the dexterity and accuracy necessary to perform the fine movements needed for complex tasks.
|Greensea Systems telemetry provides reliable vehicle control and cutting-edge auto-pilot functionalities to further increase the vehicle's efficiency.
|Through Frame Lift
|1815 kg with a 5:1 safety factor, tested to 3629 kg. Uses four point attachment for under-slung payload or skid interface
For a full technical description see the ROPOS Specifications
Front view of ROPOS ready for a multi-disciplinary science dive.
A ROPOS for every ship
The ROPOS vehicle has three general configurations to best suit the operational goals and budget of our users. Each configuration is designed to allow for flexible deployment scenarios on a variety of vessel of opportunity. Since its first dive, the ROPOS system has been shipped throughout the world and mobilized on over 16 different vessels.
Control Lab
Working together is key
By normally integrating within a ship's lab instead of a dedicated operation's container, the ROPOS control lab brings everybody involved in the dive together. Scientists, students, engineers, and ROPOS operators can all easily communicate face to face in an atmosphere of collaboration that enhances the quality and efficiency of all dive operations; from brainstorming on complex procedures to coordinating the perfect picture.
Handling the most complex tasks
When it comes to getting things done, from delicate sampling operations and difficult sub-sea connections to managing 300 lb instruments, ROPOS is equipped to handle it. Its two powerful and agile Schilling Robotics TITAN 4 7-function manipulators offer unparalleled controllability and responsiveness that allows our skilled operators to efficiently perform complex tasks in unstructured and challenging environments.
Like the ocean, simply stunning
Equipped with state of the art HD cameras, a high-sensitivity full-frame 12.1 megapixel digital still camera and over 3700 watts of far-reaching lighting, ROPOS captures the stunning beauty of sub-sea environments in a wide-field of view that makes you feel as if you were there. Once at the surface, all video and images are geo-referenced and recorded in a digital format that can easily be used for anything from creating beautiful cruise highlights to detailed image analysis.
Tools and Sampling
A tool belt you can count on
ROPOS and its operators have built their reputation on the successful development, implementation and use of complex scientific and engineering tools for a wide range of seafloor tasks. From the brute strength of rock-cutting submarine chainsaws or jetting pumps to the most complex and delicate scientific apparatus, ROPOS has "done it all" and is always ready for a challenge. Find out how our custom sampling tools, such as the bio-box or suction sampler, can help you by visiting the Tools and Sampling section.
Data management
A powerful tool to manage your data
A ROPOS expedition can involve 20 to 30 scientists, most of whom collect data, imagery, samples, and observations using an array of instruments and sampling devices. Efficiently managing and safely archiving massive amounts of data at sea is a challenge we take seriously.
Our Integrated Real-time Logging System (IRLS 2.0) is a powerful and intuitive annotation tool that brings together framegrabs, digital still pictures, and many other files with flexible organizational elements that create a dataset that is tailored to your needs; it helps you make the most of your time offshore and facilitates review and post-expedition analysis.
Accuracy and repeatability
The ROPOS system is equipped with state of the art navigation sensors that are merged to deliver a best solution using our LOKI Kalman filter. With this geodetically accurate and repeatable sub sea positioning, ROPOS can safely and quickly complete challenging surveys and dives.
All of these sensors, systems and data are managed, shared and controlled using the SEA's Seascape and Workboat software suite. With these powerful tools, our navigators can handle any operational requirements, give you virtually any output, as well as insure that you, the bridge and the ROV pilots always have a real-time picture of the operations.
Collaborate with distant shores
With satellite technology, the number of dive participants is no longer limited by the size of the support vessel or researchers being able to go to sea for several weeks at a time. Shore-based researchers can now participate in the offshore work without leaving their laboratories. Particularly valuable when researchers are only involved with short duration sampling or surveying or when a quick expert opinion is required our satellite system provides live video and 2-way communication to laboratories ashore.
Things happen, we come prepared
In an extreme environment that often pushes equipment to its limits, we come prepared. From preventive maintenance to the most daunting of repairs, the ROPOS system sails with a full complement of spares, specialized tools, and documentation. Along with knowledgeable and experienced operators, this ensures that when something happens we can get back to diving with no or minimal impact on the valuable time you have offshore. If deck space is scarce, everything is modular and can be moved in ship's labs and workshops.