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Interview with Arnaud Chabloz, Grafic Designer living in Bogotà (Colombia)
Swiss graphic and typographic artist Arnaud Chabloz is a visual explorer of language, an evident soulmate in the design community.
Hi Arnaud
Hello Switzerland
Throughout our ALLYOU portfolio sites, yours is one of those with quite an uncommon ±language combination: French and Spanish
I'm a Swiss graphic designer but at the moment I'm living in Colombia for a few months now, that's why the portfolio is currently in español but also in french.
Your company is based in Switzerland and Bogota, how come? Does local influence play a role in your business?
Well it's still not an official « company », maybe I will start one when I return back to Switzerland. Yes I am currently working for both Colombian and Swiss clients and this « mix of cultures » is very interesting for graphic and typographic design because design is related to visual culture and habits. Of course over here in Colombia things are very different compared to Switzerland, but I'm very happy when people of both countries tell me they like my work. Design can truly function as a bridge between cultures!
How did your business started and what does design mean to you?
Design (or I'd prefer the word «visual creation» which is much global) means a lot to me. When I don't create or work on a font or a design, I get bored and that is why it is very important to keep looking for visual solutions to a problem.
My business started in Switzerland together with friends, looking for a graphic designs for their different projects. My residence at « La Cité Internationale des Arts » in Paris helped me a lot to experiment with font design and entirely self-made projects from type design to homemade printing.
Stunning creations, how do you bring your clients on board?
As I said before, most of them are friends at the moment, so it helps in the beginning. But one thing is very important to me. It doesn't matter if the client is an international firm or a friend, I always will treat the work with the same serious and professional way. I did this portfolio with your platform's help to show my work because it's important that my future clients know my style and way of work before they contact me. For example I want them to know that I consider type design (typography) as important as the final graphic design. Thanks for using the « stunning » word, I'm glad you guys like my work!
With who you would like to make a project with, or work together with in future time?
Aww, this question is quite difficult to answer… Of course there are a lot of type designers / graphic designers / artists of all kind that I'd be amazed to work with! In a global way, I'm always looking for bigger projects, new things to experiment. I wouldn't be interested in working all my life only for the same client for instance. I always need new things to keep moving and to keep progressing in the fields of Type and Graphic designs.
If you wouldnt went on the run for your own "graphic design" agency, where else would we have found you?
I think if I wasn't a designer, I'd try to become a drawer or a visual artist… As I said before, visual creation is very important for me! But to say the truth I couldn't imagine to get away from typography for example. Type Design is the field I'm the most interested in currently, and in which I'm willing to keep on progressing.
How do you got introduced to ALLYOU and why is it your webtool
It's a friend of mine who introduced me to ALLYOU when I was looking for a webtool to build up my online portfolio. He told me it was very interesting because it is especially built for creators' portfolios, with a lot of types and design possibilities. And that it came from Zürich, too! :) I didn't hesitate long.
Thank you Arnaud for your time.
Thank you guys for your interest to my work!


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Shimano Disc Brake Adapters $11.95
Like much of life, making your Shimano disc brakes work with your 160mm rotor is easy --once you learn how to figure out which adapter you need. Whatever you have, we can either sell you the adapters to make it work, or tell you that what you have is enough.You need to know three things -- what kind of mount your Shimano disc caliper is, International Standard (ISO) or post mount. If it goes on the front, you need to know what your fork is: ISO, post-mount, or a few special cases (Marzocchi 20mm axle, Boxxer-type). And, you need to know the rotor size that you're trying to fit -- in this case, it's 160mm. If you're trying to diagnose what you already have and/or what you need, here's how to do it. The Shimano adapters all have a model number that starts with SM. The Mount Adapter acronym is MA. Front brake is F. Rear brake is R. Rotor Size is 160, 180, or 203. Caliper Mount Type will be S for ISO/International A, and P will represent Post. And the last letter will be for the frame or fork mount type: S for ISO/A, P for Post, B for Boxxer, Z for Marzocchi 20mm Axle as well as QR20Plus and DH ISO. Thus an adapter that reads SM-MA-F-203S/P is Shimano Small Parts Mount Adapter Front 203mm Rotor with ISO caliper on a Post type fork.
- Durable alloy construction
- Mounting hardware included
- Compatible with ISO and post-mount calipers and frames/forks
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Easy to use and a good option for upgrading your rotors to a larger diameter
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
i love running bigger rotors so In return I love that this lets me run them! never had an issue with these!
It Works
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
If you are using Shimano brakes this is a must have. Super easy to match up what you need.
Gotta have it
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
You gotta have adapters if running a larger rotor. The Shimano adapters do the trick.
Still an adapter
It does adapt correctly. Black anodized is nice. They should mill these out for weight savings haha
Adapts like it says
These are simple and easy. You don't need those oldschool cup and cone washers
It works
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Comes with everything you need to increase stopping power. Easy to install with clear instructions included.
Worked perfectly on a Giant Trance 2
I bought two of these adapters for my Trance 2 and they worked great. You use the same adapter for the front and the rear. The arrow on the front faces up and on the rear the arrow faces forward. I went from a 180 mm rotor to the 203 mm rotor, front and rear. I used the Shimano RT-86 ice tech rotors (XT 6 bolt style). I am very pleased with the performance and braking power it gave me. The only thing that is confusing is the photo shown. The photo shows the IS/Post but the description shows the correct one for Post/Post
Part is great. Shipping was overpriced.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Part is great and have no qualms about it. However, I paid for overnight shipping, and it came in three days. That really is bs when you pay an extra 20 bucks for shipping and it still doesn't come when you need it. very disappointing.
Did you order on a Friday? HAHAHA
I want to put a 203mm rotor on a rock shox pike using SRAM guide RSC brakes. What is the model of adapter I need.
I'm not sure, but this unit is for Shimano brakes.
Fit like a glove
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The letter f will fit rear for p/p 180, if you are wondering. Needed an adaptor p/p on front and rear on my Niner jet 9 and was searching for letter designation for rear for 180mm p/p adaptor. Anyway fit like a glove. Love competitive cyclist, but you guys are going to have to step your game up in the shipping department. Way to slow!
Yeti SB6
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Works on my 2016 Yeti SB6 with Fox 36 fork. Running 180 rotors front and rear. Bought 2 - SM-MA-F180, Post/Post Front/Rear. Running guide brakes.
With this, you can put bigger rotors on your bike, and stop faster.
i have a 2017 yeti sb6 and sram guide rs brakes with 180mm rear rotors now, is this the brake adaptor i need to use sram's centerline 200mm rotors in the rear? there's currently an adaptor installed
Works great
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Tolerances are good, work great, and come with all the hardware you need. What more do you need?
Purchased for my custom build on an SB6
Purchased for my custom build on a new Yeti SB 6, worked out perfectly!
Gets the Job Done, Nothing Flashy
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
It is a brake adapter, if it allows my brakes to function properly without rub it is a 5 star in my book.
Make your rotors fit your frame
This simple piece of metal makes it possible for you to reach unprecedented speeds biking, and come back alive. simply select the version you need, attach it to your frame and caliper, and magically when you squeeze the lever on your bar, you will begin to slow down. Amazing.
go big, go bigger
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Built a Jones bike recently and JeffJ advocates 203mm rotors up front, 180mm in back. Needed the appropriate adapters to get the discs around those big rotors. Mounted quickly, adjusted appropriately. Worked perfect.
Working great
They work as expected

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Welcome to my Ability power master yi guide. probebly some guys think ad yi is the only way to build master yi. her is the prove there wrong and even more strange for them.... ap yi can beat a ad yi if he plays it well!
In this guide i will show you how to play a ap yi and why i think ap yi is worth a good guide.
Masteries. Runes and summeners spells
I took this masteries to get the maximum ap ratio and still get almost the maxium cd reduction... 4% cd reduction doesnt look much. but in combination with morelle (+20) and boots (+ 15) it will be a total cd reduction of 39%! and 40 % is the max... the rest would be overkill and useless item or rune waste. we will basicly have over 600 ap in this build when u got all the runes and masteries.
I took this runes cus with blue buff you dont even need mana regen. health armor and health regen are useless because of your W (meditate) this will restore the double of your ap plus the basic heal of your meditate and grants you 400 (if im right) magic res and armor! this will make you almost imun to lux and karthus ultimate!
i took this summeners for low game, ignite can be a good finisher when you dont got lich bane yet. cleanse always is handy incase of on heal and you must get out. highlanders is like a cleanse. but now your almost imuun to enemies cuz of your high escape ability.
My items are pretty clear like every other ap carry or mage we take rabba cus of the high ap boost and the high ap itself.
morrelos and boots aree for cdreduction.
mejais is if you do good in game. WARNING: if you dont start well dont take it and switch it for another rabbadons or zhonya's hourglass
Will of the ages give 25% spelvamp wich is handy to regain health while attacking or escaping!
plus it gives 70 ap and 25 spelvamp and 25 ap to your teamates aswell! so its also a supportive item!
lichbane is the finish with your auto attack. because of his strong unique passive it will allow you to do your normal basic attack + 100% of your ap aswell.
Pros / Cons
Lets go to the pros and cons
very easy to get minion kills and multi kills like a double, triple or quadra or even a pentakill!
In combi with lich bane you can get a 1500 damage % combi!
High change to instant kill someone!
high escape possibility!
epic heal that can heal you when 5 man focus you and still survive!
almost is imune to attacks in meditate
alpha strike only got around 6 secs cd!
very handy in teamfights!
can be a lure and still dont die like regular yis without popping ulti!
epic in jungle
able to do good in mid
expensive build
normal auto attacks wont deal a **** except if you have lichbane effect on you.
expensive runes.
people may call you skilles
a great change to steal a kill in teamfight accidently
When you are good at ap yiing then you can try jungle!
WARNING this jungling chapter only for players who already tried and like ap yi! and are skilled with it... otherwise keep creeping with yi!
we start the same like a regular ap yi
same items
alpha strike
change ignite for smite
but we lvl meditate to lvl 3 first then alpha again.
meditate is very handy for jungling cus it can help you when you almost die and heals you and you dont have to recall very much anymore because you can heal yourself wich grants you a xp boost on other junglers.
your q can be handy cuz it deals tons of damage against jungle and lane creeps. for your sake it is handy that you are lucky at start.
start with blue golem and ask someone for a pull. when u expect a counter jungle ask also for safeguard! when the teammember pulled the golem you use alphastrike on it, when your lucky the creep effect will trigger kiling the little lizards already and gives a kinda smite instantly to the golem granting it to be on half hp! go use auto attack then smite him dead. you should be lvl 2 now, get meditate then go for wolf camp, wraith camp lizard camp and small golems. then go for blue again. after this round you prob be 4 or 5
when you wanna help someone with a gankalways let the enemy push abit. and when your teammate can slow, supress, stun etc etc. him then you go in with your alpha strike. this should do a decent damage wave already. use your wuju stile to trigger lichbane {when you already bought lichbane} then your ulti to chase him down. prob the cd of your alpha is resetted and finish him with your alpha if he isnt already dead!
this will result in a gank for sure!
Team Work
When u go laning here are some good champs to lane with:
tryndamere: his auto attack in combi with your powerfull alpha allows you to gank most other champs.
malphite: he got a knock up charge and can hold most counter damage
lux: she can easlily finish people with her ulti if you cant:
master yi: if he pops his q first he can ruin your chance to pop yours.
rammus: rammus can taunt you ruining your chance for a get away or a kill
Sona: she got a massive stun
Veigar: also a massive stun and can easilly beat you when your out of your meditate
sion: also can heal with his ulti and can stun you
soraka: she gots a silence and 2 heals
Alternative items
Change Morello's for Deathfire, its active is like another spell, but your ap and cdr will be lower
If you do not gank often enough, go change mejais for another Rabadons or Zhonyas hourglass
The end
This whas my guide already
hope you guys enjoyed it and can put this to use.
i also hope you will gank with this build and that ap yi gets more populair.
hope to see you guys in game!


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In the hours after my viewing of Tom Ford's visually sensational "Nocturnal Animals" have I been unable to decide whether it's among the best films of 2016 or among the worst.
Undeniable is the fact that it's the provocative result of superior artistry remarkable in its swagger and its obvious sense of confidence; it's a feast for the eyes and for the senses, reminiscent of the sleek, noirish beauty of David Lynch's greatest hits and the masterful tonal chilliness of David Cronenberg's most horrific works. But also incontrovertible is the reality that it's also a psychological thriller too expansively written to be tightly suspenseful, too fixated upon its personal style to ring as anything other than an expressive exercise for an immensely talented puppet master.
That puppet master, is, of course, Ford, the fashion world extraordinaire who made his filmmaking debut with the much acclaimed "A Single Man" (2009), unseen by me. Though "Nocturnal Animals" is only his second feature, clear is that he's not a writer nor a director in love with notions of understatement: not a moment goes by without an optical throat punch. We eternally sit as active viewers, too intoxicated by Ford's cinematic vision to stew in indifference.
In a day and age where true blue grit is more widely commercially utilized than old-fashioned artistic masturbation, "Nocturnal Animals's" creative hedonism is revitalizing, a dependable assurer that iconoclasts of the celluloid do, in fact, still exist. But I nevertheless take my appreciation of the film with a sizable grain of salt — I'm spellbound by Ford's aesthetic genius but am apprehensive toward the execution of the material. Which is only inevitable, considering the labyrinthine intricacies of the story at hand.
Three realities are consistently interacting with one another at every turn, with one set in the present, one in the past, and one in the confines of the violent, malevolent world of a novel. Overarchingly, it revolves around Susan Morrow (Amy Adams), an affluent art collector perpetually in various states of discontent as ramifications of rapidly approaching middle-age, an unhappy marriage to the dashing Hutton (Armie Hammer), and a still very much intact guilt over the years-old dissolution of her first marriage.
Just as Hutton leaves for a business trip working as a thinly-veiled coverup for a weekend of illicit sex, Susan receives the soon-to-be published novel of her ex (Jake Gyllenhaal). Dedicated to her and titled "Nocturnal Animals" (after a pet name he gave her in the happiest days of their union), Susan expeditiously begins tearing through the pages and is disturbed by its graphic content. The story to be found is bloody, terrifying, and compulsively interesting. But why has it been dedicated to her, and what parallels are embedded in its visceral pages?
The psychological traumas Ford inflicts upon us early on prepare us for the worst. Obvious is that the story within the story will conclude with the cathartic violence of a near silent spaghetti western, but more concerning is what will happen in Susan's present-day. Like this year's excellent "The Invitation," the wound-up tension of the first forty-five minutes seem to promise an incendiary ending to be vigorously discussed post-viewing. So it's disappointing that Ford ultimately chooses not only to put more of his energy onto his much less compelling story within his story and his drawn out sequences of flashback but also to end the movie on a whimperingly ambiguous note that derails the potential explosiveness that comes before it.
Ford's problem isn't so much with the separately told stories within "Nocturnal Animals" as it is with the pace at which they're told — its fictional center takes up most of the running time and yet feels almost gratuitously listless, its flashbacks necessary but never revelatory enough to complement our heightened suspicions of behemoth sized amounts of sin. In actuality, Susan's current life is the film's most momentous setting (the juxtaposition of the lavish decor of the sets and the barren emotional states of the characters is riveting), but Ford never seems to look at it as much more than purely foundational, expositional. We can see a masterpiece buried underneath "Nocturnal Animals"; one can only wonder how affecting a film it'd be if Ford were leaner in his storytelling methodologies. Perhaps we'd be saddled with the "Blue Velvet" (1986) of 2016 instead of the rambling "Inland Empire" (2006) of the 2010s.
But I still want to rank it alongside the year's best movies, if only because its aspiration is so unusually feverish that I cannot help but recommend it based on my desire to hear of its effect on others. "Nocturnal Animals" is the kind of movie that will remain to be polarizing in the decades to come, some seeing it as a stylistic masterpiece of stellar drive and some as a deeply unsatisfying detour in artistic indulgence. I sit somewhere in the middle, hesitant to lean toward a definitive takeaway because the film itself is so challenging. But the work of its actors (Michael Shannon, as an intriguingly mysterious supporting character of the literarily based dreamworld, is a sure bet for a Best Supporting Actor nod) is dynamic, and Ford's visual gall is bewildering. The clearing of my head, unfortunately, is the thing I'm most unable to get away with.


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The happenings of the Branson family: Chris, Lisa, Mikah, Gavyn and Lukas. Enjoy!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Early Christmas Gift
Today someone at work came in the door and handed me an envelope that had my name on it. I wasn't expecting anything and thought it was a bit strange, but nevertheless I opened it up. Inside was a Christmas card with 2 money orders included for a pretty big amount of money. What the ....? was my first response and then I demanded that the person handing me the envelope tell me who gave it to him and he said he wasn't supposed to say or describe them. So we have been AMAZINGLY blessed by someone and we are truly grateful. If this person happens to read this blog, know that we are touched and we cannot, I repeat cannot thank you enough! GOD IS GOOD!!!
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- ...Alison said...
Wow - how incredible! What an awesome Christmas story! If I ever learn the identity of the kind stranger I'll pass on your thanks! I hope it blesses you guys so much this year. We'll keep your kind stranger in our prayers!
- December 6, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Jean DeLisle said...
Praise our Provider, Jehovah-Jireh! And a big thanks to His messenger! Love, Mom
- December 10, 2008 at 9:58 AM
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
From around the interwebs...
Merkel jumps on xenophobe bandwagon
by Leo Kretzenbacher in The Age
"If a statement is completely wrong and illogical, Germans call it "so wrong that not even its opposite is correct". Seldom has this characterisation been more fitting than for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent announcement that multiculturalism in Germany had failed. For it to have succeeded or failed it would have had to have been tried in some serious way first. German governments have never been guilty of any serious effort to create a multicultural society."
Culture is more than just a national costume
by Pino Migliorino in the Sydney Morning Herald
"I think that the balance is not achieved by adjusting migration numbers. The balance is one of attitude. It is the balance that the existing nations all over the world, including Australia, have to find in creating equal dialogues between all its cultures and communities. It does not mean that any side has to passively accept what is proposed to them. At the very least, we have to be able to accept that we all have the capacity to learn new things and to change."
Striking a balance in Australia's immigration future
by Pallavi Jain in The Age
"Australia is one of the most developed countries in the world but to maintain that in an increasingly globalised world, it is imperative that it manages its immigration policy well. Very low immigration will deny Australia the benefits of the best minds in the world. Too much immigration may give rise to unforseen social unrest, apart from being a huge burden on the infrastructure and the environment. Striking this balance will be a key to Australia's future."
Western politicians prefer to ignore Israel's inherent racism
by Antony Lowenstein in The Age.
"Imagine a mainstream Australian politician saying that Aborigines should be banned from leading tourists around Uluru because they might "present anti-Australian positions" to visitors. The outcry would be furious.
But a bill is currently before the Israeli Knesset, led by a parliamentarian from the "moderate" Kadima party, that would bar Arab residents of East Jerusalem from working as tour guides in the city. Knesset member Gideon Ezra said it was essential tourist groups are "accompanied by a tour guide who is an Israeli citizen and has institutional loyalty to the [Jewish] state of Israel".
It is just the latest sign in an ever-tightening noose around Arabs from the Zionist mainstream in the self-described Jewish nation."
Feminism curbing Third World women
By Durkhanai Ayubi in The Age
"To me it boils down to this - cultural relativism or the PC brigade should not tie the tongue of Western feminists in speaking out for women who come from less fortunate regions of the world. However, if the argument is ignorant to the complexity of factors in play, then perhaps it would not be so unfortunate if the tongue-getting cat made an appearance."
Shoe throwing only served to harm the left
by Michael Koziol in the Sydney Morning Herald
"Indeed, John Howard's appearance in its totality has been met with widespread praise: he was eloquent, assertive, and handled Shoegate with grace – at least in the eyes of much of the Twitterverse. But many Twitterers – and I suspect many others watching on - afforded shoe thrower Peter Gray hero status for his action, and that is foolish even for those who sympathise with the left.
The concern now is that the shoe thrower will come to represent the left more broadly. It wouldn't be a sensible act of stereotyping but it will happen: those already sceptical of left-wing politics will watch the footage of this silliness and it will reinforce preconceptions about people on the left, what they look like and how they behave. It is the sort of irresponsible behaviour that provides a justification for dismissing intelligent progressive ideas as the musings of delusional hippies."
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For it to have succeeded or failed it would have had to have been tried in some serious way first. German governments have never been guilty of any serious effort to create a multicultural society.ReplyDelete
What is the Germany's impetus for adopting MC? To plug in their brain drain? Hardly think so.. To experience international cuisine? Flimsy excuse.. WHAT IS IN IT FOR THEM? WHY IS MC being shoved down everyone's throats?
On which cultural group is the burden of making integration efforts rest? From the "host society" or the migrant society? MC failed in Germany not from lack of inclusion efforts by Germans but by lack of integration efforts by immigrants. Majority of muslim immigrants in germany simply refuse to learn to speak the language or insist on sticking to their dogmatic religions, which are INCOMPATIBLE with western liberal democracies..!


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Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age, Eugene (Father Seraphim) Rose.
This short book is a chapter in a greater work that Rose envisioned, an Augustinian The Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God. Presumably he was using Augustine's framework in a version updated for the modern age. The book was never completed, but we do have an outline of the work-in-progress, and this completed chapter, part of the second half of the book, in the section "The Old Order and the 'New Order' "
- The advent of the 'New Order': the Revolution of the modern age
- The root of the revolution: Nihilism (the book under review)
- The Goal of the Revolution: the Anarchist Millennium
One wonders if he connected his "New Order" with the Novus Ordo Seclorum (New Order of the Ages) that features on the US dollar bill and is the true spirit of the American Founding.
This book/chapter assumes a context, and that context is explicitly Christian, and specifically Orthodox. Non-Christian readers may find the assumptions Rose uses "begging the question", but the complete book would have set the context. Christians won't have a problem with the assumptions, but Rose's reasoning for them would have been welcome.
Rose uses Friedrich Nietzsche, the master of Nihilism, to define Nihilism. It is not the belief in nothing, nor of a lack of belief in anything, which you might think based on the root nihil. Nietzsche offers:
That there is no truth; that there is no absolute state of affairs–no 'thing in itself.' This alone is Nihilism, and of the most extreme kind. (From The Will to Power.)
Rose notes that his own definition of absolute truth is "the dimension of the beginning and end of things"; I would have liked to have seen his elaboration of that. "There is no truth" is a self-refuting argument, and I know Nietzsche wasn't making only that point, but it was his foundation.
Ultimately Rose sets Nihilism as a kind of faith opposed to Christian faith:
The whole food of Christian Truth, however, is accessible only to faith; and the chief obstacle to such faith is not logic, as the facile modern view has it, but another and opposed faith. We have seen indeed, that logic cannot deny absolute truth without denying itself; the logic that sets itself up against the Christian Revelation is merely the servant of another "revelation," of a false "absolute truth": namely Nihilism.
The real value for me in this book is how Rose characterizes four manifestations of nihilism in the modern age, in the chapter "The Stages of the Nihilistic Dialectic":
- Liberalism. There is no truth, but we maintain the forms from when people believed in and acted like there was truth. One thinks of various mainstream Protestant priests who don't seem to believe in God anymore, but continue their functions as priests (I believe Kierkegaard noticed this in the state Lutheran church in Denmark). This is more of an introductory stage to the other forms.
- Realism. This is the kind of Nihilism the Russian Ivan Turgenev was describing in Fathers and Sons. Tough-minded, realistic, materialistic, self-interested; the atheism is out in the open. Nothing exists but what is most obvious. The Realist is openly hostile to the idea of absolute truth (the Liberal is just indifferent and vague about it all).
- Vitalism. Seeing the dead reductionism of realism, vitalism reacts. It does not critique the foundation of realism, only the expression. A more "life-affirming" approach is desired, where one can suck the marrow from the bone of life. No sensitive man can stand the realist approach, he seeks something dynamic, vital, refreshing, even traditional (the Old Ways). Nietzsche was such a nihilist.
- The Nihilism of Destruction. A pure rage against creation and civilization, unappeasable until they are reduced to total ruins. Such nihilists glory in destruction. Bazarov in Fathers and Sons states that "there is not a single institution of our society that should not be destroyed." The anarchist Michail Bakunin reveled in it: "The passion for destruction is also a creative passion!"
Our age sees all four stages in various institutions and movements, although it seems we are dominated by a kind of nihilism of destruction. I notice that some of the disaffected right do not reject nihilism but seek a roll back to a realist ("Red Pill") or vitalist (Zarathustra) version; some glory in destructive nihilism ("burn it down, burn it all down") believing something better will follow.
Rose goes on to talk about "The Theology and Spirit of Nihilism". He asserts that Nihilism is not atheism, but a profounder malady: anti-theism. Nietzsche himself was haunted by Christ to the end of his life; the closing words of his last book, Ecce Homo, are, "Have you understood me? Dionysus against the Crucified." He was engaged in a battle. Thus, the theology is rebellion, or a war against God. The spirit is the worship of nothingness. Rose points out that nihilist "Nothingness" is a denial, a negation. Nietzsche says,
What does Nihilism mean?–that the highest values are losing their value. There is no goal. There is no answer to the question: 'why?'
Next Rose addresses "The Nihilist Program". It amounts to the destruction of the old order (violence is essential), the making of the new earth, and the fashioning of the new man. The Soviet Communist system is paradigmatic, but it is also at work today in the West. It is why Paul Gottfried can write a book, The Strange Death of Marxism where he finds it is not dead at all, but alive and well in the West.
Finally, Rose closes with "Beyond Nihilism" where Nihilism, having finished its work, can now be supplanted by the next thing: Anarchism, a new order of existence. That was to be the next chapter of Rose's greater work. Again, Nietzsche:
Under certain circumstances, the appearance of the extremest form of Pessimism and actual Nihilism might be the sign of a process of incisive and most essential growth, and of mankind's transit into completely new conditions of existence. This is what I have understood.
It is the fondest wish of our current ruling order to reach that state beyond nihilism, the goal of the revolution, a new age of a completely new condition of existence. Novus Ordo Seclorum.
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I want to know if there is any Chloe outlet. I don't have too much money to buy thier bags. ><
please tell me.........Thank you very much.....
i have never heard one..but if they have, I'd go there!LOL
Outlet? Never heard of it. But Chloé goes on sale sometimes. At least in europe? Where do you come from?
i havent heard of any chloe outlet yet, wish there's one...
I don't believe there is a Chloe outlet, but Chloes go on sale aaaaaalll the time (Dec and June).
I posted a thread on this a while back. There's an outlet in Hamburg, Germany that carries various designers including Chloé. However I was told that based on the website, it looks like a small place and the store is not dedicated to just Chloé so I am not sure about the inventory.
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:: the sale lounge ...bitte warten...
And there's always bargains to be had on eBay..... just make sure you run them past the hugely knowledgeable girls on the "Authenticate this" thread
thank you for your replies. I am from US. I don't like to buy bags on eBay becasue I got scammed once. Terrible experience! Thank you for all your answers!!!!


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Well, a little late but here it is, the Growth Challenge. I´ll try to keep my blog updated although I´ve been working nearly twelve hours a day this week, so my energies to turn on the computer are very low at the end of the day. Next week is gonna be the same, so plase, be patience.
I guess by this point of the civilization everybody knows about Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia. Some of these temples have trees grown on top and around them. I´ve been told these trees keep the temples standing as they are so old they would fall if they cut out the trees.


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I've already felt that something wrong with my body, but I kept on playing tough. Then since Friday night, I got fever plus cough plus headache.
My better half said that If he put an egg on my head, it will cook just in a second.
I hope it's not the same sickness that I got back in 2004.
Sorry for not keeping the promise.
Wish everybody's healthy.
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- mycookinghut said...
Take good care of yourself! Nothing is more important than health.
At this time of the year, keep yourself warm cos people could catch cold easily.
It's unusually warm this year in London so I tend to wear 2-3 layers :(
- January 12, 2009 at 5:33 AM
- Ti said...
Semoga Cepat sembuh ya Mba... Aku baru bikin martabak resep dari sini, thanks ya.
- January 12, 2009 at 6:41 AM
- Lidia Sianturi said...
Take a rest n get well soon dear...
- January 12, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Mochachocolata Rita said...
aduhhh get well soon yah sef...ntar kita ym-an yok hehehe
diminumin panadol, dimakanin sop ayam ma teh manis panas sef
- January 12, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Manuela © said...
Health is your priority now.
And don't try to cook anything on top of your head hehe
I hope you get better soon :)
- January 12, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- Lore said...
Oh Sefa, so sorry to hear that. Take very good care of yourself, hope you didn't catch the flu and it's just a cold!
Sending get well vibes your way.
- January 13, 2009 at 2:48 AM
- Judith said...
Gute besserung Sefa... viel trinken und schalfe.
- January 15, 2009 at 5:41 AM
- Judith said...
hayah .. salah ketik *schlafe* maksudku. Kalo aku sakit gini juga banyak makan Spargel Suppe, dan cepat membaik. Miss U Sef..
- January 15, 2009 at 5:44 AM
- Passionate About Baking said...
Get well soon Sefa. Sorry to hear you are unwell. Take care, Deeba
- January 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Sandra Avital said...
I just found your post, I'm so sorry to hear you're sick..
Take good care!
- January 16, 2009 at 5:31 AM
- Shari@Whisk: a food blog said...
Hope you feel better soon!
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TOYOTA Racing is pleased to confirm its entry into the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, including the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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Some say that the INTJ and ENFP are the perfect match for each other because opposites attract so well. Others say that INTJ and ENFP compatibility is virtually impossible to manage. It is true that when the INTJ is plotting and quiet, the ENFP is caring and impulsive. INTJs love to view the world in creative ways while the ENFP looks to be spontaneous and energetic. Is it possible to find common ground with these two personality types?
Can INTJs Actually Become Optimistic?
ENFPs are very outgoing people. They love having a good time and are one of the few personality types that have a genuine love for all people. What helps them pair up with the INTJ so well is that they can take criticism for what it is and use it to make themselves better. Instead of being overly sensitive to the logical comments and observations of the INTJ, ENFPs will use those observations to their advantage.
The problem that INTJ and ENFP compatibility faces is right away at the beginning of a relationship. ENFPs have what could be called an "addiction" to be liked by everyone. In many ways, ENFPs define themselves based on how others see them. INTJs, on the other hand, tend to keep all strangers away at a distance until they feel like they can trust them. If the ENFP pushes too hard to be liked, the INTJ is just going to push them away.
Drama Has to Stay Contained
INTJs don't really give two thoughts to the impact of emotions unless there is a logical progression to what is happening that makes sense. ENFPs are completely different, often finding themselves in the middle of an ongoing drama with several friends at the same time. The emotions are meant to help make sure everyone feels valued, but the INTJ finds no value in emotional investments unless they support a long-term vision.
INTJs may be private and easily misunderstood, but ENFPs will wear their emotions right on their sleeve. What these two personality types realize over time, however, is that both have highly rate values upon which they won't compromise without good reason. These values are internalized as well, giving INTJ and ENFP compatibility another place of common ground.
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I apologize in advance as this is an attempt to solidify some ideas that I have been having into something a tad more cohesive. Let's start small. Not sure if this is a chicken and egg sort of thing but I think it just may be. Does the evolution of technology yield more data and thus more complex and intricate mechanisms to capture, evaluate, utilize and wield said data are needed. Advances in technology bring about more data quicker and more accurately. Strides forward in technology enable greater insight into data that may have existed for years maybe even decades or more. Most of these technologies are merely building on top of their predecessor taking things one step further and refining them. Occasionally there are novel ideas that truly disrupt the pace and direction shattering preconceptions and misconstrued understandings. We have grown very little in our "PC" age in true advancement. We have sleeker, smaller, faster infrastructure. We have smart watches, phones, tablets and more. We have this buzz word "cloud" and "IoT" that people love to throw around. Anyone today can make an "app" and they think that is novel, that will change the world. We are so far away from true advancement on the computing level to use the word of intelligence. I would not pretend to be an expert on anything to do with AI or machine learning. I do however know that we have neither the precision or speed capable of coming remotely close to anything of substance. We are playing "Go" and Jeopardy, we are writing cookbooks, and more. True creativity is alien to our creations. We are doing nothing more then creating formidable copy-cats. Sure it may consume many different approaches to chess or some other topic. Ultimately it is illustrating a path that will attempt to "beat" its opponent. I am not enough of a philosopher or scientist to evaluate the state of that level of comprehension. It is certainly complex and well structured, and it may beat a human. It is however a very far cry from the human intellect.
Now that I have gotten this far I can try to say with a bit more clarity that I am trying to illustrate that computers and technology evolve constantly. Through their evolution they yield more and more data. New technologies are needed to understand and discover all of the depths of that data. Ultimately we are further burrowing into the initial data acquired. Nothing new only uncovered.
To teach a computer to act like a man you cannot, but you can empower a computer with the collected knowledge of a man and enable it to utilize that knowledge.
The inspiration for this rant is because I have been toying with the notion of creating a layer that will assist in abstracting data persistence from the application developer. This layer won't understand your data only understand how it relates to each other, the types of data, and the types of analysis performed on that data.
The primary difference between TCP and UDP is fairly simple and can illustrate the beginning of this abstraction TCP has error checking and used when order matters. If you care about speed and nothing else, UDP is appropriate. TCP is heavy but reliable for data integrity, order, and consistency. I'm sure I'm not the first to draw a parallel to that of the traditional RDBMS your SQL variation versus the newer NoSQL variant. SQL is typically characterized as transactional, a strict schema, relational and challenging to scale horizontally. Whereas the NoSQL variant is typically assumed to be non transactional, schemaless and easy to scale horizontally. There of course have been the newer variants often dubbed as NewSQL which exhibit a hybrid approach attempting to take th best qualities of the aforementioned technologies and provide a hell of a solution. There have been advancements in technologies specific for very large file store, JSON documents, and full text searchable data. Suffice to say, there is no size fits all solution. Depending on the software needs, business requirements among many other factors there may be dozens of different factors that can attribute to proposing a design. The DBA used to be the overlord with his stored procedures and locked down tables. Not every problem can be solved with a store procedure. With an ever growing technological world, and more and more data emerging a strategy to stay afloat ahead of the curve seems faint and distant. I think that with the right approach it can be done and change the nature of how we interact with data today.
Spring Data hopes to provide a layer of abstraction when accessing data from different sources. Varying from SQL sources, NoSQL variants, In-Memory sources or others. With Spring Data the
@Entity represents your top-level data that we are dealing with. The other being the
@Repository which is the abstraction layer that interacts directly with the store engine that is configured. Spring Data can support many different types of store engines but ultimately the onus lies upon the application architect to decide what the repository connects to. Image if there was a layer that determined how the defined data would be persisted evolving over time.
The relationship between an FPGA and processing is similar to this new layer and the data that it will persist. With an FPGA the gates are constructed according to the task at hand and how the module was programmed to react under those given circumstances. Similarly, this new layer which I am going to dub as an "Adaptable Data Source Gateway" will utilize the different components that are at its disposal based on the data inputted and the configured priorities.
Here is a high level overview of how this may be accomplished. The comparison to an FPGA only goes so far. An FPGA doesn't "automatically" change its design, rather it changes its design based on its programming. To add this functionality with regards to data it will be necessary to maintain a list of possible storage engine types (engine interfaces) as well as implementations of those interfaces. We will also need rules to identify what data requirements are best suited for each interface. Ultimately we need a metadata system that will allow the developers to identify the data from afar allowing the system to gradually grasp the data needs.
I have some ideas for the secret ingredients that will make this possible. I am going to toy with these ideas so far and do some rapid prototyping. I hope to write more soon about my findings. As always any input is appreciated!


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Adventure racing is an off-road sport involving a combination of two or more endurance disciplines such as orienteering, trekking/trail running, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing/rappeling, etc. An expedition event can span ten days or more while sprint races can be completed in a matter of hours. Teams consist of 2, 3 or 4 members and can be same sex or co-ed. Wilderness trails are normally used, but bushwhacking cross-country is often the fastest way to get where you need to go. Compasses are allowed and encouraged, but GPS units are not. In some races, mystery events
are incorporated. These are usually tasks that test your teamwork, logic and/or physical skills.
Read more about adventure racing HERE
How does a race work? What do you need to bring? How should you train?
Tons of great information for new racers can be found HERE!
In addition, The Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club has some great beginner clinics and practice courses. Check out their schedule HERE.
We get LOTS of questions from athletes who are used to road races and triathlons where the entire race is clearly laid out with little thought necessary. In adventure racing, there is a start and a
finish but, unless you receive specific instructions, the course you travel is up to you. You may have to strategize, problem-solve, decide on and revise route choices and, generally speaking, if the race director didn't say "You can't"...then "You can".
When we personally race, we make mistakes, get lost, get found, laugh, cry,
sweat, finish first, finish last...but always have a great time!
And that's our philosophy on creating all of our races.
Try this sport and you'll be hooked!
In addition to the races we organize, please check out these other great events
Orienteering is the sport of quickly and accurately navigating over terrain with only the assistance of a map and compass in order to locate pre-positioned control markers. The GPHXO Club offers many events throughout the year.
The Gilmore Adventure race offers both a short and a long course to accommodate racers of all levels. GO Adventure Recreation presents this race on the trails of Prescott, AZ every September.
Checkpoint 16's mission is to grow the sport of adventure racing by making it more accessible to racers of all experience levels.


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Recently I learned from Max Bell that he would shortly be leaving to join the US Marine Corp. I was startled to learn from Max that Winston Langridge was already fighting in Afghanistan and that his brother, William, would shortly be deployed. I also learned that Cody Rodriguez will be joining the marines shortly after he graduates form high school this week. I have known these four young men since their early teens and I will always remember them the way they were back then. Many of my peers served in Viet Nam and all of my close friends returned. I cannot begin to imagine what a parent feels, to me these young men will always be in their youth. Anna Marie Rodriguez has written a poem for each of her children upon graduation from high school. I am running the poem in this column and it is dedicated to all the young people who are starting out their lives in a turbulent era of this country's history. The poem applies to everyone and could not be more universal. Come home safely everyone.
Here it is, the time is set
Eighteen years of hard work and sweat
This diploma will be your beginning
Down the road with endless possibilities
In a world full of bountiful opportunities
The youngest of four, you were the one
With a laugh so loud
That like a fever, it would catch us all
Take that with you my son, down this yellow brick road…
For life is risk, with nothing ventured, then nothing gained….
To fall in love with someone is to take a chance
But to be afraid would deprive life of romance
To pick a field of study or set out on a career
Is a gamble moved by passion and not through fear.
We can't read the future
It's behind a heavy curtain
And thus how things turn out
Is never absolutely certain
But behind you I stand
The youngest in our clan
Your wisdom will come with the ages
As life whisks you through its pages
Being prepared the best you can
Comes with the knowledge given to you at hand
To make the choices that life demands
So never fear the "what if" of life
It will only make you worry
Just give it your best
And let life work out the rest
I love you Cody


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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad met Friday after three days of back-and-forth statements that highlighted the divisions between the Iraqi leader and American officials over strategies and goals to bring an end to sectarian violence here.
Afterward, the U.S. Embassy issued a seven-sentence statement that left it unclear whether the two men had resolved their differences. While the statement mentioned timelines, its awkward phrasing did not clarify whether any had been decided on. The statement made no mention of an agreement.
"We were pleased to meet today to discuss our ongoing efforts to bring peace and security to Iraq and create a better future for all Iraqis," the statement said. "The Iraqi government has made clear the issues that must be resolved with timelines for them to take positive steps forward on behalf of the Iraqi people. The United States fully supports their goals and will help make them a success."
No officials from al-Maliki's office or the embassy were available for further comment after the statement was released.
Whether or not the Iraqi government has agreed to a timetable for resolving some of the country's major issues, including the disarming of powerful Shiite Muslim militias, has become a source of acrimonious dispute.
With polls indicating Iraq policy as the No. 1 concern of American voters before congressional elections Nov. 7, Democrats and some Republicans have urged the Bush administration to set a timetable for the Iraqi government to meet certain goals and to begin withdrawing U.S. troops if they are not met.
Khalilzad, in a news conference here Tuesday, said the Iraqi government had agreed to a timetable. But on Wednesday al-Maliki denied that he'd agreed to anything, and on Thursday he made it clear in an interview that his disagreement with U.S. officials went far beyond the timetable issue.
In the interview with Reuters news service, al-Maliki said Khalilzad's use of the word "timetable" was "not accurate," blamed the U.S. for violence in Iraq, differed with American officials on whether Shiite militias are the greatest danger to Iraqi stability and criticized the tactics the U.S. uses to capture suspected death-squad members.
He defended his hands-off approach toward the Shiite militias that U.S. officials blame for much of Iraq's current sectarian violence. "At least we can talk to the militias, we know who they are," he said.
Baghdad has been awash with speculation that the Bush administration was preparing to dump al-Maliki, who was the compromise candidate for prime minister from among the dominant Shiite Muslims in Parliament. His government has been in power five months.
In an apparent bid to squelch such talk, the statement said, "The United States will continue to stand by the Iraqi government."
Given U.S. goals of leaving behind a democratic government in Iraq, direct American intervention against al-Maliki would have created an outcry. But had Washington decided to withdraw political support and pull U.S. forces back into their bases, the streets of the capital would probably have erupted into all-out civil war and created a political crisis that would have forced a government change
Friday's meeting came as tensions continued to rise between U.S. forces and one of those militias, the Mahdi Army, whose leader, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, is one of al-Maliki's strongest backers.
U.S. and Iraqi troops have raided nine al-Sadr offices since an American soldier was reported missing and possibly kidnapped Tuesday, al-Sadr supporters said.
"All our missions to get him back have been based on credible intelligence," said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, who noted that there are hundreds of military operations in Iraq each day and cautioned against reading much into any perceived pattern.
The raids and a blockade of the Baghdad neighborhood dominated by al-Sadr and his followers have so angered them that some said there would have been large-scale attacks on U.S. troops already if al-Sadr hadn't held his forces in check.
"We are very agitated," said Sayyed Amer al-Husseiny, a Sadrist official in Najaf. "If it were not for Muqtada asking for self-restraint, we would have shown the Americans who the Mahdi Army is."
Neither al-Sadr's political party nor the powerful Mahdi Army militia was involved in the soldier's disappearance, al-Husseiny and other Sadrist officials said. U.S. military officials are withholding the missing soldier's name to protect his family members in Baghdad. Family members have told U.S. officials that the soldier, an American of Iraqi descent, was visiting them in central Baghdad when three carloads of masked gunmen seized him. The kidnappers later phoned the family.
U.S. troops blocked access to parts of the Karrada neighborhood in central Baghdad as well as Sadr City on Friday, but a curfew also helped keep the city unusually calm. Only eight bodies were found, far fewer than the usual 50 or more.
There was violence elsewhere, however. In Baqouba, north of the capital, hospital workers still were counting the dead from an insurgent ambush Thursday that killed at least 29 police officers and wounded another 29. More than a dozen insurgents were reported killed in the fighting.
In Diyala, northeast of the capital, gunmen ambushed a bus that was carrying 11 mourners home from a funeral in Najaf, killing five and wounding five more, a police spokesman there said.
The U.S. military said a U.S. soldier died following combat in Diyala province, raising to 97 the number of American forces killed in Iraq during October, now the fourth-deadliest month since the war began.
At least 2,810 members of the U.S. military have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count.


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29 Things You'll Understand If You've Studied Abroad In Italy
From the coliseum to the world's finest pizza and coffee, Italy's an enviable Erasmus location. We leave for our study abroad placements with dreams of taking a ride on an Italian's Vespa and reaching near-native fluency. These things may not happen, but there's a whole host of unexpected things that do happen when you pack your bags and head off to the old boot.
1. At first, adapting to the extremely chilled out Italian lifestyle feels really bizarre.
2. But once you've embraced it, you can't remember how you ever lived any other way.
I love how much more chilled life is in Italy 🇮🇹🍦🚶🏻
— Rachel Wisniewski (@rachwisx) July 4, 2016
3. You happily begin to live off a highly nutritious diet based on various forms of Italian breads, pasta, prosciutto and cheese.
4. And let's not forget the gelato, of course.
Meeting for coffee slowly morphs into going to one of the many, many gelaterias instead. La dolce vita. 👌
5. Facing judging glances for not using a plastic glove when picking out your vegetables at Meta.
When in doubt, just copy everyone else.
6. And somehow managing to get by with the language, despite not really understanding how to use the formal Lei.
7. You never knew it was possible to talk about food in such minute detail until you discussed it with an Italian.
8. Although you just can't believe how they seem to have dismissed the concept of breakfast entirely.
A coffee and a biscuit? Really?
9. You develop very clear criteria for what makes a good tiramisù.
Waitrose essentials tiramisu no longer appeals.
10. And stop pre-drinking entirely because there's absolutely no need with the casual seratas out and cheap, local wine.
11. Absolutely loving how affordable everything is in general.
Whether it's your rent, train tickets to a neighbouring city or an Aperol spritz, it's all within your budget.
Wine and pizza are so cheap in Italy I'm never coming home.
— Lauren Chval (@lchval) June 13, 2016
12. And seeing nothing wrong with having pizza every few days*
*all the time.
13. You quickly learn to distinguish between normal time and Italian time.
'Un'oretta' = the whole afternoon, and if someone says they're going to be "a bit late" you can expect to be waiting at least half an hour.
14. And you realise that rushing is not a thing in Italy. At all.
15. The frustration of dealing with Italian phone companies.
16. Or Trenitalia's somewhat sporadic service.
17. You'll probably have some public toilet experiences you'd rather forget.
18. But it's fine, because you'll never want to forget the majority of the other experiences you have there.
Frescos on the ceiling of the library, old paintings and statues in the street that'd probably be enshrined in glass cases anywhere else, and living on streets that look just like a film set.
19. Becoming accustomed to warm evenings and never questioning if it's too cold to wear shorts.
Which makes returning to a British summer all the worse. Drizzly weather in July, is this some cruel joke?
20. While also realising you've turned into a total coffee snob.
Coffee chains just don't cut it 👎
21. Feeling smug about all of your family and friends suddenly wanting to come and visit you.
22. And you know your Instagram game has never been stronger.
You literally cannot take an ugly picture in all of Italy. Everything is beautiful and I miss it.
— Kelsey (@kelsseeeyyy_) March 12, 2014
23. Although you can't get enough of the warmth and openness of Italian people, you do also miss British politeness.
24. You try to bring as much Italian food home with you as possible because you know it's never going to be the same in the UK.
25. And despite the pangs for cheddar cheese, 'Pointless' and that sense of belonging you get when you're home, you find it hard to say ciao to Italy.
26. Which is why when you're home, you find yourself gravitating towards Italians wherever you go.
27. And welcoming any opportunity to practise speaking now you can roll your r's like a real Italian.
After speaking it every day and completing multiple Italian oral exams on subjects you essentially know nothing about, it's no big deal any more.
28. Although your year abroad in Italy might not always have been everything you expected it to be…
Probably because of the Lizzie Maguire movie, let's be honest.
29. You return an olive oil enthusiast, talking about your time away to anyone who'll listen and thinking back to those care-free days of focaccia and aperitivi.
Italia ❤ 🇮🇹


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Sr. UX DesignerPosted: September 14th, 2016 | Author: editor | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment »
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced UX Designer to help us hone the IMDbPro and Withoutabox user experiences.
As our UX Designer, you will report directly to the Head of User Experience in our Santa Monica office. You will own the full design process for your assigned projects, working with the Product Manager to shape the concept, executing iterative designs from wireframes and flows to refined detailed specifications, and collaborating with Software Development Engineers to see your design solutions through to launch. You must have a deep understanding of usability and interaction design best practices, an unrelenting passion for understanding our users, and the ability to effectively tailor your communication style to designers, technical colleagues, business stakeholders, and leadership.
Responsibilities include:
· Create iterative design documentation including user journey flows, system maps, wireframes, visual designs, and detailed specifications of behaviors and design implementation
· Work both independently and with UX Researcher to execute exploratory needs analyses (e.g. user interviews) and evaluative usability studies
· Create prototypes and testing materials of various levels of fidelity
· Triangulate qualitative (e.g. usability studies) and quantitative (e.g. usage metrics) data to support design choices
· Create visual designs that match existing patterns and brand guidelines, plus extend styles to create new patterns as needed
· Present work to design, product, and technical team members to solicit and respond to feedback
· Communicate design problems, best practices, and recommended solutions in ways that are easy for other team members to comprehend
· Work with technical team members to identify and creatively solve for difficult technical challenges
· Perform user acceptance testing to ensure design implementations adhere to specifications
· Proactively assess and recommend improvements to the user experience
· Advocate for usability, design, and innovation within the organization
· Stay abreast of UX design trends and tools, and share knowledge with the design team
Basic Qualifications
· Portfolio demonstrating past work experience and deliverables
· Fluency in usability best practices
· Experience designing for desktop and mobile web and applications
· Experience with user-centric design processes
· Experience designing complex workflows
· Ability to synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders and explain and defend design choices
· Proficiency in interaction design tools such as Sketch, Omnigraffle, Axure, or similar
· Degree or comparable work experience in human computer interaction, interactive design, cognitive psychology, or similar discipline
Preferred Qualifications
· Usability testing experience
· Experience creating functional prototypes
· Understanding of web technologies and front end development
· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly and persuasively across diverse audiences at various levels of an organization
· Track record of good time management, prioritizing projects and estimating work.


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Article Written by David Hall
The Brackety-Ack has discovered something brewing here at Roanoke College – no, literally.
Soaring Ridge Brewery, a Roanoke-based maker of all things ale, has made the college its very own beer. They are calling it the Kicking Post, in honor of the RC tradition of kicking the post between Admissions and Trout for good luck. It is also an amber ale, to match the maroon school colors.
All the owners of the brewery are Roanoke College alumni. According to the Operations and Sales Manager Claire Ainsworth, Alumni relations approached the brewery in the fall about making the beer in time for alumni weekend.
A tragedy among men, all the ale's foamy goodness was consumed during alumni weekend, as it was a single release. 77 fluid barrels (bbls), about 220 gallons, were pumped into kegs and consumed.


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U.S. Will Not Retry Garcia in Extortion
Published: September 16, 1993
Five months after a Federal appeals court dismissed extortion charges against former Congressman Robert Garcia of the Bronx, prosecutors announced yesterday that they would not retry the case.
Mary Jo White, the United States Attorney in Manhattan, said she would also abandon efforts to retry Mr. Garcia's wife, Jane Lee Garcia, and E. Robert Wallach, the former Wedtech Corporation lawyer whose trial on charges of influence-peddling ended in a deadlocked jury.
Both cases grew out of a Federal investigation in the 1980's into Wedtech, a military contractor based in the Bronx that went bankrupt in 1987. Prosecutors said that Wedtech had bribed officials to get government contracts as it built itself into a company with $100 million in revenue each year.
Mr. and Mrs. Garcia were each convicted of four counts of extortion in 1989 for taking bribes to direct lucrative military contracts to Wedtech. Mr. Garcia surrendered his seat in Congress and served 104 days in prison, but the convictions were reversed by an appeals court. A second conviction for each in 1991 was overturned in April.
In a statement, Ms. White cited several reasons for not retrying the case: each defendant had been tried twice already, 12 years had elapsed since the first of the alleged crimes was committed, and seven years of prosecution had exacted a toll on the defendants.


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Sean Combs' Revolt: Changing the Face of Music Television
Once at the center of the intersection between music and television, MTV continues to lose the interest of its targeted 18-30 demographic, with Nielsen reporting an 18 percent decline in viewership between January and October of 2012. Some of the blame surrounds the channel's failure to recapture the glory of such reality hits as "Jersey Shore," but the development of competing music television venture may also be at play. Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, a former music video mainstay on MTV, is now doing his best to capture the channel's lost audience through Revolt, a promising music television effort.
Photo by Flickr user NYCArthur
Revolt, Comcast And NBCUniversal
By no means an isolated effort on Sean Combs' part, Revolt resulted from a great deal of collaboration between Combs, Comcast and NBCUniversal. Comcast Commercial, in hopes of obtaining a minority share with NBCUniversal, sought to promote a number of minority-produced channels, including, of course, Revolt. Leaders at Comcast announced the development in a 2011 press release, claiming that, of the ten planned networks, four would be owned and operated by African Americans. From there, leaders at the corporation proceeded to negotiate with Sean Combs, believing the hip hop artist to be an ideal prospect for their new project.
Revolt's Launch: Focus On Social Media
A little over two years after Comcast Commercial announced its plans to spearhead a cable diversity effort, the crowning achievement of the project finally hit the small screen. With it came a push for increased social media involvement in the world of music television. In an interview with NPR, Combs expressed his desire for greater input on the part of viewers, hoping Revolt's audience members would act as reporters and perhaps, even performers. According to Combs, the real key to reviving the music video industry is placing greater control in the hands of the viewers, as, ultimately, these are the individuals who decide whether any given music television venture obtains success.
Improved Accessibility For Music Video Fans
Sean Comb's desire for a television network for the masses and by the masses also involves greater accessibility for those formerly left out of the loop. With many Americans ditching cable for streaming packages, MTV no longer is within reach for many a music video devotee. Despite its status as a digital cable channel, Revolt seeks to offer programming over the Internet as well, making access affordable to those who invest in DSL or fiber optic packages from such providers as Verizon FiOS. What's more, viewers still dedicated to digital cable can access Revolt via both approaches, thanks to the continued development of affordable Internet and cable bundle packages.
P. Diddy's Contemporaries Hit Hard With Christmas Programming
Launching an entire channel is no easy task, even for a musician with the cultural prominence of P. Diddy. However, Diddy's vast connections may prove essential in capturing viewer interest, as the artist possesses the means to draw several of today's top entertainers. Revolt's producers plan to elicit excitement among music video devotees through the broadcast of a Mary J. Blige holiday special dubbed "A Mary Christmas." The exciting music event will be hosted by Queen Latifah and, as such, is expected to draw the interest of many R&B devotees.