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While talking with my husband the other night he questioned why I needed to be in Ghana two weeks before my team arrives to run the Reading Camp. Well, a lot has to do with online vs in line shopping. There is no online shopping here in Ghana, so everything is in line or the queue. With a list of things to do and purchase as long as my arm, traffic jams that make New York City look like a country road, and crowded, maze-like markets, it is a wonder that I only need two weeks.
Today Mercia and I needed to purchase eight dozen t-shirts. We use 12 dozen for Reading Camp but thankfully Ascension Episcopal Church, Westminster, MD, sent four dozen with me. The t-shirt shop is deep in Makola Market in Accra. This is the market for locals, however, after 13 years of shopping there, everybody knows my name.
The queue at the shop consists of a long bench and two plastic chairs. I waited for 90 minutes, moving along the bench to the chairs to get closer to being served. Finally, it was my turn. I chose red, orange, yellow and lime green shirts for the children. Of course the ones I wanted were on the top shelf so the shopkeeper had to get a long ladder, climb to the top and throw them down. Once the eight dozen t-shirts were packed in a large plastic bag, I couldn't even lift it. We employed Gladys, one of the market porters who couldn't weigh 90 pounds soaking wet, to carry the load: 30 umbrellas, my eight dozen t-shits, two dozen t-shirts Mercia bought and I think a pot or two. The 30 umbrellas belong to a totally different story.
I truly am in awe at what these girls can carry. Once those items were safely in our car, we turned our attention to fabric. One of the reasons I shop online at home is so I am not tempted to buy more than I need. Fabrics are both mine and Mercia's weakness. How can I choose just one? Luckily for me I was buying for a friend and I needed to pick out four fabrics. Plus I needed one for the team, maybe one or two more? Imagine miles of fabrics.
Okay, ten fabrics, a coconut, some pineapple, grilled plantains and small bag of ground nuts later, we had spent four hours shopping for fabric. Since it was now after 5 o'clock, our drive home would test our nerves, but for sure, we will be returning to the market tomorrow and many other days. If only amazon could deliver the 200 pounds of rice we need to buy directly to the villages.
By Deborah Albert
At the start of my second year at university I was determined to do something life-changing, I didn't know exactly what that would entail but I definitely wanted to challenge myself and the skills set I thought I had already. Little did I know that this trip be so character building and invaluable.
The purpose of my trip was to travel to villages in Ghana as a promoter and educator of health and good sanitation. Upon arriving, I met the Health Team I would be working with for the first time. I arrived in Ghana on the 15th of July and remember feeling so overwhelmed and excited. This had been my first time in Ghana, or any West African country at that, and I was excited to explore the different landmarks, understand the culture, meet new people, try new foods, and of course carry out the mission I had been planning for so many months – all of which I did successfully!
Being a West African, Nigerian, 20 year old myself, I knew it was a long time coming. I was just hoping that my hotel had some form of wifi because as shallow as it may sound, I couldn't imagine what it'd be like to go two weeks without any form of social media interaction because that was my main form of communication in London. In retrospect, this was a very minor sacrifice and was well worth it!
Before the first team briefing, I was required to help wash 120 buckets needed for the program. I found this to be more enjoyable than it sounded. I remember it being really hot at mid-day so the fact that I was standing with my feet bare foot under the tap when I was washing up made it a bearable task. I found that the most overwhelming part of working at the first Ada village was getting on the small wooden boat as I had a strong fear of water but I somehow managed to conquer it as I kept the mothers who would need my help in mind.
Later in the week the team travelled by bus for nine hours on dirt roads to a northern, mountainous area of the Volta Region. We stayed in that region for two nights. The remote village of Sabram houses 3 communities. Heavy rain occurred throughout the day. There was large attendance by villagers in a very small building with a tin roof. I persevered even when the monsoon like rain pelted the tin roof making it impossible to hear, it was a very challenging yet rewarding experience.
This was definitely a life changing experience and am glad I had the support of the my friends and family. I would definitely recommend everyone embark on a mission to give back to those that most need care!
By Kimberley Langston
It was February and I sat in Sunday services at Christ Church for the first time since probably Christmas. Adding a third child to our already young family, along with my husband's aggressive travel schedule, had hit me hard and we simply hadn't made it to church in more than a month. Despite being a "single mom" that weekend with my husband gone again, I felt an urge to load up the kids and get to church, so I did.
We had guest speakers that day – Debi and Mercia – who were speaking about the Ghanaian Mother's Hope mission, how we could join the mission team, and for those less adventurous, how we make a difference by sponsoring a child. I had heard the sponsorship message before. Our parish was already sponsoring a Ghanaian child and I had added to collection box many times. That seemed like enough.
For some reason that day, my heart was curiously stirred by the message. But still, I did nothing more. I took my kids back to our warm home, fed them healthy food and water abundantly, then sent them to amazing schools and daycares on Monday. But the Lord nudged me saying, 'That's not enough. You have more to offer. You have more than enough.'
Still, I did nothing more. But my heart remained curious and unsettled. Finally, in April, at the 11th hour, I joined that year's GMH mission team. I did no fundraising. I did no research. I didn't even know where Ghana was on the map until a day or two before I boarded the plane. I simply wrote a check and packed my bags, and I could do that because as God had told me, I had more than enough.
Fast forward and I'm on a rickety bus full of supplies bouncing precariously down a pothole-laden road to a village on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana in West Africa. It's Saturday and our mission team is heading out to set-up for a 5-day reading camp that we will host the following week.
We have to drive through "town" to reach the school. As soon as our bus appears within site of the first shanty homes, there is a virtual rally call from the local children and they begin to run alongside of our bus, following us all the way to the school. Every home we pass, we gain more and more of them, until there is a throng of dusty faces screaming with excitement. Their enthusiastic welcome brings tears to my eyes (even as I write this, four years later). They've come without their parents. They've come carrying younger siblings on their back. They lucky ones wear worn out flip-flops; the rest are barefoot. My favorite little boy looks to be maybe 18mos old, the same age as my youngest daughter. He wears a onesie, with the snaps hanging down loose, and no underwear. The mother in me is shaken to the core. Suddenly I want to feed, cloth, and hug them all.
The children stay with us all day, watching us work and playing with us. We begin to notice this trio of girls, total Divas, around 3 years old – the same age as my other daughter. They want to play with my hair, look at the pictures I've taken of them on my camera, and especially model my sunglasses while they strut and dance around the playground together. These girls, I learn, are too young to attend the reading camp. They won't be eligible until they are 5 years old, but they are the age we target for sponsorship.
You see, because the government offers education beginning at age 5, GMH targets preschool aged children for sponsorships because it fosters the importance of schooling early. It creates a habit, an expectation, a foundation that both child and parent can continue once public education is available. It prevents girls from becoming primary caregivers to their siblings and missing out on their chance to go to school at the same pace with their male counterparts. It's targeted, early intervention and just like early diagnosis of a disease significantly increases the probability of recovery, sponsoring a GMH child into preschool significantly increases his and her chance to continue their education because it's already begun.
That week, our trio of Divas were like mascots in the school yard. Too young to officially attend Reading Camp formally, they, along with a gaggle of other children too young to attend, peered into the windows, sang along with our songs, and played with us during recess. At times it was almost too much heartache, seeing how many more children needed us, so desperate that they just wanted to be near.
By Thursday, the Sponsorship Lead for our team had compiled a list of the young children who needed sponsors. Their parents had been informed of the requirements and also of the familial support they would be given (mostly additional food rations) if they allowed their younger children to attend preschool as a sponsored child. They were told who would be supporting them and how they would be monitored.
That night, our team sat at a table after dinner and selected whom we would each sponsor. You see, by that point it wasn't a matter of IF we wanted to sponsor a child – there was simply no way you could spend a week hugging these children, playing with them, looking into their bright eyes everyday and choose NOT to sponsor one.
That week I had team-taught in one of the classrooms with a high school sophomore, Maggie. She and I decided to co-sponsor one of the Divas, Deborah, because Maggie wanted desperately to be a sponsor but could not afford the full monthly amount as a student. For us, it was a wonderful way for us to continue the bond we had forged that week for two more years.
On Friday afternoon, after dismissal, our little girl sat in our laps, took a photo with us, got two huge bear hugs and a bag full of goodies to take home. And so did every other eligible child we had identified throughout the week. It was magical and I finally understood the life-changing gift we were giving. (Incidentally, I was able to surprise one of the girls from my class with another special gift that I blogged about here [insert like to the blog about the baby doll].)
Two years later, my Deborah graduated from preschool. Debi sent me a picture and I was as proud of her as I had been of my own children. That summer Debi and Becki found me a new little girl to sponsor, Michele, and I hope to hug her this summer. And if I can't hug her in person, I know the money I send to sponsor her is my virtual hug because God reminds me always that I have more than enough to share. I can't wait to see her graduate from preschool in a few years too!


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We Shall Remain is a 7and 1/2 hour PBS documentary concerning the history of Native Americans. It spans four hundred years, covering the 1600's through the 1900's. It is broken into five episodes, each 90 minutes long, with different directors, writers and producers contributing to the project. The first episode is titled, "After the Mayflower".
This first episode, "After the Mayflower", begins in 1621 when English colonists in Plymouth colony find themselves in dire straits, sick and hungry. They were in desperate need of help. The leading sachem of the Wampanoag, Massasoit, had his own problems to worry about. He was open to attack from the rival Narragansetts in the west after disease ravaged the Wampanoag. In order to protect his people from their enemies, Massasoit helped the English colonists and entered an alliance with the foreigners in hopes that this alliance would protect his people from their enemies. For fifty years there was an uneasy peace between the English and the Native Americans. With increasing English immigration came the mistreatment of the Native Americans and the degradation of their land, along with devastating epidemics. Finally, in 1675, war erupted between the English colonists of New England and the Wampanoag and their allies, led by Metacom, son of Massasoit.

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- Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), New York, NY
I photographed signage at the Museum of Chinese in America, designed by Pentagram. The museum was designed by Maya Lin. Founded in 1980, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, heritage, culture and diverse experiences of people of Chinese descent in the United States. Later this year, the […]
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On the way to Taichung, riding the HSR.
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Some photos from my trip to Taiwan. Kaohsiung is the most densely populated and the second largest city in Taiwan, with a population around 1.5 million. It is a center for manufacturing, refining, shipbuilding, and other light and heavy industries. A major port, through which pass most of Taiwan's marine imports and exports. The city […]


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How do you establish a new category with a product consumers don't realize they need? This was the challenge facing Whirlpool when launching the first washing machine cleaner formulated to eliminate odor-causing bacteria in high-efficiency washers. They retained Applebaum to develop both a brand name and category descriptor that would work together to address the challenge.
The brand name Affresh, coined by Applebaum, effectively conveys both the need and the end benefit of the product with a positive spin relevant to consumers. The category descriptor Washer Cleaner complements the brand name, clearly identifying the new product category and completing the brand message.


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Sampras, who has not played a competitive match since winning the US Open title in scintillating fashion last September — the fourteenth grand-slam crown of his career — has decided to skip the French Open, the Stella Artois Championships at Queen's Club, for which he had asked for a wild card to be kept for him, and, most revealingly, Wimbledon itself.
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Over 40% of Asia Pacific Companies Provide Direct Internet Access in Branches
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the world leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today released the results of a market study on networking trends of Asia Pacific companies. Over 40% of the respondents surveyed for the study indicated their companies provide their branch offices with direct Internet access, rather than "backhaul" the Internet traffic across a Wide Area Network (WAN) to a centralized Internet gateway in the headquarters or regional data center.
Over 1,100 Asia Pacific companies participated in the survey, which was conducted online by Blue Coat in August 2008. The survey explored topics regarding branch office Internet access, work force mobilization and consolidation of datacenters. Respondents to the survey included IT professionals from companies in Australia; Bangladesh; Greater China; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; New Zealand; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; South Korea; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam; and Japan.
In India, the survey was conducted with over 120 companies and the findings revealed that as compared to 40% of Asia Pacific companies, 46% of Indian companies provide branch offices with direct Internet access. However, more than 50% of branch office internet traffic is still backhauled over the Wide Area Network, and 70% of companies would want to provide the same level of protection at the branch office as in headquarters or data centers.
Although a significant number of companies still backhaul branch office Internet traffic hundreds or thousands of miles to a remote data center or headquarters over private or semi-private data lines, a growing number of companies have established local Internet service at the branch and receive direct Internet access there. Some companies have local Internet access, but route all corporate traffic directly to headquarters or a data center using a site-to-site VPN, which serves as the WAN link, and do not allow access to the Web in the local branch office.
"We see a significant number of companies that either have branch offices with direct Internet access or are in the process of migrating to such access, rather than relying on backhauling that traffic to a centralized access point across the WAN," said Matt Young, vice president, Asia Pacific, Blue Coat Systems. "Companies are rejecting the high cost and inefficiencies of backhauling Internet traffic. With Blue Coat appliances, companies can gain 'direct-to-the-net' branch office access while maintaining consistent, centrally-managed security and control by using the same appliance that provides WAN optimization. We enable companies to migrate away from backhauling to direct Internet connections in the branch."


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Almost overnight, one of my favourite plants in our garden has come into flower. It's the intensely purple/blue flowers of the Iris Siberica. I find the complicated arrangement of the petals, the colours and the details of the patterning beautiful and always look forward to them coming out. The bees were enjoying them as well this morning.
Last Autumn I picked up a couple of boxes of very reasonably priced allium bulbs from ASDA. Alliums are ornamental onions and the bulbs do look like small onions. I didn't taste one though. I'd forgotten about them but they are just starting to bloom. You get a globe of little purple stars. I'm pleased with them and will get some more this Autumn for next Spring.


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I'd post a photo of how messy my work area is...but...well...my camera is buried in the mess somewhere
I'd post a photo of how messy my work area is...but...well...my camera is buried in the mess somewhere
Oops, there it is...in the title. When did we start doing that?
Shouldn't there be a link in there somewhere?
Read what I said, instead of making up what you think I said...I said "here", as in "in regards to cloning". I didn't think I had to spell it out, but I guess for an AC that's par for the course. You'd rather attack people than pay attention. And in addition, YOU still missed the point...what they know or don't know about biology is totally irrelevant in this matter, its THEIR organization, they can admit or refuse who they want, and it should be tossed out of court. And you should go back to your mommy's basement.
Yes, the American Quarter Horse Association is woefully ignorant of science and biology here. But none of that matters. The bottom line is the association is a private, non-governmental organization, and provided they are following federal law and state law where they are headquartered, they should have the right to admit or bar any horse they want. If they decide to bar white horses because its Tuesday, that's their privilege.
(I don't normally reply to ACs, but three of you bring up good points, which outweighs the one asshole.)
Actually, no on the toe. Of course there are shots where the gymnast is in a type of pose that doesn't need to be immortalized in a photograph. You'll get that in any sport where the standard method of shooting is "spray and pray" (set the camera on continuous shooting, hold down the button as the gymnast starts a flip, and pray you get a good printable shot at the peak of the flip). And yes, I go through and make sure those don't go out in the wild. But in all honesty, I've never seen a camel toe shot in the schools I shoot at. High school leotards are designed to prevent just that sort of thing. If a high school gymnast is showing toe, then the coach did a really poor job of selecting leotards for the team.
As for the "reasonable suspicion" part, no it really isn't. You'll see more skin at any public beach (and probably most shopping malls in the summer) than you will at a high school gymnastics meet. And most gymnastics meets are so lightly attended that the parents and coaches generally know quickly if anyone suspicious is showing up. If someone unknown shows up and just starts taking photos, someone else is going to ask questions. I started out by taking photos of a family member and her friends on the team 8 years ago, I didn't just randomly walk in off the street with a camera and start shooting. There's also the part, at least in my state, where one must obtain permission from the school principal or the state sanctioning body (depends on particular meet) to distribute the photos commercially. And finally, getting good gymnastics photos is not a cheap endeavor, nor is it something you're going to learn overnight. You're generally in a very large room with piss poor lighting and a strictly enforced rule of no flash photography, and photograph is only allowed in certain areas if you're shooting from the actual gym floor and not the stands. You ain't going to get even passable shots with an entry level camera you bought the day before a meet, a kit lens, and the camera set on "Programmed". A pedo isn't going to devote that much time, money, and effort to something that only lasts 12 weeks a year.
Actually I hadn't thought of resale value, although that is an advantage for many and a very good point. I didn't think about it because I tend to use camera bodies until they start shedding parts
Then the parents are in on it too, seeing as how they pay me to take the photos and all. The local paper is in trouble too, since they occasionally print my photos.
Please feel free to go fuck yourself. You're probably the only partner you can get. Actually your hand probably even rejects you.
Camera bodies are indeed temporary, but they are still important. I shoot high school gymnastics. During the season, which started a couple weeks ago, I regularly shoot 4000 to 5000 images at each meet, and there will be 12 meets this season. I know my Canon 7D can take that kind of use week in and week out, and its on its third season now. That Samsung may take pretty photos, but it has no track record for dependability. If one were handed to me I'd use it for day-to-day "walking around town" shots, but I won't even consider using it as a main shooter at a gymnastics meet until its been out long enough, at least a couple of years, to have a reputation for taking heavy usage.
Yes, to answer other comments I've seen on this story, when you buy Canon (and Nikon) you're paying a premium for the name. But you're also buying a decades-long reputation of dependable cameras that can do the job and won't let you down. I'm willing to pay a premium for a quality camera body that I know I can depend on. Samsung has a long way to go before it has that kind of reputation in the camera market.
Republicans in both the House and Senate can propose this legislation all day long. They can even vote to pass it. But ti still can't get around a Presidential veto, and in their wildest dreams the GOP does not have the votes to override a veto.
Its an undisputed fact that all terrorists drink water. Therefore, we should ban water.
To an extent I agree with Linus. Being nice is not what counts. Especially if the project has a deadline approaching. But at the same time, there is a difference between not always being nice and being a belligerent asshole. And many times recently its obvious that Linus may not see that distinction.
Except that Bill Gates never actually said the so-called "quote" that is attributed to him.
I wish him luck and would love to see his vision put in to action. Unfortunately for him, and American space exploration, most of the members of his own party in Congress do not believe in science.
He didn't wait to be old to fuck over Rosalind Franklin.
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Year's Over: 10 songs from 2012 you might have missed
Every year, we at HEAVEmedia like to look back on what we've learned, what we've accomplished and marvel like the elderly at the rapid passage of time. Over the next few weeks, our Year's Over series will bring you our staff's essential lists of what you should've seen, heard, read and done in 2012. Today, Jonathan brings us some singles from 2012 that might have been lost on your radar.
10. Caspian – "Gone In Bloom and Bough"
Caspian has consistently put out some of the best post-rock around, and their newest album, Waking Season, is no exception. The band has taken their well-known brand of dynamic, melodic, textured, and rhythmic post-rock and introduced electronics, keyboards, effected vocals, and other intriguing sonic flourishes in to it. The 10-minute centerpiece "Gone in Bloom and Bough" is the perfect representation of this. Slow, building, subtly-emotional, and at points, heavy, the song evokes some Mogwai, some Sigur Ros, more ambient works by The Appleseed Cast, while staying new and original. It's runtime cycles through some of the best moments on this excellent record, and even so, it will sadly and probably be dismissively lumped in with some of the more generic post-rock of this year. It shouldn't.
9. Liars – "WIXIW"
Listen to the title track on Liars' sinister, electronic change-of-pace release WIXIW and, right away, you'll hear a different band entirely. Standing out from some of the more uncomfortable, soundscapey, discordant, and tense tracks on the album, "WIXIW" is beautiful. A song about longing for someone you love, wishing they were here (hey, Pink Floyd) and at the same time, experiencing conflicting feelings of wanting them away from you. The arpeggiated synths in the beginning soon develop into full-on, huge, drum-and-synth swells, while Angus Andrews declares 'That you would not be here at all/and I no longer know your name" while otherworldly electronic sounds fill the frequency range.
8. Of Montreal – "We Will Commit Wolf Murder"
Earlier this February, the most recent masterpiece from Athens, GA funky indie-pop collective Of Montreal, Paralytic Stalks was released, emphasizing experimentation more so than any previous release. Songs shift from dance to classical music to harsh, demonic soundscapes, and back to some funk. Kevin Barnes muses on alcoholism, marriage problems, feelings of inequality, lost friendships, cynicism, paranoia – the list goes on. "We Will Commit Wolf Murder" begins as a funky, groovy piece on debilitating self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy chock-full of dancey bass, snappy drums, and vibrant strings. Halfway through, the song takes a darker turn, descending into some scary noise-rave, before ending on assorted psychedelic vocal loop montages.
7. Death Grips – "No Love"
Chances are you haven't heard the album, NO LOVE DEEP WEB, despite it being free. Maybe it's because the artwork was an erect penis, or because it wasn't released conventionally at all, or maybe because most of it is an angry dude screaming abstract lyrics at you while crazy beats eat up your sound system. Either way, take note of these guys, because they go harder than their album artwork, conjure up more low end than even the most listenable dubstep, and have one of the best drummers in existence behind the kit: Zach Hill.
6. Paper Mice – "Cannon Fodder"
Chicago trio Paper Mice are probably the least-known artist on this list, recently releasing their second album, The Funny Papers, on wonderful experimental hardcore label Three One G Records (their first for a label). Clocking in at only 22 minutes, this album showcases the band's clever, bite-sized, and frequently unpredictable mix of post-punk, math rock, surf rock, funk, disco, and hardcore, with lyrics about noteworthy ridiculous news stories, everything from the wrongly-accused taking their revenge on a bank, the governor of North Carolina taking a vacation to Argentina to be with his mistress, or the infamous "Balloon Boy." However, the most exceptional of them all is "Cannon Fodder." Slightly under three minutes, and the band's longest track to date, it details a rapper who wrote a rap outlining his plan to murder a guy, then getting arrested for it being a "confession" and denying he ever did so, defending it as "art." Outside of the expertly-assembled and chuckle-worthy lyrics, the song has one of the grooviest bass lines you've never heard, always-in-the-pocket drumming, and an unavoidably catchy hook.
5. Murder By Death – "Lost River"
This year, MBD released their Kickstarter-funded new album, Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon, and signed to smaller, local label Bloodshot Records. Maybe because of either of these factors, or because of an inconsistent sound throughout the album, most people didn't give it a fair shot. And while there are a few less-immediate tracks, "Lost River" may just be one of the most beautiful songs this band has written. Centered around a dead person talking to their alive loved one, it details them speaking about a river where the dead and living can meet and see each other again. Just try not to get chills at "Though I'm gone, don't be afraid/We'll meet again on the river someday," and be glad Murder by Death can still write such heartfelt, timeless songs!
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – "We Drift Like Worried Fire"
'Allelujah, Don't Bend, Ascend! was released with no hype, no promotion, no previously-announced release date, and no leak on GY!BE's own Constellation Records. One day, fans saw a new album for sale on the band's merch table, and within the hour, there were vinyl rips on the internet. Made up of two side-long pieces, with the second being "We Drift Like Worried Fire", and two short drone pieces, the album offered fans to hear two pieces of music the band had been playing live since 2003. But the previously-named "Gamelan" opus is a lot different from its live counterpart. The recorded side of this band always allows more textures, layers, and emotions to creep through, though usually not retaining the sheer power of their live show. This is not the case with "Fire." Throughout its 20-minute journey of mystery, beauty, destruction, and hope, you'll hear many reasons why this band has maintained a spotless discography.
3. Swans – "Song For A Warrior"
If you are at all familiar with who Swans are, their 20+ year career of ear-splitting, gruesome, unparalleled artistry, or the brutal energy they project in their music, listening to "Song For A Warrior" will make you scratch your head in confusion. Their massive 2012 opus The Seer contains both some of the most terrifying and beautiful music of the year, from their 32-minute world-ending doomy title track, to this Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) folk-country ballad. Just listen, and your heart will melt at one of the best vocal performances of the year.
2. Marriages – "Part the Dark Again"
Marriages is the project of Greg Burns and Emma Ruth Rundle, formerly of post-rock band Red Sparowes, formed to explore different territories their music was heading in. Their debut EP Kitsune, released earlier this year on Sargent House, was written as one song broken up into six movements, best described as heavy shoegaze with a post-rock tinge. The excellent EP is closed off with the seven minute gorgeous and actually epic love song "Part the Dark Again" with some truly spectacular guitar and hauntingly beautiful vocals by Emma Ruth Rundle.
1. Birthmark – "Shake Hands"
The best song from the best album of 2012 barely anyone has heard. Birthmark is the solo project of Nate Kinsella, cousin of like-minded Chicago experimental musicians Tim and Mike Kinsella, though stylistically it moves much further away from any of their past recorded output. Antibodies is Birthmark's first for Polyvinyl Records, a move which will hopefully expose more to Kinsella's incredible albums as Birthmark. "Shake Hands" is a perfect example of what to expect with Antibodies: gorgeous uniquely-arranged strings, tight, metronome-like drums, layers upon layers of samples, guitars, percussion, and other sounds. The lyrics take the perfected instrumentals and bring them to an entirely new level, with a new found personal element to the songwriting. Listen to "Shake Hands" and take it as an introduction to the most slept-on release of 2012!


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Finally changed my picture, look at my new scar!
I'm 23. 6'3 in height. Lover of the V.
I like a wide variety of music genres.
I sometimes nickname people.
I love sarcasm and acting stupid.
99% of the time I am not serious.
If you cannot tell if I am or not just ask.
I like making fun of people, I rarely mean it.
I am single, but I am also celibate. (Not religious based, nor permanent.)
Meaning I probably won't flirt with you much.
If you want to know more about that just ask.
I have had Graves disease
It is being was treated, I am still adjusting to medicines though.
I have temporary dementia, don't fret if I forget who you are.
My mood can change in heart beat at this current time so prepare for it.
If i say something that upsets you, that is probably why.
I don't talk much at times, so be prepared to bring up topics if you want to chat.
I am only typing this s**t out because people seem to get the wrong ideas about me.
If you want to know more about who I am, just ask. I am pretty open to chatting
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lirik lagu kid dynamite – pacifier
tell me to go, but i'm still here.
i want to know exactly what you fear.
do you think i'm gonna steal the show?
or that i'm gonna reap what you've sown?
cl-ssify. segregate.
don't try to be my friend because it's too late.
don't try to take back those words somehow
i wasn't like you then i'm not like you now.
so lighten up. don't start a fight.
we're on the same side and none of this is right.
so, why don't we throw away the hate and rock tonight!
what is it you expect from me?
want to know who you want me to be.
look in my eyes when you lie to my face.
i bite my tongue from this bitter taste.
your whole life consists of throwing fists.
you're in the back with your jokes.
talk sh-t about the people you don't know because you heard someone else say so.
take but don't give, you bring shame to the life i live.
can't come to terms that i'm sincere.
i don't care where you go because i'll still be here.


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Inside NEVOAZUL first issue - Impermanence
In a culture motivated by consumerism and memory, the first issue of NEVOAZUL magazine reflects about impermanence as a driven force for a simple, more meaningfull life.
Here's what you will find inside the first issue:
-An article about the benefits of organic cotton in the lives of farmers around the world,
-How the ancestral art of Kintsugi turn broken ceramics into objects even more precious than they were before,
-Was Albert Einstein a minimalist? An article wrote by Sam Lustgarten from the blog Frugaling,
-Paintings by the artist Katte Geneta, where she represents nature fickleness using a single stroke to create a wave,
-A review about the movie Mon Oncle about simplicity and modernity,
-A story about the inspiring Aileen Xu, the girl behind the youtube channel Lavendaire,
-Three poems about Wittgenstein's silence written by Emanuel Madalena
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Carrie Chapman Catt and the 19th Amendment
Ninety-five years ago today, Tennessee endorsed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote, and this wouldn't be possible without the work of Carrie Chapman Catt.
Tennessee's landmark decision tipped the scales in the women's suffragette movement. Previously, thirty-five states passed the Amendment, but one more was needed to secure a two-thirds majority and allow it to become law of the land.
In the days leading up to the Tennessee vote, support of the controversial Amendment seemed unlikely. However, a surprise about-face by a young Representative, Henry Burns, changed history by breaking a 48-48 tie and voting in favor of ratification. Burns had previously voiced opposition to the Amendment. What changed his mind at the eleventh hour? Purportedly it was his mother, Carrie Chapman Catt. She told her son, "Don't forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put the 'rat' in ratification."
Wisconsin born, Catt, worked as a teacher and then a school superintendent before joining the suffragette movement in the 1880s. She served as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900 to 1904 and again for 1915 to 1920, and she is credited as the founder of the League of Women Voters.
The road to ratification took over 70 years. Many mark its start in 1848 when over 200 people gathered in Seneca Falls for the first Women's Rights convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, though the seeds were sown well before then. Likewise, after ratification, more work needed to be done. Carrie Chapman Catt and The League of Women Voters advocated for all states to ratify the 19th Amendment. It took six more decades. Mississippi became the 50th state to support the Amendment in 1984.
Jennie Cohen, "The Mother Who Saved Suffrage: Passing the 19th Amendment," History in the Headlines, August 16, 2012.
Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors, "Carrie Chapman Catt," The Reader's Companion to American History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 1991.
Elizabeth MacNamara, "95 Years Ago: A Final Step Towards the 19th Amendment and Women's Right to Vote," The League of Women Voters. August 18, 2015
"The National Archives Celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment," The National Archives. August 12, 2010.
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The Cincinnati blogging community is small, but powerful. Becoming a fashion blogger in Cincinnati, Ohio has really taught me how to work for recognition and success. Blogging in a city where fashion isn't particularly active comes with many challenges.
Last night, I was able to bond with these local fashion bloggers over some typical daily struggles, life in general as a blogger, as well as long term goals we hope to accomplish one day.
Each blogger had an opportunity to meet one another allowing us to collaborate, share resources, and encourage each other in their blogging journey.
I am so grateful that this event was sucessful and that I was able to meet so many other inspiring bloggers in the area. Let me introduce you to the crew!
- LovingsBySarahDewald: Sarah is someone who I had been wanting to connect with for awhile. She ended up co-hosting the FERN event with me and I am so glad I got to know her through that experience. She has some of the best talent I've seen. She is not only a fashion blogger, but an incredible model as well. Highly recommend checking out her work!
- SimplisticJoys: Mallory documents her adventures in travel, style, and food on her blog. Mallory is the owner of @fadedthreadsvintage Instagram account as well. Faded Threads Vintage is an online vintage clothing store that ships for free in the U.S. Mallory always has the best eye for vintage! I've been begging her to take me thrift shopping with her.
- BetterInBlack: Aubrey started her blog to share her style with the world and grow as a desinger. Aubrey has one of the most entertaining websites I've ever experienced. I could stay on there exploring for hours. She has some super unique mood boards, a professional portfolio and a sustainability page. I can't wait to see all that she accomplishes in the future.
- ChitChatChic: My coworker and close friend, Erin. Erin just recently launched her Instagram account for a school assignment, but has decided to keep it going! Her blog is still a baby, but I've seen her style customers and she's got real talent. Let's give her some love as she continues to grow her Instagram.
- DevCora: Devon currently operates @DevCora Instagram, is a style guru for CollegeFashionista, and a fashion major at The Art Institute Cincinnati. Upon graduation, Devon hopes to continue her work as a corporate visual merchandiser. Check out her IG!
- Katiecreepzalot: Katie is the jack of all trades. She covers everything from fashion, to lifestyle, and makeup! She also is great at vlogging, and even created a little vlog about our event. Check it out here, the whole video is fabulous, but our event is specifically from 8:45-10:10.
- ReginaMenninger: Gina is currently working and going to school in Cincinnati where she studies Design and Public Relations. Gina's Instagram is very visually appealing and she has some super trendy street style looks featured on there! Go check it out.
- BaublesToBubbles: The preppiest and chicest girl at the event. Olivia loves fashion and specifically her jewelry! When she isn't blogging, she is working full time as a realestate agent (or vise versa). If you're a fan of JCrew, Banana Republic and Kate Spade, Olivia is your girl.
- AliciaMiller: Alicia is a blogger, model, and an "amateur photographer" (her words, not mine). Alicia blogs about life, and one of my favorite posts is from this summer. She talks about the top three lessons she learned this summer, find out what they are on her blog.
- JoeBinford: Last, but not least, the man behind the camera. Joe is a young freelance videographer and photographer in the Cincinnati area. He is the one responsible for all of these amazing shots of the event. He's extremely talented and humourous. Go check out his work at http://www.joebinford.com.
These people I just talked about are all so inspiring and driven in very different ways. Each of them have unique talents and aspirations, but our passion for inspiration and community influence is what has brought us together. I am super excited to see the power moves that will transpire by this group in the future.


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Event Overview:
Grow Yourself. Grow Your Practice.
By partnering with innovative exhibitors and expert speakers, our team provides the resources you need to establish a profitable business regardless of the current economic climate.
Experts are always on hand to teach business concepts and procedures enabling you to attract and serve more patients as well as help more people discover the benefits of chiropractic care for their overall health and well-being. After an event loaded with practical tools and inspiration from The Parker Experience, you will return to your practice and deliver quality healthcare to increased volumes of people.
This Experience is all about empowerment. It's about showing you that your best asset really is YOU! We are offering three-days of power-packed sessions for all those who choose to become fully engaged and immersed in the Parker Experience Seminars. You will be enlightened by thought leaders and inspired by innovators in our industry.
Attendee Information:
The Parker Experience will unveil a marketplace celebrating innovative products and the latest industry information. Don't miss out on an invaluable opportunity to develop and advance both your practice and your career!
Here are just a few perks you'll have access to:
Top-Notch Vendors
Whether you're looking for supplies, software, nutritional supplements, or just some advice on how to improve your practice, our vendors have the tools to help your career flourish!
Fantastic Networking Opportunities
There's no better way to utilize your free time between sessions than to jump over to our expo and capitalize on the great networking opportunities available to you. Exchange business cards, contact information, and develop lasting professional relationships with colleagues and businesses from around the globe!
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Need a java break? Looking for a little pick-me-up between sessions? Refreshments are available in the expo during all breaks, and coffee is available all day. Grab a cup or two with new friends and colleagues as you plan out the rest of your day!
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Amidst the hustle and bustle of networking, vendors, drawings, and food you'll have no problem finding a quiet spot in which to lay back, put your feet up, and call your own as you re-energize for upcoming sessions or events. Wi-Fi is also available throughout the expo grounds.
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Parker Seminars is a world-renownd organization with a longstanding reputation of excellence. We hold three North American and one international seminar each year at various locations throughout the world. Parker Seminars is the largest gathering of chiropractic professionals in the chiropractic industry and continues to attract thousands of attendees throughout the United States and 20 other countries that seek the latest technologies and innovations to catapult their practice to the next level.


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RENewsletter | October 14, 2012
The Free environmental newsletter from RochesterEnvironment.com
"Our Environment is changing: Keep up with the Change."
[10/07/2012 – 10/14/2012]
Opening Salvo | NewsLinks | Daily Updates | Events | Environmental Site of the Month | Take Action |
Opening Salvo: "Become the Media! and do a Hail Mary pass around corporate media "
Last Tuesday, over 4, 000 petition signatures to ban all Fracking and related activities were delivered to Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and members of the Monroe County Legislature. But presumably that wasn't enough because the press didn't even show up. Alas, our mainstream media (which continually barrages us with countless ads and news that isn't news) did not show up for this local event against Fracking either: Cobbs Hill rally against fracking (October 3, 2012) Indymedia Rochester, NY.
Hummm… I thought the press was supposed to give the public a full airing of major issues in our communities. I know the Communications Act of 1934 has been ripped to shreds and turned into the you-can-talk-about-anything-you-want-to-the-publc-even-hate-radio Telecommunications_Act_of_1996, but still I thought there would be some vestige of the First Amendment and a desire to act in the public interest. Call me stupid, but tearing up our countryside, threatening our water, jeopardizing our right to self-determination, and potentially transforming the Empire State into a Resource Curse sounds like an issue of interest to the public to me.
Apparently, I was wrong. I looked around the legislature and not a commercial reporter could I see. I looked under my seat. I looked down the rows of our county representatives, thinking maybe one of our intrepid reporters tripped and fell while trying to interview one of Those Who Represent The People, but not an investigative soul did I see. I looked down the four flights of stairs from our room and no "Wait! I'm coming" from the press did I hear. What was wrong? What was I missing? Maybe it was because we here in Monroe County aren't 'sweet' enough. Huh? Let me explain.
The reason why the press didn't show up for the release of 4,000 signatures could be that Monroe County is an "Unsweet Spot". I know, you think I'm toying with you now. But, wait. I'm completely serious. The just released USGS Releases First Assessment of Shale Gas Resources in the Utica Shale: 38 trillion cubic feet says that the part of the Utica Shale that doesn't include Monroe County is a 'Sweet Spot' and quite a nice place to Frack—in fact 'sweet'. But although we here in Monroe County are still in the Utica Shale (we haven't moved, folks), we are in the 'Unsweet Spot' (I kid you not, this is the word they use) "The Utica Shale Oil AU is an area of about 15,000,000 acres at the mean and is divided into a sweet spot and a nonsweet spot." (Page 5, Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Ordovician Utica Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province, 2012)
So, the reason that the local press doesn't show up to anti-Fracking events and continually dismisses the idea of Fracking in our Monroe County area (which, is larger in population than the state of Vermont) is because the press thinks there is no need to worry our pretty little heads over something that they think is not going to ever happen? But wait!—again. Sorry, for the dramatics, but this sentence on the same page as the above quote is quite a kicker: If I'm reading this study correctly, "Based on these input parameters, recovery of the resource would require at the mean about 7,000 wells to be drilled within the sweet spot and an additional 10,500 wells at the mean to be drilled in the nonsweet spot to extract this potential resource." (Page 5 Ibid.)
Read it and weep: "an additional 10,500 wells at the mean to be drilled in the 'nonsweet' spot to extract this potential resource." If you are thinking that Monroe County doesn't have to lift its finger to protect itself from Fracking, because we'll never get Fracked, you'd better read the fine print: Hydraulic Fracturing SGEIS that says NYS is considering Fracking in the Utica and Marcellus Shale. Could it actually be the case that because we are a 'nonsweet' spot instead of a 'sweetspot' we could get drilled with a lot more wells as the Fracking industry madly burrows under our region for every darn fix of fossil fuel?
Here's the news that the local news media couldn't bother themselves to print: Thousands Sign Petition to Ban Fracking and Related Activities On Monroe County Properties. This is what we really should be doing: 'Become the Media!' instead of waiting for mainstream media to 'get it' on Climate Change, Fracking, and other critical environmental matters. We have social media and web sites and email lists and we can reach the public just as well as the present-day dysfunctional media—if we change our attitudes. Let's not pander to the media and street-theatre for their attention, let's BE THE MEDIA! So, let's give that a try by demonstrating that we can get into the Monroe County Legislature next time and fork over 20,000 signatures? Be hard to ignore 20,000 signatures. And it would prove to ourselves that we can do a Hail Mary pass around the corporate media and get our message out to the masses.
Become the Media! And get everyone you know to sign this petition: Prohibit All Fracking Related Activities on Monroe County Properties, NY
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Coloradans Can Vote Early, Vote Often in Recall Election on Gun Opponents
The Washington Times
DENVER — Next week's historic Colorado recall election is being viewed as a key litmus test of the nation's appetite for gun control laws, but it's also the test run for the state's hotly contested elections law.
The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act, passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature in May with no Republican votes, allows same-day voter registration and makes mail-in voting the norm. But it goes even further than that, critics say.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Second Amendment and Gun Control
What if you live in Boulder but want to vote in the Colorado Springs legislative recall election? There's a way. What if you want to vote in both the Colorado Springs and Pueblo recalls? That's also possible. What if you're a Colorado College student who lives in Michigan but wants to cast a ballot? No problem.
State officials are pushing back at the doomsayers, but that's how critics and some elections analysts are interpreting the law, known as House Bill 1303, which they say threatens to turn the two recall elections Tuesday into a statewide free-for-all.
"Since the passage of this new horrendous voter law, it's not get-out-the-vote that counts; it's bringing in the votes from outside your district that's going to count," said Jon Caldara, president of the free-market Independence Institute in Denver.
The Colorado flap is emerging as dozens of states battle over the balance between curbing voter fraud and encouraging voter turnout. At least six states — Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin — are fighting lawsuits claiming that requiring photo identification amounts to voter suppression, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In Colorado, the Independence Institute debuted a website last weekend called Bring in the Vote, which explains how the election law works and lists the options available to Colorado voters.
"This is a public service to anyone voting in Colorado who has lived in the state for at least 22 days that if they wish to vote in these recall elections, there's a legal way to do so," Mr. Caldara said. "I'm not calling on them to do so, but if you want your voice to be heard, you may do so by using this new election law sponsored by [state] Sens. Angela Giron and John Morse and signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper."
Ms. Giron and Mr. Morse are the Democratic legislators facing recalls over their votes in favor of the sweeping gun control legislation signed into law in March. The elections bill initially was scheduled to take effect next year but later was tweaked to take effect immediately upon the governor's signature.
"We don't know who changed it, but we know it was changed after the petitions were pulled for the Giron and Morse recalls," Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert said last week on KOA-AM's "The Mike Rosen Show."
Debate has raged since then over what exactly the law does and doesn't allow. Several county clerks and elections analysts have raised alarms over key provisions, including the removal of the requirement for voters to live for any amount of time in the precinct in which they vote.
Rich Coolidge, spokesman for the secretary of state's office, said Thursday the recalls are being treated as one election, and voters cannot cast ballots in both. He added that the state's computerized system will detect any duplicate voters.
But Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Jack Arrowsmith said his understanding of the law is that anyone living anywhere in Colorado for at least 22 days may vote in the Pueblo or Colorado Springs recalls, as long as they stipulate their intent to live in the district, opening the door for so-called "gypsy voters."
"Without further clarification from the secretary of state's rule-making, I don't believe any law would be broken," said Mr. Arrowsmith, whose office is not administering either of the recalls.
Secretary of State Scott Gessler tried to reduce the potential for "gypsy voters" in his rule-making issued last month, but those rules were thrown out last week by a Denver District Court judge who said the rules were stricter than the law required.
State Democrats insist that the new elections law does nothing to allow "gypsy voters" and said its critics are encouraging voters to engage in criminal activity.
"I think what they're doing is advertising wholesale voter fraud and asking folks to basically break the law," said state Rep. Dan Pabon, the bill's sponsor. "I think it's a bit of a red herring to throw up these new tactics and say, 'This is what 1303 brought you,' when in reality that's not true. A lot of the suggestions would be crimes."
Colorado's new elections law doesn't require photo ID, which already has resulted in at least one glitch. The Pueblo County clerk and recorder recently mailed a yellow voter identification card created for the recall election to a woman who died more than a year ago.
"If the deceased are getting 'voter ID cards,' it's safe to say the system has some major flaws," said the conservative website Colorado Peak Politics. "And since someone could take the late Mrs. [Helen] Lucero's voter ID card and cast a ballot, without any further proof that they are, in fact, Mrs. Lucero, we can't really know who exactly is voting."
The Bring-in-the-Vote website says voters need to meet only four requirements to cast ballots in Colorado: They must be 18 or older; they must have lived in Colorado for at least 22 days; they must have an address, which could be a hotel or homeless shelter; and they must affirm that it is their intention to make the address their permanent home.
Because both recall elections allow early voting, Colorado voters could declare their intent to live in Colorado Springs on Monday, then declare their intention to live in Pueblo on Tuesday, which would allow them to cast ballots in both elections.
"If I change my mind, is that illegal?" Mr. Caldara said. "The law very specifically says you can't vote twice in the same election. The question is, is this the same election? It sure looks like two different elections: You have different ballots, different candidates. There's no crossover at all."
Speculation is rampant that advocates on both sides will truck in their supporters by the thousands on and before election day. The first recall of an elected state official in Colorado history also could provide a template on which upcoming state elections are based.
"I believe the winner of this election and all future Colorado elections will be the candidate who has the most buses," Mr. Caldara said.
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The estimated cost using OSHPark for boards is $43.20 / 3 PCBs.
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Additionally, the BOM lists connectors for a LiPO battery, but not the battery itself. I bought a four pack of 680mAh LiPOs complete with a cheap charger from Amazon for $18, and it's this cheap Molex-ish connector that the BOM is based on. You'll also need a short couple of lengths of 24AWG stranded wire to crimp the male battery connector to.
When I started thinking of this project, I wanted to make something that included a bit of the basics and something more advanced. It had to be battery powered, and most importantly, I wanted to make sure it went against the grain of everything needing a microcontroller. Thus Snowbot was born.
Snowbot is an ornament 3.3″ tall by 2.6″ wide (83mm x 66mm), that features a six LED Larson Scanner as an "eye". The scanner speed is controlled through Snowbot's nose, a 10K potentiometer. This sets the timing of a 555 Timer configured as an astable vibrator, clocking pulses to a CD4107 Decade Counter. The decade counter outputs each channel through a diode to an LED, resistor and capacitor. When the channel is on, it lights the LED through the current limiting resistor, and also charges the capacitor. When the channel is off, the diode prevents the current draining from the capacitor back into the decade counter, forcing it to discharge back through the LED (and it's current limiting resistor). The RC network on the input to the LED creates a very nice, Cylon-esque, fade out as the LEDs chase from one to the next.
This is an example of the prototype used for the assembly instructions…
The published version contains the exact same circuitry, just a few small extra adornments as well as allowing the customizations explained below.
Snowbot is designed to be powered by a 3.7V LiPO Battery. If you use a different LiPO, you'll have to be careful with how you choose to connect it to the board. As designed, the board draws 14mA of current with the scanner at full blast.
The arms can be snapped off the edge of the snowbot and soldered into place if you want as well.
Snowbot Circuit Boards
The link to the OSHPark Project is a publicly shared version of the board that is ready to order. You don't have to upload anything. Just select the project and order it! If you want to use a different PCB fabricator, the full gerber files are provided as well for your use.
Snowbot Parts
The BOM – Sorted By Quantity file is upload compatible with any distributor you want to use. It has the manufacturer's name (MFN column), manufacturer's part number (MFP column), Quantity (quantity column), Reference Designator (ref column), as well as various descriptions. Each distributor BOM upload is a little different, but hopefully you're familiar with them. If you aren't, don't hestitate to email the BOM to their sales department to have them put the order together for you. The BOM quantities are ONLY FOR A SINGLE BOARD. If you want to build more, you'll have to multiply the quantities.
Snowbot Solder Paste Stencil
If you want to reflow the boards using solder paste instead of hand soldering, you can use the stencil zip file with OSHStencils.
Snowbot Design Files
If you want to view the schematic in full as well as the board layout, the full KiCad Project Archive can be downloaded, unzipped and viewed in KiCad v4.00 RC1 or higher.
There are several customization options I've enabled on the board you can consider depending on your level of electronics experience.
Different Powering Option
If you want to power Snowbot from something other than a 3.7V LiPO, don't populate any of the power regulation on the back of the board, but supply it with >=5V using the alternate power connection at the bottom of Snowbot. Connecting a 9V battery will result in brighter LEDs and slightly longer fade times, and require you to bodge on a power switch.
Brighter LEDs
Because of the way I wound up testing the circuit (long story), it uses a single 2.2K resistor per LED to act as both the current limiting resistor as well as timing the capacitor discharge. The LED would be safe with a resistor 1/10th that size, but then the capacitors would need to be huge. You can replace RN1, the 2.2K resistor network, with a 1K resistor network like the CTS Resistor Products 742C163102JP, to make the LEDs much brighter. However, part of the resistor network is used to time the 555 chip, by using two 2.2K in parallel. Since this customization will drop that resistance in half, you only need one of the resistors in that pair. To fix that, cut the trace that is exposed through the solder mask, just to the left of the 555 timer. You'll also need to double the C2 through C7 tantalum capacitor size to 47uF, to preserve the same fade rate.
Don't Care About Fading
If you don't care about having the fade, you can choose not to populate the tantalum capacitors at all (C2 through C7). All the remaining values can remain the same.
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This study investigates the oxidative degradation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen, by conventional ozonation and the advanced oxidation process ozone/hydrogen peroxide (AOP O-3/H2O2). The rate constants of reactions of NDMA with ozone and hydroxyl radical ((OH)-O-center dot) were determined to be 0.052 +/- 0.0016 M-1 s(-1) and (4.5 +/- 0.21) x 10(8) M-1 s(-1), respectively. The experiments performed with buffered deionized water varying solution pH and employing H2O2 and HCO3- clearly showed that the reaction with (OH)-O-center dot dominates the NDMA oxidation during ozonation. Conventional ozonation with up to 160 mu M ( = 7.7 mg L-1) ozone led to less than 25% NDMA oxidation in natural waters. The AOP O-3/H2O2 required 160-320 mu M ozone ([O-3](0)/[H2O2](0) = 2:1) to achieve 50-75% NDMA oxidation. However, multiple injections of ozone of the same overall dose somewhat improved the oxidant utilization efficiency by minimizing (OH)-O-center dot scavenging contribution of oxidants. Methylamine (MA) was found to be a major amino product from NDMA oxidation initiated by (OH)-O-center dot. The mechanism of NDMA oxidation to MA is discussed based on the results obtained in this study and the previous literature. Bromate formation may be the limiting factor for NDMA oxidation during ozonation and ozone-based AOPs in bromide-containing waters. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Take a nice long bath before you go out on your date. You can use scented bath salts or add a few drops of your favorite oil in your tub. Pick something that not only makes your skin look wonderful but soothes your nerves, and leaves a pleasant smell too. This will set you up for a great day with your Valentine.
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text: D3 Lymph Node Dissection in Right Hemicolectomy with a No-touch Isolation Technique in Patients With Colon CancerKanemitsu, Yukihide M.D.1; Komori, Koji Ph.D.1; Kimura, Kenya Ph.D.1; Kato, Tomoyuki Ph.D.2Diseases of the Colon & Rectum: July 2013 - Volume 56 - Issue 7 - p 815–824 doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182919093 Original Contributions: Colorectal/Anal Neoplasia Abstract In Brief Author Information BACKGROUND: The role of lymph node dissection in the management of right-sided colon cancer remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the surgical treatment of curable right-sided colon cancer by using D3 lymphadenectomy with a no-touch isolation technique and to determine the extent of lymph node dissection optimal for the prognosis of right-sided colon cancer. DESIGN: This research is a retrospective cohort study from a prospectively collected database. SETTING: The investigation took place in a specialized colorectal surgery department. PATIENTS: Data on 370 consecutive patients who underwent D3 lymph node dissection for right-sided colon cancer with a no-touch isolation technique were identified. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The survival of patients with involvement of main nodes at the roots of colonic arterial trunks along superior mesenteric vessels through intermediate nodes in the right mesocolon was determined. RESULTS: The 5-year overall survival of patients with stage I (n = 73, 19.7%), II (n = 155, 41.9%), and III (n = 142, 38.4%) cancer were 94.5%, 87.6%, and 79.2%. The 5-year disease-specific survival of patients with stages I, II, and III cancer were 100.0%, 94.5%, and 85.0%. Eleven patients (3.0%) had metastatic involvement of main lymph nodes, whereas 49 (13.2%) had metastases to intermediate lymph nodes. The 5-year overall survival and disease-specific survival of patients with metastases to main lymph nodes were 36.4% for both, and 5-year overall survival and disease-specific survival of patients with metastases to intermediate lymph nodes were 77.6% and 83.5%. LIMITATIONS: This study was limited by its nonrandomized retrospective design. CONCLUSIONS: D3 lymphadenectomy with a no-touch isolation technique allows curative resection and long-term survival in a cohort of patients with cancer of the right colon. See related Editorial on p. 805 1 Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan 2 Department of Surgery, Kamiiida Daiichi General Hospital, Nagoya, Japan Financial Disclosures: None reported. Presented at a meeting of the Japan Surgical Association, Tokyo, Japan, November 17 to 19, 2011. Correspondence: Yukihide Kanemitsu, M.D., Colorectal Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan. E-mail: email@example.com © 2013 The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons


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It was successful both critically and at the box office. Its soundtrack album ended 1978 as the second-best selling album of the year in the United States, behind the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever, another film starring Travolta.
Henry Winkler was once considered for the lead role in Grease. Winkler, who was playing Fonzie on Happy Days, was originally chosen to play Danny, but having twice already played similarly leather-clad 1950s hoods in 1974's The Lords of Flatbush as well as Happy Days, turned down the role for fear of being typecast, so Travolta got the part. Olivia Newton-John was cast as Sandy at Travolta's urging. – Edited from Wikipedia
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So if you've been lurking (and there are many of you slowly coming out of the shadows) and too shy to ask for a postcard, this is your time to shine and speak up.
Just click "GET A *REAL* POSTCARD" and follow the instructions. You'll get a postcard from the one of the most southern locations on the planet Earth.
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Before I start telling you about my Orianna build, let me first tell you about myself. My summoner name is House Paint on the NA server. I am bronze 1, partially because of the fact that I never play ranked, and partially because unfortunately, I don't always get the best of teams. This does NOT mean that I am bad (mind you I don't claim to be good). This is my first guide, and it's for a build that isn't meta, but works very well in the current meta.
Now, with that said, lets move on.
Pros / Cons
This build is entirely about DPS, and having the ability to cut through tanks, especially in the late game. Now I know you are thinking "Why not play an ADC or Cassiopeia or a champ that is meant to do DPS?".
Well the problem with ADC's, is anybody other than other ADC's will end up with between 100-250 Armor. You can build Armor penetration, but beefy armor scaling tanks (Taric and Rammus) will still laugh at any adc's damage. The advantage to having an AP champ doing nearly as much damage, is that the enemy team can't just stack armor and health and force your AP to blow all of their spells and then have to wait on cooldowns. They Need to build some MR, increasing the damage dealt to them by your ADC.
"Okay, but that still leaves Cassiopeia and the like." Yes, they do still exist, but the advantages to Orianna over these AP champs bound to spells are:
1. Not relying on mana for damage- You won't get caught without mana and be absolutely helpless.
2. The Orianna ultimate- One of the best AOE CC ultimates in the game is on your team.
3. Farming- goodbye are the days of missing CS, because you obliterate all minions and jungle creeps in your path just with your basic attacks.
4. Magic Resist- By having two viable items that reduce Enemies Magic resist that both grant magic resist, instead of just one, magic resist and busty AP champs won't stop you. You will stop them.
Now, the reasons that you might be hesitant to use this build. (I cri ;~;)
1. She is a mana *****- 'Nuff said.
2. Minimal sustain in teamfights- Unlike most mages, who would mash their keys like a madman and then run to the backline, you are doing sustained damage, you aren't leaving that fight until you have to, or the enemies die. Champions that have spellvamp, lifesteal, or are just in general tanky enough to take a lot of damage will survive much better than Oriana, who will die very fast if she hard focused.
3. Lack of burst - Unlike a normal Orianna build, you can't do buttloads of damage to all enemies that are unlucky enough to get caught in your ult. You do have a lot of AP, but not nearly enough to instantly pop carries with the damage from your Q>R>W>E>Q combo. You have to basic attack them.
Runes, as you saw above I only have 1 rune page, and that isn't it. My MR/AP/Armor rune page is plenty good enough for every champion I play (adcs included), so I'm no rune expert honestly.
In terms of items what you are going to need is on hit AP items, mana (they should make a mana hog Ori skin, my god.) and attack speed.
Lich bane - This item will give you LOADS of damage after every spell you use, and with the low cd on Orianna's q, this is a very good item with this build.
Nashor's tooth - granting AP and attack speed this is already a really nice item, the juicy Ap scaling basic attack passive only makes it better.
Wit's End - this item gives you magic resist, magic resist STEAL, and quite a bit of attack speed. It also gives you a little bit more AP damage on your basic attacks.
Seraph's Embrace - Mana and AP. Plus AP scaling from your mana... and a shield. Oh, and you kinda need it as Ori. just saying.
Abyssal Scepter - As well as giving AP and MR, it's Magic resist reducing passive is big enough for Ori's basic attack range. YAY.
Void Staff - Just to make sure that those MR stacking Galios cry at night.
(more items to be added with updates)
Skill Sequence
Like most other champions, you want to level up R as soon as you can. This build is all about DPS, so maxing Q first is ideal. I have always maxed W second for more damage, but maxing e second instead could also work well (I'll try that in my next game as Ori).
Creeping / Jungling
Jungling with this Ori build is actually pretty decent. Just replace the wits end with purple smite and a devourer. You'll end up doing a little bit more damage from stacking later on. You should be able to go Gromp> blue> wolves> red> krugs just fine as long as you smite red. That will give you enough gold to get your pusple smite and some other stuff. When jungling, you want to take Q->E->Q->W->Q, after that leveling abilities goes back to normal. You won't take too much damage from camps, and with purple smite, you should be able to sustain your mana well enough to farm the jungle just fine once you have a few tear stacks, even without blue, although blue is highly recommended.
Ganking can go anywhere form horribad to amazing to just funny. By being squishy, ganking a prepared laner can end up with a dead robogirl (cri ;~;). When ganking with Ori, you can get creative with things, whether that means flash ulting the enemy support and adc for a double kill, or leashing the ball to your ally and having them jump on the enemy for you to cc, or ganking like a normal human (robot?) being and walking into lane and slapping people around with a ball. Just make sure your laner knows that you are ganking, otherwise nothing will get done.
Orianna is a very strong champion even with a normal build, it is my personal opinion that this build is even stronger, as if makes her not only force the enemy team to behave different, but also gives you a much higher damage output in general by abusing her passive. If you have any thoughts, questions, tips, death notes, snacks or anything else, feel free to comment, as I'll be updating this at some point later once I've played a few more games and tried some other stuff. I hope at some point you can try what I put in this guide (can you even call it that?), or at least found it interesting.
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