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Steve324235 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 196 designs submitted by 77 freelance designers.
We are selling licenses for software that allows schools to build a web site, automate all of the administrative work of registering, tracking and servicing of students, deliver online classes and collect online payments.
The name of our product is Roundabout; we want the name to be included in the logo. A roundabout is a small traffic circle that is easy to get on, easy to get off, and very simple to use.
Our product is a web-based software package that will compete on the basis of being very intuitive to use, even for someone who is technically challenged. We will use the phrase "It's easy to get around" in our marketing, and we want to see designs that both include and exclude the tagline.
Organizations that provide live classroom and/or online training. A company that uses our software is: http://trelg.com. We want a logo that represents software that makes promoting, administrating and delivering classes easy for schools to do.
The logo will be used in a web banner and on individual screens in the software package, therefore it must look crisp and be readable even at a small size.
We want the logo to be crisp and colorful. We want to see a color version as well as a grayscale version.
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Spinning Superstuff
by Steve Miller
Scientists are studying remarkable materials from nature to discover ways to make them even better.
In a dark corner of your basement you may find one of nature's strongest materials. But you'll have to look closely because it's easy to overlook this barely visible, threadlike substance until you've bumped into it. Yes, you guessed it—it's spider silk!
The fine thread from which a spider frames its web and hangs in mid-air, called dragline silk, is stronger and far more elastic than a steel wire of the same diameter. If we had enough of this fiber we could make better parachutes, better artificial ligaments, and even better cables for suspension bridges. A rope of spider silk the diameter of a pencil might replace the 3-centimeter-diameter steel cable that is now used on an aircraft carrier to snag a hook on the underside of airplanes and help them land on the ship's short runway. As Randolph Lewis, a materials researcher at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, points out, "That's exactly what a spider's web is used for—to catch [an object, in this case] a fly moving at full speed."
Scientists are trying to determine how a spider uses proteins similar to those in our fingernails to make a silk with exceptional strength and elasticity. Biophysicist Lynn Jelinski of Cornell University studies golden orbweaving spiders, Nephila clavipes, because they are large, easy to handle, and produce strong dragline silk. In order to prevent fights between the spiders, each has its own cage in Jelinski's lab. Her research team collects the silk the spiders spin and analyzes it to determine its chemical composition and structure. The researchers have found that the silk polymer consists of three types of protein segments, connected to each other. About one-third of the silk polymer is made up of two types of sub-microscopic crystals, which give the silk its strength. These crystals are connected to each other by extremely flexible strands, which give the silk its elasticity. The two characteristics combine to make silk that is both superstrong and stretchable.
Because this desirable spider silk cannot be obtained in large quantities like silkworm silk, scientists are working on ways to manufacture it in their labs. One way they have come up with is to implant spider silk genes into bacteria and yeast to produce proteins similar to those used by the spider. The silk protein solution is then forced through a small opening resembling a spider spinneret to make silk. Although the resulting silk thread is not exactly like the spider's, it does have similar properties.
Mimicking Nature
The spider silk project is just one example of biomimetics, the study of biological materials, processes, and structures in order to imitate or improve them. Modern analytical instruments and bioengineering techniques are expanding our ability to duplicate nature. The hinge of a fly's wing has to be very flexible and springy in order to move back and forth hundreds of times each second. It is made of a material called resilin, which has been described as the most perfect rubber ever found. Barnacles attach themselves to ships and whales with a glue so strong they are almost impossible to remove. Determining the chemical composition and structure of fly resilin and barnacle glue may make it possible for us to produce better rubber and adhesives.
In addition to studying the chemical structure and composition of natural materials, biomimeticists study how nature puts those materials together. A spider's web is a remarkable engineering achievement. Using a very small amount of material, the spider makes a large, durable structure. The trunks and limbs of trees are designed to hold very heavy loads while remaining flexible enough to survive strong winds and ice storms. To accomplish this, a tree uses one of nature's most common design elements—the linked hexagons of bees' honeycombs. Almost 90 percent of wood cells are arranged in this pattern to attain maximum strength with a minimum of weight. Engineers apply the honeycomb pattern to the internal structure of products that need to be both strong and lightweight, such as skis, airplane wings, and telescope mirrors.
By properly aligning flexible but strong fibers inside a hard polymer like epoxy, materials scientists have mimicked wood structure to make composite materials using fibers made of glass, graphite (carbon), or KevlarTM, a very strong type of nylon used to make bullet-resistant vests. Not surprisingly, the resulting composites are extremely strong, yet lightweight, which makes them useful in the construction of airplanes, boats, and sports equipment including rackets, skis, and snowboards. Pole-vault poles made of composite materials have allowed athletes to improve their vaulting height by almost 2 meters.
Researchers at the U.S. Air Force are studying other lightweight, strong natural materials to find ways to improve airplane and rocket components. The abalone, a type of shellfish, makes its shell by mixing calcium carbonate and proteins and layering the mixture to form a material as strong as the most advanced human-made composites. Studying the exoskeletons of insects may provide information on still another durable but light material that could be copied from nature.
Take a look around you. Mother Nature has some important lessons for us to learn. Who said copying wasn't allowed?
Spin, Spider, Spin!
by Steve Miller
A spider makes silk by combining protein molecules into long chains. A solution of proteins in water is produced in the spider's special glands and transferred to its spinneret through a narrow duct. While the molecules are in the duct they start to combine to form a polymer.
The spinneret has two parts, a valve and a spigot. The valve controls the thickness of the thread, which ranges in thickness from 0.1 to 8 micrometers. (A human hair is about 1 micrometer thick.) The spigot puts the silk where the spider wants it. The wet thread dries to form a strong, stretchy fiber. Some of the strands are thick, and they form the framework for the web. Others are thin and sticky, to trap food.
After the spider is finished with its web it frequently eats it to provide material for a new web.
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- Made up of parts from different sources.
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- A heat setting resin capable of forming tight cross-linked polymer structures characterized by toughness, strong adhesion, and low shrinkage, used especially in surface coatings and adhesives.
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- A chain-like molecule made up of repeated units.
- What is the solute that a spider uses to create silk?
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- How does the spider use this solute to create silk?
[anno: The spider mixes the solute with water and then pushes the solution through a narrow duct. The molecules combine in the duct to form a polymer. This polymer is ejected through the spinneret.]
- What is the name for the field of science that studies biological materials, processes, and structures in order to recreate and use these materials?
[anno: This field of science is called biomimetics.]
- Think of a use, not mentioned in this article, for artificially created spider silk. Explain what the silk would be used to do and why this use would be beneficial. Write a few sentences to explain your answer.
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Access to clean water is one of the most basic human needs, but in many areas of the world, ensuring that everyone has access to clean freshwater is a complex problem. With this in mind, the United Nations has declared March 22 as World Water Day. The day has been celebrated on March 22 every year since 1993.
This year's World Water Day celebrations will focus on water and energy, with main celebrations happening in Toyko, Japan. Of course, people around the world can make a difference in providing a sustainable future for all inhabitants of the Earth, and especially the poorest of the poor, who suffer greatly from lack of access to water, sanitation and modern forms of energy. Find out more about how you can make a difference.
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I am naturally a very optimistic person, full of good humour, and with an internal strength when confronted with life's indomitable difficulties. However, there have been times (as my regular readers are aware) when life has knocked me down flat on my face. It has been during those times when I have needed the quiet moments to build up the strength to go forward. I know there are other people who have endured worse than I have, especially Job. I'm actually looking forward to reading this Book again with one of the Grade 12 students that I tutor. He has no knowledge of the Bible, so this will be an interesting time of sharing God's ideas of why people suffer. Here is my take on "Quiet."
Quiet is the archetypal blue of the sky.
It looks like an eagle soaring so high.
It sounds like the silence of the first soft snow.
It smells like early primrose in the meadow.
It tastes like the coolness of candy cane.
It feels like a peace that touches the pain.
Quiet is a sigh that that comes from the soul.
This is where I like to go when I need quiet times. It's the Boundary Bay Regional Park near my home. I like to wander the back trails where I can see wild birds, rabbits, and the occasional fellow walker. It's near the salt water of Boundary Bay and the air is fresh and salty. I do my best thinking here.
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Last sentence given out in Wells slaying
The final sentencing in the Wells County slaying which involved four Decatur-area residents has been handed down.
The last of those sentenced in Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton was Dustin H. Jackson, 23, who got a 25-year prison term for pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in serious injury. Judge David Hanselman gave Jackson 35 years, but suspended 10 years, and ordered him to spend five years on probation after being released from custody.
Jackson was among the four involved in a robbery attempt that took the life of a 19-year-old Uniondale man, Justin Sprow, one year ago, on October 28. on a Wells County road.
Jackson also must pay $164 in court costs and will owe probation fees. While in prison, he will work to get his general educational development certificate, his lawyer, John Bohdan, told the court.
Although Jackson was not the shooter, Wells County Prosecutor Mike Lautzenheiser said in court, "Just being around people with guns and drugs can get you in trouble."
The robbery attempt was allegedly the result of a drug deal that went bad. Lautzenheiser added that Jackson and another of the quartet, Cody Mendez, had lesser involvement in this case than did the other two defendants.
Jackson told the court and members of Sprow's family, "I am very sorry for what happened and I wish I could take it back."
Judge Hanselman said, "I don't think anyone set out to have anyone killed. There were a lot of bad judgments involved and when that happens, the end result can be very tragic.
"A young man lost his life. His family has to live with that.
"Four young men will spend time in prison when they could have been productive in society. Their families also have to live with those consequences."
The other three Decatur men sentenced in this case were Jonathan Thatcher, 19, who got 48 years for pleading guilty to murder; Cody Barkley, 19, who received 30 years for conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in serious injury; and Mendez, 17, who was given 20 years for conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in serious injury.


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A winner was selected from 40 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
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I host different events every month with different topics and speakers and need flyers and marketing pieces pretty much every month.
Our target this month are parents with young kids and pregnant or soon to be pregnant women.
The flyer will be used to invite and advertise the up coming event.
I've attached a flyer from a previous event with another doctor. You can use it as a template or create your own. I want something that is eye catching and professional.
I need the flyer in high quality PDF and JPG format so I can print it and have my software populate the contact fields at the bottom.
Attached files - Mock_up_flyer.pdf is a flyer I put together with some content so you can use the titles and bullet points. I just need you to make it look good!
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Producers who are pushing the envelope on yields with Bt hybrids and other excessive residue producing crops, all have the same issue: "What to do with all of the heavy crop residue after harvest?"
Research shows that sizing and incorporating residue into the top few inches of soil speeds up the breakdown. There is not a better tool on the market that addresses this issue than a disk. Landoll Corporation has recognized this need, and is launching an all-new tandem disk to the marketplace.
The Model 6230 Tandem Disk is equipped with industry leading features that make it a forerunner to the competition. An aggressive 20 degree front gang angle and standard concavity blades with approximately 210 pounds of weight per blade, enable the unit to penetrate and mix tough residue while still doing an excellent job of finish disking.
Landoll believes in customer satisfaction, and has equipped the 6230 with features that the competition considers optional equipment. "We believe in offering our customers the best product his money can buy, and in taking care of them after the sale," says Don Landoll, President and founder of Landoll Corporation.
Features like maintenance-free bushings in high wear areas that require no greasing, pivoting gauge wheels, walking tandems, cushioned gang hangers equipped with heavy-duty triple lip sealed bearings, and clad in an all new color powder coat paint for Landoll, make the 6230 an industry leader.
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Limbaugh's 1st new book in 20 years released
In September, Rush Limbaugh announced that his first book in more than 20 years was scheduled for publication at the end of October.
Today, Limbaugh celebrated the official release of "Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans."
The book, available at the WND Superstore, was written for young people, but Limbaugh has always insisted that its fresh take on American history can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
He reminded listeners of his radio show today that he had resisted numerous demands to write a new book, explaining he didn't feel compelled to write yet another "conservative manifesto."
That's when his wife, Kathryn, suggested that he write a children's book instead.
"She said, 'Look, you have expressed your concern over what's happened to elementary education," Limbaugh recalled. "Well, all of education, but particularly young people. Why don't you do a book aimed at young people that tells the truth about American history. You could start with the Pilgrims, 'cause that's where it all really did start."
Inspired, Limbaugh came up with the idea of a character, Rush Revere, with the ability to travel through time, videotape great events in American history and share them with 21st century students.
"I've had you call me over the years," Limbaugh noted today, "and ask, 'Rush, what can I do besides vote? What can I do?' I ask myself the same thing: 'What can I do above and beyond the radio show?'"
"Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims," he said, is his answer to the question, "What more can I do?"
Limbaugh said he hoped the story will teach young people that the Pilgrims faced hardships they can't possibly imagine, and they still managed to forge a great nation through their faith and hard work.
It's a lesson that's considered unfashionable and even "politically incorrect" in most public and even private schools, Limbaugh said.
"You're part of this effort to get started here on reclaiming the birthright and the truth of this country," he declared. "We all love it. We all have a profound appreciation for this country. We understand what American exceptionalism is, and we want everybody to understand it."
One highlight of the show was a glowing review of the book by James Golden. Otherwise known as "Mr. Snerdley," Limbaugh's longtime call screener praised the book's lively blend of words and images, including maps, diagrams of the Mayflower and old and new photographs.
"His review brought tears to my eyes," said Limbaugh.
Callers who already had purchased "Rush Revere" phoned in to praise the book. Some said they had ordered multiple copies for their children and grandchildren.
Before the show ended, "Rush Revere" was No. 1 at Amazon.com, a spot it first held right after Limbaugh announced the book in September.
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October 13, 2015
When you stumble upon something you're absolutely passionate about in life, there is little that can prevent you from accomplishing your goals. Not even the oppressively sweltering Ohio heat.
In an exclusive interview with SF Globe, Chris, from the YouTube channel Chop With Chris, spoke about how a recent Saturday morning flea market excursion took an unexpected twist when he came across a downed maple tree about a mile from his house. According to Chris, the heat index would ultimately reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit that day, but this maple tree was an opportunity to fuel a passion that he couldn't pass up.
His drive for creating masterful wood creations without the use of electrical power tools was well documented in SF Globe's recent feature on the handmade dining room table that he built for his wife Mary for their 20th wedding anniversary.
As with every tree he comes across, there would be no tree-cutting chain saws to save time and effort in this endeavor. Chris explains that a "tree service was going to haul the rest to the dump the next day," so the clock was really ticking. Armed with an ax, a video camera and some wedges, Chris went to work on freeing a slab of maple for a project he had in mind that would combine his love for electric-power-free woodworking with yet another passion of his: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The video below, which Chris posted to his YouTube channel on Oct. 7, demonstrates how Chris' method of creating art is a harmonious blend of brute force and finesse. He mixes one part busting apart the already felled maple and one part using wood-carving tools to meticulously chisel that famous Fighting Irish Leprechaun with the words "Chop like a champion today." That, Chris explains, is a play off the Notre Dame football saying "Play like a champion today."
When asked why he chose to make such a stunning plaque to pay homage to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Chris' answer was simple. "I grew up in a large Catholic family in small-town Iowa," he explains, "so when we were not cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes, we were cheering for the Irish." He certainly was never cheering for the University of Southern California (USC).
The University of Notre Dame and USC football programs have a long-standing, bitter rivalry. In light of that, Chris chose to express his love for the Fighting Irish by making a proposition to Hollywood superstar and noted USC superfan Will Ferrell. Chris' wager involves that he make a plaque similar to the Notre Dame plaque but for USC, should Notre Dame lose an upcoming game. If Notre Dame wins, however, Ferrell would have to partake in a duet with Chris, chanting the Notre Dame fight song.
Chris tells SF Globe that the project took 20 hours to complete, and the video editing took 12 more. "I enjoy the process of being inspired, solving problems and doing woodworking," says Chris, "Finishing is not really the point, I enjoy the process itself more than anything."
It should be noted that the act of cutting down trees is of no interest to Chris. In his "How to Find and Maintain Great Wood" YouTube video, he explains that he waits for trees to fall, or for others to cut trees down, and then he asks permission to take some of the wood himself (and in this case, permission to also film on the property). In fact, he tells SF Globe that he planned on taking a bigger piece of wood from this maple tree, but when he split that piece apart, he found a huge metal spike that had grown into the tree over 150 years or so. "I think Daniel Boone pounded it into the tree to tie up his horse," suspects Chris.
Chris from Chop With Chris
So Chris just happened upon this tree and just happened to have an ax handy? Correct. In fact, Chris claims to have 20 handled and 20 unhandled axes at his disposal, and he keeps some in his car because he says, "You never know when you're going to come across a downed tree that you can harvest wood from."
When people show interest in creating wood projects without electric power tools like Chris, he tells them, "Woodworking, like any hobby, is a job, not a sprint. Take your time, make mistakes, learn and succeed." This mentality has proven successful for Chris, as is evident by his thousands of YouTube subscribers and his countless creations. Here is his favorite:
Chris from Chop With Chris
Chris would certainly be handy to have around the neighborhood as an alternative to costly traditional tree-removal services. It's wonderful to see that a tree that has lost its life can be reborn in such a beautiful way. We guess Chris would prefer the weather be a bit more cooperative next time, though, as he thinks he "sweated out 10 pounds during the ordeal."
The end result is a truly remarkable work of art, and who knows, if Will Ferrell sees Chris' proposition, it might lead to a memory he'll never forget.
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Iraq Deaths
The number is shocking and sobering. It is at least 10 times greater than most estimates cited in the US media, yet it is based on a scientific study of violent Iraqi deaths caused by the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003.
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The estimate that over a million Iraqis have died received independent confirmation from a prestigious British polling agency in January 2008. Opinion Research Business estimated that the death toll between March 2003 and August 2007 was 1,033,000.
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In Kyiv, when I was there last time (summer 2006), a liter bottle of Obolon' was substantially cheaper than a 12-fl.oz. can of Budweiser. And you know what, I saw quite a lot of people eagerly buying Budweiser - they would say, ah, that's American, cool, must be great stuff...
I've never had an imperial stout before so I hope it's good.
When I was brewing my stouts, I always liked to add a bit of oatmeal to the malt..it kept the dryness and added a good 'mouth feel' to the stout, and made for the proper finish to each mouthful.
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When you are into genealogy, some might think it is all about our past. Not so, or not for me & others. You'll find sometimes you have to go forward to be able to go back. I know we've all seen the tips & hints for when we are just starting out working on our family tree. They all pretty much tell us to start with ourselves & go backwards from there. And I agree, I'm just saying don't limit your research only to the past. If I had done so, I would never have been as blessed as I was to have found several 2nd cousins that I have made a connection with through genealogy. Not only have they've been helpful in filling in some blanks but I love making a connection to those who are the sons/daughters of my ancestors. Getting to hear their stories about my great aunts/uncles is such a joy. And when there are photos to be shared? Can't get much better than that, can it? Maybe now you will be able to put a face to someone who was otherwise just a name in your family tree. So yes, when you get stuck or even start to get bored with your researching, & that does happen to all of us at one time or another, try finding some living relatives that you might have out there.
About 7 years ago I found the first 2nd cousin through a message board on Rootsweb genealogy web site. Her mother & my mother were 1st cousins. Sadly by this time though my mother's health was going down & she didn't get the chance to meet her second cousin. But in finding that first 2nd cousin (once removed) we were able to help one another on the family tree. She'd have information I didn't have & vica versa. Also neither of us had had any luck in being able to go further back than our great grandfather. But with us working together, we finally were able to break down that brick wall & add to our records. I can remember the first time we got to finally meet one another & boy we all knew we were related the instant we saw the others. Let's just say the Johnson gene runs strong in us all. :-)
Then about a year ago I found another 2nd cousin. This cousin had no idea he even had any relatives on his Dad;s side. He knew his father was born & raised in Arkansas but said his father never talked about any relatives. There were two brothers of his Dad that he knew of, but no one else. Even his two sister-in-laws knew nothing of any other relatives. Finally after talking to him on the phone & emailing him some family photos of his Dad, his mother & his siblings, there was no doubt left that we were related. I had one photo of a family reunion that included his Dad & his twin brothers......as he wasn't born yet, he wasn't in the photo. Later he told me that photo is what clinched it in his mind that we were related. Needless to say that for him, at the age of 75, was quite a surprise for him. :-) We've communicated by phone 3 or 4 times now & have formed a good relationship. Its been nice to learn about his Dad, as I never got to meet him.
Let's see I guess it is almost a year now that I found one of my 1st cousin's son. Then by a stroke of luck, I was able to find my 1st cousin's brother's son as well. Within a year & a 1/2 I was able to find two 2nd cousins. Both had lost touch with their Dad's side of the family for one reason or another. But no longer. :-) Matter of fact one of them is planning on coming here for their vacation to meet several of his new found family. Both 2nd cousins thought they were pretty much alone, no longer. :-) Not only do they have a bunch of 1st cousins but several 2nd cousins now to add to their family.
The tip I leave you with is: Just don't restrict your research only to your parents & past generations. Search for those who might still be here in the present as well. And may you be as blessed as I was in my finds.


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Rocklyn Capital needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 201 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Rocklyn Capital Advisors, LLC
Rocklyn Capital is a new financial advisory firm that focuses on helping community banks sell their non-performing loans. As a Loan Sale Advisor, Rocklyn will advise a bank regarding the best way to position a loan for sale and then sell the loan through either Rocklyn's national online auction or through a private negotiated sale. Most of the loans will be related to commercial real estate.
Rocklyn's management has nearly 3 decades of banking experience and understands the sensitivities and issues a bank faces when selling a loan. As bankers (not traders) Rocklyn is better positioned to help a bank get the highest value from a loan sale. Rocklyn is based in the Pacific Northwest where many community bankers want to deal locally.
Primary clients will be small and medium sized banks based in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho). We'll also target loan buyers nationwide which will include real estate investors, private buyers, hedge funds, distressed debt funds and high net worth individuals.
The image should inspire confidence and credibility first to executives of community banks and second to national loan buyers who want a professional credible process. There will be little contact with the public.
We think the logo should be clean and simple and will be used to build the image of the organization including creation of business cards, the website, stationary and other collateral materials. The logo may be placed on a dark background as well as a white.
Photo ready and original design source files and colors to be supplied.
I have personal interest in including the image or outline of the left Mokulua Island as the rock in the logo IF a rock will be included in Rocklyn's logo. You can see the left Mokulua Island at http://www.twinislandssurf.com/ We do not want an image of an island. Other rock images will also be considered
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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By Eric Branch
This time, the postgame spotlight remained on the players and the 49ers hogged most of it.
In a rematch of last year's contest made famous by a handshake kerfuffle between Jim Harbaugh and Detroit's Jim Schwartz, San Francisco beat the Lions 27-19 on Sunday night at Candlestick Park.
This performance wasn't quite as complete as the 49ers' Week 1 statement in Green Bay — they had at least six dropped passes and snapped a streak of six straight regular-season games without a turnover — but it won't squelch any Super Bowl chatter.
San Francisco took a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the xfirst quarter, and never trailed, limiting the Lions to 206 net yards in the first 57 minutes and salting the game away with a masterful 13-play, 79-yard drive capped by Alex Smith's 23-yard pass to Vernon Davis that provided a 27-12 lead with 3:04 left.
On the drive, Smith converted three 3rd-and-long situations with completions of 7, 16 and 11 yards to wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
As a result, the 49ers ended the game in the "victory formation" and right tackle Anthony Davis reveled in beating the Lions for the second straight year as Smith kneeled down on three straight plays to end the game.
"I just like (the victory formation) because they have to stare at us for like 50 seconds and it's over," Davis said. "And they know it's over … Victory is the best formation in football. There's nothing like it."
Smith took a forearm to the helmet on a fourth-quarter run that had blood trickling down his face in the final minutes, but he inflicted most of the damage Sunday night. Despite the flurry of drops, Smith completed 65 percent of his passes (20-for-31), posted a 107.7 rating and tossed touchdown passes of 21 and 23 yards to Vernon Davis. He has thrown 216 straight regular-season passes without an interception.
In discussing Smith's gash, Harbaugh termed him "tough as a two-dollar steak." In discussing his performance, he termed it one of his best.
"I thought he had a great night, putting the ball on the money and getting it in the hands of our guys," Harbaugh said. "I thought he played an excellent game both throwing the football and getting us in the right plays."
The stellar performance came against an injury ravaged Detroit secondary missing three starters. Those absences forced safety John Wendling to make his third career start and the 49ers immediately targeted the six-year veteran on their first offensive possession.
The four-play, 67-yard march was capped by Smith's 21-yard toss to Davis, who beat Wendling near the left sideline. Instead of attempting a dunk over the crossbar, a celebration that backfired in Green Bay, Davis playfully threw up a jump shot through the uprights.
The 49ers were laughing. Candlestick Park was roaring. And San Francisco led 7-0 less than three minutes into the game after a drive that lasted about as long as the national anthem.
Still, the rout wasn't on.
The Lions closed the gap to 7-6 in the first quarter with field goals by Jason Hanson on their next two drives. Hanson's second field goal was set up by a fumbled kickoff return by San Francisco's Kendall Hunter. The giveaway ended the 49ers' streak of six straight regular-season games without a turnover, the second-longest in NFL history.
In an effort to avoid becoming one-dimensional, the Lions ran on 26 of their first 51 offensive plays. The strategy wasn't entirely effective: Detroit had 82 rushing yards (3.2 yards per attempt) and didn't score its first touchdown until Matthew Stafford's 8-yard pass to tight end Brandon Pettigrew with 1:29 left.
Stafford, who averaged 408.9 yards passing in his previous four regular-season games, completed 19 of 32 passes for 230 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
After his touchdown to Pettigrew, the Lions attempted an onside kick, which was secured by Kyle Williams to seal the game.
Is this a rivalry?
"No," Anthony Davis said. "We beat them both times."
Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @Eric_Branch


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Nobel Economics Prize: The American Legacy
Americans Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller won the Nobel prize for economics. Brenda Cronin joins MoneyBeat to discuss their legacy.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I am ... welcome to MoneyBeat I'm Paul vignette three Americans ... Eugene Fama lor Peter and Robert Shiller ... were awarded the Nobel Prize in economic Sciences for pioneering research ... in financial markets and behavioral economics ... take a listen right now is economics professor and chairman ... here are crucial discusses their findings ... the main idea here is that ... investors forecasts ... may not be ... perfect direction ... periods of low prices ... that episode periods of excessive pessimists ... so the current understanding of the surprises ... relies in part on Russian investors on their concerns about Greece ... in part on psychology and behavioral finance ... fall must haves and Machinists research ... not only radically changed in the views among researchers ... but also influenced ... more good practice in many ways ... and to discuss the war this morning our own Brenda Cronin is with us ... so I look you'll know Robert Shiller easy to pre will ... remain ... near the two gentlemen are not well known among the general public ... explain to who these guys are what they did like that this or that they are actually a very very good Fed members talk about really is ... not just think April finance or market but rather asset pricing men's those starting in the nineteen sixties Eugene Fama was the oldest of the three laureates that seventy four but still teaching today ... former tennis player to win for the building more and create ... anyway the sixties he came up with this notions of inefficient Markets and my efficiently don't mean economically efficient way to think efficient in terms of taking in all the information and putting that into asset prices he came out that the notion that ... an investor doesn't make sense to try to pick stocks that time the market because the market in the short-term day-to-day ... is is it's isn't without the best price ... Matt twenty years later Robert Shiller was thinking is that all true over the long term and found out that no it doesn't ... that instead they went the way in lots of other factors that instead on the market is not necessarily the most efficient that they then you can carry some predictability in a much longer term horizon six-month that set her ... down to come up with these these findings ... they had to use a lot of econometric switches the opposition statistics in math to make an economics AMR's Peter Hansen who is like Mr Palmer also Univeristy Chicago on this issue is that the Al ... ayam he came up with some fundamental ... aam models including ... a stint at the gym and this is this a general model that is not only used in financial asset ... pricing but its use by leaky economists across the whole this ... so aam so every Connor's with whom I spoke this morning said that it really is ... so that you will fit of survey and evolution and its practice ... Clinton should be steady as they did not work on one piece of research together with ... how unusual is it for the comedian award you know the public from people the same award ... that's actually not on common stock at the end of last year's M researchers were Rosslyn Chapel who both worked on Mr. I'll auctions and matching ... it in work together one of them tended it is often happens that one say is we have today what started in the sixties and sunny awesome pick up another aspect of another piece of it and as a matter fact I spoke with any comes this morning who said that ... these two scholars Fama and Shiller and enhancing the swell ... has now given rise to a whole new field of people are trying to figure out what what what is it that town what is it that determines these waves of optimism and pessimism so they in turn create new questions that research a new generation is working on that ... this is a dismal year for Americans in the Nouvelle exterior only ... one thing this was really really really the moment they're there yes I aam ... and when I spoke with that with economists about predictions ... many of them were of the economists really working in America some things look pretty good for us here I don't know how we get ... out we were looking for the chemistry physics and medicine rises but ... a free and so far today and in North America for the euro zone ...


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Todd Hoover, MD necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 129 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
Better Medicine
We build local holistic practitioner communities through live events throughout the U.S. and provide a web-based platform to join the practitioners in a social-hosted (facebook style) network by geographical community.
Our primary focus includes:
-- community building
-- creating collaborative opportunities for holistic practitioners
-- hosting the most reliable and authoritative resource of alternative/holistic research and information for practitioners and the public
-- building a comprehensive, and user friendly referral directory of alternative practitioners
-- validation of the full spectrum of health care -- what is the best treatment for any given problem including all alternatives
We seek to create a Better Medicine for all consumers through crowd-sourced data generated by a broad community of holistic medicine practitioners
Two primary audiences:
1. The Practitioners
(includes complementary physicians, acupuncturists, chiropractors, nutritionists, massage therapists, homeopaths, etc)
they often work in isolation, yet feel a kindred connection to similar minded practitioners. They tend to be mavericks, highly committed to helping people, underpaid, altruistic, and isolated.
2. The Public
Many patients who are interested in alternative therapies, but do not know what or who to trust. They do not know what type of treatment may be helpful for their problems. And they are looking for a reliable, authoritative source of information to guide their quest for the best treatment.
A secondary audience:
1. Mainstream Medicine
While our business is not focused on this audience, we maintain that all of medicine is part of the spectrum of healing. We look to provide increased credibility and validity to alternative therapies by providing a repository of research information generated by the holistic practitioner community itself rather than from one potentially biased source. Mainstream medicine requires professionalism, reliability and validity.
We need a striking logo that captures:
1. Connecting Community
2. Holistic Medicine as a part of the spectrum of medicine
3. Reliability / Validity / Credibility / Professionalism
Creativity is encouraged as long as the primary ideas above are reflected.
The logo can be graphic only, or include Better Medicine in the design.
We like traditional symbols that help support the professional nature of medical practice, but do not want to be too tied to the restrictive nature of standard medicine. Airy-fairy, new age designs are discouraged.
i.e. We like the caduceus, but in a somewhat more stylized form that implies the expansiveness of alternative therapies (see attachment)
One idea was to have the staff of aesclapius held by 2 or 3 different hands symbolizing community (but we are open to others)
Color scheme is open, but consideration should be given to red/white/blue to reflect the national nature of the site, or colors commonly used in medicine: green, blue with a counterpoint color of yellow/orange or other
Design should be Clean appearing and be able to be translated to single color on white for economical reproduction.
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Microsoft has revealed today that Skype will be bundled with Windows 8.1. Officially confirming the integration today, the company will replace the Messaging app with Skype to provide voice, video and instant messaging. We're continuing to see the service slowly replace the likes of Messenger and other communication apps created by Microsoft.
Skype is also included on the Xbox One and Outlook.com, offering multiple ways for consumers to get in touch with friends and family. So what does the new integration with Windows 8 introduce? You'll be able to answer voice and video calls from the lock screen, which will be particularly handy for tablets.
With the likes of Outlook, Xbox Music, Internet Explorer and SkyDrive playing major parts in Windows 8, it only makes sense for Microsoft to invite Skype to the party.
Source: Windows Blog, via: The Verge


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Review: Apple iPhone 5s (16GB/32GB/64GB)
Company: Apple Inc.
Website: www.Apple.com
Model: iPhone 5s
Price: $199/16GB, $299/32GB, $399/64GB with New 2-Year Contract, $649/$749/$849 without
Compatible: PC/Mac/iCloud
Pros: An improved sequel to the iPhone 5, which was Apple's best iPhone to date. Retains the same 4" screen, LTE cellular support, and form factor, while offering three chassis color options and adding a fingerprint sensor. Hardware tweaks improve low light performance of both cameras, incorporate a dual-LED rear flash, increase the rear camera's angle width and aperture; software adds tricks including slow-motion video recording and 10 frame per second burst mode for stills. Features slightly improved headphone port audio, and still solid iOS 7 software foundation, newly augmented by a collection of excellent free iWork and iLife apps. Major boosts to 3-D graphics capabilities and CPU power can increase frame rates and speeds of numerous power-hungry apps. Compatible with past iPhone 5 cases and batteries; offers better battery life than iPhone 5 under some conditions.
Cons: Despite a larger battery, real-world battery performance too often falls below Apple's best case estimates, with potentially major problems in cellular calling talk time, and similar drain with cellular data. LTE service remains inconsistent between neighborhoods, cities, and countries, with widely varying data speeds and availability. LTE service remains inconsistent, now with not only widely varying data speeds and availability, but also increased user saturation in areas with "strong" signals. Verizon users still can't talk and access cellular data at same time. FaceTime HD support has apparently been dropped in iOS 7 software for 720p video calling. Due to marketing or manufacturing issues, gold versions are effectively unobtainable at press time, and silver versions are in very short supply. No capacity bump over prior models.
Since 2007, iLounge has independently tested every iPhone model, annually purchasing multiple phones, conducting numerous and time-consuming tests, and bringing together the sometimes differing opinions of our team of editors. There have been some memorably exciting moments over the years—various phones arrived with the first truly amazing iOS games, the first really great photos and video recordings, the first Retina screen and first FaceTime calling abilities—as well as numerous small steps of progress; we've also conducted countless hours of rote battery, wireless, and nitty gritty testing that ultimately get summed up as dry statistics. We can't make the test results seem more exciting than they really are, but they matter: Apple's performance claims aren't always spot-on, and especially when they're not, prospective customers need to know as much.
This year, Apple broke with tradition by releasing two new iPhones as replacements for last year's iPhone 5. One is the iPhone 5c (full review here), which is nearly identical in functionality to the iPhone 5, but offered at lower $99-$199 prices in one of five colored plastic shells instead of the prior metal and glass frame. The other is the iPhone 5s ($199/16GB, $299/32GB, $399/64GB), which looks nearly identical to the iPhone 5 but offers four key differences: speed, a tweaked rear camera, a fingerprint scanner, and new color choices. Buyers of the prior iPhone 5 should understand each of these models to be so modestly different from last year's phone that trading up to either one would be all but pointless, but they go in different directions: the iPhone 5c is a downgrade, at least on the outside, while the iPhone 5s is an upgrade, primarily on the inside. Neither of them delivers one of those memorably exciting moments, but the iPhone 5s comes closer, and has a better prospect of doing so in the future.
Rather than repeating last year's review, we're going to stick largely to discussing what's new in these phones. They certainly aren't the most exciting new iPhone updates Apple has offered, but as history has demonstrated, small tweaks to already good and great products can be enough to keep sequels viable for another year. Read on to see why the iPhone 5s merited our A- rating and high recommendation, as the iPhone 5c drops to a B+ rating and general recommendation.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Going for 5 with Xisca by his side
My cousin Cat had baby Sasha a month ago. He's not sleeping. She's dead tired. Hopefully some Rafa will help a little.
It's the French Open. Rafael Nadal is aiming for a 5th consecutive title at Roland Garros. By his side to support him: girlfriend Xisca.
There were rumours they had split a few months ago. Obviously not.
They look great together, non? And she looks great in jeans.
Rafa won his opening match despite being broken 3 times and now holds the men's record for 29 victories at the tournament. Was a shaky start but perhaps it's what he needs. Obviously you know who I'm cheering for.
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mpiol needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Jimmy O's Pizzeria http://www.jimmyospizza.com
Jimmy O's Pizzeria is a medium size family run pizza parlor in Oregon City, Oregon (a suburb of Portland). We opened in 1981 and continue today in our original location. Our "niche" is high quality, not the lowest price. We pride ourselves in getting orders right and not sending product that does not meet our standards. Our customers are mostly in the 30-50 age group. We're not looking for the cutting edge in t-shirt design, but we do want to look nice.Some keywords/phrases to describe us are: professional, fun (but not loony), community involvement, family friendly, service oriented.
The shirts will be worn by our crew members (employees), but the "target" audience is our customers.
*business name on front and back of shirt
*we will be using black short sleeve shirts
*no more than 3 colors
*readability is important
*artwork must be scalable (shirt sizes from s-xl)
*we are not including a logo and do not want one used
*we would like the following on the back of the shirt
"Jimmy O's a Pizza Experience!" with "Experience" in a different font or type style or color (if that makes any sense!!)
*the design should be gender neutral
*the shirts will be worn tucked in, so a design to the bottom of the shirt is not desired
*file format should be able to be opened by Adobe CS3
*on the left chest (your view) all crew members wear a small name tag


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CDC: Only 13 percent of Americans have high cholesterol
(CBS/AP) Health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. adults have high total cholesterol, an impressive number for a country where two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese.
Screen kids' cholesterol? New guidelines say yes
Green tea may lower bad cholesterol
What's worse than bad cholesterol? Meet ultra-bad cholesterol
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its latest cholesterol report Tuesday. The numbers come from interviews and blood tests of nearly than 6,000 U.S. adults in 2009 and 2010.
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance in the blood. Too much total cholesterol is a risk for heart disease. There are two types of cholesterol that contribute to the overall number: High-density lipoproteins (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, and Low-density lipoproteins (LDL), known as "bad" cholesterol that can build up in arteries.
The government set a goal that no more than 17 percent of adults have high total cholesterol. The goal was achieved about five years ago for women and more than ten years ago for men.
What's behind the latest drop?
Experts believe it's largely because so many Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs, but dropping smoking rates and other factors also contributed.
Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, president of the American Heart Association, told WebMD previous studies of adults aged 65 and over showed that between 2001 and 2006, LDL cholesterol levels and that paralleled an increased use for cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
"As the CDC researchers delve further into this data, they will likely find the same thing is going on," he said. More than 255 million prescriptions for statins were filled in 2010, up from 210 million in 2006, WebMD reported.
Other likely factors include more people eating healthier and exercising, CDC epidemiologist Cynthia Ogden told Reuters.
Or maybe more Americans are eating dark chocolate. A new study has found people who ate 50 grams of dark chocolate daily reduced their LDL cholesterol and increased their HDL cholesterol more than people who ate white chocolate, HealthPopreported.
The National Institutes of Health has more on managing cholesterol.


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KDE 4.0 Release Event Contest Winners Announced
On October 4, 2007 we announced a contest regarding the KDE 4.0 Release Event at Mountain View, California on January 17-19, 2008. Participants were asked to answer the question: "Why should you be at the KDE 4.0 Release Event?" with the winner being flown out to the Release Event itself.
We received many great submissions from community members with very different backgrounds from around the globe. Everyone captured the spirit of the contest with enthusiastic responses; some humorous and some serious, some brief and some reaching the submission limit on length. In the end, with generous approval from KDE e.V. Vice President and Treasurer Cornelius Schumacher, we have decided to fly out two contestants:
Aron Stansvik: Aron is a small business owner that runs a book café in the town of Örebro, Sweden. As with any new business, he found himself spread thin and scrambling to accomplish everything required of him. A KDE user from the 2.0 days, what began as a useful tool for him became a passion of its own. Aron represents entrepreneurial people that take chances and have free software spirit intertwined with other aspects of their lives. He understands the reasons for and the efforts behind KDE 4.0, as well as the potential tipping point of KDE's momentum. We'll get to discuss this further with Aron in just two months.
Kyle Cunningham: Kyle is a Computer Science and Computer Engineering student at the University of Minnesota. Even though students have busy schedules, he manages to both contribute to Drupal (SoC student) and stay current with KDE development progress. By working with multiple communities and showing his passion for software libre, Kyle embodies the spirit of community members and enthusiasts. He understands all of the elements that comprise the KDE community and our motivations. Kyle is hoping to meet some KDE community members for the first time and it looks like he's going to get that chance.
We would like to thank everyone for their entries and feel that we have chosen two individuals that capture the spirit of KDE and free software. Their entries were clear, concise and creative. More importantly, they spoke from their hearts about their interests in KDE's future and how to become more involved. Their responses are not published here, because we don't want to spoil the surprise: Both will be speaking briefly at the Release Event and we'll have coverage for everyone.
Congratulations, Aron and Kyle! Looking forward to meet you guys in Mountain View!
By Sebastian Kügler at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Congrats!
Looking forward to meeting you too! Thanks!
By Aron Stansvik at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Congrats!
I'm also looking forward to it!
By Kyle Cunningham at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Titles for KDE apps?
Excellent... and surely there are some KDE apps waiting to be named:
By Peter Lewis at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Titles for KDE apps?
I will neither confirm nor deny that we threw out any entries from contestants that didn't have K's in their name. Or that Kyle had favoritism for having the name of one of the Gearheads. Or that they offered the best bribes.
In all seriousness, thanks to all the participants and congratulations to the winners.
By Wade Olson at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Titles for KDE apps?
Next time I'll call myself Klaudio. :)
By Taupter (Cláudi... at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Titles for KDE apps?
Or, as the re-normified naming scheme goes, Cyle and Stansivik
By J Klassen at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Titles for KDE apps?
There is a "kile" application, close enough for some.
By David Johnson at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Re: Titles for KDE apps?
Yeah, it's the KDE Yntegrated Latex Environment.
A prety good app, I have to say.
Congrats to the winers, enjoy the meeting for all of the KDE comunity ( you'll need more than courage to drink the beer for all of the contest participants, but you may find new liver and stomach on the internet for cheap... KDE, the Komposited-Developer made Environement )
By David at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
Thanks to donors
The thanks for being able to get the winners of our contest to California of course have to go to all the donors and supporting members who financially support the KDE e.V. You make the difference :-).
By Cornelius Schumacher at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
How I would have run it...
If I were in charge of the contest, I'd pick two entrants from California, and saved me some dough.
Congrats to both winners!
By T. J. Brumfield at Wed, 2007/11/14 - 6:00am
Re: How I would have run it...
It isn't your money, and you don't get to keep anything you save, so what would you have done with it?
By Hank Miller at Wed, 2007/11/14 - 6:00am
Oh wow
Hi Kyle! Hope you get your private/public file patch into Drupal 7 :D
It's really neat to see people somewhere where you hadn't expected them to be. Right? (Yeah, that goes out to you, MaxAuthority.)
By Jakob Petsovits at Wed, 2007/11/14 - 6:00am
Other applications
Doh, what kind of humorous submissions?
By Tuju at Sat, 2007/11/17 - 6:00am


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Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
For the brisket: Bring the beef to room temp and pat dry. Sprinkle the brisket with salt and pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high to high heat. Add the meat and brown on both sides, then remove. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and then add the garlic, celery, carrots, chiles, onions and ginger. Season with salt and pepper, and stir 8 to 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste, and stir. Then, add the stock, tamari, mirin and vinegar. Add the brisket and cover. Braise in the oven until very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Remove the brisket from the sauce. Puree the sauce to smooth in a food processor or with an immersion blender, if desired. Slice the brisket and add back to the sauce. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat, stirring gently.
For the rice: The night you serve, heat the stock and butter to a boil. Add the rice and stir. Season with salt and cover, reduce the heat to a simmer, medium low. In a food processor, pulse the spinach and cilantro into a fine chop. After the rice has cooked 15 minutes, stir in the cilantro, spinach and the lime zest. Cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 3 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Cut the zested lime into wedges.
Fill the bowls with the green rice and make a well in the center of the bowl. Fill with the beef, and top with the juice from a wedge of a lime, scallions, drizzle of sesame oil, sesame seeds and a few drops of hot sauce.


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Panther Swim has exciting 1st year
BENTON - The Benton High School Panther swim team was in the water Tuesday evening for one of the last practices they will have before the Arkansas State Swim and Dive meet on Saturday after the boys finished third (246 points) in the South District Meet championship on Friday, Feb. 8, and the girls (142.5) finished fifth. This is the first official year for the team as a part of the Benton High School athletics department, even though there has been a swim team representing the Benton Panthers for the last six years. The Benton School board added swimming as an official school sport at the end the 2011-2012 school year. Deb Law, coach for the team, said "We had 28 swimmers try out, with 16 making the team. It has been an exciting season and I would like to thank the school, the board and the parents for all their support. Because of the parents volunteering their time we were able to host our first home swim meet at Bishop Park."
The team finished the year in third place at the South District Championship on Feb. 8 at Bishop Park.
Six of the Panther swimmers have qualified to compete in the Arkansas State Swim and Dive meet this Saturday at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Four of the six are Luke Jamison, Jax Hopkins, Ethan Spurlock and Garrett Sullivan and they will swim on the boys relay team.
"This is the first time Benton had a relay team entered in a state event," said Law. "This boys relay team ruled the water with a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay and a second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a second-place finish at the district meet. Also qualifying for state are sophomores Hope Ernhart and Jenna Jamison.
Senior Luke Jamison, who has been swimming for Benton for four years, has been a team leader and role model for both new and current swimmers, according to Law. Luke Jamison placed first in the boys 100-yard freestyle at the district meet with a time of 52.40 seconds, and second in the boys 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.78. Sophomore Garrett Sullivan finished first in both the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.32 and the 100 backstroke at 59.40. Sophomore Ethan Spurlock took first place in the boys 500 freestyle with a time of 5:38.21 and fourth in the boys 100 freestyle at 55.05.
Sophomore Hope Ernhart is one of the top swimmers in the state in the girls 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. During the district meet, Ernhart competed in the girls 50 freestyle finishing in first place with a time of 25.06. At the same meet, she took first place in the girls 100 freestyle with a time of 56.29. The other member of the girls' team to qualify for state is Jenna Jamison. She placed fourth in the girls 100 freestyle with a time of 1:00.42 and second in the girls 100 backstroke with her time of 1:06.79
Also swimming for the Panthers at district were sophomore Merritt Goodson and fjnior Sofia Stewart for the girls' team. Goodson competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and Stewart in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. On the boys' team, Jax Hopkins, Dalton Martin, Cory Thompson and Jared McGraw competed. Hopkins competed in the 100 backstroke and the 100 breastroke. Martin swam in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Thompson competed in the 100 freestyle and 100 yard breastroke, and McGraw competed in the 100 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke.
The Benton swim team, with its incoming freshmen and sophomores next year, have the potential to bring more championships home. Coach Law is very excited to see the change and feels that the team will grow in the years to come supported by swimmers working with many of the summer swim programs.
The State Meet will be at the UALR Donaghey Center Natatorium, with the swimming portion kicking off at noon on Saturday.


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Shoppers often evaluate credibility based on appearance alone - which is why your logo is vitally important.
This is a guest post by Dylan Mazeika. It's crucial for ecommerce store owners to distance themselves from the cookie-cutter online stores. This process begins with a quality brand image and more specifically, a professional logo.
Here are 5 ecommerce logo design tips to keep in mind while you're building your online store.
1. Keep It SimpleWhen you look at some very well known online retailers and their logo design, you'll notice one common thread: simplicity. Largely text-based, both of the following brands have taken the name of their organization and formatted it to be easily read and identified, whether it appears on their site, in a list of search results or on an affiliate site.
This stripped-down format makes them easy to remember and also provides everything the customer needs to find them on the web since the logo itself doubles for the web address in each case.
2. Optimize for MobileLegibility for mobile shoppers is really important these days. With the growing level of shopping people are conducting on the go, it's important to make sure the text you include in your logo isn't too small. Always keep an eye on the scalability of your design, ensuring the logo that appears on your ecommerce site or email receipt is easily read on the miniature screen of a cell phone or similar web-enabled device.
3. Reveal Your USP Through Images or TaglinePosition yourself by clearly defining the specific aspects of your product or service that are superior to the competition. If you are the only, the biggest, the oldest or the best, consider reflecting that distinction through a catchy slogan or quality art that lets your customers know you're in the lead. Shopify store Cookbook Village does this really well by including "Vintage and used cookbooks for chefs, collectors and foodies" right in their logo. They have another logo without the bottom text that scales better on mobile devices and that they use on Facebook and Twitter.
4. Maximize Your Web Pages with a Horizontal DesignWhen designing your logo, you might consider keeping the design primarily horizontal. By minimizing the vertical space and stretching graphics and text across the horizontal plane, you have a larger amount of real estate to showcase your products, preventing shoppers from having to scroll down when browsing. Shopify store A Book Apart has a beautiful logo (not surprisingly) that does a great job of using a horizontal design to increase the number of products above the fold.
5. Use Images WiselyIt's almost impossible not to think about Amazon without the image of their upward-arced arrow coming to mind. Plus, as you can see in the other online retailers mentioned above, the use of art is fairly minimal, making it that much more important to select images that are unquestionably tied to your offering. Shopify store So Worth Loving incorporates a clean and minimalist image that will stick in a customer's mind. The half diamond, half heart conveys quality and value with one half and love with the other.
Where to StartStart by getting inspired. There are a number of resources available on the web that can provide an endless catalog of art and inspirational ideas for making an ecommerce store logo.
This is a guest post: Dylan Mazeika is an online writer with a background in marketing and small business. He enjoys writing articles and guest posts on the latest business and design trends, and helping small business owners with free logo design.
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36 comments
June 21 2012, 11:06AM
1) Keep it simple: These examples have nothing to do with simplicity. A circle would be simplistic. From reading the description, it sounds like what you mean is "Use your web address in your logo".
2) Optimize for Mobile: This isn't specific to mobile, this is simply ensuring your brand is legible at different sizes. What does this example show, that Zappos has a big logo?
3) Reveal Your USP Through Images or Tagline: What the hell is USP? I read the blurb and still don't know what that means.
4) Maximize Your Web Pages with a Horizontal Design: Great, you now have a logo that isn't flexible and dictates the rest of your design choices. If you base your brand on your current website layout you'll need a redesign every year. Where is the brand familiarity in that?
5) Use Images Wisely: Why reference the Amazon logo at all? Why not use the Amazon logo as an example here instead of in "Keep it simple"?
June 21 2012, 12:32PM
Thank you for sharing the Cookbook Village logo as an example of a logo incorporating USP. We felt it was key for prospects to immediately understand our differentiator in the book space. Because we sell vintage and used goods, people landing anywhere in our site from a search engine or referral link can immediately understand how we differ from a Barnes & Noble or warehouse style site like Amazon.
June 21 2012, 12:49PM
Good tips, thanks!
June 21 2012, 02:04PM
Glad to use Cookbook Village it was an easy decision given your site and logo.
Hey Alex thanks for reading the post I'd love to try to clear some of those points up.
The first tip "keep it simple" is definitely reflected in the BizChair and Amazon logo examples, two typographic logos with very minimal symbols used. Simple doesn't mean a circle but there are plenty of logos out there where the symbol clutters and takes away from the business image.
Optimizing for mobile is an important element especially with mobile search increasing month over month. It's important to keep in mind a logo with a small tagline might not be seen on mobile browsers. The Zappos logo can easily be read because of the font used and recognizable image making it a perfect design for mobile browsers.
USP is unique selling point. The Cookbook Village does a great job of incorporating what makes their site unique with their tagline.
As far as a horizontal design goes, it's just better for selling online, and this was 5 tips for ecommerce sites after all. Not that a vertical logo won't work, but more products above the fold will keep customers on the page longer and reduce the bounce rate if they are looking at more of your products on one page.
Amazon is a great well known brand that is using a simple image wisely, the smiley face. Shopify's own So Worth Loving is another great example of a simple image being used to convey much more about the business.
June 21 2012, 02:13PM
Love this post of simplifying the design of your logo. It is a first impression of your brand and important to take your design of it seriously! :)
June 22 2012, 02:30AM
The other article you link says it clearly as its #1 option: Hire a designer. It doesn't need to be expensive to be good, but if you want a pro result, get someone who knows what they're doing, and focus on your own part of the business.
Using Amazon is actually a perfect counter example, because it LOOKS simple, but that precisely requires a lot of (professional) work to achieve that level.
June 26 2012, 03:22AM
yeah thats true you should be more creative while designing logo for eCommerce Websites because the main idea went through the logo of the site.
June 27 2012, 08:10AM
these tips for designing eCommerce websites is really very nice and creative as they are inspiration too.
June 28 2012, 02:39AM
Reading this post was a great pleasure, thanks for your efforts.
June 28 2012, 10:20AM
Glad you guys liked the post, a lot of work went into it and Mark from Shopify was a huge help in the process.
June 28 2012, 09:27PM
We live by the KISS method that you touched on in point 1…Keep It Simple Stupid. The tagline makes a big difference as well!
July 13 2012, 12:53AM
It's also worth considering how your logo will look in the context of the other logos on your site. Because eWAY is a trusted brand in the online payments industry, many of our merchants include our logo on their eCommerce sites.
This means leaving space for it, ensuring that the colours don't clash, and making sure that the merchant's logo is more prominent than the others on the site.
July 23 2012, 08:55AM
The way you shared your views upon the logo designs was remarkable, but I would just like to add on some points:-
• Colours also play an important role for example: the logo's designed for the environment friendly company can be of green colour so that just by seeing it, the users can make out that it is related to environment. Bright Colours attract attention and hence can be used for making logo for the company on the highway so that it attracts the attention of the drivers and the riders as well.
• Size of the logo is also important as small size logos doesn't attract much attention.
• It should be somewhere linked with the company. Allusive logos are not recommended for the new company.
July 30 2012, 12:04PM
I never thought that anyone will research on logo than you. But apart from USA logo you are missing e-commerce of BRIC (Brazil, Rusia, India and China) countries. For indian e-commerce companies logo can be view from http://www.woolor.com
August 29 2012, 11:31AM
Dylan Mazeika. Very well stated in your first comment. Just a note, amazon's logo is not meant to be a smile. It is an arrow pointing from "A to Z" meaning they have everything from A to Z. Stemming from their original identity as an online book store.
October 12 2012, 07:20AM
5steps are very useful for learning Ecommerce logo design.thanks
October 18 2012, 07:46AM
Really wonderful tips sharing here, Logo the vital part of ecommerce business.
February 16 2013, 07:02PM
Thanks so much for nice article
June 13 2013, 07:49AM
Well Appreciated.
Everysteps is useful.
Thanks for sharing this interesting tips .
May 29 2014, 03:17AM
These are excellent tips for anyone designing a business site where they may be selling a product. Sure to maximize sales potential.
October 21 2014, 10:48PM
My 2007 Ph.D. dissertation applied the teachings of Saul Bass and credibility persuasion theory in communication to logo design. I would be happy to send stuff —papers, articles, writings working with Saul Bass etc. -- to anyone who emails me. firstname.lastname@example.com . Thanks.
Bill Haig, Ph.D.
Logo Design and Branding.
December 04 2015, 05:58AM
Nice article
Thank you so much
June 20 2016, 01:56AM
good idea.. thanks for this post
September 20 2016, 12:21PM
Great article
November 04 2016, 05:44AM
Much appreciated Dylan, as it says I also thinks logos should be simple though eyechatchy. As it also should be mobile friendly, using image wisely etc. Love the way how you describe different kind of logos.
December 13 2016, 10:13AM
online education
March 11 2017, 04:19AM
Like Everyone I work in company. That's why I am busy as usual have no time to go market. But I need to collect or buy my daily accessories. I am searching for shopping website and I found shoppingmallus.com . I explore shopping website and collect my goods that I need. Now I can collect my goods and manage my time.
October 31 2017, 03:18PM
I've had a store for 3 years. It's worked fairly well until recently when SHOPIFY changed something. NOW it is INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT to 'move' things around. I'm trying to add a 'new theme' and learned I have to REBUILD my store! Since I didn't build it the first time, I have NO IDEA how. So…Why am I reading material from 2012 when Shopify has made changes in 2017?? Isn't this exactly shopify tells people NOT to do….leave OLD information out there?
December 29 2017, 05:14AM
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January 16 2018, 11:13AM
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March 19 2018, 05:19PM
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June 05 2018, 04:15AM
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July 16 2018, 09:23AM
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November 10 2018, 04:10AM
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February 13 2019, 05:41AM
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"When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely in your thoughts advanced to the state of Science, whatever the matter may be."
Baron William Thomson Kelvin 1883
"Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."
Among a series of products I have come out with for sharpening knives and honing razors, one of my products is a Polycrystaline Diamond product that is a quarter micron in size I will announce my other products in a separate announcement. Among my diamond products I carry finer particle sizes in both monocrystaline and polycrystaline. I do not carry the monocrystaline product in the quarter micron size.Why not? Because there is an existing product of excellent quality already on the market that fills that role superbly. I could not improve upon that product and I endorse it's use. It is made by Hand American by my friend Keith. This product, along with all of his other products including half and one micron monocrystaline diamond, are of the highest quality - I use them in my knife sharpening service and they are an essential part of the products I personally use.
So for my coarsest diamond product, quarter micron, I chose to carry a quarter micron polycrystaline products. Why? Because the available products did not meet my standards of quality. For the finer sized grits, I carry both monocrystaline and polycrystaline.compounds. I believe that both have advantages and disadvantages and feel that my customers can make choices as to what best fits their technical and cost requirements.
In the first part of this study, I have had three products evaluated - mine and two of my competitors' polycrystaline diamond products. Both of these vendors describe their product as containing 'Dupont' Polycrystaline diamond in their product. They both offer a quarter micron product. Neither vendor specifies the concentration of diamonds in their product precisely referring to it as either 'heavy' or 'medium'. Both vendors advertise their product as having their particles in suspension and not requiring shaking.
My product contains 10.5 carats per 2 ounces. I know it does because I pay by the carat for my product and I specify this custom formulation. I had to have my products tested in this particle size - and smaller - to see if in fact I could make it more concentrated and still have it perform to my specifications. One of the issues of concern is particle agglutination or particles sticking together. It's why the vehicle is deionized water - no particle agglutination. My product DOES require shaking, but as you will see all three products require shaking before use.
In addition to concentration, two other important characteristics are:
The actual particle size. What is the average particle size and how much does the particle size vary?
What the particles are actually made of - are they in fact polycrystaline diamond? Or even diamond at all.
OK so let's start at the basics. What is a carat? One carat is a fifth of a gram. It is a measure of weight. 21 carats is therefore 4.2 grams.
One ounce is 28.35 grams. Four ounces is 113.4 grams. So if you have 21 carats in four ounces, you have 4.2 grams of diamonds in 113.4 grams of water.. This is a concentration used in both Hand American diamond products and all of my products.
Here is a photograph of the Hand American product being compared to another product in this review, The photograph was taken by one of the vendors to compare products, showing an 'ours vs theirs' comparison. There was the clear implication that 'ours' was better than 'theirs' because 'ours' had a 'heavy concentration'. The third vendor's product in this review also has a creamy white consistency quite similar to this vendor's product.
This picture deserves a second look.
What you see at the bottom of the vial on the right is 21 carats of diamonds taken after the slurry has settled for days vs an unsettled sample on the left. The 4 ounce bottle on the right is compared to the 2 ounce bottle on the left. So how many carats does the bottle on the left have? If it were the same concentration it would have half as many carats or 10.5 carats. I was curious to find out. I was curious to find this out of the other vendor in this study, but the results of the particle size determinations were so disappointing that I lost interest and didn't bother testing it. More about particle sizes in a moment.
Carat concentration can be determined by weighing a known weight of solution, drying it and weighing what remains to compute the percentage by weight. This test was done on my product and this vendor's product.
The results. My product showed 3.82% versus 1.21 % . Results were weighted to within one ten-thousandth of a gram. Put another way, the competitor's product contains almost a third (32%) as much carats as my product!
So my competitor contains 3.33 carats vs 10.5 carats of 'product' in my solution.
So to put this in perspective, going back to the above picture, the bottle on the left contains a sixth as much as the bottle on the right! Pretty amazing stuff!
So the 'white stuff' isn't diamond at all - it is the liquid suspending the 'diamonds'. The 'Heavy concentration' product actually contains a third the amount of my 2 oz bottle and a sixth the amount of the 4 oz bottle in the picture. I should be charging three times the price for my spray based on carat weight determinations alone!
So let's talk about Dupont's polycrystaline diamonds. Naturally occurring polycrystaline diamonds are exceedingly rare and expensive. Dupont in the 1970's developed a process for creating polycrystaline diamond from carbon synthetically (not a natural product). This technology was sold to another company so technically Dupont doesn't make the product any longer. The process has been refined and the resulting polycrystaline product is NOT white, but black. I have samples of this product in a liquid preparation. It is light grey in color - not white. The process involves an explosion at very high pressures for a very short duration converting the graphite to 'Dupont' polycrystaline diamond. Again this name is obsolete. Both of these vendors refer to their product as containing 'Dupont' polycrystaline diamond.
Particles - how big are they and what are they? Well it turns out that particle sizes can be measured quite accurately. Using an extremely accurate lab instrument, a laser scattering Particle Size Distribution analyzer or PSD for short, you can measure the particles in a slurry and tally them up, computing the average particle size and how many particles of each size are in the slurry. You can graph this out as a bar graph or as a curve, with the bar graph showing the amount of particles in each size category and the line showing - starting from the smallest detectable particles a cumulative total of the amount of particles. From this curve, you can show where half the particles are size wise for instance by locatiing when the line crosses 50% - or any other percentage along the curve.
Here is a PSD of my quarter micron Polycrystaline diamond product. I have this analysis of my products, including my CBN products.
Here's the details:
Mean particle size 0.22 microns (0.09 - 0.59) microns.
What does this mean? If 16000 grit is a 1 micron particle 0.22 microns is an average particle size of 73,000 grit. Quarter microns would be 64000 grit so it is within specification - actually finer.
Here is another competitor's product PSD report
This one actually has TWO humps. In all likelihood it is an impure mix of compounds.
Here's the details:
Mean particle size 20.09 microns (0.51-229) microns. Very low carat weight Polycrystaline diamond mixed with Alumina and other 'findings'. So the average particle size is 800 grit! The largest particles in the slurry are an astounding 70 grit particles !!
After seeing this, the concentration determination was pretty meaningless to bother with.
On to the last product. I had the test repeated twice to test the accuracy of the testing procedure and to be sure the sample was properly and consistently tested
Here's the details:
Mean particle size 0.37 microns (BOTH RUNS)
Range (0.12-1.32 microns) first run, .(0.10-1.73 microns)second run.
No more than 0.05% POLYCRYSTALINE diamond is in this product with the remainder either monocrystaline diamond or alumina!
Converting this to grits, this mean particle size is 43,000 grit.or right inbetween a quarter (64000 grit) and half (32000 grit) micron particle.
Or to compare it to my product which is 73000 grit, 48000 grit is 1.5 times coarser ! The largest particles in this product are 2-3 times the size of the largest particles in mine.
My product is 100% polycrystaline diamond.
So I presented a lot of data here comparing three products claiming to be polycrystaline diamond. I gave detailed analyses of all three products - mine, and vendors one and two. One vendor had truly horrible specifications when subjected to particle sizing distribution analysis (PSD), so much so that no further testing was performed. The second vendor's product contained less than half of one percent polycrystaline diamond with the remainder either containing either monocrystaline diamond or alumina. Given the color of the product and that neither mono or polycrystaline diamonds are white, I suspect the later although further testing is in progress to provide more detail on this point.(Stay tuned for part two). The concentration of this mix of particles in total was a third of mine and had an average particle size one and a half times larger.with the largest particles noted as large as 1.7 microns or over 9000 grit.
So given these analyses, it is probably worth asking if any of you reading this have actually tried REAL quarter micron Polycrystaline diamond yet?
Here's a picture of my product. Each batch is given a lot number for quality assurance purposes and I put my name on my product.