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Blockchain business models
This workshop is meant to help entrepreneurs and business people alike to either validate their value proposition or find new ones, leveraging the blockchain technology. If you have a business idea, or you want to explore how the blockchain could help your current customers, in this workshop you will get the tools to find the right product-market fit. It's a learn-by-doing experience, where we will combine theory with a hands-on approach in whatever business problems you might have.
Only 8 spots left, reserve here: Full pass or Workshop passAlvaro Rodriguez Resino
Building a Bank: Lending pools 101
Focused on very a hot topic – decentralized finance, this workshop will get you familiar with the next big application of blockchain in the financial industry – loans. It will start with an introduction to the decentralized lending ecosystem and liquidity pools and then continue with learning how to set up smart contracts and client environment on Ethereum. You will create lending pool smart contracts, create and test your lending pool and deploy it on the testnet.
Only 10 spots left, reserve here: Full pass or Workshop passEmilio Frangella & Ernesto Boado, Aave
Building a DAO: zero to hero
One of the most promising applications of blockchain is transforming shareholder agreements (SHA) into self-executable code, aka DAO. SHA is the foundation of every company, and its form and execution are currently bound by laws and bureaucracy. This workshop will guide you through the key concepts and approaches in forming a company on a blockchain. It starts with an introduction to Ethereum blockchain and the concept of setting up a company. You will learn the basics of smart contracts and solidity, set up the environment, define DAO smart contract features (voting, fund allocation, DAO owned smart contracts), write the contract, test the contract and deploy it on the testnet.
Only 10 spots left, reserve here: Full pass or Workshop passMislav Javor, AMPnet
Making arbitrable smart contracts
You will learn how to make contracts which can create disputes to be resolved by an arbitrator. Traditional social contracts have a big advantage over smart contracts – they can manage complex transactions in a simple way by outsourcing the nuances to courts. Smart contracts currently don't have that luxury and thus are limited to managing simple transactions. A solution to this is an arbitrable smart contract. In this workshop, you will be designing the incentives and making the contract. You'll be introduced to ERC792 Arbitrator and Arbitrable contracts. You will develop a simple escrow contract and connect it to an arbitrator. Also, you'll pick your own use-case and develop an arbitrable contract of your choosing.
Only 10 spots left, reserve here: Full pass & Workshop passClement Lesaege, Kleros
Blockchain Meetup Split: DAOs and DeFi
It's time for 10th Blockchain Meetup in Split! We invite you to join us for 2 hours of discussions and networking in PICS!
The entrance is free, but the number of places is limited to 100. Sign up here.
Decentralized finance applications carry the biggest usage of blockchain and pose the big threat to business models of the "handful" incumbent financial institutions. Join Gustav Arentoft from Makerdao, Stani Kulechov from Aave, Bruno Škvorc from Bitfalls and others for a discussion on the potential of DeFi.
Decentralized organizations are one of the biggest use-cases of blockchain. We are pleased to announce a panel discussion with Felipe Duarte from DAOstack, Daniel Shavit from Aragon, Dmitry Kurinskiy from Fluence, and Tomislav Mamić from BridgeDAO. Facilitated by Phoebe Tickell from DGOV Foundation.
The meetup takes place in PICS coworking space and incubator on Thursday 25th, between 18:00 and 20:00h. Right after BlockSplit Conference workshops and before BeachCon Party in Vila Dalmacija.
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BeachCon Party at Vila Dalmacija
This time around, the warmup session of BlockSplit Conference is moving to one of the most beautiful venues in Split – Villa Dalmatia. BeachCon is a great networking event where you can meet Blockchain community members who share your interests.
Don't miss out – clear out your schedule on the 25th of April and brace yourself for six amazing hours of music, food, drinks and interesting conversations at a beautiful location on Marjan.
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Introduction to Maker
Lending Pools and Fractional Banking on Ethereum
Executing Ethereum transactions with fiat money
Short coffee break
How Plasma will lead Ethereum to mass adoption
Blockchain and startups don't mix
By observing the blockchain space I realised that people who are building blockchain projects think the normal rules of entrepreneurship and startups don't apply to them. The intent of the talk is to give an overview of the main crucial points every blockchain project needs to do before writing a single line of code (not to mention doing a token sale of any sort)Luka Sučić
State of blockchain tooling
From Investment Banking to Crypto-funded Blockchain Startup
How to prepare a project to be an angel investor investment ready. From Stock Exchange, Beyond ICOs to Crypto Angel investment. For all that would like to get insight into processes that we had to go through before, in the middle of, and after receiving Crypto-Angel investment.
A talk from a speaker who changed his hard-core investment banking career as head of EU-wide financial markets departments of Sberbank Europe AG, and decided to go into High/Crpto Tech StartUp world.
Ethereum 2.0 - all you need to know
Beyond the market cycles. Where is the blockchain business going?
Short coffee break
Tech for Humanity, Beyond Crypto
Hyperledger Fabric - permissioned blockchain of the future
I'm a Solidity and Fabric developer and I find it interesting to give an overview of Hyperledger Fabric as a blockchain intended to be used in enterprise use cases. I'm working on Fabric solutions and this could be interesting for comparison with public networks. I'm also open to doing a workshop on this if there is interest so we can definitely talk about that.
Key points: Permissioned vs permissionless blockchain solutions from a developer perspective.
Link: https://www.hyperledger.org/Edi Sinovčić
Mutual Knowledge Base
Blockchain technology can be used to store data in order to have an unambiguous data record. One implementation of this is with the Common Knowledge Base of Nervos that allows to store data. Another possibility for storing data is what is called Mutual Knowledge Base which has weaker requirements but provide essentially the same functionality. One use case is for side chain. We will report on our implementation in Rust.Mathieu Dutour Sikirić
Closing remarks and Tokenhunt introduction
Short thank you to everyone and Tokenhunt introduction.
Lightning talks
Present your project or idea in 7min and answer to questions in another 7 min.
Apply: contact [at] blockada.org
Legal issues in the blockchain world
I will share updates on the current regulatory status of crypto and blockchain ecosystem in various jurisdictions around the globe. For the sustainability of projects, it is important to be familiar with the legal framework.Sonja Prstec
Self-sovereign identity: new dimensions of secure identity
Today, each interaction on the Internet demands a fragment of users' actual identity. But, every organization or platform service uses a different system to control and manage personal data. This is difficult to manage and maintain. Self-sovereign identity enables that communication and transactions on the web don`t rely on third-party providers but rather on a protocol where parties can interact in a trusted and secure way.Klemen Zajc
Use-cases in healthcare
Healthcare industry is one of the biggest industries that can have great benefits from DLT and blockchain technology.
It's important to explain how the current system looks like and what are the precise problems that can be solved, but without using hype.
Link to my article (Croatian):
Fastest crypto trading tool without personal data storage
Traders can stay in touch with the market while doing other (life important) stuff. Key point is to enable highly secure and reliable application with API key access to users exchange accounts. More info here: https://firstname.lastname@example.com/trading-under-palm-tree-47410b333c7cJernej Vrčko
Coffee break
Step forward into interoperability with Blockchain
A big portion of data that are produced by various digital ecosystems has met a lack of interoperability on the line between applications, data streams and various information platforms. The new technology approach in the distributed messaging and Blockchain became a key component of many technology stacks and can derive real-time data streams as valuable and scalable enough to enable real-time data analytics.
The data can be very complex. When such data records are time-stamped and signed under Blockchain key, they can be distributed without losing data integrity. The principle of secure, valid and distributed data is likely to be closer to goal of the interoperability and especially by favoring networking consensus principle that predicates semantic interoperability.
Infusing smart contracts & multi-step-tracking into web links
With aim to scale a blockchain using public/private key cryptography, 100 % based on science, we started developing platform which will give same chances to reach the audience for both very small and extremely big businesses, so they won't spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for their marketing and never make sure what have they paid. Our vision is to ensure that true information reaches the right people as efficiently as possible.
You can find more info about this at https://2key.network
Challenges of Decrypting Design for Crypto
For an average person interaction with most of crypto and blockchain related apps looks like trying to lead a conversation on a foreign language they barely understand.
We are using old conventions on new technologies. For mass-adoption crypto needs new design paradigms for enhancing user experiences and making technology accessible to the average user.
Crypto app interfaces are filled with hard to understand technology driven terms which make users quickly feel lost. Lack of understanding leads to a lack of trust.
Last year working at Blockfolio I've spent mainly finding and trying to solve crypto related design problems.
In this talk, I will share the experiences from that journey.
Closing remarks and Tokenhunt introduction
Short thank you to everyone and Tokenhunt introduction.
DAO legality workshop
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Set up your Aragon company and learn about advanced permissions
Learn how to set up your own company on Aragon and a deep dive into the permission system to make it more sophisticated.
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DAO Design Canvas
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Building decentralized game with Fluence and minimal amount of code
Two-hour technical workshop limited to 20 attendees.
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Fluence strives to make DApps development as painless and straightforward as possible. At the workshop, we will explore the toolset Fluence offers by creating a simple yet elegant gaming DApp.
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– set up a database and integrate it with the application; – creating a DApp frontend integration with the Fluence js client;
– toying around with the database requests and other capabilities Fluence provides;
– some theory on how we can make decentralized networks that are fast, efficient, and secure.
After the workshop, you'll have a broader understanding of how decentralized networks could be utilized for data storage and processing and what kinds of applications could be build using decentralized stack only.
Boost Your Dapp with Zero Knowledge Proof
Learn how to use Zero Knowledge proof with Etherlime. In the following workshop, you are going to learn how to make your first zkSnark circuit. In addition, it will guide you across the whole process of creating proofs and verify them off-chain and on-chain using Ethereum blockchain network.
Technical workshop limited to 20 attendees.
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Building a distributed password manager with Ethereum and IPFS
During this workshop, we will go through what it takes to make a fully functioning DApp from start to finish. Firstly we set up Metamask for authentication/authorization and connect to it with Web3.js. Then we connect the front-end with IPFS and the Kovan testnet. Finally, we upload our encrypted passwords to IPFS and store the resulting hash on the Blockchain. Bonus: we will show how to host our DApp on IPFS, so we have a fully decentralized stack. We will develop a fully functional dapp which will showcase how these two technologies complement each other.
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Au ate his entire chicken leg and thigh within 24 hours. And of course he immediately demanded I go back to the market and get him some more.
We've debated Au's diet at length and have decided the best option for him is to eat commercial cat biscuits and either roast chicken or the equivalent home made food.
We've stopped buying wet cat food for him because he only ever liked two types. One type hasn't been around for the last 3 months and there seems to be no replacement. The other type is available but the manufacturer has changed the mix. Unfortunately this was done without Au's approval. And our cat wants "old and inferior" rather than "new and improved."
So I'm cooking for him every two days or so. Au is very fit, very active and he sparkles in the sun. At his last check up the vet pronounced him 100%. So I guess we're doing the right thing for him.
Interestingly it costs about the same to cook for him as it does to buy wet food. And there's no waste! The only thing is that it is a hassle sometimes. When stocks are low it's inevitably the day I want to stay in bed till 8AM. But the temptation is easy to overcome - when you have a senior cat shouting MEOW in your ear!
For more about Au and Target please remember that Katz Tales is out tomorrow in the print version of the Malaysian national daily, The Star, Weekend section.
The kitty in this week's adoption box is Megeara, pictured here, also known as Spider Cat. She is about 3 years old, a superb climber and expresses her love with lots of head butts and ankle weaving. She has nursed 8 kittens, only one of which was her own! The kittens have all found good homes but somehow Mega hasn't found her special someone. If you want to adopt this beautiful and affectionate girl contact Alicia at 012 331 3318. For more pictures check here.
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- Mishkat said...
We want to know Au's secret for getting the humans to go to the market for him! They will never do that for us (they say dry food will keep us from starving - we disagree!)
And we are sending many purrs to the beautiful Megeara - we hope she finds a wonderful forever home!
Purrs from Franklin, Dobby, and Tasha
Great that you are cooking for Au! Just make sure he is getting all the vitamins and minerals in his homecooked foods that he needs and not just meat.
- Ellen Whyte said...
Not a problem Wildcat. Au also eats commercial cat biscuits every day that provide him with all the vits and mins he needs. The roast chicken is food for the soul :-)
- Gemini and Ichiro said...
Wow! You get homemade food. There's a lot of that going around. I wish I could get some...
- Më| §zë said...
sounds like my dog tango who will only eat a certain brand of dog food, and refuse to touch anything else.
he also only eats the food tht my dad prepares for him, and won't eat what i prepared..
sob sob..
- Anya said...
Ik hoop dat Megeara snel een thuis vind, zo lief en mooi dat ze is :)
Kareltje eet meer brokjes als blikvoer, hij likt alleen de gelei op de rest laat hij staan... LOL
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- Gattina said...
You tell it ! senior cats can be very difficult, especially ladies, like my Lisa ! She is really like a naughty old woman. I meauws 24 h for nothing, probably because she is deaf. The first cat I had 45 years ago only ate cooked chicken liver which I mixed with a little bread or a potatoe. There were no cans or dry food at this time. She never wanted something else. When cans came on the market, she didn't want them, she liked her cooked chicken liver. She died when she was just a little older then 20 of no special decease. She never was sick either. I think I went twice to the vet in her whole life. Once for the shots and once to get spayed.
- lupie said...
Au has a personal butler? Just great!
Hope Megara finds a beautiful loving home soon!
- ~CovertOperations78~ said...
Megeara is gorgeous! Who wouldn't want a beauty like her? By the way, Ellen, Project Second Chance is up and running again and this time I have 3 kittens! Will let you know if I need any help with finding them homes, okay? Au is so lucky to have you cooking for him. I started cooking for my 6 rowdies but buying free-range chicken for 6 turned out to be a very expensive affair! I am sticking to canned wet food. Thankfully, with the exception of Shadow, the others are not fussy at all.
- Ailurophile said...
Wow how pretty Megeara has. I'm sure she will find a great furrever home soon with her glamorous looks.
Glad to know that the new diet is working out for Au. I think home made food is not a bad idea for kitties as many have proposed the benefits of natural over artificial meals for cats. All the best to him and Target, and hope that they stay happy and healthy always. Take care, and have a great week :)


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Wikimedia France, a group of editors recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation as a chapter, not only want their readers to buy the cheeses, but also the photographic equipment needed to snap them. It's nearly reached the $6000 it says it needs via crowdfunding site Kisskissbankbank.
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Wow! @Wikipedia is begging for money for a FOURTH time this year. FOUR times they have begged for money. All content is user provided.
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Wikipedia begging for donations per usual. "Advertising isn't evil" they say as they throw a second nag at me as I scroll down.
— world anime champion (@enemyplayer) November 30, 2014
@Wikipedia Run ads. Please. Begging is beneath you. Put a "hide advertising" button on the site for your pride, if you really must.
— Michael Crider (@MichaelCrider) November 25, 2014
The Wikimedia Foundation says it only runs its contribution campaign on English Wikipedia once a year, in December:
"If users are seeing more than one banner, it may be because they are using more than one language versions of Wikipedia, or they may be seeing test banners. We work to minimize the number of banners seen by any one user, and users who contribute will not be shown the banner again."
UK publication The Register has a sharpish comment piece about why it's probably time Wikipedia looked after its own income. Its total liabilities sit at $7m, and hosting costs a tick over $2.5 million, so it's probably too early to have the knives completely out. But The Register is not the only one sharpening them.
There's been a long-running campaign to weed out an army of PR "sockpuppets" that spend paid fulltime hours editing entries to benefit their clients. Another campaign aims to address the perceived sexism problem at the site. (85% of editors are male.)
And at the heart of it all is simply the fact that after 13 years online, it has become an environment where newcomers just don't feel welcome. It's not quite the collaborative effort as it was in the early days. This quote from TechnologyReview sums it up:
The loose collective running the site today, estimated to be 90 percent male, operates a crushing bureaucracy with an often abrasive atmosphere that deters newcomers who might increase participation in Wikipedia and broaden its coverage.
Co-founder Jimmy Wales is never too far away from defending the site or being shown to want to make all the right changes. There's even a comprehensive Criticism of Wikipedia page, to its credit.
But $28 million in cash reserves, up $8 million on a year ago, is a great base from which to take some direct action to push Wikipedia, perhaps by breaking its own rule and considering an advertising stream, into a space from where it's not so easy for the pot-shots to keep building.
In the meantime, it might not be a bad idea to have a quiet word to Wiki editors brazenly asking for $6000 in cheese and cameras to not push their luck.
UPDATE: Here's the Wikimedia Foundation's clarification on their relationship with Wiki editors:
- This fundraising campaign on KissKissBankBank is not a Wikimedia Foundation project but rather an effort initiated by the volunteer editors ("Wikimedians") affiliated with Wikimedia France.
- Wikimedia France is an independent organization that supports French members of the Wikimedia movement.
- The Wikimedia Foundation does not create content for the site or set editorial policy for Wikipedia. All content creation and editorial policy is undertaken entirely by volunteers, including articles and photographs about cheese.
- The Wikimedia Foundation was not involved in or aware of the project prior to its launch. No Wikimedia Foundation staff have been involved in this fundraising effort and no Wikimedia Foundation staff will have access to the funds raised in this project.
- The WikiCheese project is a completely separate effort from the year-end contribution campaign run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The funds raised from the contribution campaign support the operating expenses of the Wikimedia sites, including servers and technical infrastructure, and global outreach programs.
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February 19, 2011
Username and Password, please
A police "accreditation manager" (whatever that means) is revising his "social networking policy" so that potential applicants, as part of their background investigation, must sign an affidavit listing any social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, LinkedIn) they belong to and give their passwords to these sites so the department can snoop.
Is this becoming standard? Do we approve? I'm pretty sure I don't approve.
7 comments:
- Marc said...
I wouldn't take a job with such a requirement. Hopefully no one else will either.
- February 19, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Dana King said...
That's preposterous. I can't think of any other reason for it then it's an example of some petty dictator looking for an excuse to throw his weight around, and some other bureaucrat or minor elected official buying off for reasons of his own. it's not going to give them better cops. In fact, it's likely to lower the talent level of the applicant pool, as I don;t think I'd want a cop who'd submit to such a thing.
- February 19, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- adam hujhes said...
I assume this is CALEA accreditation. Definitely not a requirement of the CALEA accreditation standards manual. Seems like an over-zealous administrator.
- February 19, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Thanks to prohibition we're about to lose all semblance of that once ordered, prosperous and safe society. Myself, along with many others, have been debating prohibitionists on this for many years. We have shown what destruction prohibition has wrought on all the civil institutions of this once great nation, -we've always provided facts and statistics - they, the prohibitionists, have countered with either lies, personal abuse or even serious threats of violence.
Ending the insanity of drug prohibition by legalized regulation, respecting the rights of the responsible users and focusing on addiction as a sickness, like we do with alcohol and tobacco, may save what remains of our economy and civil institutions along with countless lives and livelihoods. Prohibition continues unabated for shameful political reasons. It cannot, and never will, reduce drug use or addiction.
Prohibition has permanently scarred our national character as well as our individual psyches. Our national policies and cultural practices have become pervaded by the fascistic, prohibitionist mind-set which has turned our domestic police force into a bunch of paramilitary thugs who often commit extra-judicial beatings and executions while running roughshod over our rights in order to "protect us from ourselves".
When we eventually manage to put the horrors of this moronothon behind us, we'll need to engage in some very deep and honest soul-searching as to what we want to be as a nation. Many of our freedoms have been severely circumscribed or lost altogether, our economy has been trashed and our international reputation for being "free and fair" has been dragged through a putrid sewer by vicious narrow-minded drug warrior zealots who are ignorant of abstract concepts such as truth, justice and decency. We'll need to make sure that such a catastrophe is never ever repeated. This may mean that public hearings or tribunals will be held where those who've been the instigators and cheerleaders of this abomination will have to answer for their serious crimes against our once prosperous and proud nation.
Each day you remain silent, you help to destroy the Constitution, fill the prisons with our children, and empower terrorists and criminals worldwide while wasting hundreds of billions of your own tax dollars. Prohibition bears many strong and startling similarities to Torquemada's inquisition, it's supporters are servants of tyranny and hate. If you're aware of but not enraged by it's shear waste and cruel atrocities then both your heart and soul must surely be dead.
Millions of fearless Egyptians have recently shown us that recognizing oppression also carries the weight of responsibility to act upon and oppose that oppression.
The drug czar's office is not only unnecessary but also the greatest waste of space since vows of fidelity were included in the christian marriage service.
- February 21, 2011 at 9:35 AM
It happened to me. I was recently hired onto a metropolitan police department, but first I had to give up my facebook username and password as part of the background investigation process.
- February 22, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Which city?
- February 22, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Hannah Sanders said...
Since internet can be accessed by anyone, I think, further addition of security in the internet is just fine with me. I mean I believe it'll somehow lessen the number of serious crime taking place. I just hope that they authorities are dead serious in implementing this addition.
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and we're supposed to be worried about saving them?
Save them! For a barbecue.
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Hahahha that article from post 2 is a result of the factorial of n = win
extra lulz that it's posted under the header "combat"
out of the pics, the ankle is the worst. gives me the chills
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They should cook and eat that monstrosity. Right in front of PETA headquarters.
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Mazda has prepared a series of concepts for the Tokyo Auto Salon set to open its doors on January 15.
Mazda has prepared a series of concepts for the Tokyo Auto Salon set to open its doors on January 15.
First up, the CX-3 Racing Concept has received a slightly more aggressive body kit and combines a black finish with subtle red accents also applied onto the new multi-spoke alloys. It also seems to sit a little bit lower than the regular model and adopts dual exhaust tips together with a more prominent roof-mounted spoiler.
The Mazda6 known locally as the Atenza has also been turned into a Racing Concept and proposes an all-black look together with a mild aero kit. The murdered-out sedan rides on a fresh set of wheels and also appears to have a stiffer suspension setup.
The third vehicle prepared for Tokyo is the Mazda2 / Demio 15MB Racing Spec that comes with a stripped-out interior cabin to shave off excess weight. It has received a pair of bucket seats with racing harnesses and there's also a roll cage. Unlike the other two, the exterior has a white finish with some body graphics and a racing number.
There's also an MX-5 Miata RS Racing concept that pretty much uses the same theme as the aforementioned CX-3 Racing Concept. Mazda will also have on display the race-ready Global MX-5 Cup and NR-A Racing Spec versions currently available on sale.
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Mike Magee scored twice in the first half to lead the LA Galaxy to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in an preseason scrimmage played in Casa Grande, Ariz. Magee opened the scoring in the 7th minute and then added a second in the 33rd as the Galaxy improved to 1-0-1 during their 10-day camp.
Magee re-directed home a left wing cross from Eddie Lewis to put the Galaxy up 1-0. He doubled the lead less than 30 minutes later when he tapped in a low Tristan Bowen cross. After a string of passes through the midfield, the ball came to Juninho whose angled through ball picked out Bowen who drew Colorado keeper Matt Pickens toward him before squaring the ball for Magee who was left the easiest of finishes.
Bruce Arena again made wholesale changes at the break, replacing 10 of his starters, leaving just Todd Dunivant on the field for the full 90 minutes.
Bryan Jordan, Jovan Kirovski, Alex Cazumba and Yohance Marshall all had chances after the break, but were unable to add to the two-goal lead.
Donovan Ricketts and Josh Saunders were not called upon to do a lot in goal for the Galaxy, with each making a couple of saves. Including the 4-0 win over UCLA two weeks ago, the pair has combined to keep the shutouts in all three of the Galaxy's preseason games so far in 2010.
The Galaxy are back in action on Friday when they scrimmage against the Kansas City Wizards on Friday. The same two teams meet again on Sunday before returning to Los Angeles, where the club will finish out their preseason, on Monday morning.
Galaxy Lineup: Donovan Ricketts (Josh Saunders 46'); Todd Dunivant, Gregg Berhalter (Leonardo 46'), Omar Gonzalez (Yohance Marshall 46'), Sean Franklin (A.J. DeLaGarza 46'); Dema Kovalenko (Chris Birchall 46'), Eddie Lewis (Alex Cazumba 46'), Juninho (Michael Stephens 46'), Tristan Bowen (Chris Klein 46'); Mike Magee (Jovan Kirovski 46'), Edson Buddle (Bryan Jordan 46').
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Magee Leads Galaxy Past Colorado
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He looked real good in the final last year. If Alecko doesn't get the green light, we'll need him to continue providing some punch with his foot.
- February 24, 2010 at 4:49 PM
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The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against Quicken Loans, one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, for allegedly improperly originating and underwriting Federal Housing Administration (FHA) home loans, the Department of Justice announced April 23.
The Detroit-based lender closed $140 billion in mortgages from 2013 through 2014 and is the nation's largest FHA mortgage lender, according to the company's website. It is also the nation's largest non-bank lender, in terms of mortgage origination.
The FHA, part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), insures home loans with lower down payments, lower closing costs and lower applicant credit scores than with conventional mortgages, allowing more people (particularly first-time homeowners) the opportunity to buy a house. If the borrower defaults on the loan, the lender may make a claim to FHA insurance to cover the losses on the loan, and during the onslaught of loan defaults during the mortgage crisis a few years ago, that insurance fund was stretched thin.
The government claims that from September 2007 to December 2011, Quicken jeopardized the FHA insurance program by submitting claims for "hundreds of improperly underwritten FHA-insured loans." The lawsuit alleges the company created a culture where employees were encouraged to disregard FHA rules and falsify proof of compliance with underwriting requirements in order to cash in on FHA mortgage insurance.
Quicken actually filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice first, saying that "the DOJ demanded Quicken Loans make public admissions that were blatantly false, as well as pay an inexplicable penalty or face legal action," according to the lender's April 17 announcement of the lawsuit. In a statement released in response to the DOJ's lawsuit a week later, Quicken said the complaint is "riddled with inaccurate and twisted conclusions," based on a small portion of emails the lender turned over to the department.
"[T]he DOJ appears to be basing their entire case on a handful of out-of-context email conversations skimmed from the communication between Quicken Loans employees. These conversations relate to a miniscule [sic] number of loans out of the nearly 250,000 FHA mortgages the company has closed over the past seven years," Quicken's statement says.
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Approximately 12% of women of childbearing age, or 7.3 million women in the U.S. have impaired ability to become pregnant, and 10-17% of couples experience infertility or subfertility at some time.
Fortunately, there are a number of diet and lifestyle behaviors that can positively affect fertility in women:
1. Avoid refined carbohydrates
Women whose diets were high in glycemic load, indicative of more refined carbohydrate — white flour, sugar, white pasta, etc. — were almost twice as likely to experience ovulatory infertility. Similarly, consumption of soft drinks is associated with compromised fertility. This is likely because insulin serves a number of functions in the ovary, including production of hormones and hormone receptors — hyperinsulinemia, caused by excessive refined carbohydrate intake, can interfere with normal ovulation.
2. Consume plant sources of protein and iron
Protein intake is thought to affect hormone levels, and these hormonal effects are likely to influence fertility. Researchers have found that women with high animal protein intakes were 39% more likely to experience infertility than women with lower animal protein intake. In contrast, women with high plant protein intake were 22% less likely to experience infertility than women with lower plant protein intake. Similarly, intake of nonheme iron (the type of iron found in plant foods and supplements) is associated with a reduced risk of infertility, whereas heme iron (found in animal foods) intake showed no association.
3. Get adequate micronutrients
Micronutrient adequacy is crucial for optimal fertility and during pregnancy for overall maternal, fetal, and child health. B vitamins are important for development of sperm and egg cells. Folate, a B vitamin, is crucial for preventing neural tube defects, and may also help to maintain regular ovulation. It is important to note that the synthetic folic acid found in supplements is not the same as natural folate from green vegetables and other plant foods, and may increase the risk of breast cancer. Comprehensive micronutrient adequacy promotes fertility and this is most effectively achieved by eating a variety of colorful, natural plant foods. Combining a micronutrient-rich eating style with a high quality supplement to assure adequate, Vitamin D, iodine, zinc and B12 also helps to protect against deficiencies. Multivitamins should be chosen carefully, since most contain potentially harmful ingredients. Read Dr. Fuhrman's recommendations on supplement use for women who are planning to become pregnant.
4. Avoid dairy products
Two or more servings per day (compared to 1 or less per week) of low fat dairy foods was associated with an 85% increased risk of infertility. Apparently it was the dairy protein that had the most detrimental effects because the decreased fertility was seen only for low fat dairy. Galactose, a component of lactose, is known to interfere with ovulation, and dairy foods are also thought to contribute to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common cause of infertility.11
5. Exercise
A sedentary lifestyle is likely a risk factor for infertility. Each hour per week of vigorous exercise is associated with a 5% decrease in risk of ovulatory infertility. Although moderate intensity exercise is not associated with fertility, of course it is still beneficial for overall health and weight maintenance.
6. Maintain a healthy weight
Weight loss in overweight and obese women can improve reproductive function. More importantly, maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of complications and birth defects.
Veronica overcame infertility with a nutritarian lifestyle:
"…Eleven months into my new way of eating, I met Dr. Fuhrman at one of his conferences. I couldn't wait to share my story with him. I had to tell him how he saved my life, how he made me healthy and best of all how he made me get pregnant! So, I told him, 'Dr. Fuhrman, you are the reason I am now pregnant!' I'm sure this came as a little surprise to him being that I was an unknown beaming pregnant lady standing next to her her husband. So, he cleverly said, 'I'm sure your husband had something to do with this too."
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i like all the images on the wall, the whole kitchen sink. cheers.
Amazing work, I don't think you would have room for anymore sources....I love the Jewish Paint by Number
hahah that's freaky cool .. i still laugh at my character there , thank you
Thanks, Mr. Pike...and again, thank you for granting me permission to use your awesome chops.
Freaking genius work. Now that Pike's secret has been revealed, we can all do caricatures easy. Just tell us where to order these Paint By Numbers kits.
Thanks, Newsy. Operators are standing by to take your order. Call now...1-800-PIKESTER
Calling now 1-800-WINNER. Congrats on the win, Paul.
Thanks, Newsy. I haven't heard the phone ring, though.
You really hit a home run with this one Paul, Congratulations on a well deserved GOLD
Congratulations on the gold PC. Top chop mate.
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Because He Must Have Done Something
Important context: Connor had been sick. Natalie was worried about him. And Natalie attends a Christian school. (Evidenced by the first sentence.)
"Lord, we just want to thank you for this day. And Lord, please help Connor get better from his cold. And please, Lord, please tell us what he did bad so he got the cold. Please! Thank you for my family and our food. Amen."
Guess she hasn't gotten to the story of Jesus and the blind man yet.
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Oh, dear - I would check out what they are teaching her there...or maybe they just haven't gotten up to the unit on "mercy" yet.ReplyDelete
Oh my...sounds like my D-Man. We were saying our prayers the other night during a thunderstorm and he thanked God for the thunder.ReplyDelete
I thought the prayer was cute and the April Fools joke was funny. That's just me.ReplyDelete
Oh, the theology of kids... I love it.ReplyDelete
How were you able to keep from laughing out loud at the dinner table???ReplyDelete
OH, I am laughing out loud. That is so priceless.ReplyDelete
Cracks me up. Siblings rock.ReplyDelete
And you must get back to the soliloquy.
That is so funny!:)ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness. How cute and what a teaching op for you.ReplyDelete
Don't you just love what our kids say sometimes? My baby asked for water the other day with this: "Mommy, I need some water 'cause I been busy."ReplyDelete
That is sooo darling.ReplyDelete
And her daddy better be worried, because based on that prayer and the previous post, he's about to come down with much much more than a cold!
BTW, I thought you were the writer at CWO Cafe this morning when I started reading it. Seriously!
- AnonymousThursday, April 17, 2008 6:01:00 PM
(I know I'm really late with this...sorry...I'm behind on my blog reads)ReplyDelete
That prayer is great! Somewhere, Abel picked up "bless this food to our bodies" I always worry guests will think he got that from US, and think we're geriatric before our time ;)


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Dmitry G. Trunov
15 Bukireva, Perm 614990, Russia
Perm State University
Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology
Department of General and Clinical Psychology
Phone, Fax, e-mail
Date of Birth
Educational Background
Perm State Medical Institute – 1982-1988
Academic Degrees and Titles
Candidate of Philosophy, Perm State University – 2000
Stages of Professional Career
1989-1993 City Centre of Social and Psychological Adaptation and Therapy "Faith", Doctor
1993-1995 Centre of Psychology Service of Sverdlovsk RONO of Perm, Psycho-therapist
1995-2002 Regional Centre of Psychological and Pedagogic Support for People, a psycho-therapist, Head of Methodological Department.
2001-2003 State University Higher School of Economics, Reader
2003-2006 Doctoral programme of PSU in specialty "Ontology and Knowledge Theory"
2005- till now – Perm State University, Reader
2000 – Candidate Dissertation "Allegorical Nature of Self-alienation as a sociocultural phenomenon" (specialty – Social Philosophy)
2011 – Doctoral Dissertation for Doctor's degree in Philosophy (specialty "Ontology and Knowledge Theory") on "Phenomenology of self-cognition: the conception of multiple "Self"
Total Number of Publications – 86
Monographs – 2
Education Methodological publications -7
Scientific articles – 33
Selected Publications
1. Trunov D.G. Foundations of Psychological counseling: study guide. Perm, 2008.84p. (In Russian)
2. Trunov D.G. Psychological counseling of crisis states of personality: study guide, Perm, 2009, 74p. (In Russian)
3. Trunov D.G. Foundations of Psychotherapy: contemporary trends: study guide, Perm, 2011, 144p.(In Russian)
4. Trunov D.G. Humanization of business-education // Higher Professional Education of Russia. 2006, issue 6, p. 93-96. (In Russian)
5. Trunov D.G. Categories of Emotional Lexis as an object of psychotherapist // Psychotherapy Herald, 2006, issue 17 (22), p. 16-24. (In Russian)
6. Trunov D.G. Phenomenological Art-therapy in future parents psychological training for child's birth // Perm Medical Journal, 2007. Vol. XXIV, 1-2, p. 155-161. (In Russian)
7. Trunov D.G. Stages and strategies of self-cognition // Personality Development, 2009. Issue 1. (In Russian)
8. Trunov D.G. An image of a body and a feeling of a body as the main opposition of body being // Buryat State University. Issue 14, 2009, p. 48-51. (In Russian)
9. Trunov D.G. Thropological analysis of reflexition // Chelyabinsk University Herald, 2009, issue 42, Philosophy, Sociology, Study of Culture. Issue 15, p. 108-111. (In Russian)
10. Trunov D.G. Phenomenal modes of body being // Vyatka State Humanitarian University Herald. 2010, issue 1(1), p. 20-24. (In Russian)
11. Trunov D.G. Hierarchy of personal names: from individual name to social "Self" // Problems of Study of Culture, 2010, issue 3, p. 17-22. (In Russian)
12. Trunov D.G. Models of conceptualization of multiple "Self" // Chelyabinsk University Herald, 2010, issue 20 (210), Philosophy, Sociology, Study of Culture. Issue 18, p. 22-25. (In Russian)
13. Trunov D.G. Faces of loneliness in Culture // Philosophy of Social Communications. 2010, issue 3 (12), p. 51-58. (In Russian)
14. Trunov D.G. Therapeutic interpretation of dreams: from symbol to metaphor // Psychology and Psycho-Technics, 2010, issue 8. (In Russian)


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Tarragon, Rosemary and Lavender are three more herbs that I grow in our herb garden. Tarragon pairs wonderfully with eggs and I often add the fresh leaves to scrambled eggs, while Rosemary is often used when roasting meats and poultry. Highly aromatic lavender is wonderful baked into breads, cookies and cupcakes and can be used a a stress reliever and sleep aid.
Do you Know your Culinary Herbs? Herb Identification Chart + Benefits
Tarragon, Rosemary and Lavender are three more herbs that I grow in our herb garden. Tarragon pairs wonderfully with eggs and I often add the fresh leaves to scrambled eggs, while Rosemary is often used when roasting meats and poultry. Highly aromatic lavender is wonderful baked into breads, cookies and cupcakes and can be used a a stress reliever and sleep aid.
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I just started growing herbs this year! I have Basil, Oregano, & Dill. I could put Dill in almost anything it's so good! I grew all of them from seeds which is even more rewarding :) Lessons learned: Grow more next year! And in more varieties, I would love to make my own herbal tea and get more creative when cooking. Love your blog!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Love growing herbs - it's simply one the best and smartest things you can add to your cooking. Simply for taste but he health benefits are amazing! Had an Italian grandma that got it right and passed on all her little tricks for better living my way. Basil happens to be my favorite and found a favorite this year with Lemon mint. -CaroleReplyDelete
I had no idea these herbs were so useful in so many ways. Can they grow in containers? There is no way I could do a garden or even a raised bed garden right now. We have started our 4th year in drought and terrible heat. The sun kills everything. Also, do you have a little book showing the herbs you use, and for what they are used for? Any herbs for the nest boxes? Thanks Pat firstname.lastname@example.com
Yes, herbs will grow in containers or even in pots on the windowsill. All the information on them will be in my book which is coming out this fall, but here's some more info on specific herbs: http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/2012/07/benefits-of-herbs.htmlDelete
My patio is surrounded by pots of herbs! I have Genovese basil, cilantro (now becoming coriander), dill, thyme, oregano, flat & curly parsley, and sage. I have rosemary bushes near my fence, too. And...my all time favorite snack is caprese salad - garden fresh heirloom tomatoes with mozzarella, fresh basil & balsamic vinegar! This Italian just can't live without my herbs!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh same here! That's the perfect summer dinner - fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden with a splash of balsamic...yum!Delete
Didn't know that lemon balm is in the mint family. (It does spread and take over space.) I like your suggestion to use the leaves for a garnish. I tend to use lemon balm as green addition to a bouquet of flowers.ReplyDelete
I would like to add chocolate mint to my garden. I read a suggestion to add it to the ground coffee that is brewing for flavor.Replies
Great idea to use the lemon balm in bouquets...I love my chocolate mint. It makes nice iced tea as well...I'll have to try it in coffee.Delete
I started growing herbs aswell. Nasturtium is buy far the easiest and proobably the prettiest herb i grow. Plus when it gets tons of Aphids on them i just hand them to the chicks:)Thyme, however, is my favorite to eat. i put everything i have in salads.ReplyDelete
Is Camomille (greens and flowers) safe for chickens? I have a camomille-mint-strawberry salad going for their before bed snack. Thought I'd better check.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes chamomille is fine for them. They will LOVE that salad.Delete
Your photos are lovely. I just want to look a them and plant more herbs. Thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Q: where can I find/buy these herbs?
I don't have a nursery nearby where I live... :(
Most all of the seed/plant catalogs I get, have at best, a minimal selection of herbal plants...
My dream, is to plant 1/2 acre(or more) of nothing but herbs & spices(that is, if spices will even grow in Indiana)...
what will I do with so much herbs & spice? share it....sell it...use it....who knows? :)


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This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth – one million miles away. (Source NASA)
About the Mission
The Deep Space Climate Observatory, or DSCOVR, will maintain the nation's real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of NOAA's space weather alerts and forecasts. Without timely and accurate warnings, space weather events like the geomagnetic storms caused by changes in solar wind have the potential to disrupt nearly every major public infrastructure system, including power grids, telecommunications, aviation and GPS.
DSCOVR will succeed NASA's Advanced Composition Explore's (ACE) role in supporting solar wind alerts and warnings from the L1 orbit, the neutral gravity point between the Earth and sun approximately one million miles from Earth. L1 is a good position from which to monitor the sun, because the constant stream of particles from the sun (the solar wind) reaches L1 about an hour before reaching Earth.
From this position, DSCOVR will typically be able to provide 15 to 60 minute warning time before the surge of particles and magnetic field, known as a coronal mass ejection (or CME), associated with a geomagnetic storm reaches Earth. DSCOVR data will also be used to improve predictions of geomagnetic storm impact locations. Our national security and economic well-being, which depend on advanced technologies, are at risk without these advanced warnings. (Source: NASA)


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How to launch a mobile app: expert tips from Vasily Malyshev
Industry design tips on building a great mobile app: from defining your idea to prototyping it out with Justinmind
Mobile app developers: Taking your first steps
As a CEO of an app design & development company I often get approached by people who want to share their app idea. Though ideas are often different, everyone has the same question: what should I do next?
This question is the reason why most people never execute the great app ideas they have. They simply don't know what to do next. In this post we'll cover what you need to do once you've come up with an idea for a mobile app. I suggest dividing your next steps into 4 groups:
- Define your mobile app by documenting your features
- Research your mobile app idea with a business stress test
- Preparing to execute your mobile app design
- Executing your mobile app design with wireframes and prototypes
Let's go through each step individually.
Define your mobile app by documenting your features
In order to turn your idea into a tangible product, you need to understand its every little detail. Let's say your idea is to create a ride-sharing app, like Uber. You want to create an app that will make traveling easier and less expensive. But is that enough information for a designer to design it? Is it enough for a developer to code?
Of course not. In fact, it's not even enough for you to fully understand your own business. There are many questions that you need to answer. For example: how will the trip cost be calculated? Are you targeting a specific market, such as university students? Will there be a selection of car models to choose from? Can you select the arrival time in advance or does the journey begin the moment you order it?
To answer these and other questions, at Messapps, we complete two very important documents for all our clients looking to build an app: features list and app business canvas.
The features list includes all the features of your application. Start building this list with the main features and then add in secondary components, such as the login screen and registration. In the case of a ride-sharing app, the main features might include:
- Drivers can create a trip by selecting the start and end point and adding information about their car (make, model, color, number of available seats).
- The cost of each trip per passenger will be calculated using the formula: total trip distance in miles MULTIPLIED BY $2 and DIVIDED BY the number of available seats PLUS $1 transaction fee.
- The driver's revenue per completed trip will be calculated using the formula: total trip distance in miles MULTIPLIED BY $2.
- Users can see available trips on the map or in a list format, marking the beginning of their journey. Trips that are displayed can be filtered by choosing starting point, end point, and driver rating.
- Passengers can order a ride by selecting a trip from one of the available options.
In other words, when creating a features list you need to validate every assumption you have and be as detailed as possible. Your final features list will most likely have around 20 bullet points' worth of features, no matter how simple your app is. Once this is done, you should have a well-defined idea that you can start prototyping. Justinmind is one of the best wireframing tools out there for creating low to high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes in your design process.
Download Justinmind now to visualize your designs in a prototype
Research your mobile app idea with a business stress test
Before you invest any more time in your mobile app, you need to ensure that your idea passes a "business stress test". How? By researching your app idea and assumptions further.
To do this we use our special App Business Canvas. Let's go through its main components.
- Target Audience: Which users will most benefit from your using app?
- Value Proposition: How does your application benefit users?
- Platforms: Which platforms will the app work on? Is there a web version?
- Customer Relationships: How will your users communicate with you? How do you prevent a bad review on the App Store?
- Monetization: How will your mobile app earn money? Cost to download? Freemium? Ads?
- Key Resources: What is needed for the app to function after it is developed? For example, does your app require at least 10 drivers in each city for it to provide ride-sharing services?
- Key Activities: What is needed for the app to function well? For example, do you check driving history? Do you ban drivers with low ratings?
- Key Integrations: Which third-party integrations might you need? Are you using maps? Accessing a database of restaurants?
- Cost Structure: Who will wireframe, design and develop your app? What would that cost?
Preparing to execute your mobile app design
Now that we have a well-defined mobile app idea that's passed our business stress test, it's time to prepare for execution. Generally speaking, software products can be built using one of the two popular methodologies: waterfall or agile.
The waterfall approach requires you to create the product in stages. For example, first you'll create wireframes of the whole app, then you'll refine the design of the app. Only after this will you start to fully develop the app.
The agile approach focuses on features as opposed to stages. For example, first you might choose to create a trip creation feature. Then you'll design and code this section in full before anything else is designed.
The main advantage of the agile approach is that it allows you to backtrack at any moment. If after building one feature you decide to change something about another section, the time you'd already spent designing it wouldn't be wasted, as it would be with waterfall.
If you decide to use the agile approach, you'll create user stories and work on them prior to building out other parts of the mobile app.
So first you need to create a block diagram with your main user story. In our ride-sharing car example, note that we have two user personas: passengers and drivers, and therefore need to prototype with both personas in mind.
You can read more about building persons in this Justinmind article.
Your passenger user flow might look like the one below:
Download Justinmind now to create any kind of wireframe or prototype
Executing your mobile app design with wireframes and prototypes
Once you have your main user flow it's time to start wireframing it. Creating a wireframe in the design process allows us to confirm and validate the outline of the app before moving on to stylistic details.
When wireframing remember those simple tips:
- Don't use color: color will distract you from creating the perfect user flow.
- Use real content: one of the most common problems is using placeholder text that you will need to be replace in the final design and risk shifting your whole screen outline.
- Avoid barriers of entry: don't force people to register or do anything else before they reach their desired end goal unless absolutely necessary.
- Keep it simple: don't over-complicate things. Stick to creating the perfect user journey, not the design details.
Once you've completed your wireframes, it's time to begin our test & adjust phase.
First, we want to get feedback from real people. To do that we need to create a mid to high-fidelity prototype. This YouTube video will show you how to make a prototype with Justinmind if you need some tips.
Once the prototype is ready to be presented, it's time to test and ask real people about what they think. Start with your friends and family. But don't just talk with people you know to get positive feedback. Doubts and queries are what you should be looking for to highlight some things you might have missed.
After the initial feedback round, go back to your prototypes and make the adjustments. Then, move on to the final design. This should be a series of iterations (repetitions) for every section of the app: wireframe -> prototype -> gather feedback -> adjust -> design -> prototype -> adjust.
Just Do It!
Hopefully, this article has provided some helpful guidance on how to get started with your mobile app. That being said, the best advice I ever heard came from Nike: Just Do It! Don't waste time. Just get out there and start working on your project. No doubt your dreams will become a reality!
This is a guestpost by Vasily Malyshev, CEO of Messapps and serial entrepreneur.
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Location: 12 Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia (38° 39′ 57″ S, 143° 6′ 16″ E)
Date: 22 May 2008, 7.35am
Camera: Canon 400D with Sigma 17-70/f2.8-4.5
The 12 Apostles are a collection of limestone stacks off the shores along the Great Ocean Road in the Port Campbell National Park. There are actually only 8 of the Apostles left despite its name. This is perhaps the most well-known and visited destination in Victoria, probably also due to its proximity to Melbourne. The 12 Apostles can be quite spectacular especially when there are menacing skies from impending thunderstorms.
There is public transport to the 12 Apostles and there are heaps of one or two-day tours that run from Melbourne. There are also accommodation in the nearby towns such as Apollo Bay and Port Campbell as well as homestays at the farms. I stayed at the excellent 13th Apostles backpacker hostel at Princetown when I drove there recently.


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Building on our debut in 2011, 2012 was also a big year for FIAT® brand at the SEMA Show. We ramped up to the event by inviting our fans to tell us about their love for customization, and then invited one lucky fan to come to the SEMA Show. There, they got the full SEMA experience, complete with a meet and greet with some of the customizers who modified FIAT 500 vehicles for the show.
At the show, we unveiled three custom Cinquecentos: Beach Cruiser, Café Racer and a FIAT 500 Abarth by Magneti Marelli. To learn more, check out photos and videos from the SEMA Show below!
Check out behind-the-scenes photos of FIAT brand's preparation for SEMA.
Modified vehicle is a show vehicle only, and is not street legal. All modifications to the vehicle were made by a third party with non-Engineered/Validated Chrysler Group LLC parts (which voids the warranty and may adversely impact performance and safety.)
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I'm getting pretty excited for Thanksgiving Day! If you're cooking or hosting Thanksgiving this year, I'm sure you've already been planning your menu. What I love about Turkey Day so much is that you can always cook the traditional dishes, but put a different spin on them each year. There really are countless ways to make mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce!! Last year was my first year hosting and I realized I didn't have some of the Thanksgiving kitchen essentials or staples I needed! I had to buy a roasting pan, brining bags, more white serving bowls, a good thermometer and some other tools that helped me create a yummy Thanksgiving dinner. I wanted to share some items that you might not have in your kitchen, but I promise you'll get so much use out of, especially for Thanksgiving!
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The fly fishing art by A.D. Maddox will get the attention of any one who passes by. Even people who do not fly fish appreciate her work.
She is a self-taught artist who works in oils. She paints mostly on Belgian linen using her signature layering technique.
Her work is very colorful and innovative. With the use of bright colors and a focus on trout it is no wonder that fly fishers are drawn to her work.
I would like to thank Ken Evoy and the staff at SBI for giving me the tools to build this site.
She was born in Nashville Tennessee and has been painting for most of her life.
With an interest in fly fishing and living for a while in Jackson Hole, Wyoming she soon began her professional career painting trout.
"Trout are chameleon-like, constantly changing color in and out of the water".
She says she is constantly challenged by her work "I have to tweak, harmonize and fine tune the colors for the image to pop".
AD's work has been published in issues of American Angler, Wild on the Fly, The Contemporary Sportsman, Gray's Sporting Journal Covers, and the Big Sky Journal.
She has also done work for Patagonia, Montana Fly Company, Croakies and other outdoor and online companies.
You can find her work on merchandise in Cabelas, LL Bean and Bass Pro Shops.
A.D. Maddox's work truly captures the life and color of trout fly fishing. As she says "I feel like I was put here to fish and paint" and boy can she!
See her online store where you can purchase original paintings on Belgian linen and canvas & paper fine art prints, wooden trout wall-mounts, and greeting art cards.
See more of her fly fishing art at her website www.admaddox.com.
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