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Seasons Photography is a boutique studio specializing in providing personalized artwork of your family in the form of Prints and Products. You will receive watermarked, low-res digital images of poses you order for phone and social media use.
My desire is to serve families through the business of photography by:
Thank you to my wonderful clients, many who have become my friends. I look forward to meeting your family too!
I've been wanting to start a new tradition for families to Celebrate the Christmas season. I've planned and researched and even procrastinated a little, but it has finally come together! Join with me in Celebrating Christmas and supporting BENJAMIN'S HOUSE, our local emergency shelter helping the homeless and those in need. When you are ready to schedule, just fill out the FORM or scan the QR code on the bottom to choose your preferred session time. The first 10 to schedule, either Pet or Children's Sessions, will receive a festive 5x7 Frame for their Limited Edition Print.
A Wall Display like this is a creative way to decorate any room in your house. Jen invited me to her beautiful home to help her design this layout and install it.
Use these three tips to update or add interest in any room:
1. Print images in a variety of sizes.
2. Use matching frames like Jen did, mix and match frames, or consider mixing framed prints with prints on other mediums such as canvas, metal, or wood.
3. Create an asymmetrical layout by arranging them on the floor and measure to be sure it will work well on the wall space you are decorating.
Read below what Jen has to say about what these images mean to her.
"Memories are priceless. I have three young children, and their pictures are my most valued treasures! There is something so special about holding a beautiful photograph of one of my children and getting lost in their smile, soft skin, eyelashes, eye twinkles, little toes, tiny painted fingernails and the personalities Vicky captures so perfectly! My mind is so quickly flooded with precious memories from each age! Holding each photo brings a smile to my face like no digital album can do. The years go by so quickly, and the joy my prints bring is priceless - I know they will be treasured and enjoyed for years to come. Rearranging pictures and updating my gallery wall is something I look forward to after every photography session with Vicky, and I know when my children are grown, I will be so thankful to have all these pictures from their young years." ~ Jen
* Home built by her talented husband Ken - www.kens-construction.com
LOVE my new princess crown for Newborns. Isn't she precious? This makes me think of Princess and the Pea. :) I think there may have been a pea in her bed...although she looks like she is sound asleep, she was a very alert new baby. She is very sweet and content. This would be beautiful in her nursery framed in a boutique frame.
I just have to share Tom & Jennifer's Waterfall collage. I love these images of their young family together. We chose some of the most descriptive images to celebrate their daughter's second birthday. There is no doubt there is love in their home! I know they will smile every time they pass by this framed piece in their home for years to come. That's what I love about this job!
At Halloween this year our youth group was having an 80's theme party and we asked all the leaders to provide a picture of themselves from the 80s to entertain the youth. I went into our albums and found this little treasure! 1988 - me and Josh on a car in the Homecoming Parade. Yes, I married my High School (Middle School) Sweetheart!
This got me thinking; what if I didn't have a print of this? Where would I find it? Would I remember that I ever had it? Would I ever see it again? This image has brought me so much joy as I remember those times and think of us now. We have lots of other images as well. It's a great way to show our kids that we were actually their age at one time!
We bought our first professional Digital Camera in 2005 and I have NO plans of going back to film. I love being able to preview my images as I take them, take as many as I need to and delete them later, enhance them or put special effects on them. I like being able to control the final outcome in a way I couldn't with film.
As a Professional Photographer, I love being able to create and provide finished artwork that you can display in your home and enjoy with your family for many years to come. Marriage is forever, Family is forever, and your Memories and History should be forever. That is why you will get an Album in your Wedding Collection and the ability to have Prints, a Collection of Images, or a Finished Art Piece when I photograph your family.
On a personal level, I've wrestled with the idea of only having digital copies of our family times. I've wondered if I should move to digital books rather than photo albums. You know, I think I'm going to continue to make prints, sometimes duplicates for each child, and put them in nice albums. When it is 2030 and my daughter needs to find an image from her High School years, she'll know right where it is!
Celebrate life, celebrate your family, rejoice in every age and stage by having "hard copies" of your memories together.
I recently had the opportunity to photograph one of our first wedding couple's family, and this summer is their 10 year anniversary! It was so fun for me to see them with their little family that is so much like ours. Two girls and a boy. Jeremiah and Amanda are high school sweethearts and they are still having fun together - just like me and Josh!
Amanda made her wedding dress and has started her own business, Annisseau. She has crocheted some of the most adorable little hats for my Newborn clients and I wanted to share some of the other beautiful and creative things she can do. Her girls modeled the dresses she made for their session. I loved photographing them as they did their fashion poses for me. They are beautiful girls with the sweetest personalities.
Look at those cute little Owl Bags too!
Amanda came up with these reusable snack bags that can hold pretty much anything, including liquids! If you are interested to see more of her work, click for her Etsy site.
The thing I love to do the most for the families I photograph is help them to be able to enjoy their images in their home. Many people don't know what they are going to do with their images after their session. Your images can become wonderful artwork for your home and be a really fun way to freshen up your space. I wanted to post some images from a session last fall with the Nichols family and share how we worked together to come up with a really fun display in their home. I have loved photographing Sophie and Sam from the time they were babies...
Bridget invited me to their home to look at and photograph their wall space. She had a couple of ideas of what she might like for the space below, which is the area we decided to work with.
After their session, she came into our studio to view her images and I had prepared a couple of ideas, using the images from their session. I scaled them appropriately for the space so she could 'see' what the final project would look like.
This is the layout she loved and has installed in her home:
As their family continues to grow these Canvas Gallery Wraps will be treasures to them. They can be re-worked with images from a more recent session, moved to a new space, or divided up and displayed in other spaces.
We like to do an Engagement Session for all our wedding couples. It's the best way to make them feel comfortable and confident about having us spend their wedding day with them and we get to know them as a couple; how they interact with one another and what shines about their relationship with one another. A marriage promise is a sweet and wonderful commitment for a lifetime of togetherness and we create images that our wedding couples will enjoy, reminisce, and share with their family for generations to come. The Engagement Session is a part of the beginning of their story. We wanted to share some of the images from Matt & Casey's recent session. We are looking forward to their summer garden wedding at the cabin!
The Celebration of Smiles Event was a huge success, thanks to everyone who participated!! Rice Lake Printery donated the fliers and cards - The Chronotype generously gave advertising space, Arrowhead Family Dental helped to market and gave a matching donation to sponsor 1 surgery, and Thyme Worn Treasures graciously hosted the event, offered yummy treats, shared advertising, promoted the event, AND gave a matching donation to sponsor 1 surgery!! All together we raised enough for FOUR cleft lip or cleft palate surgeries.
Some of the smiles we photographed for the event:
I'm thinking "Spring" and with Spring I think of babies. Babies of all kinds. I was in Scotland one Spring when all the lambs were coming. What a glorious site! Lambs everywhere! (I wish I had images of them to show too.) With all the baby thoughts, I want to share some images that I made of Baby Wrigley. He is 9 months old now, but here he was as a Newborn, just 3 days old. He was such a sweet baby. Isn't he beautiful?! Does it make you think of Spring too?
Ken and Kelly's wedding celebration was at Kelly's parents beautiful home. It was a perfect fall day. The colors around and in the dresses and details were so vibrant. We ran into town for some fun at the train station too!
Baby Kate is just 1 week old in these images. I love to work with newborns under 10 days old! She was so sweet.
Once her belly was full and we had her nice and toasty warm she slept peacefully while we had some fun!
Kate and her big brother...
Nick & Jessie
I loved how Jessie had her hair pulled over one shoulder, the color of the violet dresses her girls were wearing, and the garden hors d'oeuvre reception where their guests gathered after their ceremony. Nick and Jessie are such a pleasant and relaxed couple, the details were truly representative of who they are. We had so much fun photographing them and their families in and around the gardens. It was such a wonderful setting. We actually got a few raindrops, but it only added to the greatness of the day! I always tell couples not to worry that it might rain on their wedding day. Sometimes it adds to the fun and it almost never rains the entire day long anyway.
Hailey. She is one year old already! Her parents are one of our wedding couples from a few years back. I love it when we get to photograph the babies of our past brides and grooms. Hailey kept us on our toes and running for an hour! She is on a mission and so independent. By her parent's own admission, she is the center of their world. I know for a fact that is true for her Grandparents as well! This location is a cute little park (FFA Park) right here in town. It's great for small children because they can run and be safe. Adam & Amber, enjoy your little "sneak peak"!
We love to photograph weddings at Tagalong. It's such a beautiful setting and a great fit for our photography style. Aaron and Jessica had a perfect early fall day to celebrate. Katie from In The Woods Weddings did the flowers and decorated for the reception and everything was so well done. The colors were wonderful, Jessica was so pretty, and we had fun telling their wedding celebration story through our lenses!
There are so many ways to make your wedding details a reflection of who the two of you are and what is important to you. Over the past couple of years, we've noticed that wedding couples are getting buses - school buses, greyhound buses, 'short', limo-type buses - to transport their wedding party and families from the church to reception to hotels. I'll usually hop on the bus (or the wagon) as well and get some fun images. Call me old fashioned, but I love to see the groom helping his new bride into a car or carriage. The transportation for you as a wedding couple is a really important detail to consider. It is very individual. It can be a nice service for your guests, a great opportunity to steal away together for a few private minutes after the ceremony, or a fun event for your wedding party.
Images from a recent wedding... Stephanie was absolutely gorgeous. She just told me the other day that she knew she wanted us as her wedding photographers because she was familiar with our work from some friends weddings. Referrals are our very best marketing resource.
I love combining my photography skills and my design background to create artwork for my clients homes. These are design ideas I presented to two recent clients and they now have these in their homes! The great thing is, I can show them what it will look like in their home, in proper scale, before they even make their purchase. These are Canvas Gallery Wraps which don't require framing, but a framed collage is a great option too.
I LOVE flowers. I love the color, the smell, and the little bit of joy they add to a room. One of my favorite things about wedding photography is the punch of color that flowers add to the images. I just wanted to share a few of the wonderful styles of flower design that I've enjoyed at weddings we've photographed and give you some ideas for your own wedding. One of the things to really consider when you are planning your big day is how you will use fresh flowers and greens to complement your style. As you will see in these examples, the flowers and the way they are presented create a design element that portrays the 'feel' and the 'look' of your wedding, not to mention the wonderful scent some of these bouquets add to the room. Every part of your wedding; bouquets, the isle, the church, the reception tables, and your cake is blessed by the beauty of flowers.
We love to photograph weddings at the beautiful Dobie church and Turtleback Golf Course. Bjorn & Claire had a perfect May day for their wedding celebration. I love May weddings because the greens are so green.
Isn't Claire such a tiny bride? Her dress was so perfect for her. I love it. I'm amazed that I haven't seen the same dress twice in all the weddings we've photographed. A wedding dress is so individual.
I just want to share a sample of a few of my favorites from Katie's Senior session. View a video of her whole session on our facebook page.
Believe it or not, this first image was taken in Rice Lake, right in town. I saw the sun coming through the trees above her and had to get this great source of light in the image.
Jesse & Katie are such a great couple. It was a beautiful sun shiny day for their wedding and we had fun documenting their celebration. I love the color of the bridesmaid dresses - John Deer Green! This is just a little sampling from their day...
We had the priviledge of photographing Sean & Sami's wedding a couple of years ago and now a Maternity Session this summer! I've also photographed their new baby boy - those images to come... This is a Framed 5x30" image I created for them out of some of their favorites from the session. I call it the Waterfall...
Bart and Jamie's wedding was at their home. The ceremony site was set up so beautifully with an isle of tool leading past a neat little garden to overlook the river. It was tons of fun for Josh and me as we know many of the same people they know from our hometown. (Ok, we're a few years older than they are, so we met them for the first time when they chose us to photograph their wedding.) Outdoor photography for weddings is our favorite. It was HOT and perfect with a downpour during the recieving line that forced everyone under shelter for about 20 minutes. They had their dinner reception at the park and tastefully decorated their tables with pretty little flowers and other details. These are just a few favorites to overview their wedding...
I wanted to share this piece to show how you can be a part of the creative process. Krista wanted me to create something special for her husband's birthday. She had an idea to represent all the things that are important to him on one image - God, his wife, and his children. Krista wanted to include an image of a church to represent God and asked me to use some graphic type letters to spell out her husband's motto "Anything short of sin". So, we arranged a time to photograph her and their three children when he wouldn't suspect anything. The kids changed clothes in the car on the way to the session location and we got lots of fun images to choose from. I found a cute old church to photograph and went around town photographing signs that I could extract letters from for the graphic lettering. We put it all together and she ordered the image on a Standout Mount for his office! btw: the kids are doing an "air benders" thing from the movie that their Dad had recently taken them to... I love the humor.
We photographed Matt & Yvonne's wedding and have had the pleasure of continuing to photograph them - now with thier two boys! I am sharing some of our favorites from their session. I enjoy the more interactive or 'relationship' images of family more often then the 'everyone look happy and smile' poses, but I see the beauty of both and work to give families both options. There are different places in your home to display the different styles. The images of Carter below are great artwork for decorating in a bedroom. They are fun and playful and would be beautiful in a large size. The image of Calvin is more like a portrait and you can see the spark in his eyes. When you photograph your children or are having someone else photograph them, try not to make them too aware of the camera. Try watching and waiting and photograph them when they aren't looking directly at you. When someone becomes camera aware, they often tend to stiffen up or fake it - you know what I mean, you probably do it too!
Dad was just helping Carter in the river. I love these timeless images.
I had so much fun working with this young family. We have photographed a few of their friends weddings over the last few years, so that is our connection. It's great to have connections! For Father's Day, Leiah gave Cory the Pinwheel with four, story telling images of his relationship with their oldest daughter. It was framed with a rich brown mat like this and was beautiful! I wanted to keep it in my studio to show everyone, so I thought I'd share it this way instead. I love photographing a series of images that show personality or relationship. It's a really fun thing to do with your kids. When you photograph them, zoom in really close and fill the frame with their face and photograph a few different expressions as you have them dance around, or look mad, or share about their favorite book. These images are priceless in the years to come. Our family albums have lots of little series because I have to keep every image that is showing their unique personalities. I'm so glad we have them. Our first daughter is going to be 14 and her pretty blue eyes are still captivating.
Ben & Katie are one of the nicest couples we have worked with. Both of them are so layed back and genuinely friendly. We are looking forward to their Fall wedding! Here are a few of our favorites from their session:
Notice the bird's nest in the corner of the window...
I finally got the courage to call and get permission to go to this location. This is our first session at this "urban" setting and there is so much variety here. This will be a great spot for children too!
After a couple of years of my family begging to get a dog, I had a weak moment and agreed that we should go look at the "Adorable Little Yorkie Puppy" that was advertised in the newspaper. I was thinking I didn't want a pet in the house - like I need another thing to do! But, after looking online at the characteristics of the Yorkshire Terrior it seemed he would have all the qualities we are looking for in a dog. He isn't supposed to shed - #1 prerequisite for me. He is very sweet and has been sleeping through the night in his crate in Marissa's room. We had a hard time coming up with a name that all of us liked, but have settled on Riley! He looks like a Riley, don't you think?
Pets can sometimes be difficult to photograph. Riley kept coming to me when I got down on his level to get a good angle. I photograph animals by filling the frame with their face or body and limiting background distractions. It works well to stand over them and make a noise to get them to look up at you or to get down on their plane and zoom in. I like to control the settings on my camera so I can use a high aperature that puts the eyes in focus and the background out of focus. Don't forget to photograph your pets when you first get them - they are only babies for a little while!
Does anyone have advise on training a puppy? I'd love to hear from you. Also, are there some of you who are interested in having your pet photographed? If there is an interest, I would schedule a couple of days and run a promotion or a fundraiser for a non-profit animal service in our area.
I had so much fun with this crew and had to share some of my (and Mom's) favorites. These were taken at the FFA Park in Rice Lake.
I had to post this one because I think it is soo funny... I laugh every time I look at it.
Look at these eyes!
Mom's favorite! I love the spunk here!
A few days after this session, they took the old railroad tie steps out and replaced them with new ones.
I'm sad about it, but I'm sure they will be safer now. The sun was behind the kids and low, creating some great backlighting.
How great is it to be 3?!
Some family in Norway sent these outfits and the kids were so cute. This image reminded me of the movie 'Sound of Music' for some reason. When I said that to Bridget, she said "I don't have that many children!"
It's the clothing and the running and the laughing.... Grandma loves this one.
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UH School of Social Work awarded grant to serve Native Hawaiian eldersUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Honolulu- UH School of Social Work faculty members Noreen Mokuau, Colette Browne and Kathryn Braun were awarded a $360K grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, to establish Ha Kupuna; a national resource center for Native Hawaiian elders. One of only three federally funded Centers in the nation, the aims of Ha Kupuna are to develop and disseminate knowledge and provide technical assistance and training to improve services to Native Hawaiian elders.
In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians 50 years and older comprise 13% of the population. They experience shorter life expectancies, poorer health, greater disability, and have lower utilization of services, when compared with other multiethnic groups. In order to respond to these concerns, the Center will collaborate with Native Hawaiian elders and community leaders as well as providers of eldercare around health and long-term care preferences and patterns.
Drs. Mokuau, Browne and Braun, all co-investigators, are committed to developing a sustainable resource center on Native Hawaiian elders in order to improve the quality of their lives. According to Mokuau, Native Hawaiian elders are a vital source of cultural knowledge and wisdom. "We must dedicate ourselves to assuring the passing of ha (breath or life's breath) from the older to younger generations," said Mokuau. "To do so, would assure that ola na iwi (the bones live)."

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dress code sf necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 121 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
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I need a logo that will represent my image consulting business. I'm 35 yrs old and I live in San Francisco. My goal is to style (or dress) men and women of executive (C-level) positions in startups. Why do I think I can do this? I love fashion and I'm technology manager at a San Francisco startup, and so I know the CEOs out there need to not only look professional but still be creative about what they wear. They need to represent innovation.
- Startup executive people (CEOs, CIOs, etc).
- I'm not excluding other working professionals that want to be stylish both at work and play.
I want the logo to be simple and aesthetically pleasing. It needs to have the words 'Dress Code' in it.
Note: I've seen too many designs with 'd' & 'c' in the logo and it feels not very creative.
This logo needs to represent how I style my clients here in the Bay Area. Here are some adjectives:
- Fashion-forward
- Creative
- Comfortable
- Simple
- Hip
- Innovative
- Modern
- High Quality
I will be using this logo for:
- business card
- website
- Facebook
- Twitter
I don't want:
- anything too girly (no pinks)
- nothing floral
- no animals
- no cursive fonts
Here are some websites I visit and feel like it represents the style that I'm looking for:
I can't think of anything else...so I can't wait to see the designs.
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Strategic Test has announced a new low-cost addition to its line of Freescale-based i.MX multimedia processor modules. The TX-28S has a 200-pin SODIMM form factor measuring just 68 x 25 mm and contains a 454 MHz i.MX283 processor (based on the ARM926EJ-S core) along with 64 MB DDR SDRAM and 128 MB NAND flash memory. The module is targeted at embedded fanless applications where low price, small size and low power consumption are critical factors. A long-term availability of seven years is guaranteed.
The DIMM module features include 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, two high-speed USB 2.0 ports, a colour LCD controller, a 4/5-wire touchscreen interface, and UART, SD-Card, I²C, PWM, serial audio and SPI interfaces. It is pin compatible with the manufacturer's existing modules based on other Freescale i.MX processors, which allows developers to create scaleable systems. All modules can be supplied with the Development Kit-5 hardware reference platform, which supports both Linux and Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0.


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Sideshow Collectibles will next year be releasing a $350 statue based on Mass Effect's Commander Shepard. The default male Shepard, in case you hadn't somehow already seen the image up top (or the glimpse we caught of him at this year's Comic-Con).
Standing 19" tall, and including an omni-tool and assault rifle, you can pre-order it now, but he won't be shipping until March 2013.
UPDATE - Sorry, it's a statue, not a figure. Got my "premium format" branding all mixed up!
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Upper back bending poses will help reverse the "hunchback" curve as well as stretch the muscles on the front of the torso which often have become chronically tight in this condition. Spine lengthening poses promote good posture and proper alignment of the vertebrae. Weight bearing back bends will strengthen the back muscles to assist the holding of a corrected posture.
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This module shows the main administrator menu module.
How to Access
To 'add' a new administrator Admin Menu module or 'edit' an existing administrator Admin Menu module, navigate to the Module Manager, then switch to Administrator from Site:
- Select Extensions → Module Manager
- Click Administrator to switch list from site modules to a list of administrator modules
Click the 'New' button and click on administrator Admin Menu in the modal popup window.
To 'Edit' an existing administrator Admin Menu module, in the Module Manager click on the Admin Menu Module's Title or click the Admin Menu module's check box and then click the Edit button in the Toolbar.
- Title: Module must have a title
This module shows the main admin navigation module
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- Title. The title of the module. This is also the title displayed in the front end for the module depending on the Show Title Form Field
- Show Title. (Show/Hide) Choose whether to show or hide the modules title in the front end. The title will be the one in the Form Field above.
- Position. Choose the module position you wish this module to be displayed in. A custom module position can be entered for use with the load position plugin or the position button can be pressed to select a module position from the template.
- Status. (Published/Unpublished/Trashed) The published status of the item.
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It is customary when writing the history of Japanese whisky to talk about two men: Masataka Taketsuru and Shinjiro Torii. Depending on which company's creation myth you are listening to, either Taketsuru or Torii or both brought whisky to Japan in the 1920s.
It is a fascinating beginning, but talking only about Taketsuru and Torii seems to me a bit like trying to write the story of Rome and stopping at Romulus and Remus. Let`s talk about the Caesar of Japanese whisky: Keizo Saji (1919-1999). Without mention of Saji, I don't believe it is possible to properly understand Japanese single malt.
Keizo Saji
Saji was Shinjiro Torii's second son* and became president of his father's company, Kotobukiya, in 1961. He renamed it Suntory in 1963 and under him the firm developed into the Colossus it is today. During the 1970s, Japan experienced a whisky boom and Suntory was sitting right on top when it went off. It seemed every salaryman had a bottle of whisky waiting for him in his favourite bar. All of this whisky was blended and some of the stuff the office workers were sticking in their "mizuwaris" (very diluted whisky and water mixes) was of dubious quality but, in the midst of all this heavy drinking, Saji became convinced that the market would eventually develop in the direction of premium products. He started to build the "Hibiki" brand, a top quality blended whisky, and quietly began to prepare Suntory's range of premium single malts. In 1984, Yamazaki 12 years old, Japan's first really mass marketed single malt whisky, was launched. The Yamazaki distillery was largely refitted five years later and that investment paid off in 2003 when a Yamazaki 12, laid down after the refit, won a gold medal from the International Spirits Challenge. By that time, single malts from Suntory's deadly rival Nikka were also making a splash globally, but Saji Keizo and Suntory can claim a good deal of the credit for launching Japanese single malts on the world.
Saji's vision has yet to fully play itself out. Men from the 1970s and 1980s generations still, as a whole, have very little idea about the distinction between single malts and blends. They would generally identify a bottle of Johnnie Walker as the very finest whisky money can buy and reflexively stick half a bucket of water and some ice in their whiskies. A boom in the demand among younger people for Shochu, Japan's indigenous spirit, has hit whisky consumption. Shochu has less of a fuddy duddy image than whisky and its producers are now producing a variety of top quality products rather than the tubs of cheap booze that Shochu making used to be associated with. However, in the long run, I think it would be foolish to bet against Saji's assessment. I have a feeling that the real explosion in popularity of single malts will come from the sophisticated younger Shochu drinkers, educated by their adventures in that world and looking for something new, rather than the whisky boomers. Meantime, the top shelves of the liquor stores are filling up with good malts, both Scotch and Japanese.
*Saji was adopted by his mother's relatives, a common practice in Japan, and so took a different surname from his father Torii.


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Come and celebrate St. Valentine's Day in Spain
Couple on the beach
Calixto y Melibea Garden, Salamanca
The Alhambra in Granada
Come to Spain in February and celebrate Valentine's Day in a very special way.
Wondering what to give your partner for St. Valentine's Day? You may just find your answer here: a romantic trip to Spain to make it an unforgettable celebration. You will find it all: evocative landscapes, lovers' legends, wonderful sunsets... Organise the day in advance and make the most of the special ideas on offer, designed especially for the occasion. Sample wonderful Spanish gastronomy and enjoy the Valentine's Day menus to be found in a range of restaurants. Relax at Paradors, hotels and spa resorts in Spain, and take advantage of special promotions for couples which include stay, a romantic dinner in stunning surroundings, and spa sessions. You will go home as good as new.
These are just some ideas of how to spend a few days with your partner, but there are many more. Spain has destinations that seem to be made for lovers. Can you imagine a romantic getaway between historic city walls? Come and have one at two cities with UNESCO World Heritage old towns: Ávila and Salamanca. The former is one of Europe's best conserved medieval walled cities, while above the old city wall of the latter you will find the Calixto y Melibea Garden, setting for one of the best known love stories in Spanish literature, "La Celestina".
This is just one of many love stories to be found in Spain. Teruel, for example, is home to the Teruel lovers: two young people who died for their love and whose mausoleum can be visited, along with the city's Mudejar area, which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation.
There are also true love stories such as the one lived by composer Frédéric Chopin and writer George Sand in the Tramuntana Mountains of Majorca. You will fall in love with Valldemossa, its fishing harbour and streets, in the Balearic Islands.
Do you know why Spain is the setting for so many legends of love? It is easy to find out. Come with your partner and stroll around the laurisilva woods of Garajonay National Park in La Gomera (Canary Islands), a World Heritage area where many people say you can still hear the echo of the last sigh from the lovers who give the park its name (Gara and Jonay). Another idea: spend the end of your day in Granada, looking at what many people claim is the most beautiful sunset in the world: dusk at the Alhambra, which also has the UNESCO World Heritage designation. You will understand just why Spain is a country for lovers… and to fall in love.
Spain offers a host of ways to make Valentine's day a unique celebration. The Austrias area of Madrid, Güell Park in Barcelona, María Luisa Park in Seville, the idyllic beaches of the Canaries and the Balearic Islands… the list is endless. Where will you be heading this February?
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Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife. Pepe Marín.


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Scott Moffitt
Nintendo keen to make Wii U "The Console That Every Developer Wants To Publish On"
Wii U is still getting some high-profile third-party titles, but there's still a notable absence of a few high-rollers. Still, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing Scott Moffitt has underlined the company's "strong" relationship with third-parties, and hopes to make the format more attractive to developers moving forward.
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Nintendo: Wii U will provide "hungry" players with "new and better ways to play"
Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo America, is understandably quite excited by the Wii U's launch. He believes gamers are ready to feel something new and different.
Wii U pricing is "in a good spot," says Nintendo executive
Pricing for Wii U is "in a good spot," according to NoA VP of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt, and the Wii U Deluxe set reaching pre-order caps in US stores is proof.
Rise of tablet and smartphone gaming "undeniable," but the devices can be "our allies,"says Nintendo executive
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo's executive vice-president of sales and marketing, believes tablets and smartphone are the firm's "allies" in a market where the tech's growth as a gaming device is "undeniable."
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Nintendo keen to make Wii U "The Console That Every Developer Wants To Publish On"
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Pascal Gahinet, MathWorks
Arkadiy Turevskiy, MathWorks
In this webinar you will learn how to automatically tune gain-scheduled controllers using new capabilities in Release 2013b. Gain scheduling is a well-known and widely-used method for controlling nonlinear or time-varying plants. It involves computing linear approximations of the plant at various operating points, tuning controller gains at each operating condition, and scheduling controller gains as the plant operating conditions change.
Using industry examples, MathWorks engineers will demonstrate how to use the new capabilities to automate the tuning process and avoid tedious and time-consuming manual tuning of the controller.
About the presenter: Pascal Gahinet is the senior scientist in the Controls and Identification product group at MathWorks.
Recorded: 5 Nov 2013


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Nepali taekwondo athletes visit Japan in bid to reach Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
A team of eight taekwondo athletes from Nepal have travelled to Japan for a training session as they prepare for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
A team of eight taekwondo athletes from Nepal have travelled to Japan for a training session as they prepare for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Head of Energy - Birmingham, United Kingdom
WorldSkills is movement that changes the lives of young people through skills. On the international level, 83 Member organisations that belong to WorldSkills reach two-thirds of the world's population and create measurable impact at every level through skills development and promotion. We inspire young people to develop a passion for skills and pursuing excellence, through competitions and promotions. We are looking for a Sponsorship and Partnership Manager to join our global, multi-cultural, and virtual Secretariat team at WorldSkills International. As Sponsorship and Partnership Manager you will be part of the Sponsorship and Partnership department, working closely with the Director of Sponsorship and Partnership on all related activities.
When sports returns from the coronavirus pandemic it must get the tone right - something the Commonwealth Games has done more regularly than other events. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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Melchisedec(both: mĕlkĭz`ədĕk) [Heb.,=king of righteousness], in the Bible, king of Salem and "priest of the most high God." He blessed Abraham after the defeat of Chedorlaomer, and Abraham gave him tithes from the enemy's spoils. Later, Melchizedek is regarded as an eternal priest, typifying the priesthood of the future Messiah. In the Dead Sea ScrollsDead Sea Scrolls,
ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Most of the documents were written or copied between the 1st cent. B.C. and the first half of the 1st cent. A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. , Melchizedek, as God's eschatological agent, effects the destruction of the angel Belial and the wicked spirits in league with him.
Old Testament the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:18-19) and was taken as a prototype of Christ's priesthood (Hebrews 7)


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That'll Be the Day is a 1973 British film starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, written by Ray Connolly and directed by Claude Whatham. It is set in the late '50s/early '60s and was partially filmed on the Isle of Wight.
Plot summary
Abandoned by his father as a child, suburban school dropout Jim MacLaine (David Essex) leaves home and drifts through a succession of dead-end jobs until he finds an outlet for his frustration in rock 'n' roll. Tossing away the chance of a college education much to the consternation of his mother, alienated MacLaine becomes a lowly deckchair attendant before streetwise friend Mike (Ringo Starr) gets him a job firstly as a barman and then with the fun fair. The initially shy MacLaine quickly becomes a heartless fairground romeo leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Eventually the prodigal son returns home to run the family store and marry his girlfriend, but despite the birth of a son, restless Jim feels the lure of rock'n'roll again.
The film was praised at the time for its gritty realism. Many of the characters were played by musicians who had lived through the era portrayed in the film including Ringo Starr, The Who's Keith Moon, John Hawken of The Nashville Teens and Billy Fury.
The film was produced by David Puttnam and is loosely based on the Harry Nilsson song "1941." A sequel, Stardust, was released in 1974.
* David Essex . . . Jim Maclaine
* Rosemary Leach . . . Mary Maclaine
* James Booth . . . Mr. Maclaine
* Ringo Starr . . . Mike
* Robert Lindsay . . . Terry Sutcliffe
* Rosalind Ayres . . . Jeanette Sutcliffe
* Billy Fury . . . Stormy Tempest
* Tony Rayment . . . Jive Dancer
* Keith Moon . . . J.D. Clover
* Deborah Watling . . . Sandra
* Karl Howman . . . Johnny Swinburne
* Beth Morris . . . Jean
* Sacha Puttnam . . . young Jim Maclaine
Both That'll Be the Day & the sequel Stardust
Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry
The Zombies - She's Not There
Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
Billy J Kramer & Dakotas - Do You want To Know A Secret
Dave Edmunds & The Electricians - Da Do Ron Ron
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
The Drifters - Up On The Roof
Diana Ross & Supremes - Baby Love
The Chiffons - One Fine Day
Little Eva - The Locomotion
Tommy Roe - Dizzy
The Fortunes - You've Got Your Troubles
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September
Little Stevie Wonder - Uptight
Jan & Dean - Surf City
Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son
Barbara Lewis - Baby I'm Yours
Barbara Lewis - Make Me Your baby
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
The Box Tops - The Letter
Mamas & The Papa's - Monday Monday
Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
Award Nominations
BAFTA Best Supporting Actress: Rosemary Leach.
BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles: David Essex.
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Bridge Bier Huis
is the place to drink in Burnley. It's a friendly, modern pub with a great atmosphere and serves the widest range of beer for miles around. Up to six cask conditioned ales or ciders are available at any time including the excellent Hydes Original bitter. Food is served during the day and regular live entertainment ensures there is always something going on inside.
Inside the
Bier Huis
(Dutch for "beer house") you can literally sample a whole world of beer! There's a lot more on offer besides the top choice of real ales and ciders, lagers, wines, spirits and soft drinks. You can taste at least five foreign beers on tap or choose to open a bottle of German smoked beer, American porter, Belgian fruit lambic, Czech black lager or anything else from our eclectic selection of over 40 bottled beers. Try something new every time you call in...
The Bridge is a free house and has been recognised by the
Campaign for Real Ale
(CAMRA) for the quality of its cask conditioned ales. It regularly appears in the national
Good Beer Guide
as well as the new local ale guide entitled
Witch Beer?
It is also the proud holder of several awards: CAMRA East Lancs Pub of the Year 2007 & 2009, Lancashire Branches POTY 2007, West Pennine Regional POTY 2007 (one of the top 16 real ale pubs in the country) and most recently
East Lancs POTY 2012 & Lancashire Branches POTY 2012
. The Bridge is recommended by the
All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group
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Some say sports is the true American religion. And anyone who's seen the intense praying of fans at a close Red Sox game would agree. So for businesses who want to tap into the psyche of potential customers there is a variety of ways to take advantage, including sponsorships, ads, stadium naming rights and more.
In January, AdvisorOne looked at how New York Life has used sports to enhance its business. Today, we look at Prudential. Fans would have a hard time not associating a "piece of the rock" with their favorite sports, from Major League Baseball to the NFL to golf, soccer and tennis, among others.
Prudential says it sees a variety of benefits from its association with athletics. "From a broadcast perspective, audiences typically do not DVR sports programs," said Anna Papadopoulos, vice president of integrated marketing services for Prudential Advertising, in an interview with AdvisorOne. "They want to watch them live, which decreases the likelihood that our advertising will be skipped. In addition, sports allow for more in-game integration."
That integration offers more opportunity to engage TV viewers. "For example," she says, "for our local spots within the PGA tournament, CBS created 'Bring Your Challenges' vignettes using Peter Kostis, the CBS on-course golf instructor and commentator." In the vignettes, Kostis demonstrates challenging golf shots.
Sports give Prudential the chance to connect with those in the key demographic that is devoted to the programming. "Sports also have a higher composition of our target audience—age 35 to 64, with household income over $100,000—and tend to drive higher brand awareness, favorability and recall of sponsors," Papadopoulos says. "And we tend to associate with sports that don't have a slew of sponsors, therefore, fans tend to remember Prudential."
Prudential doesn't stop at ads and stadium signage to further its brand. It also provides tickets and special access to athletes for young people.
And its most prominent foray into sports might be its 20-year naming rights deal for the Prudential Center, the arena that the New Jersey Devils call home in Newark, N.J. With the Devils routinely making the NHL playoffs, the company gets extra airtime on national broadcasts.
Here, then, are seven of Prudential's big sponsorships in the sporting world:
Prudential's first foray into a sports tie-in was its sponsorship of "NBA at the Half" during telecasts in the 1980s on NBC. Since then, the company has followed the bouncing ball to sponsor Rutgers, Seton Hall and NCAA basketball. In addition, the financial services giant adds its name to New York Knicks radio broadcasts.
It's no surprise that Prudential sponsors Rutgers and Seton Hall, since both are in the company's home state of New Jersey. In fact, the support of the schools is among the longest running corporate sponsorships that Prudential is involved in. The Seton Hall deal is for basketball. At Rutgers, Prudential is involved in a range of sports. The deals include campus and in-venue signage placements, print program ads, TV and radio broadcast elements as well as game day mentions.
For NCAA basketball as whole, the financial services firm had a presence last season on regular-season basketball broadcasts with ESPN, ABC and CBS, and placed signage at courtside for the first time. The signage deal began in January and gave Prudential a courtside presence at 18 schools and during seven conference tournaments leading into the NCAA tournament.
2. Baseball
Prudential likes to sponsor the local New York teams, and the Mets and Yankees both benefit from the company's sponsorship of radio broadcasts. Its commitment extends to the minor-league Newark Bears. And then there's its association with the mother ship, Major League Baseball.
During TV broadcasts of 10 teams—the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays—Prudential's signage behind home plate appears for a half inning every game. Prudential also advertises on mlb.com and has a co-branded presence with MLB on iPad applications and mobile devices.
3. Golf
Watch the pros, be they men or women, and you are likely to see iconic Rock of Gibraltar logo. Prudential sponsors the LPGA on the Golf Channel. In fact, it is the financial services partner of the tour. On-course signage at all events and a presence on LPGA.com are part of the deal.
On the men's tour, Prudential sponsors the U.S. Open as well as two players, Loren Roberts and Mike Reid. Roberts, a pro golfer since 1980, has 16 victories, including three majors, the U.S. Open among them. Reid turned pro in 1976 and has five victories. His best effort in a major was at the 1989 PGA Championship when he finished in a tie for second. He has finished 6th at both the Masters and the U.S. Open.
4. Tennis
As a sponsor of the Family Circle Cup of women's tennis tour, Prudential has joined with the title sponsor to offer fans some perks. The Racquet and Serve ticket program offers ticket upgrades and a ticket exchange. Even more impressive is the Racquet Rally, which collects used equipment and distributes it to kids in need. In addition, Prudential sponsors the U.S. Open.
5. Figure Skating
Of all the sports of the Winter Olympics, figure skating seems to have twirled its way to the top of the popularity list. In fact, it's become one of the most watched sports in the world. And Prudential has tapped into that popularity by sponsoring the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
6. Soccer
The New York Red Bulls is another team close to Prudential's Newark headquarters that benefits from the sports spending by the company. Despite the Empire State reference in the name, the Major League Soccer team plays its games across the Hudson River in Harrison, N.J. As a partner with the team, Prudential places ads in Red Bull Arena and in the team's publications.
7. Football
The NFL is the king of all sports in the U.S., and fans can't get enough. Even the annual draft of college players has become a big business. Prudential has joined the show, which lasts three days, by buying ads on ESPN and the NFL Network.
Check out Business of Sports: 6 Big Sponsorships By New York Life.
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Former bank worker sentenced for $900k theft
Woman sentenced to 27 months in prison
A woman who admitted stealing more than $900,000 from the bank where she worked was sentenced Wednesday.
Kimberly Ferguson, 53, of Milford, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for embezzling $911,000 from the bank where she worked as a vault teller. She was also ordered to pay restitution.
Prosecutors said Ferguson was an employee of U.S. Bank for approximately 33 years, primarily at the Hyde Park branch. She used her position as the vault teller at the branch to embezzle thousands of dollars from the bank for her personal benefit and created fraudulent "cash in transit" slips to disguise the scheme.
In total, from 1997 through February 2012, Ferguson embezzled $911,000 in funds from the federally-insured bank. On average, this translates to stealing more than $60,000 in cash per year for 15 years.
"And bear in mind, this did not involve electronic transfers or checks," Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Mangan wrote in a sentencing memorandum filed with the court before sentencing. "The stolen funds consisted of cash that the defendant physically carried out of the bank."
The scheme was ultimately detected when bank officials noticed that the defendant's branch had as many as 38 more transits slips per month than an average branch. Ferguson pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 to one count of bank fraud.


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On Wednesday, the Senate said no to America. But the American people will not take no for an answer.
The first words I heard when Vice President Joe Biden banged the gavel to end the vote Wednesday on the gun purchasing background check bill were, "Shame on you." They were from a rightfully angry mother of a Virginia Tech student who, six years ago this week, was shot twice in the head. This heartbroken mother had the courage to say what all of us fighting for background checks and other common-sense gun laws were feeling.
It was a shameful day for our nation.
But we cannot let shame rule the day. We cannot hide behind the shame and shrug our shoulders and walk away. We must fight. It's what we owe the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School. who lost 20 precious children and six brave educators. It's what we owe the more than 3,400 families of those killed by guns since that fateful day in Newtown four months ago. It's what we owe the 90 percent of Americans who support background checks, but whose voices the Senate stifled.
The Sandy Hook shooting was the most heartbreaking, horrific day in my decades of public service — forever seared in my memory.
Wednesday, my heart broke again. I am not alone. That heartbreak drives the vast majority of Americans, including gun owners, to say "no" to special interests like the National Rifle Association, which spread distortion and deception.
Let us take heart and inspiration from the resilience of the Newtown families, who turned their unspeakable grief into a determined effort to change our gun laws. As a mother of one of the Newtown children told me after the vote, we must redouble our commitment to fight.
That's exactly what we must do. We must regroup and work together to break the NRA's stranglehold. Their lies must be revealed. The NRA had the nerve to say that the "Connecticut effect" would wear off. That's what they expect and encourage. But Americans will not forget. They must tell senators how outraged they are and that they will hold them accountable. The silent majority must be as vocal and vehement as the minority — many misled by special interests.
I will push for legislation to make our streets and schools safer — legislation that will keep guns away from those who wish to harm to innocent victims. I will work with my colleagues to pass background check legislation. It is an outrage that the bill received a majority vote, but because of a Republican procedure mandating 60 votes, failed to pass.
I will continue to advocate for legislation banning high-capacity magazines. Adam Lanza went to Sandy Hook Elementary School, not with 10-round magazines, but with 30-round magazines that allowed him to fire more than 150 rounds in five minutes — high -apacity clips that enabled his unspeakable slaughter, as they have in more than half of the mass killings since 1982. No one needs the ability to do so much harm in so little time.
I will work for legislation that addresses difficult issues with our mental health system. Weapons must be kept out of the hands of the severely mentally ill. We also need to close loopholes that allow gun trafficking. And, although it's an uphill battle, I will not give up on banning assault weapons.
This week's tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon reminded us that Americans respond to great tragedies with even greater heroism. The same happened in Newtown, where first responders charged toward the sound of gunfire and educators sought to shield students.
The Senate must summon that heroism. We must show that we can say no to special interest extremists and yes to keeping Americans safe. Yes, Wednesday we had a bad vote. But this battle is by no means over. All of us fighting for common-sense gun reform must have the resolve and resilience of the Newtown families, who inspired Washington and the world.
The Connecticut effect is not going away; nor are we. A Newtown mother whose 6-year-old son was murdered at Sandy Hook said she sought to persuade senators with love and logic — ultimately both will prevail.
Richard Blumenthal is a Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut.


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MH Designs produces a wide variety of paper foundation
quilt patterns for all tastes and skill levels. We invite you
to take a look around to see which patterns catch your eye.
They are divided into themes: Christmas, Novelty, Seasonal,
Great Outdoors, Flower & Garden and Traditional. We
have something for every quilter.
Each pattern contains easy to follow cutting instructions and step by step directions to complete the project. After you have done one, it is easy to see why paper pieceing quilts can be so enjoyable.


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If you have a friend or family member staying in our hospital, send a message of encouragement with a free Children's Hospital Oakland eCard.
Your eCard will be electronically sent to the hospital and received by one of our volunteers who will print out and hand-deliver the e-card. eCards are delivered in one to two business days.


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30 Minutes to Reflect, then Onto the Second Half
By the time I end up posting this on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays will either be celebrating their gutsy performance over the first half, or spending 30 minutes before thoughts turn to the second half, and the chase for another spot on the post season dance card. Expectation were sky-high in April, reality and gravity brought the surreal excitement to a halt with unforeseen injuries and players beginning a Conga line into and out of Rays Head Trainer Ron Porterfield's humble office. Even with a victory today in Cleveland, this 2012 Rays squad will have posted the worst record of any Rays team since their re-incarnation in November 2007 by dropping the "Devil".
From the hamstring drama of Evan Longoria, the fainting spell that possessed Will Rhymes, to the bats that turned to sawdust, the first half of 2012 has been a test of patience, determination and faith both in the dugout and among the stands. True fans have seen this before, but it was pre-2008 when the Rays Republic had to hold their breath as long, and pray to anything and anyone for a simple single victory during some of their awful losing bouts so far this season. Do not fret little Rays campers, for the 2012 edition of Rays complete with their patchwork quilt of fielders and hodge podge of Mendoza Line hitters might not be the defensive unit of 2011, but they have the courage, confidence and vital constitution that was forged in 2008 and is still rock hard today.
That might be the Rays saving grace with their line-up changing as much as the flight board in Chicago O'Hare Airport with rehab delays, hitting slumps for the ages and a defense that looks more like a piece of Swiss Cheese. Even with all these intangibles working against them, the Rays will end the day with an identical 44-41 record as the Cleveland Indians. But hidden just out of view is the travel this team has taken lately that took them from the 4th slot in the American League East standings, to possibly the second spot by nightfall. Even with all the toils and troubles on the field, this team still is in prime choice position heading into their home-stand on Friday to make an early run at solidifying their silver medal position.
When Longoria went down, this team did not fret, did not pout. Instead they called upon new additions to the Rays fight card from Brandon Allen, Drew Sutton, Rick Thompson and finally Brooks Conrad trying to piece together a consistent order both on the field and in the batters' box. Some pieces of this amended puzzle proved moot, and have been cut away from this team either for good, or onto the Triple-A Durham Bulls roster. Farmhands Stephen Vogt and Chris Gimenez tried to show down home production, but both faltered and again found themselves again staring at the Green Monster in Durham wondering "what if".
Hitting has been the throne in the Rays side for most of this season as the team will enter today's contest with a Team Batting Average of .232, which is the lowest average at this point in a season , but then again the 2011 squad entered the All Star break with a .245 average last season and went onto a post season Wild Card bid. And their last 13 games has been especially cruel to the Rays as they have been held to 4 runs or less in 11 of those games, and have hit only .193 with RISP. But hope is shining on the Rays lately as Luke Scott shrugged off his hitting slump demon with two powerful blasts in C-town, and has looked more relaxed and selective in his appearances.
That is a good thing as the Rays Designated Hitter position has looked more like the 9th slot in an National League line-up than an AL powerhouse slot. Scott and Hideki Matsui have not been able to capitalize and make opponents pitchers pay for their mistakes, which is vital for this position. Sure the Rays have been Hit by a Pitch more than anyone else in the AL (36 times), but going into today contest, the Rays are tied with Baltimore for the most K's (679) in the American League. Possibly with Scott again finding a groove he likes, the Rays DH spot again can bring some amount of fear and power heading into the final months of the season.
Defense has been so bad early on for the Rays they currently have 71 errors with a few innings to play in today's contest. To put this into perspective, the Rays have had 19 multi error games including today's game and seen 22 flaws coming out of Longo-land (3B), 14 out of the 6-slot, and 11 from the pivot (2B). For this team to again climb back into the Wild Card race and have any shot of catching division leading New York Yankees, this team has to hone their throwing and again look like a impervious defensive stalwart. This is not to say this team has to be flawless, but they need to be calculated mistakes that can be erased possibly with double plays or sneaky pick-off moves, not be free run scoring opportunities for their opposition.
One part of the Rays equation though has been up to the challenge and has consistently shown they have the field players backs, even if the bats did not respond in kind. The Rays Team ERA of 3.72 (3rd best mark in club history at the break) combined with a club record 676 strikeout heading into the All Star break has been the foundation for many of the Rays 1st half victories. David Price shared the best record in the AL (11-4) and combined with Rays greybeard James Shields, they have sent 214 hitters back to the dugout via the K so far this season. Matt Moore has found his rhythm again, Hellboy is ready to wreck havoc and Cobb is primed to prove he belongs here even after SP Jeff Niemann heals.
We saw another piece of the Rays pitching future come into the spotlight and perform as Rays prospect Chris Archer became the first non-Rays raised farmhand to take the hill as a starter in the long, long time. Archer showed just how valuable he will be for this team in the coming seasons, and Alex Cobb only cemented his reputation not only at this level, but as a solid MLB pitcher.
Expectation were high in April, but even with this fall from grace the last few months, the Rays are in prime real estate to again fight to the last game for another chance to play into October. Even with all the Rays perils, they are only a few well placed wins away from the top Wild Card slot, and with the momentum of their recent win in their old nemesis Cleveland, the Rays should be pumped to against strap on the uniforms this Friday when rival Boston invade the Trop.
I'm going to take a page from Rays Manager Joe Maddon mantra book and forget this first half in 30 minutes as soon as the Rays exit the turf at Progressive field and become excited and enamored with the second half and all its possibilities. This Rays team is one that is built for the long haul. With Longoria set to possibly still be out to mid to late August, and Matt Joyce possibly missing the 10-game home stand to start the second half, again faith, a slice of good luck and possibly a few bats finding the ball could help this team until their offensive brethren again don the Rays sunburst.
30 minutes has since elapsed since my first written word, time to forget the first half and stand ready, willing and able to help this team push a few squads out of their way in the second half of the season….or die trying.


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Apple is preparing to launch not one, but two new devices with Verizon, according to yet another new rumor. Two "people familiar with the matter" speaking to BusinessWeek have leaked details about an alleged "iPhone lite" and a tablet-like device, one of which may launch as early as this summer (we assume to coincide with the release of iPhone OS 3.0).
These claims seem to support evidence of multiple new devices discovered in the latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta last month. At that time, we dug up product identifiers for yet-to-be-released iPod touch and iPhone models, plus two mystery products referred to as "iProd" and "iFPGA" respectively. iFPGA didn't conform to Apple's standard numbering scheme for the iPhone and iPod touch, and iProd had a product number of 0,1, indicating that it could be a prototype under development.
From BusinessWeek's sources, there are very few details offered on the smaller, cheaper iPhone, but the other device would be a "media pad that would let users listen to music, view photos, and watch high-definition videos." The media pad is supposedly smaller than Amazon's Kindle, but with a larger touchscreen. "The media pad category might go to Verizon," one of the sources is quoted saying. "We are talking about a device where people will say, 'Damn, why didn't we do this?' Apple is probably going to define the damn category."
The piece is actually a bit of a tease, as does not say which of these two products might launch this summer.
The talks with Verizon go back at least half a year, these sources claim, though a deal is not yet sealed. This both confirms and contradicts a rumor that came out just this morning about Apple being in talks with Verizon for a CDMA iPhone in 2010. It's possible that the "iPhone lite" is the CDMA iPhone, though the language in the piece indicates that Verizon fans should hold off on their celebrations until a deal is more solid.
What about AT&T? Everyone is already aware that AT&T has been looking to extend its exclusive iPhone relationship with Apple, which is set to expire soon. That may still be happening—after all, Apple COO Tim Cook said during Apple's recent quarterly earnings call that the company is "very happy" with its relationship with AT&T and doesn't have immediate plans to change that. Additionally, Apple's deal with AT&T may only involve the original and 3G iPhones, and not these newfangled devices. Of course, launching different devices with different carriers would make the situation complex for customers, and that's just not how Apple rolls.
Either way, let's just say that our curiosity is piqued, and we are now more sure than ever about those new product identifiers.


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Cliqhub necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
I am an entrepreneur looking for a high quality logo for my new business venture, Cliqhub. The personality I would to portray is very ELEGANT, SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, and UNIQUE. This logo will be used on the website as well as the mobile apps (iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, etc.).
I'm generally targeting college students and recent graduates. Eventually, I would want to spread out to other markets but I will focus on this market first, then expand.
Think Facebook and Twitter crowds....
I'm really looking for TWO logos (but related), similar to how Twitter has the bird and a separate but simple "Twitter" logo.
LETTERS-ONLY Logo:
Simple, elegant, and beautiful. One idea I had was splitting up "Cliq" and "hub" so that "Cliq" was slightly higher, with "hub" slightly lower. The bottom part of the "q" and the top part of the "h" could link together somehow. Perhaps we could use different colors to differentiate "Cliq" from "hub", or a different font style, or something.
This is just a suggestion, and I'm open to any and all other design ideas as well.
MOBILE APP Logo:
Again, focus on simplicity, elegance, and beauty. One suggestion/idea I had was a giraffe. If you link the "q" and "h" together correctly, we can sort of make out a giraffe, with the top of the "q" being the head, the bottom portion of the "h" being the body & legs, and the long bar portions of both "q" and "h" being the neck.
I would like this mobile app logo to be somewhat related to the Letters-Only Logo so the users can have some kind of connection between the two.
Again, this is only a suggestion and I am open to all new ideas.
THANK YOU, and good luck!!
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Manufactured by Freescale, this chunk of silicon claims to be the world's smallest ARM-powered chip. Measuring just 2 x 2 x 0.5 millimetres, it's so small that it will likely end up inside... you.
It packs a modest 48 MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, paired with 32KB of flash memory and 4KB of RAM. That might not sound like a lot compared to the hardware specs we're used to, but then this thing isn't designed to run desktop software. In fact, speaking to WIRED, a Freescale spokesperson explained that it is "working with customers and partners on providing technology for their products that can be swallowed."
Amazing! If you're interested in building smart pills, the chips will cost 50p a shot... when purchased in 100,000-unit loads. [WIRED]