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This page contains only a basic reference of the NOZBE API and it should be used for testing initial communication with Nozbe and initial ideas how to work with Nozbe and your apps. We have since evolved and have a great, fast and secure SYNC-API that we use to sync with our iPad and iPhone apps and that we'll be happy to give you access to, if you have a cool idea how to build upon it and create some cool Nozbe widgets and integrations.
If, after playing with this basic API you need an access to the full NOZBE SYNC-API to make your project work with Nozbe in a very cool way, just contact us and tell us about your project.
This web site will explain how Nozbe API works - it's meant for developers who have experience in PHP/JavaScript.
Nozbe API is very simple to use, all the requests are based on one easy Nozbe link:
So if you want to call a method with two parameters and an API key:
The response is sent to you in JSON formatted string.
As I've mentioned before, in order to use the Nozbe API user must be authenticated using the API-key (in your Nozbe Account/Extras). API-key is unique for each and every user so you must not give away your API-key. It would be like giving away your email and password.
Alternatively, you can obtain the API key by providing your Nozbe user's email and password.
If the user name and password are correct, you will receive a JSON response:
To get a list of projects, just call method projects:
If everything is ok, you'll receive a JSON response, for example:
id - unique id of your project
name - name of the project
count - number of unfinished actions in the project
To list users's contexts, just call method contexts:
If everything is ok, you'll receive a JSON response, for example:
[{"id":"c4ca1","name":"No context","icon":"icon-task.png","count":"20"},
id - unique id of your project
name - name of the project
icon - icon file name representing this context
count - number of unfinished actions in the context
To list actions from users' "next actions" list, project or context, just call the method actions with additional parameters:
what - list to use, values are:
- next for next actions
- project for a specific project
- context for a specific context
id - unique id of "project" or "context" (if what="next", the "id" will be ignored)
showdone - (optional parameter) set as "1" if you want to list the completed actions (works only if what is set as "project" or "context")
Example JSON response:
[{"id":"1234","name":"Simple task","name_show":"\tSimple task", "done":0,"time":"30","project_id":"c4ca1", "project_name":"Inbox","context_id":"c4ca1", "context_name":"No context","context_icon":"icon-task.png","next":false}]
In the above example the result is one action with the following parameters:
- id - unique id of the action
- name - source name of the action
- name_show - HTML-parsed name of the action (Textile applied)
- done - 0 = uncompleted / 1 = completed action
- done_time - date and time when the action has been completed "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS", "0" if uncompleted
- time - time (in minutes) that will take to finish the action
- project_id - unique id of the action's project
- project_name - action's project name
- context_id - unique id of the action's context
- context_name - action's context name
- context_icon - icon file name representing this action's context
- next - "next" = if this action is "next action", otherwise false
The list of notes connected with project/context can be generated in a similar way as actions. Examples:
Example JSON response:
[{"id":"1234","name":"Test note","body":"Notes are great!","body_show":"\t
Notes are great!
", "date":"29 Jan 07","project_id":"c4ca1","project_name":"", "context_id":"c81e2","context_name":"Errand","context_icon":"icon-errand.png"}]
In the above example the result is one note with the following parameters:
- id - unique id of the note
- name - name of the note
- body - source body of the note
- body_show - HTML-parsed body of the note (Textile applied)
- date - date when the note has been created
- project_id - unique id of the action's project
- project_name - action's project name
- context_id - unique id of the action's context
- context_name - action's context name
- context_icon - icon file name representing this action's context
You can mark one or several actions at once as completed by using the check method and listing IDs of the actions separated with semicolon ";" as the ids parameter. Example:
After it's been done, you'll receive a JSON encoded response "ok".
No POST, just call the same nice API url with newaction, newnote or newproject method respectively and some parameters like:
- name - action/project/note name (url-encoded)
- body - project/note body (url-encoded)
- project_id - id of the project
- context_id - id of the context
- time - time in minutes (action only, values: 5,15,30,60,90,120,180...)
- next - if sent, action will be added to "next actions" list
If successfully added, you'll receive a JSON response with item's ID:
To get more details about a specific project (name, body) or context (name, body, icon), we've created a method called info that has to be called with additional parameters:
- what - yes, you guessed it, values are: "project" or "context"
- id - unique id of the item we want to know about.
This will result in a JSON response:
{"name":"Nozbe","body":"Test *body*","body_show":"\t
Test body
"}
In the above example the result is one note with the following parameters:
- name - name of the project/context
- body - source body of the project/context
- body_show - HTML-parsed body (Textile applied)


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God's Good Pleasure in Election
from R.C. Sproul Feb 18, 2019 Category: ArticlesIf we are going to take the Bible seriously, we have to have some doctrine of predestination. The idea of predestination wasn't invented by Calvin or Luther or Augustine. Paul says in Ephesians 1:4–6 that in love, God "predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through... Keep Reading
The Gospel of Reality
from Gene Edward Veith Feb 24, 2009 Category: ArticlesMatthew, Mark, Luke, and John are not enough for many denizens of the twenty-first century. In their search for a more palatable Jesus, novelists such as Dan Brown of The Da Vinci Code, feminist theologians such as Elaine Pagels, and their acolytes in the media and pop culture are turning to the apocryphal gospels of the early heretics. These are alleged to contain a valid, alternative version of early Christianity, one that can support today's feminism and moral permissiveness. But comparing the New Testament Gospels to those written centuries later only confirms that these writings are works of history. Keep Reading
Ligonier's Eleven
from Chris Larson Feb 23, 2009 Category: Events(...or 11 reasons I'm looking forward to March 19) Next month I get to spend three days with 11 of my heroes. It's hard to look over the line-up for Ligonier's upcoming national conference and not pause to give thanks to God for these men. They are valiant-for-truth and imitators of Jesus. As such, they are men worth reading, hearing, and knowing. Keep Reading
Top 5 Commentaries on the Books of Colossians and Philemon
from Keith Mathison Feb 22, 2009 Category: ArticlesThe epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon were written by Paul during the early part of his Roman imprisonment. Paul apparently wrote to the Colossian church because he had heard that false teachers had come to the city and were spreading erroneous doctrine in the young church. There are a number of helpful commentaries on Colossians and Philemon, and the following are five of the best. Keep Reading
Pluralism and Relativism: "It's All Relative" (pt. 3)
from R.C. Sproul Feb 21, 2009 Category: ArticlesOne of the most controversial issues of our day is that of abortion. It is tearing this country apart politically, economically, socially, and in every other way. Legislation is pending in every statehouse over the question of abortion. The issue is not whether or not it is all right to have an abortion if a person is subjected to rape or if the mother's life is in danger. Those are moral questions that theologians and students of ethics work with. The issue today is over the question of abortion on demand. Keep Reading
Pluralism and Relativism: "It's All Relative" (pt. 2)
from R.C. Sproul Feb 20, 2009 Category: ArticlesIn the twentieth century, the buzz word that replaced evolution was relativity. We are all aware of the changes in our lives that have been brought about by the scientific revolution based on Einstein's theory of relativity. This is the atomic age. Our lives have been changed by the threat of nuclear war as well as by new possibilities of power from nuclear energy that exist as a result of Einstein's work. Keep Reading
Pluralism and Relativism: "It's All Relative" (pt. 1)
from R.C. Sproul Feb 19, 2009 Category: ArticlesAs missionaries attempting to understand the way of thinking in our culture, we must turn our attention to twin topics under the umbrella heading of secularism--pluralism and relativism. Let us think once more of the high wall we examined earlier, the wall representing the line of demarcation separating the present time from the eternal world. It is the barrier to the transcendent realm of unity, the wall that confines and restricts us to this time and this place. Keep Reading
Sammy and His Shepherd - An Interview with Susan Hunt
from Tim Challies Feb 18, 2009 Category: Ligonier ResourcesIn Sammy and His Shepherd, Susan Hunt offers families a delightful story, built around the twenty-third Psalm, that will help children grow in their understanding of what it is to live among a community of redeemed people guided by a loving Lord. She recently participated in an interview with Tabletalk Magazine. Keep Reading
The Good News
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Feb 17, 2009 Category: ArticlesI've got great news -- I just saved a bundle on my car insurance. This pop-cultural punchline might just expose a real problem we have in our Christian sub-culture: we don't know what the good news is. The confusion, from one perspective, is understandable. God is good. God is gracious. We move from grace to grace, receiving gifts from Him all the time. God is in turn sovereign. He controls all things. When He tells us, therefore, that all things work together for good for those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose (Rom. 8:28), we can learn that it's all good news. His coming, that's good news. His dying, that's good news. His ascending, that's good news. His sending the Spirit, that's good news. The Spirit applying all these things to His people, that's good news. Even the trials we go through here and now, they are good news as well. We are, after all, to count it all joy. Keep Reading
Judgment and Mercy
from John de Witt Feb 16, 2009 Category: ArticlesWhen I began to consider what I should say in these pages, I found myself pulled in two directions. My first impulse was to lament the spiritual decay that people of my generation have observed at close range and to urge the next generation to carry on the struggle against it with unremitting faithfulness and courage. Upon reflection, however, it seemed right to me that we should also thank God for the amazing works of grace that are being accomplished at the present time, even under a clouded sky and in adverse circumstances. Perhaps I can manage the feat of moving in both directions at the same time. Keep Reading
Video Clips with Michael Haykin, author of The Christian Lover
from Chris Larson Feb 14, 2009 Category: Reformation TrustDr. Michael Haykin recently stopped by Ligonier's offices to record an interview regarding his new book, The Christian Lover (Reformation Trust, 2009). This interview was featured in our Renewing Your Mind broadcast yesterday. Listen here. Keep Reading


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Scenario 8 - Desperate Escape. Downloadable below in English, in High-Res or Low-res:
Scénario 8 - Evasion Désespérée. Téléchargeable ci-dessous en français, en haute et basse résolution :
I know it certainly took some time for this one, but it is a very special one. Experiencing once again some new type of gameplay getting even closer to the Role Playing Game. Plus this one is longer, 6 pages for each language... which also took quite some more time to type, test and layout.
Carefully read the first page and absolutly do not read the following Mission Sheets if you plan on playing this one. This will be a lot more fun let me tell you.
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The Digital Media and Learning Conference is an annual event supported by the MacArthur Foundation and organized by the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub at University of California, Irvine. The conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialog and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice.The smallish conference attracted people interested in sharing current research and innovation connected to online experiences and learning. There were four tracks (Digital Media and Learning, Emerging Platforms and Policies, New Collectives, and Youth, Digital Media and Empowerment), and people floated between tracks quite easily. Browse the almost 100 page conference program to get a sense of the discourse and the amazing presenters.
I was excited to learn about digital learning from a perspective other than the librarian perspective, I was interested to learn about trends we could see in librarianship in the coming years, and I wanted some help with a new part of my school life (next year I am probably gong to co-teach a class with one of our educational technology specialists about using social media for social justice. Several workshops and sessions focused on aspects of this theme, which made me realize we were on the right track by proposing the class.).
Inspired by the workshops, sessions, ignite talks, and exhibits, I took more notes at this conference than most others I have attended. Here are some recurring themes related to school librarianship :
Now that we have our 2.0 skills down, get ready for another change. Many people spoke of the importance of teaching a deeper understanding of the technology in regard to trouble shooting, and understanding that you are in control of your digital experience - if you don't like something you can change it. Our next skill set? Hacking. Remember thinking we didn't really need to know too much html because so many tools do it for you? Well, maybe we do need to know the code.
Look at hackasaurus and find out about their Hack Jams.
People like incentives. Make your social justice campaign or even your portfolio, a game with badges, and people will respond. Yes, badges - online versions of those earned by Boy and Girl Scouts across America. Maybe we should make badges for reading clubs, or badges for new research expertise? Proud you learned how to make a QR code? Now try making a badge - people didn't talk about QR codes at all at the sessions I attended.
Look at the P2PU wiki about their badge program.
Finding time to play and innovate is particularly hard at institutions like schools - but can it be done? How can we make the down time when the students appear to be wasting time on Facebook a more playful and productive time?
Look at YOU Media and think about how we can bring some of this innovation to our libraries.
Participatory media is growing up - but in what ways? How can it be used effectively for civic engagement? What prompts people to participate in online social action? Will games make youth want to use digital media for social justice? Can the games be designed with the values of the community inherent in the design? Why do people get involved in writing entries for Wikipedia? Is that civic engagement?
Look at Nuf Said. Are you inspired?
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MobileCompanies needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 137 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
We are a team of mobile application developers. We have several mobile applications for iPhone and Android that have reached millions of people (who will also see our new logo, designed hopefully by you!). We're funded, fun and looking to add some design help for logos, icons, and webpages. This logo project is one of many to come.
Our users are fun people from a variety of ages. They're entertainment seekers and would enjoy something that shows creativity and excitement in a logo.
We are looking for a logo that is creative and fun. The logo name is called KAPPBOOM, based on "KABOOM". Definition of KABOOM -- the "WOW" version of boom. A loud noise heard with an explosion. The "a" in "kaBoom" is changed to "app" because we are a mobile application company. We're looking for something that emphasizes applications and explosion.
A few thoughts from us:
1. We prefer black background color.
2. The "APP" in "KAPPBOOM" should be in a different color, so that it stands out to indicate that we are a mobile app company.
3. Idea 1: maybe use some graphics to show the "explosion" and "wow!" effects. Giving the message that our company creates applications that have a "KABOOM" effect.
4. Idea 2: the two "o"s in "KAPPBOOM" can be turned into 2 grenade cartoon letters to indicate the "explosion" effect.
Here are some sample logos that we like, for your reference:
1. http://www.appsilicious.com/images/site/logo.gif (we like this one because it shows applications, a bite mark, and a delicious tongue. The "i"s are set up as eyes. very creative!)
2. http://mugnaiwp.lg1.simplecdn.net/w…ridges.jpg (this one is fun and creative)
3. http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/66994 (this one is fun and creative)
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a unit of Lockheed Martin, has orders to produce more than 3,000 F-35 fighter jets, so the company set an aggressive manufacturing goal to build one F-35 every day. IT supports that goal by keeping critical engineering and manufacturing applications running at peak performance, fast-tracking problem diagnosis, and minimizing downtime by providing data on 1,500 applications and their underlying infrastructure.
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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Advanced engineering in a familiar package.
Ford may have the best-selling pickup in America, but a whole lot of Americans still prefer a Chevrolet. While Dearborn's most recent light-duty pickup has taken on a windswept, aerodynamic look, and Dodge has carved a niche with its vaguely retro, little big-rig theme, Chevrolet has stuck with a more conservative shape, bluff in the nose and square in the shoulders. Chevrolet feels its customers are more comfortable with traditional truck styling. So when the Chevy pickup was totally re-designed, re-engineered and even re-named for 1999, its styling was updated but not radically changed.
At the same time, however, Chevrolet caught up with (or even surpassed) the technology and refinement of the more radical looking Ford and Dodge. The Silverado, as Chevy calls its pickups now, is a great achievement, better than the previous 'C/K' truck in every respect. It rides better, handles better and stops quicker; it's faster and it's more comfortable. In fact, the Silverado ranks as one of the most luxurious pickups we've ever driven.
For 2001, Silverado adds even more power, convenience and durability. All extended-cab models now have two auxiliary rear doors, rather than just one on the curbside. Extended-cab 1500s with four-wheel drive are available with a Pro-Tec fully composite box that's virtually impervious to dents or corrosion. OnStar is available on newer LT models. Finally, the 6.0-liter V8 that is standard in 2500 models has been given aluminum heads and more aggressive valve timing, for a nice, round 300 horsepower at 4400 rpm, and 360 pound-feet of torque at 4000.
Like all full-size pickups, Silverado comes in two and four-wheel-drive, with standard-length and extended cabs, and with short (6-1/2-foot) and long (8-foot) bed lengths. Three trim levels are available: base, LS, and LT. Full-width Fleetside beds are standard on all models, but short-bed buyers can choose a stylishly retro Sportside instead, for $795-$895, depending on trim level.
Various payload capacities are offered as well. The 'half-ton' range includes both the 1500 series, with actual payloads ranging from 1593 to 2334 pounds (depending on bed, cab, and drive configuration), and the heavier-duty 2500 series with payloads in the 2612-3224-pound range. Just to make things as confusing as possible, there's also a 1500HD model with a crew cab body.
Silverado 1500 models are available with a 4.8-liter V8, a 5.3-liter V8, and a 4.3-liter V6. The 2500 is powered exclusively by a 6.0-liter V8.
Three-quarter-ton Silverados are badged 2500HD and 3500, and offer payloads up to 6089 pounds. Look for those in a separate nctd.com test drive.
Silverado's frame is the stiffest and lightest truck frame General Motors has ever built. The front frame rails are hydroformed, a new process that uses high-pressure hydraulics to shape relatively large and complex components that used to be fabricated from smaller stampings. Tubular crossmembers and roll-formed mid-rails increase rigidity further. This stiff structure enhances handling and ride quality immensely, while improving crashworthiness.
The front suspension comprises aluminum short-upper and long-lower control arms, with coil springs on two-wheel-drive models and torsion bars on four-wheel-drive models. Brakes are large, heavy-duty discs on all four corners, and ABS is standard on all models.
All three V8 engines are based on the new GM SB-2 small-block architecture that was introduced on the Corvette three years ago and extended to the Camaro and Firebird in 1999.
A five-speed manual gearbox is standard in the base truck, but most buyers will opt for the 4L60 and 4L65 four-speed automatics. These feature a delayed-upshift mode for towing. They are excellent transmissions.
As with the exterior design, the Silverado interior reflects traditional Chevrolet thinking. The doors and door openings are now the largest in the industry, while the cab is the roomiest.
The instrument package looks like a cross between what is found in the new Corvette and what was used in the old C/K trucks. It comprises a large speedometer and tachometer flanked by four smaller gauges. All use pleasant white-on-black graphics.
The sound-system control panel is located above the climate controls. The climate control system uses a rotary-dial layout that works perfectly. There are three 12-volt outlets at the bottom center of the dashboard for radar detectors, cellular telephones, laptop computers, and other accessories.
Our test truck was an LT Extended Cab, which comes with six-way power front bucket seats with seat heaters and memory. The doors lock automatically as soon as you pull away, a security feature that can be de-programmed at the dealership. The LT also comes with a lockable floor console large enough to hold a picnic lunch for a family of four; it comes with a reversible, removable cup holder tray and a storage nook in front of the lid. Air conditioning outlets and a set of drop-down cup holders are built in for rear-seat passengers. A compass is incorporated into the LT model's overhead console, along with three storage areas for sunglasses, garage door opener, and small items. The door trim is a nice combination of vinyl panels and dotted velour that is soft and warm to the touch.
We were pleasantly surprised when we climbed through one of the rear-opening auxiliary doors of the extended-cab Silverado and into the back seat, which has been redesigned and remounted for far greater room and comfort. When cargo capacity is more important than hauling passengers, the entire rear seat assembly can be removed with a wrench and lifted out through the side door.
About the only thing we didn't like was the design of the interior door handles, which operate in an up-and-in arc and felt loose whenever we used them. We'd prefer more resistance and a more positive feel.
OnStar, which is available on LT models, is a communications and location system that allows customers to call for 24-hour assistance. The system calls for assistance automatically if the truck's airbags have deployed.
Driving Impression
We loved every mile we put on the Silverado LT. It drives like a luxury car and is supremely smooth and quiet. That smooth, quiet, unified feel is largely due to the new chassis, which provides a 23-percent increase in stiffness. New mounting and isolation hardware reduces noise and vibration. A cast magnesium beam behind the instrument panel and a lateral steel beam between the magnesium beam and the right side of the dash further reinforce the stiff body. Squeaks and rattles have been eliminated. This is one strong truck, and its chassis rigidity allows the suspension to soak up and manage bumps and ruts and tar strips so well that its overall ride behavior is near luxury. A long, 143-inch wheelbase improves the ride further and enhances high-speed stability.
A big four-spoke steering wheel connects to a rack-and-pinion steering system on 1500 4x2s; other models have recirculating ball steering. Even the rack-and-pinion system has a fairly wide dead spot in the center when cruising, which Chevrolet says is designed to minimize steering corrections on the highway. The steering feels a bit too light, but Silverado still tracks beautifully and handles well on pavement, loose dirt, deep dirt and off road.
Although the 4.8-liter small-block V8 is the most popular engine for this truck, our Silverado LT had the optional 5.3-liter (324 cubic-inch) engine, rated at 285 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. That's enough to smoke the rear tires at will. The fat torque curve is useful for light towing and hauling, but it's also a lot of fun for commuting and touring. The new engine is a much better small-block than before, and we recommend the 5.3 over the smaller 4.8-liter version.
The brakes are substantially improved over the old C/K brakes, and it's a welcome improvement. The four-wheel disc brakes are huge and powerful and come standard with ABS. Braking force comes into play only an inch into the pedal travel, a welcome improvement over the mushy pedal on the previous pickup. A new feature called Dynamic Rear Proportioning improves stability under heavy braking, whether the truck is loaded or empty. Chevrolet promises huge improvements in fade resistance, pad life and heat dissipation; we worked the brakes on our truck very hard and experienced no fade.
The Chevrolet Silverado is by far the best among full-size pickups. And it is the newest design from the Big Three Detroit manufacturers. The Silverado LT we drove is the smoothest, quietest, most civilized, best equipped, and most enjoyable pickup truck we've driven in many years. If you're shopping for a full-size pickup truck this year that you'll still want to be driving in 2009, check out the Silverado.
Model Lineup
1500 2WD: Short Box Regular Cab ($15,880); Short Box Extended Cab ($21,379); LS Short Box Extended Cab ($24,201); LT Long Box Extended Cab ($29,305);
1500 4WD: LS Short Box Regular Cab ($23,076); LT Long Box Extended Cab ($32,465);
2500 2WD: LS Long Box Regular Cab ($23,901); 2500 4WD: LT Short Box Extended Cab ($33,765).
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How would you define the 'it' that you mention? To be honest with you, your post makes alot of sense to me and I am wondering if my own inate talents and abilities fall within the realm of the 'it' you describe. Of course, the only way for me to find out will be to attend law school, but you seem to have a pretty good grasp on 'it' and I also have a pretty good understanding of what I am and am not good at.


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What is an Open Day at a hacker space?
Motto: "messing with hardware and software."
On 31 March 2012 hacker spaces in the Netherlands open their doors to anyone who wants to know what hackers involved and what they are doing. Netherlands currently has ten hacker spaces. A hacker space is a meeting and workshop, where technologically interested, creative and critical viewers meet, exchange ideas and work together on projects.
"Hacking" is more than testing and rupture of securing computers and networks. But that is not obvious to everyone. With this open day to hacker spaces in the Netherlands show that the hacker community in the country a much larger spectrum of interests has, and also has a rich history, such as ISP XS4ALL comes from the hacker world.
Also present at this open day, hackers like to explain what 'ethical hacking' actually is. And why the average hacker is not a threat, but gladly share knowledge about such threats on the Internet and security issues in major ICT projects of companies and governments. Knowledge should be shared. That is one of the Dutch (and international) broad-based value hacker community, which dates from the beginnings of the hacker culture in Boston (USA) at the end of the 60s.
Also RevSpace in The Hague, Binckhorstlaan 172, participates in this national open day. On March 31, from 10:00 to 21:00, the doors are open to anyone who wants to see what hackers really have to offer. A complete list of activities and directions on this page to find.
Theme == ==
- Security
- Making
Workshops == ==
Experienced Linux === ===
Linux ==== clinic! ====
- What: Would you like to try Linux once, but you're not very technical, do come under the supervision of a real Linux Guru. Or, you have a problem with your Linux system, it does not work with your hardware, or whatever. One of gurus to help you enjoy this issue.
- Who: Hansg
Does not work with Linux ==== ==== does not exist
- What: Would you like to try Linux once, but it does not work with your hardware. One of our experts will gladly help you to solve this problem.
- Who: Hansg
Make your first open source contribution
- What: Are you a user of open source software, eg Ubuntu, firefox or open source and you want to be next user to contributor? Then our workshop "do you first open source contribution." Do you have such a small annoyance in one of the open source programs that you use, you can under the guidance of an expert report a bug, or maybe even a solution to this annoyance write it to the creators of the software to send so that hopefully the next version has been corrected.
- Who: Hansg
OV Chip === ===
- What: Show hoveel information on an OV-chip card is and how easy it is to be read.
- Who: WinScap
Wireless Security === ===
- What: dsniff fire and sheep show, possibly with the McD can sniff traffic to make a point about security
- Who: Juerd
Demos == ==
Arduino === ===
- What: Demonstration of a Robot with explanations of the arduino.
- Who: Cross
Jacobs ladder === ===
- What: Jacobs Ladder demo -
- Who: Gori and Smeding
! Must still first be completed. !
Laser Cutter === ===
- What: Come and have a keychain with your name laser cut!
- Who: FooBar
Retro gaming === ===
- What: A number of classic games
- Who: Stitch
Tour === ===
- What: Tour of the building and along all demos
- Who: Gori, this care
- What: Demonstration of a very flat acess point
- Who: Juerd
For the Press == == Are you from the press? See HackerspaceDag2012 News for the press release and poster New! Click the words above to view alternate translations. Dismiss Google Translate for Business:Translator ToolkitWebsite TranslatorGlobal Market Finder


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Tattoos involve piercing into skin, which almost always involves pain. No matter how big or how small the tattoo may be or where it is located, you can expect to feel some pain. The overall amount of pain you experience though, all depends on your tolerance. If you have a high pain tolerance, you may feel next to nothing during the entire process.
When you get a tattoo, the needles will puncture your skin at very fast rates and variable depths. The outline of the tattoo is easily the most painful, as the needles will be used to create a black line that will stand out on the tattoo. This part need to be inserted fairly deeply and carefully to ensure that it's done correctly. The shading of the tattoo normally isn't painful, although it depends on the penetration depth and effect that you desire.
Normally, the pain you feel is a slight burn or scratching feeling. If the tattoo is going to be on an area where there is less bone and tissue such as the wrist or chest, the pain will be a bit more intense. Areas like the arms and legs however, normally aren't that painful. Areas such as these have more tissue and muscle, which will lessen the amount of pain you feel.
Even though some pain is to be expected, there are ways that you can minimize the pain. Below are some tips that will help you deal with the pain.
- Never show up to a get a tattoo on drugs or drunk. This will thin out your blood, causing you to bleed more.
- Always choose a tattoo artist that you are comfortable around. If you have confidence in your artist you can minimize the pain a great deal.
- Show up at the studio with sheer determination. You should accept the fact that the tattoo will take time. Quality work is an art – and should never be rushed.
- If the pain becomes too much to bear, you should let your tattoo artist know immediately. He will allow you to take a break, or stop and come back later. You can always break up your sessions, as tattoos don't need to be finished immediately.
- To ease your mind, listen to music. This way, you can take your mind to a different place and focus on something other than the tattoo.


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The Complete Guide to Using the iTunes Store
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Although you can fill your iTunes library and your Apple media devices with content from a wide variety of sources, the iTunes Store provides an excellent one-stop shop for a huge array of content with millions of songs and podcasts and thousands of movies, TV shows and audiobooks available for purchase, depending upon your country of residence. Even for users with large media collections from other sources, the iTunes Store can provide a useful source of information on new content and previews of songs, movies and TV shows. Further, for iOS devices the iTunes Store includes the App Store, making it the source for new applications.
In this guide, we take an in-depth look at the features available in the iTunes Store, going beyond the relatively intuitive browsing and purchasing of content to look at some of the more advanced options for iTunes Store users.
iTunes Stores by Country
The first thing to keep in mind is that the iTunes Store is not an open international marketplace. Each country effectively has its own iTunes Store, and not all content is available in all countries. In fact, even the iTunes Store itself is not available in every country. You can choose which country's store you want to view by scrolling down to the bottom of the iTunes Store window and clicking the small round flag icon which appears in the bottom-right corner. This will bring you to a list of countries in which the iTunes Store is available, and you can change which country is displayed simply by clicking on the appropriate icon.
Although you can browse the iTunes Store in any country without being signed in, you can only purchase content from the iTunes Store for your own country. This is enforced via the billing address associated with your credit card or other payment method that you use with the iTunes Store, rather than your actual geographic location. You can use the iTunes Store in all countries of which you're a resident, but you'll either need a separate iTunes Store account for each one, or you'll need to continually be switching the billing information on your single account. Generally, it's simpler just to set up an alternative account for these situations, although it's worth noting that features like iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match are designed to work best when using a single iTunes Store account, as you can only switch accounts with these services every 90 days.
Setting up an iTunes Store Account
To begin using the iTunes Store, the first thing you'll need to do is to actually set up an iTunes Store account. This can either be done by specifically choosing Create Account from the Store menu in iTunes, or simply by attempting to purchase an item from the iTunes Store and using the "Create New Account" button which appears in the sign-in dialog box.
If you already have an Apple ID, perhaps from setting up iCloud, registering your iPhone or Mac with Apple, purchasing items online from the Apple Store, or as part of another Apple program or service, you can use this as your iTunes Store account. Further, MobileMe accounts are already pre-configured as iTunes Store accounts as well, and your MobileMe user ID and password will work here without needing to sign up for a new account. If you already have an Apple ID, you simply need to log in with that account and iTunes will prompt you to review your account information and add a payment method if necessary; if you already have a credit card on file with your Apple ID from prior Apple Store purchases this is simply used by default. Note that your credit card is associated with your Apple ID rather than your iTunes Store account—change the credit card information in one place (such as on the Apple Store) and your iTunes Store account will be updated to use the new credit card information as well. Further, if you shop at an Apple Retail Store using the same credit card, you'll find that Apple already has your e-mail address on file for sending you a receipt via e-mail.
With the exception of Podcasts and iTunes U content, even free items on the iTunes Store require that you have a valid iTunes Store account to download them.
Regardless of which method you choose, the actual sign-up process is basically the same. You will be taken through a series of screen in iTunes itself which will take you through the process of showing you the terms and conditions and collecting the necessary information to create your account.
On the Terms and Conditions screen, you must check the box indicating that you have read and agree to the iTunes Terms and Conditions in order to continue. Note that the terms and conditions shown are specific to the iTunes Store for your selected country. If you are not a resident of the indicated country, you can choose a different country by clicking on the link as indicated.
You will next be prompted to enter an e-mail address, which effectively becomes your Apple ID. You will also need to enter a password, and a question, answer and date of birth to be used for password recovery. You can optionally choose to opt-out of receiving promotional e-mails from Apple. All of these settings can be changed later, including your actual Apple ID.
Once you've chosen your Apple ID and password, you are then prompted to enter your payment information. If you had logged in with an existing Apple ID instead of creating a new one you will be taken directly to this screen to enter your payment information. The available payment methods will vary between different countries.
Setting up an iTunes Store account in this manner normally requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country that you are setting an iTunes Store account for. For U.S. users, a PayPal account may also be used, however a valid U.S. billing address is still required for a PayPal account, and is checked via the bank account or credit card that is associated with your PayPal account. As with the Terms and Conditions screen, a link is provided to allow you to switch countries if your billing address is not in the chosen country. iTunes does not bill your credit card until you make an actual purchase, although if your credit card statement shows pre-authorizations, you may notice a $1 authorization made by iTunes against your card. This is not an actual charge, but merely an authorization request of a token amount to confirm that you're using a valid credit card. The $1 is never actually paid, and the pre-authorization will clear itself off automatically within a few days, subject to your card provider's normal terms for unbilled pre-authorizations.
If you are coming to the iTunes Store to redeem a gift card or gift certificate, you can enter the code in the designated field instead of entering credit card information. A billing address is still necessary even in this case, although the iTunes Store will not have any means of validating the address, since gift cards and gift certificates do not have an address associated with them. You can also set up an iTunes Store account from a gift card simply by using the "Redeem" link found near the top-left corner of the main iTunes Store screen. This will prompt you to enter your gift card or gift certificate information, and once validated will take you through the process of setting up an iTunes Store account with that card.
Redeeming gift codes is one method of setting up an iTunes Store account without providing credit card information, however the advent of the App Store provides another method: If you attempt to "purchase" a free item from the App Store, iTunes will prompt you to log in or create a new account in the same manner as for any other purchase attempt, but when you arrive at the screen to enter your payment information, an additional option of "None" becomes available.
Choosing "None" as a payment method will set up an iTunes Store account for you and allow you to download free apps from the App Store. As the note on the payment method page indicates, you will be asked to provide a payment method when you make an actual purchase. Note that you must be purchasing a free app from the App Store for this option to become available. Free downloads from other areas of iTunes still require you to set up an iTunes Store account using either a credit card or gift code.
Note that an iTunes Store account is also required to register an iOS device or to download artwork from the iTunes Store. These services are free, and if you're concerned about giving your credit card information to Apple, you can set up a free iTunes Store account using one of the above methods instead, as there is no requirement for Apple to have a valid credit card in order to provide you with free services.
Managing your Existing iTunes Store Account
Once you've set up an iTunes Store account, you can manage your existing account by clicking on the small drop-down triangle that appears to the right of your account name and choosing the Account option from the pull-down menu.
You'll be prompted to sign-in for confirmation and then be taken to a summary screen of your account. From here you can edit your account info, including changing your password, updating your payment information and billing address, switching to a different country, viewing your purchase history and managing a number of other aspects of your iTunes Store account.
Using Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
The iTunes Store also provides the ability for users to use Gift Cards and Gift Certificates to make purchases. A Gift Card is a physical card, normally purchased in a retail store, while a Gift Certificate is purchased from the iTunes Store by another iTunes Store user and printed out or e-mailed to the recipient.
Both types of gift items work on the basis of providing a code which the recipient enters into a screen in iTunes to redeem. The value of the gift card is then credited to their iTunes Store account, and any purchases they make are deducted from this account balance first. These balances can be used to partially fund purchases as well, provided another payment method such as a credit card is available to make up the difference. For the most part, gift cards and certificate balances can be used to purchase any item on the iTunes Store, although some restrictions do exist in various countries. For example, for a few years gift cards/certificates could not be used to purchase iOS applications in Canada allegedly due to Canadian Commerce laws. This restriction was quietly removed by Apple in 2010 without any specific explanation.
Gift card balances also cannot be used to purchase other gift cards or gift certificates, and although they can be used to pay for a subscription to iTunes Match, Apple requires a valid credit card on file for this as well.
If you have a balance on your account it is shown in the top-right corner of the iTunes Store, immediately to the left of your iTunes Store account name. The main iTunes Store home screen also shows your account balance under the welcome note, immediately above the Quick Links section.
Gift Cards and Gift Certificates may only be redeemed in the country in which they were purchased. For Gift Certificates, this means that they must be purchased with an iTunes Store account in the same country as the recipient. For Gift Cards, this means that they must be purchased as a retail store in the recipient's country. For example, you cannot purchase a Gift Card or Gift Certificate in Canada and send it to a user in the U.S. as that gift card or certificate can only be redeemed in the Canadian iTunes Store.
Making Allowances
If you're a parent who may not be particularly enthused about the idea of giving your son or daughter unlimited access to the iTunes Store, you'll be happy to hear that Apple provides an allowance feature. Instead of setting up an account for your child with your actual credit card, you would set up your own iTunes Store account that only you access, and then set up an automatic monthly credit to your offspring's iTunes Store account, ranging from $10 to $50 per month, in $10 increments. You can initiate this process from the Buy iTunes Gifts section by scrolling down to the "Allowances" heading and clicking Set up an allowance now.
You are prompted to enter your own name and the recipients name, choose an amount to send out on the first of each month, and whether to send the first installment now or wait until the beginning of the next month. You can also choose to either create a new Apple ID for the recipient, or use their existing Apple account if they have already set one up. You can also enter a personal message to go with the allowance.
If you opt to create a new Apple Account for the recipient, you're taken briefly through the process of setting up the Apple ID and password for the recipient. The date of birth is used for password recovery, and the default question is set to "Who gave you your allowance?" with the allowance provider's name as the answer.
After you've filled in the necessary information, you're shown a purchase confirmation screen to confirm that everything is correct before hitting the "Buy" button.
The recipient will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access their iTunes Store account and information on the allowance itself. They will also receive a notification each month on the first of the month when their allowance installment is deposited to their account.
You can manage allowances that you have given out from your normal iTunes Store account management screen. Clicking on the "Manage Allowances" button will take you to a screen where you can view the allowances that you have set up, and choose to either modify the amounts, suspend the allowance until you re-enable it, or remove it entirely. You can also create additional new allowances from here.
Allowance funds will appear as a credit balance in the recipient's iTunes Store account in the same way as a gift card or gift certificate, and work in the same manner—purchases come from the gift balance first, and any purchases which exceed the remaining balance must be funded with a separate payment method. Basically, an allowance is just the automated equivalent of buying a gift certificate at the beginning of each month. Keep in mind also that accounts receiving an allowance still function as normal independent iTunes Store accounts, and these users are not prevented from buying additional content using their own payment method. In fact, parents can supplement the allowance on special occasions by purchasing gift certificates or gift cards.
Content Restrictions
For a number of years all content sold on the iTunes Store was protected by Apple's FairPlay Digital Rights Management (DRM). In 2007, Apple announced a new format for iTunes Store music purchases known as iTunes Plus. Music sold in the iTunes Plus format was higher quality and did not include any DRM restrictions. Initially, only a limited selection of iTunes Plus tracks were available, customers paid a premium price for these tracks, and they had to pay an upgrade price to upgrade their existing DRM-laden iTunes Store tracks to this new format.
In early 2009 Apple announced that the entire iTunes Store music library was being transitioned to the iTunes Plus format. In this process, the premium price for iTunes Plus content was dropped, and all iTunes Store music became available in the higher quality DRM-free format. At this point, any new music that you purchase from the iTunes Store, including music videos, will be using this new format and therefore has no content restrictions applied to it.
Unfortunately, this only applies to music content (including music videos). Other types of content such as books, movies and TV Shows remain DRM-protected, and it doesn't look like this is going to be changing any time soon. For purchased content that is protected by iTunes FairPlay DRM, you're limited to using that content in iTunes on up to five computers, each of which must be authorized with your iTunes Store account. You can also transfer and play your content on an unlimited number of iPod or iOS devices, provided the content is transferred from one of your five authorized computers. Further, a given iPod or iOS device can only contain content from up to five different iTunes Store accounts.
With the exception of iOS applications, content purchased from the iTunes Store could traditionally only be downloaded once. With the debut of iTunes in the Cloud in June 2011, users in certain countries can now also re-download previously purchased music, iBooks and TV shows, although the latter is currently only available for U.S. iTunes Store customers. Other types of content such as movies and audiobooks can still only be downloaded once; if you attempt to purchase one of these items again, iTunes will warn you that you have already purchased the item and if you proceed with the purchase you will be billed again. Even with iTunes in the Cloud, Apple recommends backing up your purchases yourself. There are cases where the iTunes Store Customer Service department has permitted users to re-download lost content, but this is the exception rather than the rule and you should not rely on it. Further, even with iTunes in the Cloud, purchases can only be re-downloaded if they are still available on the iTunes Store. We discuss iTunes in the Cloud later in this article.
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Here's my problem with the iTunes Store. Say I search for "Misty." In the past, I could manipulate the headings (such as "name," "artist," "album" so I could see the entire line rather than "Johnny Mathis: A 5…"). Plus, it had a "genre" heading, which I loved, because I don't want to scroll through a thousand versions of "Misty." Maybe i just want an alt version, and "genre" made it much easier to find. Anyway, there's probably a way to customize this, but I haven't found it. Any idea? Thanks
Posted by Chris Simmons in Toronto on November 20, 2009 at 2:49 PM (CST)
Why Apple haven't get rid of online distribution of this gift certificates for today?
They know the problem.
Gift cards & gift certificates duplicates each other, but the cards (which are real) - much safer than online certificates for the Apple itself.
This is just some mystery…
Posted by Ale in Toronto on November 21, 2009 at 1:04 AM (CST)
"Note that you must be purchasing a free app from the App Store for this option to become available. Free downloads from other areas of iTunes still require you to set up an iTunes Store account using either a credit card or gift code."
Hey, JDH, I don't have a credit card set up with my iTunes account and I can download ANY content from the iTunes Store as long as it's free, including the Music Video of the Week, etc.
Posted by iLly in Toronto on November 21, 2009 at 2:07 PM (CST)
Great article Jesse!
Unless I'm mistaken the store has a default language according to country. I don't see why I shouldn't be able to set it to English. Have I missed something?
Posted by Alicia Bankhofer in Toronto on November 21, 2009 at 6:01 PM (CST)
#1: You can get some of the desired effect in the iTunes Store in Browser mode, but unfortunately any attempts to search the iTunes Store will still return you to an in-store search page, rather than searching within the browser itself. This did work at one point after iTunes 9 was released, but I'm uncertain right now whether a later iTunes update disabled it, or if the iTunes Store itself is undergoing some changes.
#2: Gift certificates serve a very useful purpose in that they can be sent out by e-mail to the recipients. Gift cards would have to be physically purchased and mailed. The security of the gift certificates is enforced by requiring that you actually have a valid iTunes Store account to purchase one in the first place.
#3: To clarify, you cannot SET UP an iTunes Store account without a credit card or gift code unless you're doing it by purchasing an app. In other words, if you start by trying to download a free song, the iTunes Store account setup process will require that you provide a credit card or gift code before you can set up an account. If you're trying to download a free app, the "None" option becomes available during the setup process. Why on earth Apple makes that distinction is beyond me, but it's obviously quite deliberate on their part, as even the Apple knowledgebase article linked to from here explains clearly that you must be in the App Store to set up an account without a payment method.
Of course, once you have an iTunes Store account set up, you can download any free item you want without requiring a payment method, and in fact you could even start with a payment method and later switch to "None" for your existing account. In other words, you can use a free app "purchase" to set up the iTunes Store account, after which you can use it anywhere.
#4: That is essentially correct, although they allow for specific language variations within multilingual countries such as Canada and Switzerland. For instance, the iTunes Store in Canada can be viewed in Canadian English or Canadian French depending upon your regional settings in iTunes (Windows) or your Mac OS X language settings for iTunes on the Mac.
A list of countries and the languages that iTunes supports for them can be found at the bottom of Apple's knowledgebase aritcle here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2242?viewlocale=en_US
Posted by Jesse Hollington in Toronto on November 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM (CST)
I am going to give my iPod touch to a friend and will be adding an iPad. I already have 5 devices in my iTunes account and want to remove the iPod and add the iPad. How do I remove the iPod from my account?
Thanks for your help and for the great article.
Posted by Art C in Toronto on July 6, 2010 at 2:17 PM (CDT)
I have a question about iTunes Gifts. If you gift someone a song or video and they never download it, are you still charged?
Just wondering.
Posted by Jake in Toronto on November 15, 2010 at 7:22 PM (CST)
@Art C (#6): You don't need to remove your device. The limit only applies to computers and not iPods, iPhones or iPads. You can have an unlimited number of these devices associated with a given iTunes account as long as they're syncing to one of your five authorized libraries.
@Jake (#7): Yes, once you purchase a gift you are charged for it immediately—essentially as soon as the code is generated. If the other user never downloads the item, the code just goes to waste (although you can use it yourself instead). You might also be able to request a refund from Apple if the code hasn't actually been used.
Posted by Jesse Hollington in Toronto on November 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM (CST)
I have changed my bank account and card number can I still redownload my old songs I accidentally deleted for free?
Posted by Amy in Toronto on January 2, 2012 at 9:33 AM (CST)
Hi Jesse,
Really useful article. I have a problems I was wondering if anyone could help me with!
My sister and I have shared an account up til now, due to iCloud we would like to switch and use different accounts. If I make a new account, will all my purchases made by the old one disappear from my iTunes?
Posted by Izzy in Toronto on January 11, 2012 at 5:26 AM (CST)
I live in the USA I gifted an app to a friend in Italy, he says the code to redeem the app is invalid in the USA . Why is my iTunes charging me for an app that has not been redeemed?
Posted by Peter in Toronto on January 27, 2012 at 6:34 PM (CST)
I dont know how to reinstall or redownloding my games anymore.im tired to solve this problem.still WAITING guys.oh my god.i follow all the instruction but still WAITING! Actually i use iTunes from my computer to my iPad 2.im Perth sure that i follow the instruction. Please Help me…. Thanks,
Posted by Natasha in Toronto on February 18, 2012 at 11:24 AM (CST)
I have updated my Ipad 3 to ios6 and I cannot download any apps, the message says "cannot connect to Itunes store", please help me?
Posted by Shkelqim Daci in Toronto on October 11, 2012 at 12:23 PM (CDT)
When downloading apps it says I need to change it to my courtyard Canada but when I go into iTunes it is set to Canada what's wrong with it how do I fix it
Posted by Deanna in Toronto on March 29, 2013 at 9:57 AM (CDT)
Hi I found what I think is a typo.
The line "although it's worth nothing that features like iTunes"
says "nothing" but I think it should say "noting."
Hope this helps,
Posted by Vlad in Toronto on May 30, 2013 at 10:09 AM (CDT)
@ Izzy (#10)
Hey, I had a similar issue, what I did was set up a new iCloud account from a different computer. Then on my iPad, I changed my iCloud/iMessages/FaceTime to the new account, but not that I did Not change my iTunes store information.
Keeping the iTunes store account the same is key if you want to keep your purchases, but you can change you iCloud account independently of you iTunes account by going to Setting>iCloud>DeleteAccount.
Another thing to note though… I think you will be given the choice to keep your saved documents on your iPod, but I would strongly recommend that that you do the following two things before deletion your account:
1) *If* possible, backup your most important files (contact/documents/ whatever else you need)
2) Most important though, (even if you backed up everything), go to Pages/Keynote/Numbers if you have them, and manually turn off iCloud in each one. This can be done through Settings>Pages>Use iCloud and choose "keep documents on device" (it will ask when you open the app).
Posted by Vlad in Toronto on May 30, 2013 at 10:32 AM (CDT)
Oh, I forgot to mention that after deleting it from your iPod, your iCloud account still exist on Apple's server. If you care about Apple, and don't want them to waste money keeping unused information laying around, or if you need to access some of your old files later, you can go to http://www.icloud.com any time, and access/modify many of your files from there. Just login with the account you want to access.
Though this site may not work too well for apps other then the ones Apple made like Pages and stuff, but it's worth a try if you need it or if ya just want to be nice to Apple :).
Peace out,
Posted by Vlad in Toronto on May 30, 2013 at 11:21 AM (CDT)
Nice article! I feel like a iTunes super user now :)
Posted by McMacDaddy69 in Toronto on May 30, 2013 at 12:22 PM (CDT)
Sorry for some selling mistakes, I noticed only after posting.
Posted by Vlad in Toronto on May 30, 2013 at 12:40 PM (CDT)
Hi I was using apple I 5 at Dubai. Now I came for vacation to india for a month here I'm unable to use App Store it's say change in network like. In india I'm using Indian SIM card. Now how to download apps please help me.
Posted by Sridhar in Toronto on July 11, 2013 at 9:01 AM (CDT)
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Leonardo DiCaprio's Colon Hydrotherapy Secret
Leonardo DiCaprio's former girlfriend introduced him to colon hydrotherapy. The Django Unchained actor became a regular at The Piper Center for Eternal Wellness in New York where he became a fan of the treatment which is described by the facility as "a safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine, without the use of drugs".
However since breaking up with Erin Heatherton Leonardo hasn't continued with the treatment.
A source told the Huffington Post: "Leo was introduced to them by [former] girlfriend Erin Heatherton and goes to The Piper Center for Eternal Wellness on Spring Street. While he was dating Erin, he went four times and was last seen leaving the center on August 22, but hasn't been back since he broke up with Erin. Like a lot of guys, Leo took a while to be convinced to try one," the insider said. "It can be very embarrassing, but now that he has had one, he loves it."
Since breaking up with Erin, Leonardo has reportedly grown closer to his The Wolf of Wall Street co-star Margot Robbie.
He is said to have recently stayed overnight at her apartment in Union Square, New York, and was spotted leaving the 22-year-old beauty's abode the next morning.
A source said: "He stayed overnight."
Margot - who plays Leonardo's love interest in The Wolf of Wall Street - joined the Great Gatsby star in Las Vegas for his 38th birthday last month, where the pair spent "a lot of time" together.
An eye witness at the time said: "There looks to be some strong chemistry between Leo and his leading lady. They spent a lot of time at the party together."
Leonardo has previously dated a number of famous beauties including Blake Lively, Gisele Bundchen and Bar Refaeli.


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Joan Powell 3/26/2009 10:38:29 PMMagnificent , such beautiful eyes! #1104497
David M. Montero 3/26/2009 10:40:55 PMPerfect!!! Wonderful colors. Beautifully done Nilesh. #7338136
Garret Ray 3/26/2009 10:54:58 PMWOW!! What else needs to be said? #7338165
Jeetendera Kalia 3/26/2009 11:18:35 PMHi Nilesh! X E lent portrait here:>) #7338186
Bandar Aljahmi 3/26/2009 11:58:29 PMGreat portrait Nilesh! #7338322
Tiia Vissak 3/27/2009 12:11:00 AMgreat colors, details & framing! #7338347
Dominick M. Dimacale 3/27/2009 2:53:08 AMNilesh, I see a Winner Here Next Month, beautiful.
Dominick #7338677
Lynn Crawford 3/27/2009 10:09:25 AMBeautiful portrait, I love the eye color, great work :) #7340458
Rajeev 270293 Kashyap 3/27/2009 10:44:04 AMWonderful Portrait and tones here Nilesh! #7340573
Clyde P. Smith 3/27/2009 6:10:25 PMWow! Amazing tones, colors, expression and clarity Nilesh. And you got to love those eyes. #7342001
Nilesh J. Bhange 4/17/2009 4:19:01 AMMy sincere thanks to all of you for so much appreciating the image! #7413473
Tiia Vissak 4/22/2009 12:25:02 PMCongratulations! #7432191
Usman M. Bajwa 4/22/2009 10:24:43 PMCONGRATULATIONS, Nilesh. Good luck in the next round!.
Usman. #7437001
Naufal MQ 4/23/2009 12:45:13 AMSuperb image my frend. I think i've seen this pic in DPC. rite? #7437490
Nilesh J. Bhange 4/23/2009 2:46:17 AMThank you Tiia,Usman & MQN. You are correct.It was Honorable mention in DPC free study contest. #7437844
Paula Showen 4/23/2009 9:29:32 AMCongratulations, Nilesh! This is awesome portrait!!! #7439909
Ann Coates 4/23/2009 1:44:48 PMThis is just outstanding. The eyes really pop. Congratulations on your finalist. #7441052
Kathy Cline 4/23/2009 3:32:59 PM
Mukesh Srivastava 4/23/2009 9:36:28 PMBrilliant portrait....Huge congrats for the Finalist.... Good luck for the next round!!!!! #7442564
Cheryl E. Molennor 4/24/2009 6:24:09 PMGORGEOUS Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!
Dianna Murphy 4/25/2009 4:15:31 PMA wonderful image!!! Congratulations! #7449518
Tiia Vissak 4/27/2009 11:19:03 AMCongratulations! #7456675
Bojan Bencic 4/27/2009 1:16:31 PMFantastic image, Nilesh. Congratulations! #7457074
Paula Showen 4/27/2009 3:18:44 PMThis is a beautiful portrait, Nilesh! Congratulations!!! #7457415
Larry L. Redmon 4/27/2009 4:47:48 PMGreat job, Nilesh! Congratulations! #7457677
Lydia Williams 4/27/2009 5:01:06 PMFantastic Nilesh! This one talks to me...Well deserved! #7457802
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 4/27/2009 5:02:27 PMA big win Nilesh!!! Congratulations!!! #7457806
Kelly S. Cavanaugh 4/27/2009 5:42:11 PMBeautiful image, Nilesh! Congratulations! #7458021
Ann Coates 4/27/2009 5:50:05 PMI am so pleased to see this in the winner's circle. Huge congratulations on this outstanding image. #7458059
Nilesh J. Bhange 4/27/2009 5:50:39 PMWOW! A very exciting news from betterphoto to me after a very long time!I am really honored to see this image as first place winner among the so good images. Thanks to the jury members,the voters & commentators for appreciating this image. #7458061
Cheryl E. Molennor 4/27/2009 6:07:24 PMIt's perfect. Congratulations on this awesome win! #7458159
A P 4/27/2009 7:57:34 PMOutstanding First Place win. Congratulations #7458709
Naufal MQ 4/27/2009 9:07:41 PMBig Congrats Nilesh!!! #7458940
Katarina Mansson 4/27/2009 11:16:05 PMGorgeous photograph with wonderful colors and clarity. Congratulations on your win! #7459088
Mary K. Robison 4/27/2009 11:34:36 PMWhat a well-deserved First Place Win! Lovely child, and beautiful colors and effects!
Evy Johansen 4/27/2009 11:43:28 PMBig congratulations on this beautiful win, Nilesh! #7459142
Tarun Bose 4/28/2009 1:42:15 AMBig, big congrats Nilesh, for your first prize winner. #7459449
Manny L. Librodo 4/28/2009 6:16:56 AMvery very well-deserved. congrats. #7460241
Eugenio Diaz 4/28/2009 6:57:36 AMCongratulations on your Wonderful Winner Nilesh! #7460489
Elida Gutierrez 4/28/2009 7:25:22 AM
A Special Trophy for
"August Winners"#7460627
Elida Gutierrez 4/28/2009 8:47:40 AM
A Special Trophy for
"MARCH Winners"
Usman M. Bajwa 4/28/2009 9:47:03 AMI am very happy to see this win FIRST PLACE. A very well deserving image, Nilesh.
Usman #7461481
Lisa J. Boulden 4/28/2009 10:41:16 AMFantastic colors in this lovely portrait!
Jessica Jenney 4/28/2009 11:50:41 AMCongratulations, Nilesh on your beautiful First Place Win! #7461783
Terri L. Scribner 4/28/2009 1:51:22 PMCongratulations on this fabulous win!! #7462081
Frank M. Melchior 4/28/2009 4:50:43 PM5th place on DPC makes 1st over here, way to go! Great shot. #7462543
Judy V. Kennamer 4/30/2009 8:40:01 AMGorgeous winner Nilesh!!!! What a beauty!!!! #7468790
Terry L. Ellis 4/30/2009 7:49:50 PMAn amazing win, Nilesh! Congratulations! #7470592
anonymous 5/1/2009 5:02:23 PMCongratulations on a well deserved win. #7474295
Lakshmi Sridharan 5/3/2009 6:09:28 PMcongrats. definitedly captivating smile-beautifully captured. #7480973
Rosemary Sampson 5/17/2009 2:24:10 PMExtraordinary photo. A well deserved win. #7530573
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/20/2009 2:49:50 AMCongratulations Nilesh on your Win!!!
Dominick #7539157
Milan Banik 5/26/2009 11:22:46 PMCongratulations Nilesh ,love colour scheme too, with soft green tint on her eyes #7564612
Debra K. Johnson 6/27/2009 7:08:16 AMWOW! Fantastic! #7683537
Usman M. Bajwa 1/10/2010 9:13:16 PMMany CONGRATZ on getting the POTD award at Kodak on this wonderful closeup shot, Nilesh!!
She is "Chikki" a best friend of my daughter "Mansi". I really like her smile & expression.Thanks to her for giving me such a nice expression & a winner image.
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ROCHESTER -- Committed to recycling and going green, Saint Mary Academy Student Council members visited and learned about Waste Management's Operation in Rochester on Oct. 29.
Students were briefed on Waste Management's history, purpose and goals and then were led on a tour of the facilities -- identifying both landfills, potential land fills, dump sites and locales for recycling of energy and goods.
Saint Mary Academy Student Council received Foster's GoingGreen Award in May of 2012 and returned to their school to promote environmental awareness, to educate their classmates about what and how to recycle and to encourage green living.
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Mayor Don Wesely today announced that 40 additional residential blocks will be resurfaced this year in Lincoln. Funding is available for the projects because bids were about $600,000 under projections and another $500,000 was made available from cash reserves.
"Our citizens take great pride in the appearance of their neighborhoods, and residential street resurfacing can go a long way toward improving traffic conditions and the quality of life," Mayor Wesely said. "Because this was a priority for citizens, we decided to spend some of our reserves to get more of these important projects done."
The Public Works and Utilities Department resurfaced 29 residential blocks last year and originally appropriated funding to resurface 30 in 2000. The new plan boosts that number to 70.
Lists of arterial and residential rehabilitation projects for 1999 and 2000 are attached.
Media note: There may be some resurfacing work going on Monday, April 24th on Van Dorn from 72nd to 76th streets. You can call Al Imig in Public Works to check on the status - 441-8400.
2000 Arterial and Residential Rehabilitation Projects Total Cost $5.7 million
Residential: (70 blocks)
1999 Arterial and Residential Rehabilitation Projects Total Cost $5.2 million
Residential: (29 blocks)


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Slum Love in Poland
Jennifer Lopez is performing in Poland this week. Here she is out on a run with members of her entourage including the Slum Lover, Casper Smart. We're coming up on the one year anniversary of their...togetherness. Or least what we think would be the one year anniversary of their...togetherness. It was confirmed in November 2011. Which means it started at the end of October and by Halloween she wanted to marry him. Amazingly enough, an engagement has still not yet been announced. I really don't see why the delay. It's not like he has to save up the money or anything. It's not like Eric Johnson had to save up the money either.


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Last Thursday, Sensei Pat Nakata and I presented the lecture,
Karate in the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa Prefecture, and Hawaii.
How is Okinawan Culture Spread through Karate?
How is Okinawan Culture Spread through Karate?
at the Manoa Campus of the University of Hawaii. The lecture was sponsored by the Center for Okinawn Studies, which is headed by Dr. Joyce Chinen. My contact at the center for the lecture was Lynette Teruya, who was very supportive and helpful. Gay Satsuma of the Center for Japanese Studies attended, as did Dr. Alfred Yama Kina, who had given a lecture a few months ago about his experiences in Shuri. My Sensei in Hawaii, Sensei Rodney Shimabukuro, and his wife, Joyce also attended.
Here are links to the Flyer and Handout for the Lecture. I hope that you will review the Handout as it presents some of the materials we covered. It includes a Bibliography, a chart about the Ryukyu Caste System, and a list of ten Karate people with their Ryukyu Kingdom titles.
The lecture started at 3:00 p.m. and the room was filled with attendees, including three members of our Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai: Sensei Herbert Ishida, Sensei Hisae Ishii-Chang, and Sensei Sean Roberts. Sensei Angel Lemus who is also a member of the Kenkyukai attended and took video of the entire lecture. He is working on the footage for uploading to Youtube. Nakata Sensei and I are very grateful to Lemus Sensei for his expertise and hard work. I will post here when the video is uploaded.
I had prepared a Powerpoint presentation with about 90 slides. Lemus Sensei is incorporating the slides in the video. I'm sure that this is a big job for him.
I started the lecture with information about the Ryukyu Kingdom and its caste system. Karate experts and instructors were almost exclusively members of the Uekata and Peechin class, with most being in the Pechin class. Sometimes these classes are compared to "Lords" or "Daimyo" and "Samurai", but in my opinion, comparisons to Japanese classes are not very helpful. To me, the Uekata and Pechin classes (with the various subclasses), were Ryukyu Kingdom officials and the equivalent of civil servants with many privileges.
I contrasted the historical information we have about Karate experts in the Ryukyu Kingdom with the popular story about Karate being developed by Okinawan peasants and farmers to protect themselves against the invading Satsuma samurai (1609). In fact, I have found that most of the "popular" stories about Karate are simply myths. To understand the development of Karate, it is essential to study the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Nakata Sensei presented information about the Chinese origins of Karate, outlining some of the sources of Chinese contacts. He shared how his teacher, Chosin Chibana, said that known Karate began with Kanga Teruya, who became known as Tudi (or Tote) Sakugawa. You can see the handout for his birth and death dates and social rank.
I was given a lot of help with the Caste System chart by my Sensei in Okinawa, Sensei Katsuhiko Shnzato, and Dr. Alfred Yama Kina. Dr. Kina also studies Okinawan dance here in Hawaii with Sensei Kikue Kaneshiro. My Hawaii Sensei's wife, Joyce Shimabukuro, also studied with Kaneshiro Sensei. I learned a lot about the Kingdom period by reading Dr. Kina's thesis, which is listed in the Bibliography.
I mentioned that in the Ryukyu Kingdom, rank in Karate either did not exist or was pretty irrelevant -- what mattered was your position in Ryukyu society and the level of your service to the King. Karate instructors might have taught students who were of higher social classes, and I'm sure that each was acutely aware of this.
Lemus Sensei and I both study styles of Karate that trace to Chotoku Kyan. Kyan Sensei's father, Chofu Kyan, is listed in the handout, and was a member of the Ryukyu Kingdom's last Sanshikan (Council of Three). The Sanshikan was one of the highest bodies in the Ryukyu government. Chofu Kyan was a student of Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura, who is also listed in the handout. Chofu Kyan also became King Sho Tai's Chamberlain and oversaw all of this assets. He is another example of a Karate expert who was a member of the Ryukyu Kingdom's "official" classes.
Shinzato Sensei had actually prepared a much longer list of Karate experts for me. I reduced this to 10 for the handout. During the Ryukyu Kingdom period, all were of the Shizoku, or privileged classes. Okinawan elders I have spoken to all said that life for "commoners" was very difficult in Okinawa, and working people worked extremely hard all day. Natural resources were very limited. Only the privileged classes had time for Karate -- and access to instructors.
After the Ryukyu Kingdom was abolished and King Sho Tai was forced into exile in Tokyo, Karate had to adapt to the policies of the Japanese Empire. It is very interesting that Karate experts where of the same social classes as Ryukyu dance and music experts. All of these "professionals", deprived of their stipends, lands (if applicable), and titles, had to find a way to make a living. Many moved away from Shuri and began to teach their respective arts to the pubic -- rather than just to members of their own social classes. To me, this probably brought about the greatest change in Karate. Teaching Karate to the public resulted in two Karates -- the old and the new. The new was ultimately taught in the Okinawan school system and this form of Karate, generally, is what spread to mainland Japan and other countries.
But the old was also preserved, particularly with people such as Chosin Chibana, Nakata Sensei's teacher in Okinawa (his original teacher in Hawaii was Sensei Walter Nishioka, who is also a member of our Hawaii Karate Kenkukai -- in fact, I saw him today at our training). Chibana Sensei learned from Anko Itosu (who learned from Sokon Matsumura, who learned from Tote Sakugawa, who learned from Kusanku (a Chinese envoy)). I asked Nakata Sensei to share Chibana Sensei's Karate-Do No Kokoroe, which is printed in the Handout. I will let you watch the video to hear Nakata Sensei's words. One story that moved me involved a challenge match that Nakata Sensei was forced to accept when he studied in Okinawa. In the end, Chibana Sensei intervened to restrain Nakata Sensei from finishing off his challenger, saying that we must also have compassion for our enemies.
Karate was taught in the Okinawan school system around 1903 or so. The first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii left Okinawa in December of 1899 and arrived on January 6, 1900. At least three Karate practitioners were among them. Kisaburo Kawakami had actually arrived four years earlier. His son, Kitaro Kawakami, was a student of Kentsu Yabu, which makes me suspect that his father had learned from Sokon Matsumura. Succeeding waves of Okinawan immigrants continued to bring Karate to Hawaii. The early students had learned the "old" style, not the public school version.
One question we asked was "How is Okinawan Culture Spread Through Karate?" I summarized some of the exhibits, demonstrations, lectures, and events that our Hawaii Karate Museum and my friends in the Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai had participated in over the years. I also described our museum's donation to the University of Hawaii of the Hawaii Karate Museum Collection, a permanent collection at the Okinawan Collection of the Hamilton Library at the Manoa Campus. Please check the Digital Archives for some excellent books and materials that are online.
We have worked to help establish Karate as a subject worthy of study, individually and at the University level. But the way that Karate is taught is from Sensei to student, and the way that Karate is learned is through training. If Okinawan and Ryukyuan culture is to be spread, it will have to happen in the dojo, school, recreation center, or garage. It has to be spread from Sensei to student, and from older brother or sister to younger.
I have often been advised by Okinawan elders that in order to understand and appreciate Karate, you should study the history and culture of its homeland -- Okinawa. I agree completely. Together, as Instructors and Students of Karate, let us do our very best not only to learn the physical aspects of the art, but to also learn about the Ryukyu Kingdom and Okinawa, and the values that shaped and guided the early Karate pioneers.
Nakata Sensei and I hope that the lecture was one small step in this direction. We were supposed to end at 4:30 p.m., but with questions we went to about 4:45 p.m. The Center for Okinawan studies then served some refreshments.
I am very grateful to Nakata Sensei of sharing his insights and lessons. I have learned so much from him over the years, and continue to do so today. We also want to thank Lemus Sensei, Shinzato Sensei, Dr. Kina, Dr. Chinen, Lynette Teruya, and everyone who helped us with the lecture, and to all the attendees. I also want to thank Shimaburo Sensei and his wife Joyce, and the Center for Okinawan Studies, Dr. Kina, and Joyce for the beautiful lei.
If you like the video, I hope that you might ask your students to watch it. Again, I will announce here when it is available online.
Respectfully in the art,
Charles C. Goodin