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Google is doing some house cleaning on its Play Store by introducing several new changes to its Google Play Developer Program Policy. The changes are meant to protect the consumers against the deceptive advertising practices as well as other shady activities of app developers. The developers themselves must also make sure right now that the ad networks or affiliates that they are using do not engage in these practices.
Most of the changes in the Google Play Developer Program Policy are found in the App Promotion section which states.
Apps published on Google Play may not directly or indirectly engage in or benefit from the following behavior:
- Promotion via deceptive ads on websites, apps or other properties, including simulated system, service, or app notifications or alerts.
- Promotion or install tactics which cause redirection to Google Play or the download of the app without informed user action.
- Unsolicited promotion via SMS services.
One of the key changes that this new policy brings is the elimination of the downloading of apps via a simulated system dialog box. This is quite popular in the Windows platform where a user will often see a pop-up ad on the screen that looks like a Windows dialog box. It will often warn users that their system has an error or that it is infected with malware and provides a way to resolve the issue by letting the user download a program. This tactic is now being used by developers in the Android system.
Under the Ad Policy category on the Ads Context guidelines the changes state that "Ads must not simulate or impersonate the user interface of any app, or notification and warning elements of an operating system. It must be clear to the user which app each ad is associated with or implemented in." This basically warns the developers of the ad networks they may be using that may engage in deceptive behavior.
The new policy no longer allows apps to access the SMS feature without getting the consent of the user. A lot of app developers today on Android and even on iOS send out SMS as a way of making their apps viral. Sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn't, the bottom line is that Google is clamping down on this practice.
With regards to in-app purchases, developers must now make it clear which feature in the app requires an additional charge.
Apps are right now banned from containing viruses, worms, malware or simply by linking to these security threats. They are also not allowed to modify any browser settings, add homescreen shortcuts, icons, or bookmarks.
Google has notified all app developers via email regarding these changes and are giving them some time to unpublish their apps and resubmit them before the apps gets banned. "Any new apps or app updates published after this notification will be immediately subject to the latest version of the Program Policy. If you find any existing apps in your catalog that don't comply, we ask you to unpublish the app, or fix and republish the app within 15 calendar days of receiving this email. After this period, existing apps discovered to be in violation may be subject to warning or removal from Google Play."
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"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear" (1 Peter 3:15). What in the world are you talking about? How can you put "Angry Birds" and "apologetics" in the same sentence? Let me try and explain.
Let's start with apologetics. What is it? My simple definition of apologetics is this: being ready and able to tell other people how Jesus has radically transformed my life and what the Bible says about God's offer of salvation.
The purpose of apologetics is not to judge people or argue with them, but to explain God's truth in a loving way that they can understand.
Here's comes Angry Birds! It's a video game franchise that was first released in December 2009. Since it's release, over 12 million copies have been sold on Apple's iTunes store alone. It's now expanded into almost every other game system you can think of and has become the highest downloaded "freemium" game of all time! Man, talk about successful!
The basic concept is that you use a sling shot to launch a certain number of flightless birds at various structures that pigs are sitting on. Your goal is to get rid of the pigs by destroying those structures. If there are any pigs left after you use your birds, you lose! It may sound silly, but I've been told it can be quite addicting!
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High-end homes boom in Davidson
Builder Donna Wildrick Logan had plans drawn up for an expensive speculative home in River Run in Davidson. Her plans – and the price – were ambitious in a still-recovering housing market.
She sold it before she broke ground. She'd hoped to sell it for $959,000, an imposing figure – but the buyers added a wide front porch, a screened porch, a pool, an exercise room and a couple more bathrooms – and pushed the price to $1.1 million.
At 5,200 square feet, "It was the largest spec house ever in River Run," she said. "They love the house and they love the community."
Among newcomers to the neighborhood are Matthew and Katie Comiskey. With a third child on the way at the time, they were looking for their "forever" home. They'd looked at existing homes, but couldn't find what they wanted.
The Reserve at River Run, a new phase in the 24-year-old community, is buzzing. Builders are erecting whole blocks of custom and speculative homes priced at more than $750,000. Streets are jammed with trucks and tractors as workers swarm. Many homes top 4,000 square feet.
Why now, and why River Run?
Successful buyers are comfortable spending again. "There's still a market for that high end. ... People that have the money are feeling a little bit more confident. ... If they're coming from up north, they're not afraid of the price."
And as the Observer recently reported, the overall Charlotte-area housing market is poised for continued strengthening in 2015 as the economy continues to improve and the region adds jobs.
River Run was poised to take advantage, Logan and others say, because this is one of only a couple of places in Mecklenburg County where lots in a neighborhood like this are available for homes like these.
Hedge funds come knocking
River Run, developed by E.G. Reinsch Inc., of Arlington, Va., opened in 1991. The Reserve at River Run, where these expensive homes are going up, is the fifth phase of development. It's at the southeastern tip of the community. A wide stone bridge built by the developer crosses the west fork of the Rocky River to provide access from the existing development.
The Reserve opened about 20 months ago – and folks with Wall Street money noticed.
"Hedge funds started banging on our doors," said Danny Fesperman, project director for River Run. "They wanted to buy every lot. ... That made me feel good."
Developer Lola Reinsch declined those offers, and The Reserve offered lots priced from $130,000 to $400,000.
Twenty-seven homes closed in The Reserve in 2013 and 2014, at an average price of $871,000. Eight sold for more than $1 million.
A midwinter report on available homes showed 13 in various stages of planning or completion, priced from about $650,000.
That doesn't include homes being custom built for families that have contracted with individual builders. Those won't show up on the official tally until permanent financing is completed. Director of Sales Jessica Shirlen estimates there are 10 or more of those.
Those families are likely seeking the same things that attracted the Comiskeys.
"We were specifically looking for a neighborhood or subdivision in a good school district with a strong community feel where we could raise our children the way we grew up – playing outside with friends, going to the pool, cooking out," Matt Comiskey said. "(River Run) is only minutes away from downtown Davidson, and very close to Cornelius, Huntersville and Concord, allowing us to take full advantage of all four areas. Its proximity to I-77 and I-85 is great, too."
A shortage of lots
The economic downturn caused many developers, at all price ranges, to sell lots at close-out prices.
Because developing lots is so expensive, few new lots became available as housing stalled. Roads and utilities – and new bridges, like the one at The Reserve at River Run – require large investments before the first lots are sold.
Area builders at all price ranges have fretted openly about the scarcity of lots ready for development.
The developers of River Run have deep pockets and stuck to their long-range plans. The only other high-end neighborhood that was able to accomplish that, say the builders and others at River Run, is Cheval in Mint Hill, which will host HomeArama in July.
The Reserve at River Run has been so successful that lot prices in a second section just went up about 10 percent. Lot prices in the new section range from $155,000 to $400,000.
Builder Services Inc., the new-home sales arm of Allen Tate, has been selling in River Run since 1992. BSI President Mike LaRuffa said no other planned high-end new home subdivision sold as many lots and houses last year as River Run, including Cheval. "Nothing came close," he said.
As impressive as sales have been, as stunning as it is to see this many expensive homes going up, LaRuffa said, this year promises to be even more successful. "This year we've sold four homes at $800,000 or more... including two at $1 million. Yes, we will top last year."
River Run at a glance
River Run, a golf and country club community, opened in 1991 off Davidson-Concord Road southeast of Davidson. It now covers about 1,100 acres.
▪ There are 780 occupied homes, according to Jessica Shirlen, director of sales. Some 50 owners have moved within the neighborhood over the years. "They upsize and they downsize," Shirlen said, "but they stay."
▪ There's a 33,000-square-foot clubhouse, 16 tennis courts – including four indoor courts – along with pool, lazy river and water slide. The country club is private and member-owned.
▪ A new section for expensive custom homes, The Reserve at River Run, opened 20 months ago. Twenty-seven homes closed in The Reserve in 2013 and 2014, at an average price of $871,000. Eight sold for more than $1 million.
▪ Builders are Custom Homes of the Carolinas, E.S. Johnson Builders, Evans-Coghill Homes, Kearey Builders, Landmarq Custom Homes, Linnane Homes, Lorenz Custom Homes, Peachtree Residential, Plattner Custom Builders, Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Southern Cottage, T. Whelan Homes and Tom Palmer Homes.
▪ For an online look at River Run, and links to the builders, visit www.riverruncommunity.com.


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A while back I made a video about SLA 2011, the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association. I was lucky enough to win a place to attend this - I've been holding off putting the video on my blog until the Leadership and Management Division, who sponsored my award, had put it on theirs, as I made the video primarily for that. Anyway, here it is:
I made the video using good old fashioned Windows Movie Maker, and I've used the same techniques as in my Library Day in the Life vid to try and keep the viewer diverted! So it's not just me talking at the camera.
The whole SLA experience was so amazing, really I haven't even fully processed it. I keep going over my notes and spotting new things to go away and think about. If you're interested in some more reflections on the conference, I wrote a post on the SLA-Europe blog; I'd also recommend reading the reflections of my fellow ECCA winners, Sam Wiggins, Natalia Madjarevic, and Chris Cooper. And I would SO recommend applying for the ECCA next year!
I do have one over-arching conclusion from the conference, though. Which is... in my next post. :)
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AeroED Group Brief - May, 2016
Aerospace & Summer Institute. As a result of numerous ECEDC and East County Chamber of Commerce education meetings attended by AeroED Group Co-founder Rich Kenney, the Group has been invited to partner with the Grossmont Union High School District in presenting the 2016 Summer Institute series.
The week-long events are designed to prepare teachers for the next-year projects, now to include aerospace-related topics. There are three one-week summer-camp-style programs scheduled: June 20-24; and two during July 11-15. Some Group members will be needed to flesh out the program to be announced soon. These events may involve the SDASM Annex and Allen Airways Flight Museum on Gillespie Field.
Build an Airplane. Members of AeroED Group recently researched the possibility of allowing San Diego students to build an airplane. Kearny High School (via Col. Tim Swann, US Army Retired, Army JROTC Commander) and Santana High School have taken great interest in the student project to build an RV-12 airplane as part of their Project-Based-Learning program. Efforts by the School Districts are now underway to evaluate the projects.
Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Rowena Hart, Business Development Dir. of the EC Chamber of Commerce, was recently hosted at the SDASM Annex at Gillespie Field for her first time, being duly impressed, she setting up a full Chamber "Mixer" at the Annex on July 14th . Also, the EC Chamber Business & Education Committee has scheduled a monthly meeting to be held at the Annex September 16th at 8AM. AeroED Group will make an aerospace education presentation at that meeting.
New Advisor. Author/Historian Dr. Gary Fogel, PhD., has accepted the invitation to be an Advisor to AeroED Group. Dr. Fogel has offered to provide presentations to K-12 students concerning:
Model aviation (with free foam gliders for the kids)
History of gliding and soaring in San Diego
History of John J. Montgomery and early glider flight in our area
Academy of Model Aeronautics. Dr. Fogel also introduced the Group to Mr. Bill Pritchett, Education Director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. http://www.modelaircraft.org/. A review of this website reveals a cornucopia of hands-on projects for our June and July Aerospace Summer Institute. Please also see: http://www.amaflightschool.org/activities?keys=&sort_by=created&sort_order=DESC
By formal association with AMA, we will also have access to a variety of new resources and opportunities. See: http://amaflightschool.org/education
April 10: Better than ever,16 aircraft "FlyOver" at the 2016 La Jolla Concours D'elegance organized by their Committee Member Rich Kenney in association with Allen Airways Flight Museum and the San Diego chapter of the Antique Airplane Association which received a $1500 donation for its scholarship fund.
April 20, 2016. AIAA members Aerospace Engineer students at SDSU invited Telles as a guest speaker during a General Meeting. Topic: "What I learned About Engineering as a USMC Fighter and Helicopter Pilot".
April 25, 2016. While attending the AIAA-SD Annual Awards Gala dinner Mr. Michael Atwood, General Atomics manager, suggested AeroED Group coordinate efforts with the GA STEM team. A meeting will be scheduled soon.
April 27, 2016. Solana Santa Fe Elementary School K-6 hosted a STEM after school event with AeroED Group participating with aerospace videos, mobile flight simulator, and parent/student discussions with 100+ students.
May 4, 2016. San Diego Sky Tours recently joined as a AeroED Group partner and has donated two honorary flights per month as a reward for the Group "Exceptional Aerospace Educators" project. The project is intended to motivate teachers to pursue aerospace activities in the classroom. The recent winner is Col. Tim Swann, US Army (tank commander), Retired, Director of the Kearny High School Army JROTC program. The program includes 6 high-end flight simulators for JROTC and USN Sea Cadets summer camps.
National Recognition: "A Program for Success" Article on Page 34 - 36, April 2016 "Sport Aviation"
national publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
AeroED Group, dedicated to the facilitation and representation of aerospace in school classrooms, and as a career path, takes great pleasure in recognizing Colonel Tim Swann, U.S. Army (Retired), for his exceptional contribution to youth education as a teacher and for his leadership for the Junior Army ROTC at
Kearny High School, San Diego, California.
AeroED Group, partnered with San Diego Sky Tours, declares Col. Swann as an "Exceptional Aerospace Educator" worthy of due public recognition and recipient of the Honorary Flight hereby bestowed.
Declare on May 4th, 2016, at Montgomery Field, San Diego, California.
GKN Chem-Tronics. Located very near Gillespie Field, GKN has asks AeroED Group for assistance in developing a program to enhance career interest in aerospace among female students. This is part of an international GKN Corporation-widegoal. A planning meeting is expected soon.
May 14, 2016. Nine Monte Vista High School students, Spring Valley, took flight with the EAA Young Eagles program at Brown Field, arranged by Howard Young of AeroED Group.
This is a result of AeroED Group members introducing aerospace to Ms. Karen Bowers' after-school science club (about 25 students, 75% Hispanic future engineers) over 3 separate 2-hour sessions starting back in Nov. 2015. The staff of EAA Chapter 14 at Brown did an impressive job with history, aero, and safety briefings. While waiting for the cloud ceiling to raise, the students experienced a live aircraft preflight. After the flights the students were really excited, grinning ear-to-ear. The nine students, seven of them young women, remarked that it was a life-changing experience, and would seriously consider an aerospace career pathway. Our thanks to Mark Albert and all at EAA Chapter 14 for making this day a success.
Bingo Paydirt!!!! Ms. Bowers spoke very highly about the success of the flight program for students. ( Click on image for video )
AeroED Group Briefs: July 11, 2016 http://eepurl.com/b9tEAv
AeroED Group motto "Flight: Inspiration for Learning"
AeroED Group Mission: Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines —to compete effectively for the minds, imaginations and career ambitions of America's young people, AeroED Group focuses on engaging and retaining students in STEM education programs. The goal is to encourage their pursuit of educational disciplines critical to America's future engineering, scientific and technical missions.


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Smart-Me (short for "smart metering") is both a software platform for monitoring energy usage and, soon, a wifi-connected power meter for home outlets.
The product's Indiegogo campaign wrapped up yesterday. Smart-Me plugs into an outlet to provide a number of features, including power consumption and ambient temperature data, as well as timed and remote control over the power supply. It's available in several versions for international compatibility.
With a Smart-Me on every outlet, a homeowner or building manager can see how much energy each appliance is drawing and switch them off as needed. If the home has solar panels or a wind turbine to generate energy, that can be monitored as well. It's all displayed and graphed in real time on the Smart-Me mobile and web apps.
The device builds on the existing Smart-Me software platform, which lets homeowners track and display data from their existing electrical, water, gas and heating meters by connecting them with M-bus, SO, or other data collectors. The new power meter tackles the electrical monitoring side of things from a more consumer-friendly angle and provides granular data on a per-outlet basis.
Smart-Me expects to ship their first production run in October 2014. To learn more, check out the platform demo at the company's website or watch the video below.
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I have said that the Church was indefectible in the Faith, or in the fundamentals of Revealed Religion, and that in consequence she superseded Private Judgment so far, and enforced her authoritative declarations of Christian truth; in other words, that she imposed a certain faith as a condition of communion with her, inflicting anathemas on those who denied it. Yet, I have not as yet said what that Faith is, or how we ascertain it. Here, then, a very important subject is opened upon us, which I shall consider in this and the following Lecture; viz. what are the essential doctrines of the Gospel; on determining which will depend the terms of communion, the range of Private Judgment, and the character of the Church's indefectibility. What are those points, if there are such, which all branches of the Church hold, ever have held, and ever shall hold; and which every individual must profess, in order to be considered a member of the Church?
Roman Catholics have no difficulty in answering this question. Considering the Church to be infallible, and the faith to depend on the Church, not the Church to be built on the faith, they maintain, as I have already said, that whatever the Church imposes, is fundamental and essential, be it greater or less, and that what it has once imposed, of course it cannot reverse. But we Anglo-Catholics certainly have a difficulty in the matter, as aiming at truth, as dealing with facts, with the history of 1800 years, and not framing a theory at our pleasure.
For instance, they ask us, how we determine what are the essential parts of the Gospel and what not? If we should answer, that we consider all is essential which Scripture expressly teaches, they ask in reply how we draw the line, and who is to draw it, amid the present variety of creeds, and considering the peculiar structure of the inspired Volume.
Again, if we attempt to decide antecedently what is essential and what is not, to judge, criticize, and analyze the Revelation, we fairly expose ourselves to the charge of exalting our own reason inconsistently with the very notion of faith, and with danger to its essential qualities in our minds and tempers.
Once more; if we appeal to Antiquity, which is the most advisable proceeding, then we have to determine whether all that Ancient Consent has taught is essential, and if so, how to ascertain it all; or, on the other hand, if we select a portion, we are bound to say why we select it, and pass over the rest. In consequence of these difficulties, many Protestants have taken refuge in the Latitudinarian notion that there are no essentials at all,—no orthodox faith, as it is called,—that all anathemas, all "damnatory clauses" are encroachments upon Christian liberty; and that the reception of the Bible, nay, even mere sincerity, is enough, so that we live morally and religiously. Now then let us turn to the consideration of this difficulty; in the course of which I shall have {216} the opportunity of pointing out some of the serious exceptions which lie against the Roman mode of solving it.
And, first, let it be clearly understood what is meant by the word "fundamentals" or "essentials." I do not mean by it what is "necessary to be believed for salvation by this particular person or that." No one but God can decide what compass of faith is required of given individuals. The necessary Creed varies, for what we know, with each individual to whom the Gospel is addressed; one is bound to know and believe more, or more accurately, another less. Even the minutest and most precise details of truth may have a claim upon the faith of a theologian; whereas the peasant or artisan may be accepted on a vague and rudimental faith,—which is like seeing a prospect at a distance,—such as a child has, who accepts the revealed doctrine in the letter, contemplating and embracing its meaning, not in its full force, but as far as his capacity goes. I do not then enter into the question how much is essential, and how accurately, in the case of a given individual. This is not, strictly speaking, a question of Theology; for Theology, as being a science, is ever concerned with doctrines, principles, abstract truths, not with their application.
Still, though the clearness or keenness of vision may vary in individuals, there may be some one object, some circle of sacred truths, which they one and all must see, whether faintly or distinctly, whether in its fulness or in outline, doctrines independent and external, which may be emphatically called the Gospel, which have been committed to the Church from the first, which she is bound to teach as saving, and to enforce as the terms of communion; doctrines accordingly, which are necessary in themselves for what may be called an abstract Christian, putting aside the question of more or less, of clearness or confusion,—doctrines which he must receive in their breadth and substance, in order to be accounted a Christian, and to be admitted into the Church.
It is plain, indeed, from what has led to this discussion, that to examine the state of this or that given individual would be quite beside our purpose, which is to determine merely this,—what doctrines the Church Catholic will teach indefectibly, what doctrines she must enforce as a condition of communion, what doctrines she must rescue from the scrutiny of Private Judgment; in a word, what doctrines are the foundation of the Church. The controversialists of Rome challenge us to produce them, thinking we cannot, and implying thereby that we cannot on our principles maintain a visible Church at all; for it stands to reason that a Church cannot exist even in theory without some revealed faith as its principle of life, whether that be a supernatural doctrine, or a claim to supernatural power.


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The publication Quédense dentro y cierren las ventanas // Stay inside. Close windows and doors has finally been printed! Edited by Iratxe Jaio y Klaas van Gorkum and published by consonni, it is a collection of theoretical writings, quotes and memories related to the zombiewalks that occurred in Utrecht and Barakaldo.
It contains texts written by, among others, the cinema critic Jordi Costa, the philosopher Jaime Cuenca Amigo, the director of The Showroom in London Emily Pethick, the artistic director in Fundación Tapies (Barcelona) Laurence Rassel, and a comic by Maaike Hartjes.
95p. / colour / 17cm x 23cm / Spanish-English
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The book is bilingual: in English and Spanish.
- "Stay inside. Close doors and windows" by Iratxe Jaio & Klaas van Gorkum, artists: In a critical recapitulation of their motivations for orchestrating the Overvecht and Barakaldo zombiewalks, the artists investigate the capacity of "direct action" to challenge the definition of public space as provided by the shopping mall. In this text they trace, among other things, the historical ties between today's zombie-consumer and the Situationist flaneur, who explored the city in innovative and unpredictable ways in order to bring about a new awareness of the urban landscape.
- "Sand off your rough edges please" by the sociologist and director of consonni, María Mur Dean. Her text explains the particularities of working as an art producer that invites artists to develop context specific art projects, and the particulars of this project in Barakaldo together with the artists Iratxe Jaio and Klaas van Gorkum: the stages of production, the difficulties and the alliances made to realize the project.
- "Unconscious consumption: Anatomy of Zombie Life" by the philosopher Jaime Cuenca Amigo. His text analyzes the zombie anatomy as a metaphor for the consumer, taking the Zombie Survival Guide and Zygmunt Bauman's reflections on consumerism as a starting point. The voracious, compulsive and pointless consumption of fresh meat by zombies translates as a perfect analogy to the persistent drive for novelty in consumer society.
- "It is us who are the dead. The Living Dead as walking mirror." by the cinema critic Jordi Costa. His text is a journey through genre cinema, reviewing the figure of the zombie as a flexible metaphor with social undertones. The political reading of the spectacle of monsrosity may have become commonplace starting with George A.Romero's movies, but the roots of the zombie archetype can be traced back even further, to films such as "J'accuse" by Abel Gance in 1938."
- "Let the carnival begin!" On the carnivalization of activism.
- "Haunting the suburbs" A first hand account of the Overvecht Zombiewalk, by Emily Pethick, at the time running Casco Office for Art, Design and Theory in Utrecht, and currently director of the Showroom in London.
- "What if..." Fragments from the lecture by Laurence Rassel on fiction as a point of reference for reality. Laurence is a cyberfeminist and artist, member of the Constant collective in Brussels and currently atistice director of Foundation Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona
- "Monroeville Mall" On the symbolical function of the mall in George A. Romero's movie Dawn of the Dead.
- "Pure motorised instinct" An excerpt from the scientist's tirade on TV in Dawn of the Dead.
- "Between life and death" A reflection on the dissolution of that dichotomy by Zaloa Zabala, organizer of the Barakaldo Zombiewalk, at the time member of consonni.
- "Megapark Barakaldo" About the changes in the municipality from an industrial era to a services oriented economy, coinciding with the inauguration of the largest shopping mall in the north of Spain.
- "Shoppingcenter Overvecht" On the discrepancy between the ideal society envisioned by the urban planners and architects of Overvecht, and actual living conditions in the neighborhood.
- "They are fooling you" The lyrics of a song by Eskorbuto, a musical group formed on the Left Bank of Greater Bilbao, and one of the first punk bands to write songs in Spanish.
- "I would love to turn you on" On drugs, daily routine and free will.
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Interesting entry…which I obviously don't understand…but this was my longest story the World of the Saurians...as I understand it!
This book was seemingly simple, but it wasn't 'just' simple, it was my best book
J. Michael Brower is a paid writer,
who DIDN'T leave his family (they weren't 'blotted out,' like the protagonist
writer in _2012_). He is a retired federal civil servant. He worked
for the Assistant Secretary of the Army and the ASA for Financial Management
and Comptroller at the Pentagon, and held the rank of captain (Air Force) in the HQ,
Oregon Air National Guard. He TRIED to write. Brian Miller is GOING to be
a trilogy, come hell or high water...or until death...takes me!
And you'll see J. Michael Brower's
writings from the time he was in his 20s, 30s, and 40s, on this site. And I'm going to do it!
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Austin, TX – Sept. 6, 2012 – Clarity Ventures selected for the 2012 Austin Awards in the Web Site Design & Development category by the Austin Award Program committee.
"Austin is known as a tech-hub in the Midwest," said Ron Halversen, VP Sales and Marketing for Clarity. "and there are many great website design and development firms located here. Clarity is proud to be named as one of the top website design and development companies in the area and are looking forward to many more years here in Austin."
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August 24, 2012
Showbiz, A Novel: Ruby Preston
Scarlett Savoy had been the assistant of Margolies "King of Broadway" for the past four year. Getting through the day to day time, by telling herself that she is training herself and learning to be a producer herself. She is finally start to get somewhere with her own producing project. Unfortunately, it falls as the same time as Margolies biggest project ever is coming to a head.
The head theater critic at the main newspaper in town commits suicide and secrets he has been coving for years are threatening to coming out and definatly getting harder for those who know them to hide. A theater gossip columnist is up to replace the critic and when he and Scarlett start something, they are each finding themselves on other sides of secrets that could be enough to break the relationship they are forming.
Everyone has to make some choices about what they feel is important and how they want to proceed with their career and lives.
I personally really enjoyed this novel. Theater is a large part of my life (my husband and many of my friends are actually stagehands) and it is one of my other hobbies. So, I was able to relate to this book on levels that others without theater background might not be able to relate too. That being said, it was also written in a way that if you didn't know theater you can follow what is going on and happening.
When you read the initially description of this book it appears to be set up kind of like a mystery. I tried to drop most of that from my summary because I just didn't feel like that was the focus of the plot and there wasn't much of a mystery for the reader as both sides were being shown and it was easy for the reader to piece it together. The characters were able to quickly put the pieces together too and just needed the proof that they had to work at. So, seeing it as a novel with a plot of characters out to prove themselves and to grow this plot fits better.
I would give this book 4 stars as it isn't really what you exact at first it is a good developed lot that builds characters and had a plot with good movement. I think this is defiantly a good start of series where we could see more of the characters and I want to know more about the characters. I hope that Preston keeps writing and making parts of theater more accessible to the general public.
This review is part of chick lit plus blog tours.
I was provided a copy of the book for review, but the summary and thoughts on the book are mine.
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After a weekend of visiting family and birthday celebrations, we are ready for some home-cooked meals. Yesterday was a holiday and with loads of party food still left over, we ate our way through a full refrigerator. Now after a mountain of laundry that was put off because of our guests, the requisite cleaning that comes with having three extra people in the house, and the relief that comes with two successful birthday parties, I was wiped out and in no mood to menu plan before grocery shopping this week.
That's where my new handy dandy recipe binder is coming to great use. As I combed Pinterest right after Christmas looking for new ways to control the chaos in my life, I found some ideas on how to organize my recipes. Now a few years ago, I had this great idea to scrapbook all of those recipes you pull out of magazines that end up getting splattered with grease. Unfortunately, I don't always refer to it and I end up forgetting which recipes I liked and which I didn't. Sooo I needed a new plan.
This is where my new recipe binder came in. I grabbed page protectors and an old binder I already had. Instead of throwing down a ton of money on something I wasn't sure would work, I've repurposed office supplies I already had and got to work printing out recipes for the first few weeks of the year. Each recipe gets it's own protector and slips into the binder. Sticking with ease over perfection, I'm not organizing them into categories. As I prepare old standbys and new favorites, I'm printing and cutting recipes into an 8 1/2 by 11 size. Now all I have to do is open my recipe binder, choose the four to five recipes I want to make for the week and place them in my folder for the week (blog post coming soon on my new file system).
Here's our menu for the week:
Monday – Leftovers
Tuesday – Shrimp and Avocado Tostadas
Wednesday – Spicy Beef Pitzas (we are substituting ground turkey for the ground beef)
Thursday – Pasta with Sausage and Tomatoes
Friday – Crock Pot Korean Ribs (I don't even like ribs and I love these.)


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There may be things your groom isn't telling you during the wedding planning process - opinions, preferences, concerns - and maybe just maybe, this will be a great spring board for some good conversations if you're in the throws of picking out cake flavors, napkin colors, and florals. After all girl, it's YOUR big day, right? In a recent survey I conducted with 20+ brides, some my clients and some not, they gave us the scoop about what their men were concerned about with the wedding. Some of it may just surprise you!
It's my hope that you can look through these things together and have a great time connecting with your groom-to-be to ensure that your best day ever is exactly what HE was hoping for too! And for the guys reading, don't be afraid to speak up! Marriage is a UNION of two amazing lives and people, preferences and tastes, and your loving bride will definitely want you to be excited and happy about the decisions you two are making!
Sure, both of you care about cost, I'm sure. But your Mr. may be a little more frugal than you realize. One bride disclosed that her groom wanted to make sure the purchases they were making were necessary. Ask your vendors if they have customizable packages to not only pare down on cost, but get exactly what you need. Many DJ's have the option to add (or take away) uplighting, monogramming, and games packages. Photographers may be able to give you a discounted rate if you only use them for the hours that you need. Maybe you can opt for the less expensive florals while still getting the same look. Just be honest with your vendors and ask!
Nearly every survey response I got talked about how the groom wants to look good, dress nicely but be comfortable, and rock his photos. We fuss so much about the bride and her gown (as we should because gowns are EXPENSIVE), but the groom deserves just as much attention to look super sharp. Talk to him about details like cufflinks, belts, shoes and socks, suspenders, hats, suit or tux (do you know the difference? because I didn't! Comment below if you want me to explain!), colors, fabrics, etc etc etc. The fun thing about the grooms outfit is that there are so many details and layers to it. Your fella can literally design a custom look by layering fabrics and colors, and choosing details that he wants. The only thing my husband and I fought about during our wedding planning was his boutonniere, of all things, so trust me when I say your man will care about every last detail of his look! (We did paper flowers and he was convinced it was going to look like a clown boutonniere that sprayed water, LOL!)
Maybe your man isn't much for details with tablescapes and outfits, but there are many grooms out there that care about the ceremony. One bride told me that her fiancé had a lot of input with planning special elements about the ceremony. In fact, he wants to do a foot washing ceremony, which is a super special and tender act of service, imitating how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples before sitting down for a meal. Another bride said that her now-husband had similar concerns with making sure everything went right because "he is very religious." The ceremony is the part where you make a covenant with each other, and if this your belief, with God. You definitely want to make sure that your hubby is represented here! Also, be sure to talk about how your husband hopes to incorporate family in your ceremony. It's easy to look out for and honor your own family, but remember that you are now becoming one and blending your families into one as well.
Unless you are hiring an event manager or a crew to set up your venue, there's a good chance you are going to rely on the men in your life to build, transport, lift, and set up things for your wedding. Make sure to have the conversation early and fully with your hubby (and anyone else!) so he knows exactly what is expected of him day-of.
I mean who doesn't? But for the guys, it seems to be super important, according to my surveyed brides. Definitely allow him to come with you to taste test, and if you're budget allows, allow him to choose the "second option" for a meal. A few weddings I've been to had a catered BBQ with smokers and the whole deal, which is something the groom really enjoyed. If your man has a favorite type of food or dish, it is a really sweet way to honor him by pulling out all the stops and getting the food he loves. After all, the way to a man's heart....
One bride told me that her groom asked specifically to have a head table as opposed to a sweetheart table. This may seem like an oddly specific thing for a groom to have a preference on, but it really makes sense when you think about the relationships he has with his groomsmen. This likely may be the last time all of them get together to spend an entire day making memories, so be sure to ask your groom how he wants to honor his friends.
It's said that the ceremony "belongs to the bride" and the reception "belongs to the groom". While that may not be true (you just read why!), so many grooms definitely care about music. This might be a great responsibility to hand off to your fiancé, allowing him to talk with the DJ's and select the music that's important to him. A good DJ can make or break the reception, and if you're hosting your friends and family for the most epic party ever, your hubby wants to be sure that everyone is having fun.
You know why grooms actually DO care about most things in the wedding process, even if they don't vocalize it? Because they care about YOU. If it's important to you, the man who loves you will count it important as well. While it's really important to do as much of your planning TOGETHER as you can, plan to take some time AWAY from planning together too. Trust me on this, the rest of your life will be a struggle to carve out quality time and have conversations that aren't centered around what you need from the grocery store. Step away from the details and logistics every once in a while and just take time to connect. It's conversations like this that made you fall in love in the first place, after all.
Thank you to all the brides who participated in the bridal survey! The winner of the free session will be drawn later this week! And if you missed the entry period, don't worry. You can catch it again next year! Don't forget about the other special I'm running through March! Read about it below!
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A PHOTO SESSION! My sweet friend Jessie Duca is going Lilongwe, Malawi this summer to work with Mission SOS International! They will be preaching the gospel, healing the sick and sharing the love of Jesus with the people there through outreach, drama, dance, and festivals! When you book an hour session during February or March and you mention this post, 100% of your session fee goes to Jessie and her trip!


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Phoenix Park Inn Resort, Goa Phoenix Park Inn Resort rating Phoenix Park Inn Resort rating Phoenix P - 3 N / 4 D
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival (Varanasi)
Arrival at Varanasi and after the warm greetings by our tour representative, your transfer arrangement will be made to hotel. This is the most important pilgrimage city in India which is significant for both the Hindu as well as Buddhist pilgrims. The people really witness spirituality thriving in this great City. First of all you will enjoy a boat ride on the River Ganges where you can witness the Hindu Rituals on the wide ghats of the river. Later you will also visit Durga temple, Vishwanath temple, Sankat Mochan temple, Tulsi Manas temple and the Bharat Mata temple. Later you can spend some time in shopping in Varanasi. Overnight stay arrangement is made in Varanasi.
Day 2: Varanasi
Today you will spend entire day at Sarnath, which is famous for its Buddhist links. Lord Buddha gave his maiden sermon at the Deer Park in Sarnath. You will see famous Dhamaekha Stupa, Moolgandha Kuti Vihar and famous Sarnath museum having rich collection of antiques from Ancient India. Your overnight stay arrangement is in Varanasi.
Day 3: Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Take early morning visit to lively Ghats of the Ganges to enjoy the religious culture of Varanasi and later proceed to Bodhgaya. Check into the hotel, on arrival at Bodhgaya. Relax and stay overnight at hotel in Bodhgaya.
Day 4: Bodhgaya
Take morning breakfast and visit the sacred Mahabodhi Temple - where the Buddha attained enlightenment under a Bodhi Tree. Afternoon, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Bodhgaya visiting Niranjana River, Sujata Village and many beautiful monasteries. Also visit Great Buddha Statue, Mahakala (Dungeswari) cave, Vajrasana, Animeshlocan Chaiyata, Bodhi Sarovar, Vishnupada Temple, Archaeological Museum of Bodhgaya, Japanese Buddha Temple, Thai temple and many more. At evening, visit the Mahabodhi Temple for prayer. Your overnight stay arrangement is in Bodhgaya.
Day 5: Bodhgaya - Nalanda - Rajgir
On fifth day of your Exclusive Buddhist Tour, you will be drive to Rajgir but you will also visit a famous Budhhist site of Nalanda. Here you will visit the first university of India and centre of Buddhist education. This ancient city of Nalanda was the center of intellectual activity from the fifth century B.C. to the twelve century A.D. Also visit Hieun Tsang Memorial Hall, The remnants of Nalanda University, Nav Nalanda Vihar, Kundalpur (important destination for Jains, particularly for the Digambar sect of the Jains). Latter proceed for Rajgir where Lord Mahavira and Lord Buddha preached their sermons. Your overnight stay is arranged at a hotel in Rajgir.
Day 6: Rajgir - Pawapuri - Rajgir
After the morning breakfast your full day sightseeing tour will be arranged to explore the many spiritual tourist destinations in Rajgir. This place has been related with both the historical person Buddha and Mahavira and is famous because Buddha spent many years meditating here. Rajgir is also admired and recognized as a health and winter resort due to its warm water ponds. It is believed that this warm water pond contains some medicinal properties that help cure many skin diseases. Latter you will also visit other attractions of Rajgir such as Griddhakuta hill, Jail of Bimbisara, Gym of Jarasandha, Venuvana, Karand tank, Maniyar math, Swamabhandar cave, Pippala cave, newly constructed Viswa Shanti Stupa and many more. Also enjoy the ropeway that leads uphill to the Shanti Stupa and Monasteries built by the Japanese Devotees of the Buddha on top of the Ratnagiri hill. During your tour to Rajgir, you will also drive to a close excursion from Rajgir i.e. Pawapuri (38 kilometers away from Rajgir). While Rajgir and Nalanda are foremost Buddhist pilgrim destinations, Pawapuri is equally a holy place for Jains. Lord Mahavira, the twenty fourth tirthankar, attained salvation here and was cremated at Pawapuri. Your overnight stay is arranged at a hotel in Rajgir.
Day 7: Rajgir - Patna
On the last day of your Exclusive Buddhist Tour, your will be drive to Patna. Check-in to the hotel on arrival. Later enjoy full day sightseeing tour to explore the many tourist destinations of Patna. You will visit places such as Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb, Hanuman Temple near Patna Junction, Kumhrar (the place was the seat of Chandrgupta Maurya, the ruler of Magadh), Patna Museum, Golghar and Patna Planetarium (the largest Planetarium in Asia). Your overnight stay is arranged at a hotel in Patna.
Day 8: (Departure)
Today, our representative will make your airport transfer arrangement (either Kolkata or Delhi) to board your return flight back to your own destination. Enjoy the sweet memory of your wonderful Exclusive Buddhist Tour in India.
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We will be there! Come along to the Synergy Centre (78, West Street) next Friday to find out more about our "Science for Winter Afternoons" - and you can even dip a candle!
We're open 10:30 to 4:30 but the earlier you get there, the more time you'll have to do things. There are loads of hands-on activities for all the family.
Tickets (on the door) are just £4 per person or £15 for a group of four.
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'The Pirates!' presented Flex Animation with a unique challenge: creating digital facial rigs that would eventually be rapid prototyped (3D printed) as physical stop motion miniatures. Each one would be replaced during animation as a frame of dialogue, singing or conveying emotion.
Working closely with Aardman animation veterans and a unique team of model makers, Flex developed a set of tools in MEL and Python that would automate the facial rig build. This took the facial rigging time from 1-2 weeks to 3 days, and allowed time to be spent where it mattered, on recreating the distinctive Aardman aesthetic.
Flex Animation's David Cowles-Brooks was invited to speak at the Pixel 7 conference in Vienna about his work on 'The Pirates!' following the film's release. You can read the conference slides here (15 MB).


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Google will be told on Tuesday to unravel the controversial changes introduced in March to its European privacy policy, legal sources have told the Guardian.
The French data protection commissioner, the CNIL, will be holding a press conference on Tuesday to announce the results of its deliberations together with the data protection chiefs of the other European Union countries.
As exclusively revealed by the Guardian last week, they have determined that Google's changes breached EU law because they did not give users any chance to opt out of the changes.E.U. To Pressurise Google Over Privacy Policy: May Have Global Impact [guardian.co.uk]
Google declined to comment on the forthcoming CNIL report, but said: "We are confident that our privacy notices respect the requirements of European data protection laws."
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People had, and still have, the ultimate opt-out: simply don't use it.
Goog is almost on every website they visit
Unless you are an IT specialist and know exactly where to look for and what to block, "Opting out" of goog is simply impossible at this stage ...
"Opting out" is simply impossible at that stage unless you are an IT specialist...
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A simple ad blocker or NoScript disables AdSense and GA and all the rest which many already use.
Sure, plenty of ad blockers around for smartphones and smart TVs...
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The ad blockers are easily found in Google Play.
A simple ad blocker or NoScript disables AdSense and GA and all the rest which many already use. Again, common sense does not prevail as the technology to stop their intrusions, for those that care, has always been easy to access, implement and use.


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11 juin 2007
The Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul of Comps
According to the legend, a Lord of Comps which drove out is one day mislaid on the hill covered with wood. He knelt and swore in front of God that if he managed to leave himself there alive, he would build a vault on the site where he was…And it held word.When I arrived, I was accomodated by some horses. The church appeared to me through the trees. Beautiful introduction… This priory is superbly isolated on a small headland, in front of a broad landscape. One is astonished by this building in Greek cross. At last... [Lire la suite]


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Mariners lose series to Chicago White Sox in a way that is more flattering than being completely destroyed
The Mariners woes against the Chicago White Sox continued this weekend as they lost two of three to Chicago's south siders. They didn't get the shit beat out of them, they were outscored by only one run in the series, and you could make a pretty good case for them being able to win all three games, and also for them to lose their Friday game and to surrender a sweep to a White Sox team that has destroyed them of late (They've won 25 of the past 30 matchups between the two teams).
Alex Rios hit home runs in every game of the series. That may seem shitty, but Alex Rios isn't the same bad Alex Rios as you think he is. He was the White Sox best position player last year, and he's been pretty good in two of his three years with the White Sox. Alex Rios is fine, and maybe better than he was when he was put on waivers by the Blue Jays, the transaction that brought him to Chicago.
Most notably, Rios hit a home run on Felix Hernandez's 0-2 hung changeup:
And Ryan Divish authored the perfect description of such an event:
Rios gets Hernandez on an 0-2 mistake for two-run homer …. #Noesi'd
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) April 6, 2013
The Mariners, for their part, hit four more home runs in this series, meaning they've got nine on the season. Last year after eight games the team had four home runs. Seven games in this year the Mariners nine home runs. That's a thing. It might not be the thing, but it's a thing.
Mike Morse hit another home run today. Morse has been really good this year, and here's visual evidence in generally inefficient metrics of success:
This feels like the movie Multiplicity probably if I'd ever seen it.
In Hisashi Iwakuma's two starts this year he's thrown 88 and 89 pitches. He struck out eight in six innings last Tuesday, and struck out three batters in eight innings in the series finale against the White Sox. Iwakuma missed 14 bats in his first start and only five today. Iwakuma was efficient, but different, and we probably shouldn't expect either to be the norm for Iwakuma. Such is the plight of the average-stuff-having pitcher.
Justin Smoak had two hits in the series. That is more than zero hits, if you weren't sure.
Michael Saunders is off to a good start. He's got a season-cycle, with a double, triple, home run, and two singles. He's walked three times and struck out three times. It's good to see Saunders with only three strikeouts in 25 plate appearances, but it's only 25 plate appearances. How you view that may define you as an optimistic or pessimistic fan, depending on whether your think it may be a sign of improvement, an indicator of regression, or absolutely nothing. It's probably a little of everything, however temporary.
Kendrys Morales went 3-5 today with a double and a home run. If the Mariners are going to be successful this year, Morales will likely be a large part of their success.
The Mariners spent their first week of the season on the road against teams that aren't terrible, and they nearly ended it with a winning record, but they lost while showing that they may have improved offensively. The Mariners lost games the right way, whatever the fuck that means.


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Our first time to Kids Explorer @ Downtown East. The kids had a load of fun. Though it was Keziah's friend that was celebrating her birthday, Abel had as much fun if not more.
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Holiday cottage set in the middle of the Barcelona countryside surrounded by pastures and horses. This large holiday home can accommodate up to 18 people and is located at 110km/ 70 miles from Barcelona capital.
This holiday cottage with private pool as well as a barbecue area in one of the porches and ample space for children with swings in the garden. There are 8 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms in total as well as two large living rooms, a fully equipped kitchen (oven, dishwasher, washing machine etc) and another smaller living room with an open fireplace. The holiday cottage has two large porches, one with sliding doors that open out onto the garden and plenty of space for dining "al fresco"
This large holiday cottage can also be adapted to hold weddings or businness meetings. If you wish to make a reservation for a wedding or business meeting, please contact us directly rather than booking online.
How to get to Cal Puntes
Leave the C-16 road when you find the signal of GIRONELLA - CAL BASSACS. After driving about 2 Km you will arrive in Gironella . In the middle of the main avenue there is the road in the direction of Casserres. Take this road and after driving 3 km, you will see a sign reading Masies Santmarcó and Cal Puntes. Follow these signs and you will soon reach the house.
Have a safe journey.
How to reach Gironella.
Gironella is situated by the C-16 road (the 'Llobregat axle') between Manresa and the Cadí Tunnel (shortly before reaching Berga).


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I traveled to India for 15 days. Even though it sounds like a few days, it was a wonderful experience. I had the opportunity to go to 3 different cities: Bangalore, Kolkata (Calcutta), and Delhi.
What amazed me about India:
- The wedding: my friend's wedding was the primary reason why I booked my ticket to go to India. The wedding was an amazing experience. My friend's family provided accommodations (and food everyday!) to all of us, and I got to hang out in the same apartment with my NC State friends. I enjoyed the henna, the shared meals, and getting dressed in a sari, and the wedding day. It was all amazing, and a experience I will never forget.
- My friends: I was lucky enough to be with friends during all my trip. I was never by myself during the trip, and that made a big difference! My friends were amazing, and took me to temples, drove hours and hours while I was sleeping in the back seat, and took me to their favorite restaurants! They made me live the truly Indian experience, and by the end of the trip, I felt truly Indian.
- Indian's friendliness, their culture, the traffic, the noises, the mix of wealthy/poor: in summary… everything I saw and experienced was completely new and amazed me.
What I didn't expect:
- People… people everywhere: so… many… people…. everywhere! Every place we went to was FULL of people. Most of them were locals and that surprised me a lot. You'd expect temples, for example, to be full of tourists, but no… it was full of kids! Even the line for Indian people to get to the Taj Mahal was miles and miles long. It was simply amazing.
- Flights are changed without much notice: our flight from Kolkata to Bangalore was cancelled for us, so we had to stay in a guestroom in the old airport in Kolkata. When I saw the guestroom, I thought I was not going to survive but it was fine, and we got to fly out of Kolkata the next day without any problems. It is experiences like that that allow people to have stories to share with their grandkids. Thank you IndiGo.
- India is cheap: I came back to the US with most of the money I took to my trip. Of course it helped to stay with friends, eat home-made food, but to give you an idea… a Uber ride for 20 minutes costs $1.83. Not even in Lima it is that cheap!
Some of the challenges I had:
- The poverty: even though I am from a third world country, the poverty I saw in India was something new for me, and which made me the most sad in the trip.
- The bathrooms: every time I would go to a public bathroom, I would high five my friends after it (and then apply hand sanitizer thoroughly to me and to my friends!). It was THAT kind of experience that made you proud afterwards.
- The food: I am not an adventurer eater. I don't like to try that many new foods, and all the food was new to me. I enjoyed my friend and friend's families food a lot, but I was always very cautious about the food I was eating. However, I had the best burrha chicken ever in the Old Market in Delhi. It was beyond words.
What I would do differently:
- Check in to your flight: given the unpredictability of the Indian airlines, I recommend checking in to your flight the previous day, and double checking a few hours before your flight to see if everything remains the same.
- Be in the same place for 5 days maximum: I traveled to 3 different places in 15 days. I'd add one more if I'd do it again. Everyone told me that India was a big country and it is, but I think that staying in the same place for a maximum of 5 days gives you a good taste of the place.
- Read more about their history before going: I learned a lot about the history of India, but next time, I'd try to learn more about it before going in order to take advantage of all the places I visited.
What I learned:
- All emotions in one country: India is the place where you experience all the emotions (refer to the complete list of emotions here) in one place. Someone said to me that there's no place like India, and now I truly believe that.


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As an idea for a class project, I decided to try turning an inexpensive RC truck into a Robot.
My criteria was that it must:
- Have full movement and steering capability
- Inlcude a camera
- Be accessible over the internet (Wi-Fi)
Building the Phidget SBC Robot Truck
My prime candidate for a controller was the Phidget SBC (single board computer). It has wireless and ethernet capability, webcam capability, can control other phidgets (such as a motor controller) and has an integrated interface kit for sensing and control (8 digital out, 8 digital in, and 8 analog in).
For a platform I chose a 1:15 scale Dodge M80 RC truck, but any mid to large size RC vehicle should do. A larger truck would have made the build much easier and concealed more electronics, but the $19 price tag on this truck was too good to pass up. In hindsight it worked out for the best because concealing all the electronics would have greatly reduced the "wow" factor.
Removing the original RC board:
The first step was to pop the truck open and see what kind of space I had to work worth. Four screws through the bottom of the chassis released the body. I also removed the "tinted" windows so I could see inside the truck when it was reassembled. Note the LED headlights! (which were not LEDs, more on that later).
Next I opened the chassis cover to identify where to tie in the Phidget SBC. I was a little disappointed that the steering motor was a regular DC motor (meaning there is no fine control of the steering). A servo would have been nice but would also require a third phidget board. My plan is to hook the drive motor and steering motor both to the same phidget Motor Controller which I can access via the Phidget SBC.
I also tested the voltage that the RC board was sending to the steering motor since it looked a bit small. It turned out to be roughly 5 volts.
Since I'm using my own single board computer and motor controller, all I really need are the drive and steering motors along with access to the battery pack. So I snipped the wires to the motors, headlights and battery pack and removed the antenna and frequency selector switch along with the main board.
I'll keep this RC board in case I want it for another project. A tri-frequency radio transmitter with a four-output receiver may come in handy some day!
Mounting the Phidget SBC and Motor Controller:
I mounted the Phidget motor controller to a thin piece of panel-board and screwed that to the chassis of the truck. Power wires from the battery pack and the SBC both connect to the Motor controller power port. This eliminated the need for a dedicated power distribution rail and kept the SBC and MC wired in parallel with the battery pack. The battery pack takes 5 AA batteries. Using 1.2 V rechargeable NiMH batteries will give me 6 volts, which is the minimum for the SBC, so I may have to switch to a larger external battery pack in the future.
Take note! You don't want to connect external power (wall adapter) to the boards in this configuration since you'll likely overcharge the batteries or cause fire or injury!! In the video I have the external power connected only when there are NO batteries in the truck.
The drive motor wires were connected to the Motor(0) port and the steering motor wires were connected to the Motor(1) port. The wires did have to be extended. For the USB all I had was a large cable, so I connected it between the MC and the SBC then coiled the rest under the truck bed.
The SBC was mounted to the rails of the truck bed. The usb devices (MC, WiFi dongle and webcam) were plugged into the back of the SBC. On closer inspection I realized that the WiFi dongle was putting a strain on everything due to it's larger physical size. That was remedied by using the little extension USB cable that came with the SBC.
I plugged the headlights into Port 7 and GND on the output side of the SBC's interface kit. Because the amperage is regulated, they didn't light the mini-incandescent bulbs (which I had assumed to be LEDs). I removed the incandescents and replaced them with miniature green LEDs. They worked like a charm.
Controlling the Phidget SBC Robot Truck:
There are well over a dozen languages which can be used to program Phidgets. I used Visual Basic 6 since that is what we've been using in class. While it isn't the newest language, it's easy to pick up and there are some nifty active-X controls available for it. In the future I may re-do the controls in Java to allow use on both windows and linux.
The fwd, left right, etc are for testing, while the joystick is a more intuitive control. It's a customizable Active-X from GlobalMajic.
Coding the Interface:
Here's a copy and explanation of the VB6 code in case you find it helpful! (and remember to load the Phidget's reference under Project, References!)
Dim WithEvents remotekit As PhidgetInterfaceKit Dim WithEvents remotemc As PhidgetMotorControl 'the dim line needs to reference both the phidgets we used 'I called one remotekit and the other remotemc Private Sub Form_Load() 'set and call for both the Motor controller and 'the onboard 8/8/8. Note we must specify 'the wireless IP address, as well as the 'proper port and individual serial number of each phidget. Set remotekit = New PhidgetInterfaceKit Call remotekit.OpenRemoteIP("192.168.2.232", 5001, 45519) Set remotemc = New PhidgetMotorControl Call remotemc.OpenRemoteIP("192.168.2.232", 5001, 82588) End Sub Private Sub Command1_Click() 'geared motor at wheels seems to work ok with 'pwm set to 30. Your's will differ. remotemc.Velocity(0) = 30 End Sub Private Sub Command2_Click() 'stop button should kill power to both motors remotemc.Velocity(0) = 0 remotemc.Velocity(1) = 0 End Sub Private Sub Command3_Click() 'geared motor at wheels seems to work ok with 'pwm set to 30. Your's will differ. remotemc.Velocity(0) = -30 End Sub Private Sub Command4_Click() 'tiny motor for steering seems ok at 80. 'still makes noise though. Your's may differ. remotemc.Velocity(1) = -80 End Sub Private Sub Command5_Click() 'tiny motor for steering seems ok at 80. 'still makes noise though. Your's may differ. remotemc.Velocity(1) = 80 End Sub Private Sub lightson_Click() 'using the on board 8/8/8 to power the led headlights remotekit.OutputState(7) = True End Sub Private Sub lightsoff_Click() 'using the on board 8/8/8 to turn off the led headlights remotekit.OutputState(7) = False End Sub Private Sub joy1_JoyMove() 'Maps motor velocity to joystick x and Y 'values whenever the joystick moves.set your 'deadzone, max and mins in the properties window. remotemc.Velocity(0) = joy1.YPos remotemc.Velocity(1) = -(joy1.XPos) End Sub
I ran the program alongside my web browser so that I could see what BigPhoot was seeing.
The phidget SBC has a built-in webserver so that you can access the video feed. But in the picture above, I already had the phidget control page open so I just watched it though that.
Future Mods:
- A horn!
- More power!
Bigphoot came with a built in 5-cell battery bay (AA). It simply isn't enough. I used five 1.2V NiMH cells each capable of 2200 mAh. They lasted for about 10 minutes of use. First of all, they barely supplied the 6V needed for the phidgets . My boards were probably drawing 500 mA and the motors more than that.
In fact, I had originally wanted to use a phidget Low Voltage (LV) motor controller. It was capable of handling 1500 mA. here's what I saw when I fired up the program:
This tells me that the truck motors use more power than I had allotted. The next modifications for Bigphoot will have to include a larger battery pack or a trailer for hauling a lead-acid battery
23 Responses to "Phidget SBC Robot Truck – "BigPhoot""
i am also making the project similarly like this, but want to make fully automated and wireless in ur project a wire is connected to computer. is it possible to remove that wire?
hello sir,
i am confusing in power drive system. should i use stepper motor as power drive of the robot. well i require 3kg-cm torque or should i use servo motor for both steering and power drive? please suggest me.
ok sir, thank you very much.
well hello sir , how should i control the servo motor well i have phidget 8 servo motor controller ? how should i program it with the visual basic
well my phidget SBC2 is not detecting it's 8/8/8 kit and phidget.com is not providing me the solution. do you have any idea? well it is showing an error version 1.0.8 mismatch 1.0.9 expected while double click on the 8/8/8 kit tab, i have updates all of its driver required. and is their any adptor which will support phidgetSBC2. i have asus wifi adaptor it is been detected by SBC2 but not consider it as adaptor. please reply soon.
thank you sir, well i have phidget advanced 8 servo motor controller. does it generates PWM to control the speed of servos and how do i calculate the PWM for the perticular motor.
sir, how do i load the Phidget's reference under Project, References?
please let me know i am not getting it.
thank you sir , i got it……….
hello sir,
i am using ir distance adaptor and sharp distace sensor for obstacle avoidence could you please tell me where should get the code for this. and one more thing i have made the code for servo motor control it is working but the motors are not moving i don't understand what is the problem? please reply me soon.
sir i have done coding in vb for my phidget advanced 8servo motor controller it is working when i m using it seperately when i am using it with phidget sbc2 it is showing me error: version mismatch; webservice:1.0.8, expected 1.0.9. according to your suggestion i have downloaded all the latest phidget library and firmware but it is not working. while connecting it through net it is shoeing all the packges are up to date. now what should i do? please suggest.
well that problem has been solved but a new problem is occurring, my phidget SBC2 is not detecting it's interface kit and the advanced 8 servo motor controller. it detects in starting but when i run my program it's gone is it due to the power supply or anything else?
Im trying to do a similar project to this and ive been looking for a long time and haven't found anything …What if I wanted to use a phidget mini joystick to control it?


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Leapfrogging extinction
Spotlight on our scientists 'Leapfrogging extinction'
As part of National Science Week, the University of Newcastle is shining a spotlight on the diverse science achievements of its world-leading researchers.
Our amphibian scientists, Professor Michael Mahony, father and son, Dr John Clulow and Simon Clulow, received worldwide attention as part of a national team that resurrected living embryos from an extinct gastric-brooding frog using cloning techniques.
The University of Newcastle research team which also included Bianca Lawson, were also the first to successfully cryo-preserve amphibian embryonic cells.
These significant breakthroughs will provide an insurance policy for the more than 200 species of frogs currently facing extinction. It also has implications for many other species of fish and amphibians around the world.
The University of Newcastle has a reputation for research excellence across all areas of science and is home to some of the finest research minds.
- Kate Carragher
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EFT/RCTI Form for Payments
What is a Recipient Created Tax Invoice (RCTI)?
In certain situations the purchaser (ie Bean Growers Australia) is able to issue a tax invoice (known as a Recipient Created Tax Invoice) to the seller (ie you, the grower). The RCTI is issued after the purchaser (ie Bean Growers) determines the value of the goods following a qualitative or quantitative analysis (ie Bean Growers assesses the quality and weight of the soybeans when they are delivered). Bean Growers Australia is then able to pay you immediately, based on the RCTI, rather than you having to generate a tax invoice and send it to us for payment.


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Stylish touch screen push-button ballpen with coloured rubberised grip, polished chrome top and metal clip.
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Graphic Designer/Illustrator - Utah Office and California Office
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- Designing and developing products
- Collaborating with other teams, and making sure that the best products are being put out onto the market.
- Press readying
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- Giving and receiving creative feedback with team members
- Staying up to date with trends, blogs and design
- Helping with marketing as required
- Occasional (1-2 times per year) travel may be possible.
- Passionate about design.
- Must be detail oriented and organized, and work well with other designers to ensure the successful development of concepts.
- 3-5 years experience in design or illustration
- Ideally have a BFA in graphic design or illustration. However, portfolio and resume are the ultimate determination in hiring.
- In-depth knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Strong typography and lettering skills, and photography and styling skills are a plus, but not required.
- Interest in at least one of the following: stationery, scrapbooking, event decor, and crafting.
**We are not looking for 3D modelling or UI/UX designers at this time.
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