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Proactiv Shave Club Review
Introducing The Latest And Greatest Shave Club -- Farewell Bad Skin And Worse Shaves
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In 2016, you can get pretty much anything you want delivered straight to your door. From party supplies to pizza to books and, now, shaving kits. And as if ordering online wasn't easy enough, there are subscription services for almost anything you need on a regular basis. They're a great "set-it-and-forget-it" way to get your monthly essentials — no more walking into a physical store like some kind of savage.
If you've ever considered getting in on a subscription service, why not make it a shaving-centric one? The fact is, we all need to shave – that's a given. You might even need to shave everyday if you have one of those "real jobs" my mom is always talking about. So it only makes sense to get your facial hair trimming equipment on the regular. That way, you're never caught with an unsightly 8-o'clock-shadow at an important quarterly board meeting (that sounds like a problem a businessman would have, right?).
Enter Proactiv, the resident skin care experts. While you probably know them primarily for their A1 problem-skin care solutions, they just rolled out a monthly shave club well worth your attention. Their service operates on a monthly basis, the first of which ships free, and comes with their sturdy and ergonomic handle, acne-combatting soothing shave gel, and four refills of their four-blade razor blades (yep, that means a fresh blade every week). Although I don't consider having bad skin by any means, I do get the occasional ingrown hair, so I decided to try it out. Besides, there's always room for improvement, right?
Since I usually just hack away at my face with a rusty pair of hair clippers I got at Target 10 years ago, I knew I was in for an experience. I was a little scared of slitting my own throat since I'm a manbaby and don't really know how to use a real razor, so I fired up YouTube and typed in "I'm almost 30 and I don't know how to shave properly, help me please." That didn't work, but turns out shaving isn't actually that hard anyways. Once I got a hang of the blade, which is equipped with an integrated tea tree oil moisturizing strip, achieving the clean shaven look without too many nicks and cuts (only 12) was a total breeze.
In all seriousness, the gel did actually feel super soothing and the blades were comfortable and easy to use. Don't be intimidated, guys. If I can do it, so can you. What's more? My girlfriend even said she enjoyed kissing me for the first time in two years (i.e. she didn't get third-degree rug burns from my sandpaper face).
I know beards are the wave right now, but I look weird with one and you probably do too. Do yourself a favor and clean up with one of these smooth-ass razors from Proactiv. Tell your girl I said "you're welcome."
UPDATE: It's been three days, and I didn't get a single ingrown hair. Checkmate, Gillette.
Check out the Proactiv Shave Club.


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Samsung BD-D6500 3D Blu-Ray Player Review
As more companies continue to battle for the Blu-ray player in your living room, so too do the features increase as the costs reduce. Samsung has the benefit of having a full line of products and are starting to leverage those between their different products. The trend is continuing. Blu-ray player competition is getting fierce and we all will be […]Read more


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(AllHipHop News) A$AP Rocky loves the competitive spirit his brethren Kendrick Lamar incited with his "Control" verse but does believe the West Coast MC was "crazy" for naming himself the King of New York.
In an interview with Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex, A$AP Rocky, one of the MC's named in Kendrick's "Control" verse, Rocky said Kendrick must be "smoking crack" in reference to his King of New York comment. While the Harlem MC was simply joking, he did believe it was good for Hip Hop:
Honestly, K. Dot and them ni**as, that's fam. I think hip-hop needs this s###," said Rocky. "It's ni**as p##### off just because they wasn't mentioned. I'm not justifying s###, rap is rap. The ni**a didn't say nothing about nobody mother, he ain't want problems. He said these is my ni**as and I'm lettin' ya'll know it's competition. What's the problem? That man know I'm where he at.
Rocky then admitted that he hardly listens to rap these days however he did like Joell Ortiz and B.O.B's responses to Kendrick.
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The needs of unconventional oil production are uniquely complex and require contemporary solutions to maximize the efficiency and safety of operations. Shale oil production is made possible by the advanced technology of cutting-edge wellhead monitoring and metering solutions. As the age of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) evolves, new ways to connect and enhance these solutions facilitate better performance and optimization than ever before. One giant leap forward for unconventional shale is breakthrough multiphase flow meter technology specifically designed with the needs of shale field flow profiles in mind. Emerson's Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter (MPFM) is transforming the industry with the most sophisticated, cost-effective design on the market today.
The Top 6 Benefits of the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter:
1. A Smaller Footprint with No Moving Parts
Multiphase flow meters allow for continuous flow measurement direct from the wellhead, eliminating the need for test separators, which periodically redirect the flow from production to check rates. These test separator systems require a much larger footprint to achieve complete separation and measurement of oil, water, and gas. There are many components to these systems, and moving parts like those in a turbine flow meter can break down, increasing maintenance costs and downtime.
With the Roxar 2600 MPFM, everything is measured directly in the multiphase flow line. Not only does this significantly reduce space requirements, but it also dramatically reduces your points of failure overall. Less physical troubleshooting at the well pads and fewer spare parts to keep on hand mean reducing exposure to hazards in the field and considerable savings on maintenance costs.
2. Agility and Adaptability
The modular capability of multiphase flow meters makes them especially suitable for unconventional oil production. The compact design allows for simple, straightforward installation and is effective throughout the lifetime of the well. Replacing the test separators with a one-meter-per-wellhead solution affords flexibility as fields mature and conditions change. One size is adaptable for operations on most wells in the shale basin, so there is no need for customized line sizes. Assets can be reused or reallocated at multiple locations.
Due to its field-replaceable venturi offering, the Roxar 2600 MPFM has the range to operate across most of the shale field, cutting down on capital investments at the well pad by more than 50 percent. The smaller size and modularity mean you have an agile, scalable solution to fit the specific needs of unconventional fields.
3. Instantaneous Performance Results
Traditionally, if you were going to make adjustments to optimize your production from the well (implementing an artificial lift, for example), you could not see how those changes affected your performance during the pre-implementation stage. Legacy technology, like test separators, requires time for the separation to occur, delaying and dampening your data.
An inline multiphase flow meter provides instantaneous real-time production data. As soon as you make any changes to the well, you see immediate results. Optimization is only possible when you can tell how production has shifted as a result of the adjustments you make and if the change is positive or negative. If the results aren't what you intended, you need to know as soon as possible so corrections can be implemented. None of this is possible without instantaneous real-time production data.
4. Rapidly Pinpoint and Mitigate Upsets
Investigating and pinpointing anomalies becomes much more straightforward with real-time production data as well. Unexpected water from a well due to cross-fracking, for example, will be instantly identified and analyzed. Time-stamped, high-resolution data enables you to pinpoint when the breakthrough occurred to help you determine the cause and mitigate potential downstream issues.
Compared to test separators where upsets mean time spent traveling to the well, performing a visual inspection in the field, and then troubleshooting the issues, the Roxar 2600 MPFM brings about a new paradigm in operational efficiency.
5. Remote Connectivity
Part of the IIoT digital revolution, the Roxar 2600 MPFM utilizes secure connectivity technologies from Emerson's Plantweb™ digital ecosystem for remote configuration and monitoring capabilities. With this capacity, an operator can connect to every multiphase flow meter in the field from anywhere in the world, whether that's a home or office – or even on the go. Not only can an operator access all production data without spending hours driving to and from the site, but he or she can also monitor the health of the meter.
While legacy technology required regular, periodic visual inspections to ensure healthy system function, it's now possible to gain continuous visibility into meter health through remote performance monitoring that leverages the PlantwebSecure First Mile™ connectivity – scalable, proven IT architectures that facilitate the secure transfer of data, in this case from Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meters to Emerson's experts, who then interpret data and provide actionable recommendations.
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Saving one of the best benefits on this list for last, we can't talk about the full advantages of the Roxar 2600 MPFM without mentioning its remote performance monitoring capability. This means you do not need to be an expert in multiphase flow meters to make the most of your Roxar 2600 MPFMs. Rather, Emerson's seasoned team of experts can guide you, as part of Emerson Connected Services. Through remote performance monitoring for your Roxar 2600 MPFMs, the Emerson Connected Services team can observe meter health, assist with troubleshooting any upsets, and provide proactive maintenance recommendations to keep your operations running smoothly.
Taking remote performance monitoring to new heights, Emerson Connected Services empowers your operators to more effectively analyze their data and make the most informed decisions to optimize performance and maintenance strategies.
If you are interested in learning more, contact your flow solutions specialist to answer any questions you have regarding multiphase flow meters in unconventional oil production.


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Architects: Elliott + Associates Architects
- Area: 20000 ft²
- Year: 2016
Photographs:Scott McDonald
- Client: PLICO
- Interior: Rand Elliott, Bill Yen, David Ketch
- Project Team: Rand Elliott, Bill Yen, David Ketch
- City: Oklahoma City
- Country: United States
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The "flatiron" term originated around 1740, describing a cast-iron clothes iron, forerunner to the electric iron. Most were triangular, making it easier to iron around buttons. By the mid-19th century, the term had been ascribed to wedge-shaped sites and buildings. The 1902 Flatiron Building in Manhattan (the original Fuller Building) at 23rd and Broadway made the shape famous. Found in cities around the U.S., iconic flatiron architecture is sought-after and illustrates purity, stability and strength.
The area's historic triangular buildings were built soon after OKC's electric streetcar routes were drawn a century ago. The Harrison-NE 8 Route cut a diagonal path from NW 4th Street east of Broadway to NE 8th at Stiles Park, west of Lincoln. The four surviving historic triangular blocks form the core of the city's emerging Flatiron district. Streetcar tracks are still clearly visible under the adjacent railroad overpass. The renovation of the existing two-level and the addition of a third for a 1924 flatiron building into an office for PLICO, an insurance company serving physicians and other professional groups.
The third floor will be used for company functions including a boardroom, conference room, rooftop terrace, a kitchen and space for future growth of the company. The design approach is to make the new third floor addition a modern feature and a respectful, complimentary addition to the existing building. The third floor is differentiated from the existing brick building through materials and setbacks, and relates to the Flatiron building in shape, scale, color and detailing. Spectacular views of the Downtown skyline are rare.


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Just had my first portfolio review in my photography class. If you've been following my progress on Flickr, you've seen my progress through all forty assignments here. (You can review the whole assignment here).
At the review, each of us had to pick five of our best photographs and tack them in a bunch up on the bulletin boards that lined the room. Then we went around and the class reviewed each other's work. I thought my photos looked pretty impressive and the class thought so, too.
Then the professor gave a quick "thumbnail review" of each class member's work.
Her reaction? Well, I generally hate the overused Internet phrase "Meh", but that about describes what she seemed to think of my photos.
She spent a long time looking at my photos, then said, "Well, you have an extremely strong vision of how you want to present things." Now a strong vision was something I thought we all should be working toward. But she didn't say it as if she thought it was a good thing.
"And", she continued, "Your photography forces the viewer to look at things the way you see them."
Hmmmm. Again, I sort of thought that was the object. To have a very strong viewpoint and to communicate and convince your audience. But again, she didn't say this as if she thought, in this instance, it was a good thing. After a long silence, she continued, "My job with you for the rest of the semester is going to be to move you away from this vision." Hmmmmmm.
After class, I tried to ask a few questions to get a better idea what she was saying, but she said, "Wait for my full review of your portfolio."
Okay, but that's leaving me second guessing.
Is my "vision" somehow myopic? Or is she thinking that she should force me to experiment with different voices for the sake of clarifying or maybe reinforcing the voice that I've already developed. That would be a good thing and I'm ready for that.
Or, given that I didn't even know how to operate my camera out of Auto four weeks ago. And now I operate completely in Manual, setting aperture, ISO, shutter speed and metering individually, have I been spending too much time on the technical and not enough time on the content?
I've also been thinking back on all the slide shows she does at the end of every lecture where she likes to introduce us to great photography and explain what makes it great. Funny she's never shown us any photographers who specialize in nature like Ansel Adams. She seems to favor edgy, ambiguous, gritty, urban photographers like Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin and Mary Ellen Mark. Although Robert Mapplethorpe did whole series of very sensuous and iconic flower shots, she never shows those, preferring his S&M pictures. So maybe my nature-heavy portfolio isn't really to her liking.
Or maybe I should just wait and see what she says. And concentrate more on that "vision thing" instead of getting all caught up in the technology of the camera. Or maybe I ought to just get cracking on the two new portfolio assignments we've just been given that are due week after next and the week after that. But more on that later.


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A Teacher Finds Movie Stardom in South Korea
The best chance an English-language teacher in South Korea has of acquiring military experience, it appears -- outside of creating an incident at a checkpoint near the border – is working for Kang Je-gyu, one of the country's top movie directors.
A would-be actor who prefers just to be known as Jack is the latest in a long line of western teachers, investment bankers, engineers, plumbers, tourists, vagabonds and backpackers who have found themselves catapulted onto the Asian big screen thanks to the local scarcity of western faces. Their presence is usually fleeting and villainous but no less memorable for it.
Jack's appearance thus mirrors the Hollywood movies of the 1930s when American directors sought Chinese or Japanese farmers or Filipino immigrants -- more or less at random-- to play Asian characters. Perhaps unaware that he was also playing his part in a reciprocal historical wave, Jack was recruited to be an extra on the movie set of My Way, Kang's new World War II blockbuster, which is due to for release sometime before Christmas.
Rather than smashing through doors to take out face-scarred villains with a Berreta Modelo 418, the would-be actor found himself standing around, as legions of other extras have done, for hours on a set in last February's acute chill. As his skin blued in emergency-issue rubber boots, he began to ask himself: "Do I really want to be here?"
In fact, Jack knew that extras are basically paid to hang around off screen. He had worked as one in Canada before moving to Korea. "I remember a lot of standing around," he said. "If you smoked it gave you something to do. So I was at a bit of a loose end."
Work as an extra in Korea required little research.
"I spent an hour in a PC room," he says. He googled "non-teaching positions." The opportunity to be a movie extra was on page one. It specified the need for applicants to be F2 visa holders, which are issued to the spouses of Korean nationals. In South Korea, an educational E2 visa forbids any paid employment outside of the employment sponsor's workplace. Sure enough, upon first meeting, Jack's fellow western ESL teacher extras each protested their married eligibility to one another.
"A couple of guys flew in from Jeju, most had been in the country for a decade or so -although that wasn't necessary to get the job," he said.
Jack's extra role as a Soviet prison camp guard required a little more than smoking. It required freezing. In the cold, he dragged would-be escapees back from a prison camp perimeter. He threw clothes from trucks. He pulled mean mid-20th century faces. As directed, he guarded the camp with inhumane efficiency, doing everything that an ESL teacher in South Korea possibly can to get on in the ranks of a re-imagined Soviet infantry. Finally, it earned him promotion: a speaking role.
Jack and the other expatriates were on set for five days during the shoot, director Kang's seventh feature length production. Kang drew international recognition for his third film, the 1999 Asia-wide hit, Shiri. Shiri painted a Hong Kong action-style sheen onto a tale of terrorist infiltration and love across the DMZ. The record six and a half million people who saw Shiri easily covered the film's then-record breaking $8.5 million budget; which was partially funded by Samsung.
Shiri smoothed a path for Kang to beat both records again with Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004), which depicted brutally the family anguish that tears up members of a divided people. That Korean War blockbuster has now led the way to the pan-Asian World War II blockbuster, My Way.
The budget for My Way is again breaking records for a Korean made film, at nearly US$30 million. It recounts the nightmarish story of a Korean man forcibly conscripted into the Japanese army who ended up also wearing the military uniforms of China and Germany. Hearing the true story it is based on made Kang's "blood boil," he told reporters. But about halfway through the shoot it had frozen.
"After Taegukgi," I swore that I wouldn't do another war film because it's so difficult to shoot," the director was quoted as saying. "The weather is always a factor and it involves many risky elements. Because we had a lot of snow and rain, we had to postpone production a couple of times."
Jack, free to work during the inter-semester period at the university where he taught, joined the production at about this time. He corroborated Kang's words. "It was freezing," he said. "My feet were bigger than the boots they had available so I ended up in these flimsy black replacements. I had to borrow small heating pads from the foreign casting director. My heels were still numb a week later."
It is improbable that viewers will feel pity for the camp guards. "I was wearing thin flannel pants in February," protested Jack. "But I at least had a coat." The Korean extras were less snug. "The production team seemed to have mistakenly ordered spring clothing for the shoot." That or it was a Stanford Prison Experiment-esque attempt to extract authenticity from men playing the roles of camp prisoners.
"They were shaking uncontrollably on the first day I was on set," added Jack. The prisoners' livelihoods were of less material value than the guards, too. "The Korean extras worked for less pay," Jack says. "We got about $1,100 for five days work.,"
Creative production and subject matter seemed to overlap on the set of My Way, he says. The early attrition rate among camp prisoner extras was high.
"About a third or so didn't show up on day two," Jack recalled, acknowledging that the cold may have numbed his counting faculties. The local extra who scored a line begging "Let him live! Let him live!' seemed to be genuinely welling up with a vicarious appeal to the production team to plug in some resuscitating heat.
It wasn't just the weather, though. Army life and on set existence seemed to fuse as the environment went method. Food, for one, was equatable with rations. Camp guards and prisoners mingled in line at a meal wagon whose rice cooled quickly for those not at the front. The grind of passivity felt real, too. People dressed in skimpy threads spent the day listlessly standing around waiting for something to end. And as in the victor-defeated relationship of a prison camp, facilities were built with the temporary interests of the authorities in mind. Barracks seemed real but were uncovered to the elements.
Jack only witnessed a single case of insubordination. "One of our guys refused to shave. Wanted to keep his beard. I thought his beard would help him with authenticity. He just didn't want to shave." But there were no major revolts amongst the extras. "Everyone got on. I remember the Lithuanian guy playing the part of the Russian general. Very nice fella, tall as hell, with a grasp of a dozen languages."
Watching established Korean, Japanese, and Chinese stars Jang Dong-gun, Jo Odagiri, and Fan Bing Bing up close apparently rubbed off on Jack. He was headhunted to say something on camera in Russian that he can no longer remember.
"It was something like, "I come from Moscow with orders for the release of such and such." Just two or three seconds." If his line makes the final cut, Jack hopes that no one will notice that the man from Moscow had been moonlighting on set as a guard. "A speaking role in Canada gets you more basic hourly pay," he remarked. Jack did ask, but it was my way or the highway on My Way. "I didn't get a raise but I suddenly got a little more respect."
Jack said this was most noticeable with the assistant director, who could have functioned on set just fine without a megaphone.
"He yelled a bit," Jack said. "He yelled louder at the Korean extras than the foreigners." After Jack's promotion the yelling stopped. "Previously, it had been 'Go here!' Go there!' Now it was, "Oh Jack, please go there.'"
So did he take his chance? "My line was only reshot a couple of times. So either I did a great job straight away or a terrible job and they didn't want to waste any more film."
It was probably the former. The assistant director wanted Jack's number. There was talk of a role in a Korean TV show that reenacts strange real life stories from abroad. "But," lamented Jack, "I'd have to move up to Seoul."
So did he really want to be there? Jack gave a slightly conditional yes.
"If I'd have been one of the prisoners I would have been more likely to complain and quite possibly bail, if it was money versus possible pneumonia…but our hotel had a sauna. And that was the clincher." For now Jack would rather stay in his real-life speaking role and wait to see if his line makes the final cut.
(NB Armstrong is a freelance writer and translator living in South Korea. He can be reached at email@example.com)


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Wouldn't it be great to know that there are people out there who are very successful at what they do and aren't completely focused on profits. People who use their skills to harness the latest technology or thinking to fashion new ways of solving problems without charging the earth.
Well I stumbled across a fascinating article about people who do just that and I wanted to record it here for reference. Social Entrepreneurs Turn Business Sense to Good


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Consider the state machine shown below, which has one input w and one output z.
Implement the state machine. (This part wasn't on the midterm, but coding up FSMs is good practice).
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module top_module ( input clk, input reset, // synchronous reset input w, output z);
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Best dog training techniques
Ok, he's finally home. Training needs to begin immediately, considering the new pattern on the rug, not to mention the dog's breakfast he's made of your new Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals. But where should you start?
Whether you train your new puppy or dog yourself, take classes, or hire a private trainer, some basic training tips should be tackled right out of the gate. These top 10 tips from professional dog trainers at the top of their game will help get you going.
Aside: When your puppy is old enough, think about getting him or her neutered or spayed, likewise if you adopt a dog. A neutered or spayed dog is more docile, less aggressive, and may be more open to successful training.
Top 10 training tips
- Choose your dog's name wisely and be respectful of it. Of course you'll want to pick a name for your new puppy or dog that you love, but for the purposes of training it also helps to consider a short name ending with a strong consonant. This allows you to say his name so that he can always hear it clearly. A strong ending (i.e. Jasper, Jack, Ginger) perks up puppy ears—especially when you place a strong emphasize at the end.
If he's an older dog, he's probably used to his name; however, changing it isn't out of the question. If he's from a shelter, they may neglect to tell you that he has a temporary name assigned to him by staff. If he's from a breeder, he'll come to you with a long name, which you may want to shorten, or change. And if he's coming out of an abusive situation, a new name may represent a fresh start. But we're lucky: dogs are extremely adaptable. And soon enough, if you use it consistently, he will respond to his new name.
New name or old, as much as possible, associate it with pleasant, fun things, rather than negative. The goal is for him to think of his name the same way he thinks of other great stuff in his life, like "walk, " "cookie, " or "dinner!"
- Decide on the "house rules." Before he comes home, decide what he can and can't do. Is he allowed on the bed or the furniture? Are parts of the house off limits? Will he have his own chair at your dining table? If the rules are settled on early, you can avoid confusion for both of you.
- Set up his private den. He needs "a room of his own." From the earliest possible moment give your pup or dog his own, private sleeping place that's not used by anyone else in the family, or another pet. He'll benefit from short periods left alone in the comfort and safety of his den. Reward him if he remains relaxed and quiet. His den, which is often a crate, will also be a valuable tool for housetraining.
- Help him relax when he comes home. When your puppy gets home, give him a warm hot water bottle and put a ticking clock near his sleeping area. This imitates the heat and heartbeat of his litter mates and will soothe him in his new environment. This may be even more important for a new dog from a busy, loud shelter who's had a rough time early on. Whatever you can do to help him get comfortable in his new home will be good for both of you.
- Teach him to come when called. Come Jasper! Good boy! Teaching him to come is the command to be mastered first and foremost. And since he'll be coming to you, your alpha status will be reinforced. Get on his level and tell him to come using his name. When he does, make a big deal using positive reinforcement. Then try it when he's busy with something interesting. You'll really see the benefits of perfecting this command early as he gets older.
- Reward his good behavior. Reward your puppy or dog's good behavior with positive reinforcement. Use treats, toys, love, or heaps of praise. Let him know when's he's getting it right. Likewise, never reward bad behaviour; it'll only confuse him.
- Take care of the jump up. Puppies love to jump up in greeting. Don't reprimand him, just ignore his behavior and wait 'til he settles down before giving positive reinforcement. Never encourage jumping behavior by patting or praising your dog when he's in a "jumping up" position. Turn your back on him and pay him no attention.
- Teach him on "dog time." Puppies and dogs live in the moment. Two minutes after they've done something, it's forgotten about. When he's doing something bad, try your chosen training technique right away so he has a chance to make the association between the behavior and the correction. Consistent repetition will reinforce what's he's learned.
- Discourage him from biting or nipping. Instead of scolding him, a great way to put off your mouthy canine is to pretend that you're in great pain when he's biting or nipping you. He'll be so surprised he's likely to stop immediately. If this doesn't work, try trading a chew toy for your hand or pant leg. The swap trick also works when he's into your favorite shoes. He'll prefer a toy or bone anyway. If all else fails, break up the biting behavior, and then just ignore him.
- End training sessions on a positive note. Excellent boy! Good job, Jasper! He's worked hard to please you throughout the training. Leave him with lots of praise, a treat, some petting, or five minutes of play. This guarantees he'll show up at his next class with his tail wagging—ready to work!
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New Mexico finds no 'red flags' in nuclear dump inspection
New Mexico inspectors did not uncover any red flags in their recent review of the federal government's underground nuclear waste repository as the facility prepares to reopen after a radiation leak, regulators said Wednesday.
The state Environment Department's team of inspectors focused on issues dating back to a 2014 fire involving one of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's mining trucks and the separate leak that contaminated much of the underground disposal area, forcing the dump's indefinite closure.
Department Secretary Butch Tongate described the review as thorough, saying the state is responsible for ensuring the U.S. Energy Department and the contractor that manages the repository have addressed numerous violations stemming from the incidents and that corrective actions were taken.
"We've waited for nearly three years. We don't want to get anxious and jump too far without taking a real close look at it," he said. "We're being cautious."
Once the inspectors finish compiling their observations, the state will formally notify the Energy Department and the contractor of any shortcomings to address before operations can resume.
Tongate did not offer any specifics about what inspectors noted during last week's visit, only that they didn't find any major issues or red flags and that the repository appeared to be on the verge of reopening.
The federal government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on recovery work in the wake of the radiation release and shipments of waste at national laboratories and other defense sites around the country have been piling up during the closure.
Federal officials have conducted their own assessment of the facility's readiness and details of their findings are expected to be discussed during a town hall meeting Thursday.
Officials have identified 21 issues to resolve before operations can start at the southern New Mexico facility. They say an additional 15 issues can be addressed as waste disposal work resumes.
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Most architects think traditional design and detailing techniques are a boring cop-out. Similarly, many academics find blunt prose simplistic. Plain language is indeed comparable to accepted building techniques—direct and to the point, with acknowledged meanings and proven results. Just like florid prose from the mouth of a professor, experimental building techniques and products that are designed to impress often reflect an architect's need for self-justification.
In propping up their professional personas, many architects end up trusting products that rely on technology to overcome the basic laws of physics. The greatest example of this mindset is the flat roof. Water flows downhill. Although many manufacturers tout the multi-decade durability of their roofs, virtually every flat roof I've come in contact with has less durability, year over year, than any pitched one I have seen. Obviously, some pitched roofs leak like a sieve and some flat roofs are as tight as a drum--but year after year, storm after storm, I trust gravity (and thus roofs with a pitch greater than 4 in 12) over a building product's ability to be a monolithic barrier against water.
Lately, architects of high-art buildings have been fascinated by plywood products for exterior surfaces. Once again, I trust the solid materials over those that rely on glue for stability. There are many undesigned buildings where plywood exterior siding has been used for decades (sheds, garages, and commercial buildings) and the results aren't pretty after a few years. A similar faith in technology over simplicity can be seen in the recent failures of so many synthetic stucco products. The products that on paper seemed to be bombproof and virtually inert turned out to be part of a system that propagates mold, mildew, and rot.
guilty parties
It is true that architects are often the culprit when it comes to things like removing eaves from houses so they become more "sculptural" (and thus sentencing doors, windows, and the joint between dirt and wall to a lifetime of never-ending maintenance and water intrusion). But the motivation for the vast majority of wrongheaded decisions to trust new technology is in fact cost. Flat roofs are cheaper than pitched roofs. Synthetic stucco is cheaper than real stucco.
Still, the history of architecture is replete with examples of noble failure in the search for new construction techniques. Frank Lloyd Wright's many gifts of artistic expression and technological advancement are undeniable. However, the same vision that allowed him to see past affected historicism caused him to overreach into revisionism of a few hundred years of building technology. In attempting to build many of his Usonian houses using roughly 2x4-sized pieces of wood, Mr. Wright showed that there are limits to how cheap cheap lumber can be. Little wood boards that are cantilevered, double cantilevered, and cantilevered again, lapped and butted, woven and clad, typically have a lot of joints that can fail. Rot can simply consume the guts of the house. In this non-Depression era, when labor claims a far greater percentage of building cost than when these homes were designed, the budgets for saving Usonian houses often eclipse anything that might be called "affordable."
The Austrian-born architect Frederick Kiesler sought to reinvent architecture by creating a prototype house out of concrete, dubbed the "Endless House," which remained an exhibition piece until his death in 1965. Kiesler wanted to shatter any connection with the past and reinvent our sense of how a building should inspire our day-to-day lives. The house was formed of lumped-together bags of space and their "feet," all made from thin-skinned concrete.
Like many of his less famous compatriots, Kies-ler showed why conceptual art often remains just that--conceptual. Many potential patrons tantalized him with thoughts of building whole communities of his magical design, only to have the reality sink in that they would be exquisitely expensive and simply unappealing to the vast majority of those who purchase homes.
solar eclipsed
It is not just an architect's ego that creates flights of technological fervor. During the energy crisis of the 1970s, a whole subtext of architecture--"active solar"--was glamorized in the press and heralded as a new era. New technologies were literally pasted onto building envelopes, creating any number of opportunities for leaks, rot, and endless repair. Almost all of this well-intentioned techno-cladding--best symbolized today by the occasional outsized, perfectly angled south-facing roof where solar collectors once lived--is gone. The death knell for the movement, of course, was the loss of federal tax credits for such work, but the continuing celebration of style over substance means few lessons have been learned from these experiments.
The high point of silliness came in the 1980s in The New York Times' home section. A front-page article written by a noted architecture critic presented about eight projects as "solar." While all the homes shown had the iconic solar panels, only one project was a design based on passive solar principles.
This world of "solar" design has had an ongoing conversion into "green" building, and although the same sense of reinvention is present, the "green" movement has at its roots a sense of technological mesh as opposed to tacked-on technology.
The bottom line is that our "default" mode of building homes--the 2-by dimensional lumber and 4-foot-by-8-foot panel set to 16-inch and 24-inch modules--is an amazingly efficient and flexible system. According to the NAHB, we build about a million-and-a-half houses a year in the U.S. and more than two-thirds of us own our own homes. The level of personal expression such a generic technology affords is astonishing when contrasted with other First World housing. It's not broken (yet) and any "fixes" will probably cause more problems than they solve.
Given all the undeniable failures of this overreaching faith in technology, the trick ultimately is not to reject innovation, but to be clearheaded in its application. Embracing existing technologies with an open mind often produces the biggest bang for the buck. The goal is to combine all of the zesty creativity of the best fashion designers with the utility of the Gap. Can we do it? Time will tell.
Duo Dickinson is an architect in Madison, Conn., and the author of five books on residential design. His next book, The House You Build, will be published by The Taunton Press in 2004.


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There is a massive amount of untapped expertise in the classrooms of our teachers. Playbook aims to make it easy for teachers to learn with and from each other. Aaron Feuer (Co-Founder and CEO) and Brian Rainville (2010 Baltimore City Teacher of the Year and Educator Engagement Director) lead this discussion of the power of peer-driven professional learning with Playbook.
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Kannywood top actresses, Rahama Sadau and Fati Washa, were some of the winners from the Hausa movie industry on Saturday at the 23 Africa Films Award 2019 in London.
The annual event took place at the Old Town Hall, the Broadway, Stratford, London.
Washa won the best actress award in the Hausa film category for her outstanding role in the movie 'Sadauki.'
The actress defeated her other colleagues, Aisha Tsamiya and Halima Ateteh, who were also nominated for the prestigious award.
Washa, who was present at the awards ceremony in London, thanked the organisers and her fans.
"I am dedicating this award to my fans for all their supports. I also thank the organisers for seeing the good in what I do," Washa said.
Other Kannywood celebrities who also won at the awards are Rahama Sadau, Best Outstanding Actress 2019 and Ali Nuhu who won the Best Director Film award in Hausa Language movie with the film 'Kar Ki Manta Da Ni.'
Thousands of supporters on Instagram congratulated the winners.
Rahama Sadau, while responding to the comments on her wall, thanked the fans and the organisers of the event for keeping a tab on their activities in the entertainment industry.
"Its is truly a great feeling and privilege to be among those celebrated in the entertainment industry, and a great pleasure and honour sharing the stage with His Excellency, Mr George Adesola Oguntade, High Commissioner of Nigeria to UK.
"Thanks to each one of you out there," Rahama said.
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Mining On The Moon By The US, Will Space Militarization Follow Soon?
The colonization of moon & Lunar mining is a well-established theory for many decades
Moon is considered a trove for rare elements. Rare-earth elements are considered rare since they appear in only small concentrations on Earth. The process to extract these elements from host rocks is extremely difficult. Modern electronic items use these rare elements for critical functioning. For example, Yttrium is used in laser technology, Neodymium used in magnets and Europium used in televisions. Such elements can be considered vital to emerging technologies and China holds the largest reserves for these, making it about 90% supplier of these for the World.
As has been reported by the Financial Express Online earlier, India's Chandrayaan-1 mission discovered water presence on the lunar surface and this shall be most essential for sustenance of any colony on the Moon.
Helium-3 element is only available on Moon since lunar surface captures these particles originating from the Sun and blown outwards by the solar winds. Helium-3 is considered as a fuel for fusion reactors and can help in future space travel.
Lunar Rovers For Mining
Robots and Rovers have been the mainstay of research on Mars and NASA has spent a large amount of resources in their development for Space exploration. "These robots undertake human-guided tasks on Mars, Moon and any celestial body without the need to risk a human in a hazardous environment. Safety of astronauts in Space environment is paramount and a lot of support system needs to be built around humans to sustain them in Space, however, intelligent robots can be maintained in such places at many reduced obligations. NASA and the US Defence Research Institution DARPA is already creating 'Robonauts', who are basically Humanoids with Artificial Intelligence for carrying out activities in Space similar to a human being," says Milind Kulshreshtha, C4I expert.
"For decades NASA has been focused on creating hi-tech but small and smart, multi-purpose robotic landers to achieve scientific and exploration goals on inhabitable celestial bodies. The power source for these equipment shall be predominantly Solar energy harnessed through batteries," he adds.
Colonization of Moon
The colonization of the moon and Lunar mining has always been a well-established theory for many decades. And NASA already has plans to land humans on Moon in 2024 as agenda of Artemis 3 mission, 55 years after Apollo 17 blast off. They are going to be the first people on Moon in the 21st Century.
According to Kulshreshtha, "Any ambition to setup mining activity on the moon shall involve Moon colonization as the first step, along with Moon mining requiring an operational infrastructure with storage setup on the Lunar surface itself. Even though SpaceX has already brought down the launch costs with reusable rockets but any mining effort on the Lunar surface as a commercial activity shall require a lot of Governmental funding. The supply chain for raw material from Lunar surface back to Earth is not considered a commercially viable option unless the product processing of some sort is undertaken on the Lunar surface itself."
Further, there are multiple natural challenges on Lunar surface such as high radiation and extreme surface temperature variations. "The Moondust being considered as construction material there, itself is an extremely abrasive glassy substance, which poses a health hazard and can play havoc with machinery," he explains. Even the long duration low gravity exposure has many adverse health hazards on humans like muscular degeneration and loss of bone density etc. Therefore, "Mining activity infrastructure on Lunar surface shall be a time-consuming engineering process, and no shortcuts can be taken when it comes to Space operations."
Space Command Post
With resourceful commercial players like Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Elon Musk's Space X projects investing billions of dollars into Space and rocketry technology, the zone between Earth to Moon shall be a critical area of operations in military terms. Already, Low Earth Orbit is part of ISR activities for achieving an advantage over an adversary on Earth.
A US Space Command was launched a couple of months back so as to achieve combat and combat support functions through Space-based weapon support systems. The weaponization of space was carried out by the US as early as in 1985 and again gained an independent status recently due to threat perceived with a rapid Space technology advancements made by Russia and China. Furthermore, the space located assets too shall require adequate protection and this can lead to a conflict between rivals, that starts in Space and extends to Earth.
China too has an ambitious space program, and in 2007 it tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon. Overall, in 2003 China's first manned mission to Space was successfully achieved and by 2008 Chinese 'Taikonauts' had completed the first Spacewalk. A Chinese Space Station programme was established in 2011 with the first crewed Space Station docking occurring in 2016. Since January 2019, a Chinese lunar rover is operating on the dark side of the Moon. China is also known to be progressing with positioning a new space station for a long term presence in Space and plans to have a Moon base too.
Lack of Space Treaties
According to experts, the Rules of Road for Space is not in the form of any Treaty approved by the United Nations or any other Central body. However, an Outer Space Treaty agreed upon under Chairmanship of United Nations office for Outer Space Affairs only restricts a nation from owning any land on Moon. It does not limit any nation from the exploration of Lunar surface for minerals and metals, thereby, making the US mining effort a legal activity. Also, there is no clear consensus on the level of militarization and weaponization of Space giving a definite advantage to initial explorers and colonizers in Space.
Keeping in mind the likely shape of the world in the near future, the US has used the Space card to leverage all its advantages to maintain its leadership position in World power dynamics. It's geopolitical, commercial and military objectives have always been intertwined to focus on maintaining number one position as a Super Power.


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Horrible People Unite
The young woman speaks earnestly, "I was up all night with a teething baby and then I worked a nine hour day, came home and took care of my other kids and made dinner for the next day. I was so overwhelmed and started snapping at my kids. What kind of person am I? I should just be grateful that I have kids. My friend has been waiting for ten years and my other friend is still not married. I'm such a horrible person"
Or, "my elderly mother called me to help her clean for Pesach. I am busy trying to make Pesach in my own house and help my married kids make Pesach and working full time. I felt like I just didn't want to and I went but felt guilty the whole time that I didn't want to be there. What kind of person doesn't want to help her elderly mother? This is the woman who changed my diapers!"
Often in therapy I am presented with the argument from people that, "if I was a really good person I wouldn't feel _____________ (fill in the blank with your negative feeling of choice: angry, sad, frustrated etc.)." Now, I may not be an expert on what really good people feel, but I do know a bit about what humans feel. Humans feel a range of emotion that include all sorts of socially appropriate and socially inappropriate things. Humans get tired and overwhelmed and grumpy and irritated and lazy and sad and nervous and angry. These are not the traits of horrible people; but of all people.
When people get caught in a belief that they shouldn't be feeling certain negative emotions they then have two problems: the difficult emotion and the reaction to the difficult emotion. It takes considerable energy for people to be constantly suppressing how they feel and trying to eliminate all negative feelings. I'm a therapist; not a math expert. But I do know that most people prefer one problem to two. By eliminating the secondary reaction to how one feels and learning to make room for all feelings, the person is already doing better.
Many people struggle with allowing themselves to feel these "negative" emotions; as if they can choose to live life without ever having to experience negative emotion. To paraphrase a colleague, "if you really have an option to choose not to feel any negative emotions then go for it." The issue with people not allowing themselves to feel what they feel is that the feeling will still be there, albeit somewhat unacknowledged. The problem with unacknowledged feelings is that people tend to act out on them as a way of them becoming acknowledged.
Let's take newly married Tami for example. Tami feels very annoyed at her new husband for leaving his socks on the floor but reminds herself of her kallah teacher's admonition not to make a big deal out of little things. Unable to allow herself to feel her frustration she convinces herself not to be annoyed and tells herself how lucky she is to be married even while she is gritting her teeth as she picks up the socks day after day. Then one day her dear husband leaves a dish on the table she just can't take it anymore. The man obviously has no regard for her feelings! She grits her teeth and in a voice her kallah teacher certainly wouldn't be proud of, tells him to put his dish away NOW. Her reaction is also to the socks, which she had convinced herself shouldn't bother her. Except that they do. And her poor husband is so confused; he puts the dish away but still can't figure out why that made Tami so upset. After all, she's so chilled about the socks!
So maybe really great people aren't affected by sleepless nights and cranky children and sinks full of dirty dishes and dirty socks. I wouldn't know cause I'm not one of them. I'm just human; trying my best to live life right like most humans I know. To be human. To embrace our humanity. To learn to acknowledge the feelings that G-d Himself has made part of our human condition. I often hear people say, "if I was a good person and really had faith then this challenge wouldn't be so difficult and painful." To which I reply, "Then it wouldn't be a challenge." It is possible to have faith AND AT THE SAME TIME to experience something as painful and frustrating and to wish it hadn't happened.
People struggle with dialectics; they think it's either one or the other. Black and white are simple. Even a cookie knows black and white. Grey is complicated. It's the color of smog, of dirty snow, of last winter's scarf, of the cat that never leaves your garbage can. It's a color that requires thought and space and room.
Grey is thinking, "I am so grateful to have children, and right now I feel like I don't want to ever pour another cup of apple juice or wipe another nose."
Grey is, "I love my mother dearly and I have so much going on in my life right now that I don't feel like helping her."
We choose our actions not our feelings. You may still choose to help your mother or to keep on pouring apple juice, but it's ok to feel like you don't want to. And the irony is, that the more ok you can be with feeling those things, chances are the feelings will pass a lot faster than when you try to force yourself not to feel them. And when you allow yourself space to feel those things you are also less likely to act on those feelings towards your kids or mother or husband or friend. So maybe being human isn't so bad.
And if you really are a horrible person, well, at least you're in good company.


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Journaling Our Grief Workshop with Ray McGinnis
Writing the Sacred Experiences
Of Journaling Our Grief Workshop
with Poet-writer RAY McGINNIS
A workshop in creative expression with poet RAY McGINNIS
Ray is a poet and psalm enthusiast and has written in journals all his life. He has taught 8,000 people how to write prayers, poetry, and autobiographies, all the while guiding them to bring their whole heart, mind and spirit to the process. Explore and understand our grieving experiences with a sense of depth as you connect with the sacred self expression and discuss the intent and meaning of these treasure red memories. You are invited to create your own sacred appreciation of how grieving is a natural spiritual process. During this workshop we use and look at exercise handouts as participants do their own writing and optional sharing as they may choose.
"Grief is a natural response to the loss or someone or something meaningful ~ a person, a relationship, a job, health, a pet, independence, the loss of a deeply held belie for anything else that is emotionally valued. At this workshop Ray McGinnis will lead us with gentle help for reflecting and addressing grief and loss. In this confidential and supportive setting you'll be given a "map" for understanding how writing in a journal can be a helpful companion and witness to your own unfolding healing journey. No previous writing experience necessary."
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Time: 3:00-6:00 PM
Building of Faith
The Church of the Holy Cross, UCC
440 West Lanikaula Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone 808-835-1283 (or just drop-in)
Open to all – registration fee of $15/each. The Church of the Holy Cross has arranged to scholarship the $15/each for our members who wish to participate in this workshop.


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Copycat Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade – Skip the line at Starbucks and make your own cool and refreshing Iced Passion Tea Lemonade at home! Just a few simple ingredients and you can be enjoying this drink in minutes.
I could live on iced tea pretty much all year round. In the winter I like a good cup of hot tea, but I really could drink iced tea in place of water and be a happy person. I grew up with always have a pitcher of tea in the fridge, so now I like to continue that.
I am kind of a sucker for Starbucks iced tea too. I am not a coffee drinker, but I love their iced green tea, with no sweetener! I mean sweet tea is good like this Strawberry Sweet Tea. But I am not a fan of sweet tea like in the South.
Click HERE to get the full recipe for this drink.
Today we are taking a couple of my favorites and making a Starbucks copycat recipe. The Passion Iced Tea at Starbucks is delicious. It is slightly sweet but not too sweet. And the flavor is just different enough from regular iced tea that I love it. And in the summer I like to get the passion iced tea lemonade at Starbucks.
Passion tea lemonade is pretty much just a mix of passion iced tea with lemonade. And then you add a little bit of sweetener to taste. It is cool, refreshing and totally delicious! And now you can make it at home! And if you like flavored teas don't miss my Peach Tea Punch!
How to make Iced Tea
- Iced tea really just takes 2 things – tea bags and water. Start by boiling water.
- You will need to read the package to be sure how many tea bags to how much water. But usually 1 tea bag for 8 oz water
- Once the water is boiling, remove from heat and add tea bags.
- Then just let it sit for a few minutes. The box will tell you how long. I usually go 5-6 minutes.
- Once the time is up remove the tea bags and put the tea in the fridge to get nice and cold!
Iced tea lemonade is a great summer drink. You get half sweet and tangy lemonade and half tea. This obviously uses passion tea, but you can mix it up and use other flavors of tea as well.
So the next time you are wondering what to get, try a Starbucks iced tea when you are there. And be sure to make this version at home. So much cheaper for sure, and just as tasty! Plus you can easily control how much sweetener you add. If you like a lot, no problem!
I am sharing this recipe over at Imperial Sugar today. Click on Copycat Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade to get the full recipe.
**I have an ongoing partnership with Imperial Sugar for recipe development. I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
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Started his IT career at Citibank. During the six years tried himself in different roles but decided to leave because the vision and mission did not appeal any more. The joy was found in founding tech startups. The first one was FinTech and was very successful, but lacked monetization. The second was in travel and even though successful technically, did not survive founder conflict. Third was in Fitness and is still successful on US market. The last 2 years have been devoted to a PropTech startup Tango.Vision as CEO.
Tango Vision helps buildings start their digital transformations. At the core of the solution is the map or a 3D model of the building. IoT devices and business processes are attached to this model to form a Digital Twin. Among clients are primarily large shopping malls. Pilots are being prepared for retailers, stadiums and business centers. Company is aiming to create a digital twin for a smart city eventually.


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When your company is planning a special function, milestone celebration, new product introduction, open house, corporate picnic or any event requiring an experienced hand for equipment, entertainment, catering or more to accomplish your objectives and create a successful event, please call on us for assistance.
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Age is No Barrier!
It always amazes me when people think that chronological age has anything to do with anything. Once you are an adult, say voting age, how old you are is completely irrelevant.
Some people I know are reluctant to have friends who are more than a few years away from their age – how limiting! I have really close friends who are half my age and others who are nearly twice my age.
Many people put an age limit on particular activities. How often do you hear "Oh I'm too old for that", or "That's only for young people" or "I'm getting close to retirement age" or "At my age I think I'd better slow down". Or perhaps worse "I won't be able to take that step until I'm much older", or "People don't achieve that until they are in the 50s or older".
These statements are all limiting. Your chronological age is completely irrelevant to everything.
Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa at 75 years of age.
Fauja Singh ran a marathon in 2009 aged 98.
Ronald Reagan became the governor of California at 61, and became US President at 69.
No matter how "old" you think you are, your chronological age bears no relationship to what you can achieve. In fact we should be expecting to do more, achieve more, and impact the world more, the older we get. If you are just starting out in life, you need to remember this. Set goals for the next five and ten years. But in the back of your mind remember as your life progresses you should be achieving bigger, greater and more significant goals – and definitely not smaller and less significant goals.
Also of course, youth is no barrier.
Bill Gates started Microsoft when he was 20 years old.
Budhia Singh ran 40 miles (more than a marathon) in 2006. He was four and a half years old.
Christopher Paolini became a New York Times Best Selling author at age 19 with his first book "Eragon".
Your age is completely irrelevant. It has nothing to do with your health, or your wealth, or your level of achievement, or your friendships, or the activities you choose to do.
Tip #1 Birthdays
Birthdays are fun. You get to celebrate with your friends, eat cake and get presents. But that is the only thing birthdays are for. Never define what is possible or permissible by how many or how few candles are on your cake!
Tip #2 Self Talk
As outlined on the Self Talk page, what we say to ourselves has a huge impact on how we feel and how we act. So start talking positively about your age:
"My youth is my advantage."
"My cells are regenerating and keeping me young."
"60 is the new 40."
Tip #3 Make Friends
Look for opportunities to make friends with people much older than you and much younger than you. Different generations have different wisdom, different energy and different ideas. Learn from young and old.
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What if I tell you that colorblindness can be treated by just logging onto amazon.com and buying colorblindness-correcting glasses for just over $300? Yes, this has been made possible by a neurobiologist, Mark Changizi and his friend Tim Barber. Their research institute, 2AI Labs, invented a pair of glasses with filters that just happen to cure colorblindness.
Logic behind this revolutionary innovation is simple. Humans perceive changes in skin color (to tell whether someone is unhealthy, scared, angry, joyful etc.) through their ability to detect oxygenation and hemoglobin changes under the skin. These filters developed by them sharpen the ability to see the red-green or blue-yellow parts of the spectrum thereby enhancing to view these changes with better precision. It simply betters what the human eye does naturally.
They have developed three types of lenses: Oxy-Iso, Hemo-Iso, and Oxy-Amp. Where Oxy-Amp lens augments the perception of blood oxygenation, it is the Oxy-Iso lens that isolates and enhances the red-green part of the spectrum and hence cures colorblindness. These glasses have several potential applications in medical field. Oxy-Amp is a significant boost to the healthcare providers who could see the veins more properly while drawing blood and hence reduce medical errors.
You can have these glasses at your doorstep through amazon.com. In addition to this channel, talks are going on with companies such as Oakley & Ray-Ban to put this technology into sunglasses enabling it to reach more buyers. And their use is just not limited to the medical field. The most interesting use of these glasses has been in getting hold of 'bluffers' at the game of poker. A mirrored O2Amp lens has been designed especially for poker players (ofcourse to better see the flush on your face when you bluff). So just be cautious next time when you are at the poker or gambling table and you see another person with savvy pink or red colored glasses gazing at you.
I can think of many other uses for this incredible technology. What about you? Do share your views on where this can be used for apt use.


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Barista Box
Our new Barista Box, equipped with a compact but essential selection of useful tools, is a must-have for every budding barista and coffee lover. The starter kit includes 1 pc. of each: Milk Pitcher 350ml (12oz) + Milk Pitcher 90ml (3oz) + Shotglass + Latte Art squeeze bottle 30ml + Portafilter brush + Espresso Group Brush Basic black | Order Nr. bob


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totty talk
there has been a lot of talk in the bad mathematics posse about totty. what is totty, you might ask yourself if you live on the other side of the pond ? here is the urban dictionary definition
(british informal) people, especially women, collectively considered as sexual objects
let's set the record straight once and for all. totty might be talked about (loudly) on a regular basis by the male species but us girls talk about totty just as much. we just don't talk about it with you.
there seems to be a misconception that girls talk about boys in terms of future husband material. will they be a good provider ? will they be dependable ? will they be faithful ? of course, this is utter bollocks. we talk about men in the same way as men talk about women. have they got a nice botty ? will they be good in bed ? in general, (and this is a generalisation. as are all my ramblings) we are not attracted by bank accounts any more than men are attracted by our cooking abilities.
no. we want totty. and we want to be able to talk about totty without feeling like a man-eating bitch from hell. i'm not advocating panting and drooling in the street. that's just nasty. just an appreciation and acceptance that human beings find certain other human beings totally tottylicious.
back when our parents were young (for those of us born earlier than the bloody eighties), women were supposed to wait around for a suitor to choose them, date for a respectable amount of time, get hitched and then spend their married life lying back and thinking of england. surely times have changed? perhaps not as much as we'd like to think. nice girls are still not supposed to chase the boys like rampant little bunnies. we're not supposed to get all hot and bothered when we see a bit of man totty. but we do. but we only talk about it with our girlfriends.
what i suggest is that instead of getting angry and upset at the menfolk talking about us as being hot, lets be more open about what we find hot. let's get that dirty laundry out and shake it about in public.
men like to be considered to be totty. most of my male friends would give their left testicle to be thought of as totty. why don't we tell them they're delicious and how about a romp in the sack ? we've been told that they won't respect us if we do. this is a lie. men who don't respect women don't respect them anyway. whether they sleep with them or not. real men love women and love women who know what they want and go out and get it even more.
so let's talk about totty. what turns us on? what turns us off ? which bits drive us mad with lust ? who's your fave totty at the moment ? i'll start…
i like nothing better than a nice tight backside. men who are well-toned but not built-up. large but elegant hands. i don't really have a "type". i'm the girl who had a major crush on jack dee and also fancies johnny depp and al pacino. i once saw john malkovich on stage and not only nearly fell over the balcony, i'm pretty sure i did dribble on the patrons below. fave totty at the moment… warwick brown (gary dourdan from csi). phew! damn… those eyes!
it's about 35degrees over here, going on 45 now. time for a cool shower.
let's have some totty talk in the comments……


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AlPrismaBot is a Telegram robot that lets you use Prisma effect without installing the app and even on PC and Window Mobile. Continue reading…
Without a doubt, Prisma is one of the most interesting mobile apps of all times. Photos edited by Prisma are so stunning that can be called artworks. The app turns your simple photos into professional pictures that look like they`ve been done by a real artist!
This app was released only for iPhone first, and then for Android. And you have probably seen many Prisma creations shared in social networks (especially Instagram).
However, there are some annoying limitations with this app. The first one is that it's not available for Windows phones and PC, so you MUST have an Android smartphone or iPhone to be able to use this app. The second issue is that its photo editing time is too long, and sometimes you should wait for 1 or 2 minutes to see the result. Of course, they've tried to reduce this time in the new version of Prisma, but it still isn't perfect.
Another drawback of Prisma app is "busy server" problem that shows that you should try another server or try the same one again later. But in this post, we're going to show you, how you can lift all these limitations.
AlPrismaBot is a telegram robot that is directly connected to Prisma and can perform all Prisma functions without installing the app on the phone. It means that Windows phone and PC users can enjoy Prisma beautiful effects too, if they have access to Telegram. It shows the advantages of using Telegram robots; moreover, the final images are shown even faster than in Prisma app and you won`t see busy servers anymore.
To use this robot, go to; https://telegram.me/AIPrismaBot or search @AIPrismaBot on Telegram and then click on it, that will start Prisma.
After entering and tapping Start, filters/ command code will be shown to you. By choosing or sending this command code to robot, you will see a list of Prisma effects and choose any filter you like. First, you will only see 3 effects of Prisma effects , tap more option to see more effects.
There is Use Filter option at the bottom of each effect, if you tap it, that effect will be set as default effect for this robot. After choosing the effect, you can send any photo to this robot through Telegram menu and you'll get the result (or exported file) in seconds.
Please note that your photo will turn into square size automatically, so if you want to send a wide photo, it's better to crop and make it square-size before sending, because if you don't, Prisma will do it instead of you. All photos that you send to this robot, will be edited by default effect. If you decide to use another effect, send filters/ command again and you'll have access to effects list.
Hope you enjoy and feel free to share what you think right here in comments! )


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Welcome to Tip Junkie
Hi, I'm Laurie {aka the Tip Junkie} and every day you'll be inspired with creative projects, craft DIY ideas, and homemade tutorials. From home decor, entertaining, birthday parties, gift ideas, giveaways, Mom-preneur products, and more!
Crafty DIY Ideas, Creative Homemade Tutorials, and Tips
I'm all about the "little guy" or girl in this case. {{wink}} I want to promote women who normally wouldn't have the opportunity. I want to tell the world about woman-owned products who don't know how to market them on their own. I want to give each woman an opportunity to be featured, to share their voice, be heard, and validated.
Where to get started:
If you'd like these creative projects and DIY projects, then you'll love what I feature every day. Subscribe to Tip Junkie and get the most creative ideas sent to you via e-mail. It's easy!
P.S. Be sure to grab a copy of my free eBook: Memories that Endure are Moments that Matter with a bonus gift of Girls Night Out printables.
Why did I start Tip Junkie?
I created Tip Junkie for all of the above reasons and because my mother is one of the most creative and talented women I know. She can paint a mural, sew a wedding dress, and decorate the most amazing cakes. However, growing up she couldn't charge people for her talents even when we needed the money desperately.
Therefore, I wanted to create a space where women could set a fee for their products and services and I would do all the marketing for them! Great idea, right?!? I thought so too. After a few months of creating ExecutiveHomemaker.com I realize that I was building Etsy.com. {bwaahaa!!} I was so relieved because it was a TON of work. So with the new found confidence that women were taken care of ~ I switched my efforts to online marketing and creating an online community where women could be celebrated for their handmade creations.
I used the cartoon version of the Tip Junkie girl because I don't have a daughter of my own. My three boys are amazing, and crazy, and keep me on my toes. However, I needed a daily creative outlet where I could do all the girly-girl things that my soul aches for. If you're interested, you can read more about my journey in my free ebook Memories that Endure are Moments that Matter.
About Laurie Turk
Laurie Turk is a creative soul who has a passion for embellishing life. She lives in Dallas, is a mom to 3 boys, cruise director for her family, and all around girly-girl. Her focus is to create moments that matter for herself, her man, and her children.
She launched Executive Homemaker in 2006 which has over 600 printables for busy moms. Which she later re-branded as Tip Junkie Printables. Laurie loves to promote creative women through their fabulous ideas and products with Tip Junkie that features the best tips and tricks from everyday women.
To meet the need of affordable advertising for Mom-prenuers she co-founded Chic Chick Media and Buy Mom Made.com.
Laurie's Speaking Engagements:
SITScation '09- Create Your Own Blogging Experience
BlissDom '10 – Connecting Your Community of Readers
Bloggy Boot Camp – Phoenix '10 – Mom-preneur Track
EVO '10 – The Evolution of Community
The Creative Connection Event '10 – Social Media Correspondent
Bloggy Boot Camp – Austin '10 – Bloggers Tool Kit
Laurie's Interviews:
ShePosts – About Being a Mom-prenuer
Girlfriendology – MomTV Blogcast
iLash Girls – Celebrate Interview
Mom Casting Video – A new reality TV show about mom bloggers is in the works and this is Laurie's video submission.
Sweet Mentions in the Blogosphere:
Learning from the Blog Divas
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The Effects of Market Segmentation and Illiquidity on Asset Prices: Evidence from Foreign Stocks Listing in the US
by Stephen R. Foerster at the University of Western Ontario and,
February 1996
Abstract: We document the effect on share value of a foreign firm listing on the New York, American Stock Exchanges or Nasdaq over-the-counter market. Our sample consists of over 160 firms from 14 countries that listed their shares for the first time in the US as ordinary listings or as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from 1976 to 1992. We find that these stocks earned a significant average abnormal return of 0.349% per week during the year before listing, an additional 0.709% during the listing week, but incur a significant average loss of -0.190% per week during the year following listing. The pattern in abnormal returns is shown to be robust to different benchmark models of risk changes and to be significantly related to an increase in the shareholder base and the exchange on which the shares are listed. Cross-sectional regressions provide support for Merton's (1987) investor recognition hypothesis and Amihud and Mendelson's (1986) liquidity hypothesis as partial explanations for the abnormal returns around listing.
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Lens for Sony E-mountSpectacular optical performance that inspires creativity
The Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 is a fast-aperture standard zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, delivers outstanding resolution and superb overall performance in a lightweight and compact zoom lens. Optimized for the latest full-frame mirrorless cameras, the lens provides exceptional optical performance with the soft, beautiful bokeh effects that are distinctive to fast-aperture lenses. The exciting Tamron 28-75mm is equipped with new, groundbreaking features that enable users to easily perform customization and firmware updates themselves.
The enhanced features of this G2 lens create a potent, everyday zoom lens befitting the very latest generation of mirrorless cameras, a lens that draws you a giant step closer to maximizing your enjoyment of photography. Find yours at a Tamron dealer today.
To learn more about G2 top 5 improvements >
Outstanding high-resolution performance delivers an unprecedented photo experience
With the goal of producing outstanding high image quality befitting a new fast-aperture zoom lens, TAMRON redesigned the optical design in the new 28-75mm F2.8 G2 from scratch. The optical construction of the Model A063 deploys 17 elements in 15 groups. To minimize optical aberrations to an extreme degree, two LD (Low Dispersion) and GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) lens elements are used in an optimal arrangement. The lens demonstrates high resolving power to the edges of the frame at all focal lengths, while also offering the soft and beautiful bokeh that is distinctive to fast-aperture lenses. The image quality shows marked improvements over the 1st-generation Model A036. The 28-75mm F2.8 G2 retains the same light weight and compact size while achieving significant improvements to resolution and overall performance across the entire zoom range. The new standard zoom is ideal for a wide range of photographic genres from street photography and portraiture to landscapes and general family events like vacations and holidays.
Capture all the action with high-speed, high-precision AF
The AF drive system is equipped with VXD linear motor focus mechanism. VXD is exceptionally responsive and operates at high speed with great precision. The AF speed marks approximately twice1 as fast as the 1st-generation Model A036. With reliable, speedy focusing from the MOD to infinity and extremely good focus tracking, you are ready for those important moments even when photographing fast-moving subjects. Moreover, the AF drive motor is very quiet, making it ideal for still photography and videography when shooting in conditions where near-silence is required.
1 Compared to RXD (Rapid eXtra-silent stepping Drive) used in Model A036
Achieves an MOD of 0.18m (7.1 in) and maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.7
Close focusing has also been improved. The MOD of the 28-75mm F2.8 G2 is 0.18m (7.1 in) at the wide 28mm end, an improvement over the 1st-generation Model A036. This allows photographers to capture powerful shots that emphasize the perspective effects unique to wide-angle photography when shooting close-ups. The working distance becomes about 4.4cm (1.7 in) at the MOD. The maximum magnification ratio is 1:2.7. Get closer to any subject and enjoy the world of wide macro photography. In addition, at the telephoto end the MOD is 0.38m (15 in). The magnification ratio when using the longer 75mm focal length is 1:4.1, enabling close-up shooting with greater working distance.
Proprietary software tool TAMRON Lens Utility™ for lens function customization
The 2nd-generation Model A063 is compatible with the new 'TAMRON Lens Utility' software (for PC/ for devices with Android™ [2] OS) originally and uniquely developed by TAMRON[3]. Users can customize the lens functions and update the firmware[4] through the lens. In addition, by using the Mobile version, Focus Preset and A-B Focus can be operated remotely without touching the lens. The personal customization gives flexible shooting options to match the still photography or videography shooting situation.
[2] Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
[3] To connect your PC and lens, use the TAMRON Connection Cable (USB Type-A to Type-C/ Model CC-150, or USB Type-C to Type-C/ Model CC-350) sold separately.
To connect your smartphone and lens, use the TAMRON Connection Cable (USB Type-C to Type-C/ Model CC-350) sold separately.
[4] Lens firmware updates are not supported with the Mobile version. Performing firmware updates requires the TAMRON Lens Utility for PC and a computer.
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Function List for the TAMRON Lens Utility
The all-new 28-75mm F2.8 G2 incorporates a new design that becomes the hallmark of TAMRON lenses introduced in the future. In constant pursuit of improving products in every way possible, TAMRON considered customer feedback and reviewed each part and component of the lens down to the finest details. As a result, TAMRON has enhanced both the operation and tactile presentation of the lens.
Pursue a wide range of photography with a lineup of lenses that all have the same 67mm filter diameter
Great things come in compact packages! This lineup* includes other lenses that share the same filter diameter of 67mm. Lenses in this series feature small and light designs suitable for pairing with mirrorless cameras, and the filter diameter of each lens is the same 67mm. In addition to providing excellent portability when carrying multiple lenses, costly Polarizers, ND and other filters can be used interchangeably. Plus, the hassle of looking for different-sized lens caps when switching lenses has been eliminated. In addition to outstanding optical quality, you will enjoy the highest level of convenience across the entire lineup.
* The lineup of lenses that share the same filter diameter of 67mm for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless
Mirrorless Lenses with 67mm filter diameter ›
Built with Mirrorless in Mind
・Fast Hybrid AF
・Eye AF
・Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
・In-camera lens correction (shading, chromatic aberration, distortion)
* Features vary by camera. Please consult your camera's instruction manual for details.
* As of August, 2021
Additional features
The Exterior
Technical Information
|Focal Length
|Maximum Aperture
|Angle of View
|75°23'- 32°11'
(for full-frame mirrorless format)
|Optical Construction
|17 elements in 15 groups
|Minimum Object Distance
|0.18m (7.1 in) (WIDE) /
0.38m (15 in) (TELE)
|Maximum Magnification Ratio
|Filter Size
|Maximum Diameter
|117.6mm (4.6 in)
|540g (19 oz)
|Aperture Blades
|9 (circular diaphragm)**
|Minumum Aperture
|Standard Accessory
|Flower-shaped hood, Lens caps
|Sony E-mount
|Full-Frame Mirrorless***
* Length is the distance from the front tip of the lens to the lens mount face.
** The circular diaphragm stays almost perfectly circular up to two stops down from maximum aperture.
*** will fit APS-C mirrorless
Specifications, appearance, functionality, etc. are subject to change without prior notice.
This product is developed, manufactured and sold based on the specifications of E-mount which was disclosed by Sony Corporation under the license agreement with Sony Corporation.
Release Date
October 28th, 2021
Optical Construction (17 elements in 15 groups)
MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) curves describe to what extent the tested lens can faithfully reproduce contrast of the subject in images it captures.
The closer the 10 lp/mm (line pairs per millimeter) curve (the thick line for low frequency) in an MTF chart to "1" of the vertical axis (the higher up), the higher the contrast reproduction performance of the tested lens will be. The closer the 30 lp/mm curve (the thin line for high frequency) to "1" (the higher up), the higher the resolving power and thus the subjective sharpness of the lens will be.
Lens performance differs depending upon directions. Solid lines show performance in the sagittal (radial) direction while dotted lines indicate performance in the meridional (circumferential) direction. When sharp lenses capable of delivering uniform optical performance over the entire image field are tested, MTF charts show curves plotted in good balance.
Performance characteristics of photographic lenses cannot be expressed with only MTF charts. There are other factors that are expressed in different methods, such as taste of softness and degrees of compensation of various aberrations. But you can use MTF charts as a scale to measure lens performance.
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Stefan Malloch (video)
- 28-75mm F2.8 VXD G2: Definitive Review
Dustin Abbott (video)
- 28-75mm F2.8 G2 Review
DPreview (video)
- Family Portrait Session
Chris Turner (video)
- What's new with the G2?
Photo Focus
- Up-leveling the traditional zoom
Photo Focus
- Better Than Their Original Lens?
- An Obvious, Easy Choice.
The Phoblographer
- Fall Maternity Portraits
Behind the Shutter
- 28-75mm F2.8 G2 Full Frame Lens Review
Arthur R (video)
- MAJOR or MINOR Update?!
Fro Knows (video)
- 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Lens Review
The Digital Picture
- They Made HUGE UPGRADES!
Dunna Did It (video)
- Completely Customizable!
The Slanted Lens (video)
- Better, Faster, Sharper?
SLR Lounge
- Lens review with samples
Christopher Frost (video)
- A popular standard zoom gets an upgrade
PC Mag
- A look at the Tamron Lens Utility
Photo Focus
- Hands-on Review
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Milwaukee 6225 Specifications:
• Volts: 120V
• Amps (high): 6
• Amps (low): 5
• Length: 20"
• Capacity- Round Stock: 3-1/2"
• Capacity - Rectangular Stock: 3-1/2" x 4-1/2"
• No Load Surface (high): 250 ft. per min.
• No Load Surface (low): 200 ft. per min.
Milwaukee 6225 Includes:
• 14-Tooth Super-Tough Bi-Metal Blade (48-39-0510)
Milwaukee 6225 Features:
• Powerful Motor With Long Life Brushes And High Output Fans provides high performance for the toughest cutting operations
• All Ball And Roller Bearing Construction For Smooth, Durable Operation
• Optimum Speed Range cuts pipes, bolts, re-bar, angle iron, tracks and other profiles in a variety of materials - All models include Super-Tough Bi-Metal blades
• Excellent Balance - Center of gravity located directly over blade results in straighter cuts while reducing operator fatigue - Front T-handle provides superior control
• High Torque Worm Gear And Chain Drive Mechanism for optimum motor torque transfer and durability - Self-lubricated for maximum wear resistance
• Open Line Of Sight For More Accurate Cut
• Blade Tightening Lever - Long life cam provides quick and easy blade changes
Milwaukee 6225 Portable Band Saw
- Brand: Milwaukee
- Product Code: BTH978625313
- Availability: In Stock
- Ex Tax: $158.95