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The problem: Horse creeps forward as he spins.
Why does this problem happen? If my horse is constantly moving forward when he spins, he is too 'flat' and not balanced over his pivot foot and is probably 'dropping his shoulders' and becoming too 'flat'.
How to correct this problem: If my horse creeps forward in a spin, the first thing I do is go back to basics and thoroughly review the basic turn-around, being aware of correctness – body alignment, front leg steps and pivot foot. Unlike the first turn-around lessons where I concentrated more on correct front legs crossing over, I now think more of pivot foot. Is he turning on the correct foot? Is he, in fact, turning on the hind quarters? If he is not using his hind quarters, I will stop him every half-turn but will not allow him to walk forward. Instead, I collect him and ask for another half-turn. Also, if he is not taking that first step with his front foot to the side and back, then I work on that because that's how he gets too flat and creeps forward. If he continues to flatten out I might, as a last resort, back him up a couple of steps and then ask for a turn-around, at all times being aware of his front legs – is he crossing in front and not hitting himself? When he executes half-turns, then whole turns and stays in one spot - neither backing up nor moving forward - I ask for more. If he flattens out too much in the spin again, I might be able to correct him in the spins by lifting my hands; if not, I stop the spin, collect and try again.
Note: A horse that creeps forward up in a spin does not stay in the geographical area of the spin (thereby incurring a low maneuver score in competition) and can become too "flat" and lose correctness and/or pivot foot.


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The International Forum for the Italians met today. Organized by AIDA (The Associazione Italiana di Documentazione Avanzata), three speakers made it easy for non-Italian-speakers to understand: all spoke English.
The topic–certification for information professionals–crossed borders, too. A representative from CILIP (the UK's Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) described certification of educational institutions and a portfolio credentialing process for continuing education of experienced professionals. We also heard about CERTIDoc, a cooperative credentialing with participation from nine European countries, and the challenges of credentialing for independent information professionals. US organizations should take note!
Susanne Bjorner
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|this is the front to my way of thinking but most would consider it the back. the patches consist of dupioni silk, embroidered cotton and bits of tatting.
|the back and a peek at the pink printed patchwork lining
|an embroidered cotton flap for closure. there's some embroidery on the outside and inside of the flap, close to the top.
|and a close up showing the bullion knots, french knots and bullion cross stitches for embellishment.
It has been very cold here the past few days so staying warm inside and stitching has been wonderful. Hope you are all safe and warm as well. I will leave you with an advertisement video that I found very touching and such a wonderful way to give thanks. You will find the video here. It is a short one...only a few minutes.


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The Bottom line: Simple Comparative Analysis
Simple Program Comparison > FA
Bottom Line:
Overall Food Alliance Certified falls too far short of meeting what the DFTA considers to be a claim "fair working conditions" for the DFTA to recommend or support it.
Associated Organization: Food Alliance
Program Claim(s) in the program's own language:
FA provides the food and agriculture industry with sustainability standards, evaluation tools, and a voluntary, third-party certification program based on these principles:
- Protect, conserve and enhance soil, water, wildlife habitat and biodiversity
- Conserve energy, reduce and recycle waste
- Reduce use of pesticides and other toxic or hazardous materials
- Maintain transparent and traceable supply chains
- Support safe and fair working conditions
- Guarantee food product integrity, with no genetically engineered or artificial ingredients
- Ensure healthy, humane animal treatment
- Ensure continual improvement of practices
Food Alliance suspended services for 6 months, from February of 2013 to August of 2013. Applications for certification have been accepted continuously since Septmeber 1st, 2013.
Web link to program description/label/claim: http://foodalliance.org/
Resources used for evaluation: General Description of Standards, Food Alliance Producer Certification Program Standards and Procedures Manual, Whole Farm/Ranch Inspection Tool, Handling Operation Program Standards and Procedures Manual, Food Alliance website, Handler Application, FA Sustainability Standard for Nursery and Greenhouse Operations, FA Sustainability Evaluation Tool for Nursery and Greenhouse Operations, Evaluation Tool for Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation / Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation v1.0 (2012), Food Alliance Nursery and Greenhouse Production: Greenhouse Operations v1.0 / Evaluation Tool for Plant Production: Greenhouse Production v1.0 (2012), Evaluation Tool for Plant Production: Field Production v1.0 (2012), Evaluation Tool for Safe and Fair Working Conditions v1.0 (2012), FA Sustainability Standard for Farmed Shellfish Operations (2012); personal communications (email and phone) between DFTA and FA
In addition there are a number of crop-specific documents which DFTA has examined some sampling of, as well as requested FA to indicate if any crop-specific standards might alter the outcome of this evaluation, which at this time does not appear to be the case.
Summary of DFTA findings:
Note: In February 2013 Food Alliance (FA) suspended its operations. According to FA all certified operations were able to continue to use the seal through December 2013. In September 2013 FA announced that it had secured adequate funding and support to reactivate its certification program. DFTA may have to amend this evaluation based on any changes made to the program going forward.
FA has not claimed to be a fair trade program or to be based on Fair Trade principles, and has made no assertions or claims that it addresses price or fair transactions to the grower. Nor does the program claim in any way to benefit small- or family-scale farmers in any specific way: scale is not addressed by the program at all. That said, FA does make a claim of fairness toward workers. "Safe and Fair Working Conditions" is one of its principal claims, and features prominently on its website, materials, and in the general understanding of the program. It is for this reason – a clear social claim of fairness or justice – that the DFTA is evaluating the program based on how well it comprehensively covers all the areas the DFTA has identified as crucial to a fair trade or social justice market claim. Even though the scope of FA is limited in terms of what areas of the DFTA criteria it addresses, nonetheless a program such as Food Alliance Certified could conceivably be assessed as a legitimate program worthy of public support, so long as the claims it does make are backed up. Unfortunately the DFTA has not found this to be the case. For one, workers' rights per se are not adequately addressed by the program (although this is contested by the program). Fair trade and social justice certifications, even those that have not received high marks from the labor sector, almost as a matter of course refer to workers' Right to Freedom of Association, along with other internationally recognized rights such as those outline by the ILO. FA does not; employer "openness" to working with groups of workers is encouraged by the scoring system but not required. (See below for more discussion of the scoring system.) As a second example, FA does not require wages beyond minimum wage although its certification system would encourage employers to pay workers above the minimum. DFTA's position is that a living wage should be the goal (if not immediate outcome) of any certification making a claim of social or economic fairness. As part of its scoring system higher wages, as well as bonuses, profit sharing, and other measures are encouraged, but they are also lumped together with measures such as employer avoidance of favoritism, which in our opinion ought to be a baseline requirement.
In the areas of governance and implementation FA also falls short. While the program does well at disclosing to the public in a user-friendly way who is involved in the program, including staff, board, Stewardship Council, an advisory body, not all stakeholders seem to be represented, notably labor. (Note that as of October 2013 the board has recently been reconstituted and a list of board members is now posted on the FA website; the Stewardship Council has not.) There is much less opportunity for public involvement than considered the norm by most certification programs. The standard-setting and revision process does not include any formal process for public input, and there is no clear process for the public or others to file complaints. (There is a public input form on the website, but as stated it may not be reviewed for up to six months, which may be appropriate for general feedback, but not for a complaint per se.) That said, FA did provide a list to the DFTA of organizations and individuals who submitted feedback and comments during the program's most recent standards revision in 2002. FA should be commended for the fact that it is a diverse group of labor, farmer, environmentalist, and other stakeholders. However, the concern remains that there is not broad and diverse enough ongoing participation, and it is also not clear how the program responded to all the comments received. DFTA would recommend that FA consider adopting a practice engaged in by many other programs of publicly sharing comments received and the program's responses.
In terms of monitoring, FA has far less written in terms of protocols and guidelines for inspectors and reviewers than most other certification programs, and does not strictly require inspectors to conduct confidential employee interviews as part of the on-site assessment (DFTA is still waiting confirmation from FA on this last point).
It is important to note other aspects that FA does well. While not as stringent as organic certification on the issue of pesticides, the program comprehensively covers environmental issues, including banning the most toxic pesticides, and prohibiting GMOs in their certified products. (Occupational health and safety, however, mainly adheres to only what is legally required.) FA also addresses other environmental concerns such as soil and water conservation, and the humane treatment of livestock, although the DFTA has not yet evaluated the program in this last area.
Food Alliance has in place a scoring system, designating each standard as Level 1, 2, 3, or 4, and placing them into various program areas, such as Soil and Water Conservation, Safe and Fair Working Conditions, etc. In each area the applicant must reach an average of 3. This provides flexibility but also makes it more challenging for someone on the outside to assess the impact; Level 1 standards in most cases fall short of DFTA criteria. Level 2, 3, or 4 standards in many cases meet DFTA criteria, but since they are not required per se, we cannot evaluate the program as having met the threshold.
FA has informed us directly that in most cases meeting only Level 1 would result in a recommendation to improve, but there appear to be no written guidelines for this. In September 2013 Food Alliance provided additional information to the DFTA documenting inspection results. The data provided show that for most criteria sections related to Safe and Fair Working Conditions, certified operations scored between 70% and 93% compliance, with the highest rates of compliance in the areas of Employee Compensation and Benefits, and the lowest in the areas of clear non-discrimination policies and farmworker support services. FA also provided a break-down of how frequently certified operations scored a "1" on any criteria, showing a similar spectrum of results.
|Key to Chart
|The program is exemplary and meets the DFTA's criteria expectations.
|The program has some innovative approaches to this issue that may serve as a model.
|The program appears to have a comprehensive approach to this issue in general alignment with DFTA criteria.
|There are some concerns or issues to highlight regarding the program's approach to this issue.
|The program addresses this issue and may meet some of the criteria, but significant concerns, questions, or shortcomings compromise the approach.
|There is inadequate information or outstanding questions preventing a reliable assessment of the program's approach to this issue.
|The program either does not address the issue at all, or clearly fails to address it in a manner consistent with DFTA criteria.
|Not applicable / not addressed by program
|Summary Indicator
1. Supports small scale and/or family farms
2. Ensures decent working conditions for farm and food workers
3. Supports long-term, direct, and fair trading relationships
4. Adequately restricts materials and practices that are harmful to people and the environment
5. The program is implemented well and has thorough monitoring in place
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Social media and rating systems on review sites are nothing new to most of us. Those of us who haven't been living under a rock for the last 5 years anyways. But the two combined? That is the premise behind the new premium WordPress plugin Kohrus Rate. It links each and every rating with a tweet. This does two things: (1) Assures that each rating is associated with a real twitter account; and (2) can dramatically increase the amount of social shares your content receives – resulting in a healthy boost to your site's SEO.
How does it work? Lets take a look.
Downloading and Installing Kohrus
To get your copy of the Kohrus plugin for WordPress you first need to visit their website here and make a purchase. This premium plugin costs $39, one time. Once you have made your purchase and downloaded the zipped plugin file from their website, go to your WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload and install the Kohrus plugin. Upon activating the plugin you will see a new option under Settings called Kohrus Rate.
Configuring Kohrus
While there are several options on the Kohrus Rate main options page, configuration is dependent on three things: creating/linking your twitter app and authorizing it, linking and authorizing your bit.ly account, and editing your tweet string. Below I will show you how to do all three.
First, lets walk through registering your new twitter app, linking it to the Kohrus Rate plugin, and verifying the API key. You'll notice that under the heading Create Twitter App there is a bit of hyperlinked text reading "register a twitter app". Click on that link and it will bring you to a screen like the one below.
Go ahead and sign in to your twitter account (the one you wish to have linked to the site you're working on) and you will then be taken to this page. Fill out the form as seen below (with your own info obviously) and create your app.
Once the app has been created you will need to go to the settings tab at the top and make sure that your Application Type Access is switched from Read Only to Read and Write.
When you're finished, your settings should look like the ones below. Access level should be set to Read and Write and the two numbers immediately below the Access Level will be used to link the new twitter app to the Kohrus Rate Plugin.
You will now want to go back to your Kohrus Rate Main Options page and paste the Twitter App Key and Twitter App Secret numbers into their respective text boxes. When complete, click the button and verify the Twitter API Key.
As long as everything checks out, the last twitter related thing you'll need to do is authorize the account you are using by clicking on the link next to Authorize Twitter Account right below the API Verification button.
**When all this is done, click the Save Options button underneath the Twitter section or none of what you just did will be saved**
Next, we need to connect the Kohrus Rate plugin to Bit.ly. Similarly to the Twitter section you will see two links in the Bit.ly section. One saying "Signup for Bit.ly" and the other "get your API key". If you already have a Bit.ly account and are signed in you may go to the second link and the needed information will be clearly labeled as in the image below.
All you need to do is copy those numbers over into the corresponding text boxes in the Kohrus Rate plugin options and verify the Bit.ly API Key.
**Once again, it's very important to click the Save Options button or this will be undone the next time you try to save something else.**
Lastly, we must edit the Tweet String to reflect the message you want displayed when someone rates your content. This is really a matter of personal taste, but it is important to give it a bit of a personal touch. Just click unlock and make the appropriate adjustments. When done, click Save Options.
Implementing Kohrus
And now it's time to see what this plugin looks like in action. Below is a sample post of with the Kohrus Rate rating stars underneath. When I clicked on my rating a twitter screen immediately popped up with the tweet below automatically loaded up ready to go.
My Thoughts
I found this plugin to be easy to install, setup, and implement. Unfortunately my test site does not have any traffic so I couldn't really put the Page Stats and User Stats sections of the plugin admin to work. If you are interested in what that looks like they have some screenshots on their website. The concept here is a good one and I'm sure that sites who push their users to review will see this tool strengthen their community, social engagement, and SEO.
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ADRIAN HOUR | BALLATINEs TRUE MUSIC | YALTA CLUB
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On the 28th of January Sofia's most respected club welcomes back the techno sensation from Argentina Adrian Hour! The event is part of the True Music series, organized by Ballantine's, Yalta Club and Boiler Room.
Adrian Hour made his debut in Bulgaria two years ago as part of the Toolroom Live concept show by Mark Knight and his Toolroom Records label. While the British superstar was pounding out hit after hit in the Main room, Hour and fellow Toolroom DJ Mark Storie had a more intimate and conceptual show in Room 2 of the club. The Argentine left a good impression on the crowd with his blend of techno, house and tech house. His stylistic diversity is evident when one reads the labels he has released music for - Toolroom, Suara, Knee Deep in Sound, Yoshitoshi and many more, while his music is being played regularly by powerhouse names like Richie Hawtin, Umek, Gary Beck and Technasia. On the thin line between several genres of electronic music, his sound makes the crowd go crazy, dancing until early in the morning.
Before Hour takes his place behind the decks, one of the most loved Bulgarian DJs is going to provide support for him. Diass is the name of a man who has become recognizable not only in Bulgaria, but also on the wide European house scene. Masterfully mixing Nu Disco, Indie Dance, Deep and Tech house and even dabbling in Detroit techno, Diass has found many fans of his sound during the years. Almost two years ago Diass released his third album, "Reset the World", which provided poignant social commentary on the ecological effect of human activity on Earth, while still being an album full of quality house music. The launch party for the album was held at Yalta Club and saw Diass and special guest Luigi Rocca mixing in front of more than a thousand people.
The event is the second part of the True Music concept by Ballantine's, Yalta Club and Boiler Room. The first edition saw Franky Rizardo playing in Yalta on Christmas Day and provided Christmas presents for the attendees. But Christmas is evidently not over, because Ballentine's have decided to provide 50 people with free tickets for the event on the 28th. If you register at the link below, you can be one of those people. But that's not all! Boiler Room is giving one lucky person 2 tickets for their Boiler Room party with Maya Jane Coles in Madrid on the 9th of March. The package includes plane tickets and accommodation for two people and the only thing you need to do in order to enter the competition is to attend the party on the 28th! So register at the link below and see you in a couple of weeks!
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GAIA Pope's family have said their "hearts were broken all over again" after an inquest heard the teenager died of hypothermia.
Speaking after the inquest, Gaia's cousin Marienna Pope-Weidemann said: "It was just a few days ago that the family received confirmation that Gaia died of hypothermia and our hearts broke all over again.
"Dealing with their shock and grief, Gaia's parents, Natasha and Richard, and her sisters Clara and Maya, couldn't be here today.
"But they wanted me to thank all our loved ones, whose loyalty and support keeps us going as we try to make sense of our sudden and terrible loss.
"Every minute without Gaia feels like an hour and every hour without answers seems endless.
"Despite everything she went through, she remained loving, joyful and brave. Here was a bright and powerful young woman who wanted to devote her life to others. We will always be proud of her.
"We know now what took her from us but when, how and why are all questions that must still be answered, not just for our sake but for the sake of the next family who wakes up in that nightmare someday.
"We are hopeful that the inquest will find those answers. The road is long but with your support we will get justice for Gaia."
The tragic 19-year-old student from Dorset, who suffered from severe epilepsy, was reported missing from her home near Swanage on November 7 last year.
She had not been seen for 11 days and her disappearance prompted a massive campaign from family and friends to find her.
Her body was found by police search teams in undergrowth between Dancing Ledge and Anvil Point, close to the Swanage coastal path, on November 18.
During the police investigation three people, two men aged 19 and 49 and a 71-year-old woman, were arrested.
They were released without any further action being taken.
The inquest was held at Bournemouth Town Hall, led by Coroner Rachael Griffin.
Miss Griffith said: "I am aware the family have a number of concerns in relation to Gaia's death and some of those will be very relevant to my inquiry but some will not be.
"It is not that I am unsympathetic to those concerns but they simply fall outside my remit."
Coroner's officer Andrew Lord told the coroner that pathologist Dr Russell Delaney was initially unable to establish a cause of death.
Following tests Dr Delaney was later able to say that Miss Pope, who was single and lived at Langton Matravers, had died from hypothermia.
Mr Lord said Miss Pope was formally identified by a "distinctive" tattoo on her body.
"Following the results of the post-mortem examination police have confirmed they are no longer treating the death as suspicious," Mr Lord said.
He confirmed to the coroner that the police did not believe there to be any third party involvement in her death.
The inquest will continue tomorrow.
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[F]ive Manhattan and Brooklyn mothers with children in preschool are suing the city over its policy of mandatory flu vaccinations.
The parents — ranging from a single mom in an East Harlem housing project to an investment banker in the Flatiron District — claim a 2013 rule passed by the city's Health Department under Bloomberg is illegal because it was not voted on by state lawmakers.
"I am also disturbed that I cannot express my dissent to my elected representatives in the New York Legislature as I understand they never voted 'yes' or 'no' for this flu dictate and I don't know who I can hold responsible for foisting this mandate onto me," gripes one of the moms, Clemence Rasigni, who works for Merrill Lynch.
State legislatures have considered adding the flu shot to the list of 11 mandatory vaccines, but have repeatedly declined to do so, the suit says.
Rasigni, and the other moms — Magdalena Garcia, of East Harlem; Lynn Rosenger, of Borough Park; Michelle Carroll, of Bay Ridge; and Gabrielle Jakob, of Sheepshead Bay — say their kids will be barred from attending preschool if they don't get them vaccinated before Dec. 31.
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Dr. Moulden died unexpectedly in November of 2013 at age 49.
Because of the strong opposition from big pharma concerning Dr. Moulden's research, we became concerned that the name of this brilliant researcher and his life's work had nearly been deleted from the internet. His reputation was being disparaged, and his message of warning and hope was being distorted and buried without a tombstone. This book summarizes his teaching and is a must-read for everyone who wants to learn the "other-side" of the vaccine debate that the mainstream media routinely censors.
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However, nothing could be further from the truth in the vaccine debate. Doctors are not unified at all on their positions regarding "the science" of vaccines, nor are they unified in the position of removing informed consent to a medical procedure like vaccines.
The two most extreme positions are those doctors who are 100% against vaccines and do not administer them at all, and those doctors that believe that ALL vaccines are safe and effective for ALL people, ALL the time, by force if necessary.
Very few doctors fall into either of these two extremist positions, and yet it is the extreme pro-vaccine position that is presented by the U.S. Government and mainstream media as being the dominant position of the medical field.
In between these two extreme views, however, is where the vast majority of doctors practicing today would probably categorize their position. Many doctors who consider themselves "pro-vaccine," for example, do not believe that every single vaccine is appropriate for every single individual.
Many doctors recommend a "delayed" vaccine schedule for some patients, and not always the recommended one-size-fits-all CDC childhood schedule. Other doctors choose to recommend vaccines based on the actual science and merit of each vaccine, recommending some, while determining that others are not worth the risk for children, such as the suspect seasonal flu shot.
These doctors who do not hold extreme positions would be opposed to government-mandated vaccinations and the removal of all parental exemptions.
In this eBook, I am going to summarize the many doctors today who do not take the most extremist pro-vaccine position, which is probably not held by very many doctors at all, in spite of what the pharmaceutical industry, the federal government, and the mainstream media would like the public to believe.
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The fruit at Crailing Community Orchard now sounds as good as it tastes, with a series of 27 short poems commissioned for each variety growing within.
Poet Ken Cockburn has writted the haiku-esque verses to celebrate the different apple and pear varieties.
The poems are being produced as identification labels for the trees and are also been printed as a series of small cards.
Ken said: "I was fascinated to research the traditional varieties of apples and pears which grow at Crailing.
"Each variety is unique, with its own taste, colouring, shape, size and origin – whether by way of a grower's planning, or the result of a happy accident. I hope the poems offer insights into each fruit's back-story. Now it's time to pick them I'm also looking forward to tasting them!"
This poem celebrates the local apple variety – White Melrose.
Remembering the riverside
Orchards raised and tended
By white-robed monks
Another of the poems has been addressed to the orchard scrumpers, inviting them to join the group – To the Scrumpers.
Community sustains the root
Shared labour sweetens the fruit –
Join us in the orchard group!
Orchard events and work days at Crailing are great fun. People work hard, learn new skills, enjoy some exercise outdoors and share food, thoughts and stories.
One way to get involved is to join the Crailing Community Orchard work days.
Generally, these take place once a month on a Sunday and are announced on the FaceBook page – /www.facebook.com/crailingcommunityorchard
Whether you have orchard experience, are looking to gain some or just want to be involved in a great community endeavour, everyone is welcome.
The poetry collection will be launched at Apple Day on Sunday, October 9, at Harestanes Countryside Visitors Centre, near Ancrum.


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There's a lot of talk of brand these days. Find your brand, what makes you you, what sets you apart from other authors. Find your passion. What makes you tick. The elements that light you up. Then use those as much as possible in your own creative work to maximize your potential.
Tracy Groot, at a recent writer's conference, talked about drawing from your instincts as you write. Ultimately the best writing comes not in following craft books step by step, but in drawing from your creative well--that inner compost inside you that Tolkien talks about. That black gold rich with memory, zeal, excitement, and zest for stories.
The best exercise I've found for discovering my inner gold was in James Scott Bell's The Art of War for Writers. In it, he had you make a list of what you believe. Then he had you jot down your favorite books and movies and analyze the elements that you loved most about them. He said you want to put elements from both lists in your stories, so you're always passionate about them.
Today I thought it would be fun to share my lists with you and see how they've played out in the wide variety of genres I've read and written.
Things I Believe
This isn't just a list of theological things I believe. But mindsets I hold that strongly affect the way I act, treat others, and make decisions.
- God is a deeply loving and perfectly holy Heavenly Father. He gives us his love and calls us to pursue holiness.
- Kindness and courtesy are essential elements to communication
- Be a safe place in a world that has few of them. That shoulder they can cry on, the place where they feel able to share who they really are and let off the pressure of performance and masks.
- Be vulnerable and authentic for real relationships.
- Don't be afraid to live with all-out passion for the things God has given you to love.
- Find friends who are shield brothers--loyal, loving, generous, forgiving.
- Have compassion on the outcasts. The messy, the broken, the struggling.
Books and Movies that Mean the Most to Me
- Great Expectations--it leaves me feeling that justice and mercy have been fully satisfied. I end it feeling mentally inspired, with a heart that's been touched and a host of new friends in cast and characters.
- Little Dorrit--I feel as if we have come through much suffering and yet suffering has not broken us.
- Kidnapped--the male soul-friendship to trump all soul friendships. This one will always be my favorite in the realm of literature.
- Amazing Grace--I must not give up the causes I am passionate about, even when it takes a long time and seems to ask for everything I have. When it ends, I feel triumphant, contemplative, grateful, and deeply moved.
- The Pilgrim of Hate--I love the twist of justice and grace.
- The Young Victoria--Victoria and Albert can stand shoulder to shoulder, with hearts beating in unison, and face anything. I feel excited about marriage when I watch that movie.
- A Cast of Stones--I get to walk step by humiliating step with a wrecked, drunken outcast and watch him rise above his pain and humiliation to conquer it. Nobility for the outcast gets me every time.
Common Elements Between Them
Tying through all those books and movies are themes of passion, grace, justice, mercy, kindred friendships, and suffering. Every single one of them has a clear picture of the kaleidoscope of personalities in the world that I love. They all have people paying the price for things they love, but refusing to give up: grappling with impossible darkness in themselves and others, and coming out scarred, but victorious.
I don't particularly love villains, but I deeply, deeply love flawed heroes. And this list very much shows that fact.
If I sat down and made a list of favorite literature and movies with my mom, my dad, or my sister in mind (hey little kylo ren fangirl), they would be completely different, with completely different elements. They would have different passion points, different common elements they're always looking for before my family pronounces a story "good". And that's the cool thing about the world if literature--we'll always have different types of stories because people are moved by different things.
How They Play Out in My Novels
War of Loyalties
War of Loyalties pretty much crams everything I love into one giant epic. Ben, Jaeryn, and Terry all have to grapple with justice, mercy, suffering, scars, friendships, and overcoming in a world of spies and broken generations and political turmoil. That is my first baby, therefore all my passions went into it at once.
The Caribbean Novellas
These novellas are way different than WoL. They're modern day friendships exploring life and growing up and budding romance. But they started out with the soul-friendship theme, and the main characters have safe and authentic fellowship, both funny and contemplative by turns. Colby, Julian, and Roo are safe places for one another and find ways to show love and enjoy life in whatever they're walking through. This story pulls more from my core beliefs list than from the dramatic literature I enjoy.
The Jazz Age Novellas
The Jazz age novellas incorporate zeal+shield brothers into one story. They don't have a lot of angsty safe-place scenes. They're just about having a purpose to better the world and holding to that purpose with joy, vigor, and willingness to sacrifice self. Plus, I suppose, slightly unlikely friendships.
schuyler and her outcast theme. has to get it in somewhere.
The Country Story
This is a newer venture, a novella that hasn't been finished yet, and is barely started. It's a story about Becca, and it deals again with safe places and outcasts, but in a slightly different way than the Caribbean novellas. Becca is deeply in need of a safe place and finds it in someone who isn't a social outcast, but who could be in homeschool circles. I'm already getting ideas for a sequel from watching God's Not Dead 2 yesterday with the sis. A real outcast walked into the cast of characters, and I want to explore where it takes me. While the themes of outcast and safe space are classic ones for me, the setting is fresh, placed in the country, with characters and struggles that are deeply autobiographical and personal for the year that 2016 has been.
You see, it's not about making sure every story is unlike the one before it. It's about putting your message to the world in fresh guises. After all, Dickens deals with social injustice, Ellis Peters writes mysteries with oppressed lovers, every Jules Verne is a tale of perseverance and impossible discovery, many L.M. Montgomery novels deal with escape from harsh control. You can change settings from America to Asia, change ages from young to old, change character religions and incomes and family backgrounds, but ultimately that heartbeat of what you believe and love should sink into every single thing you write.
After today, I think I've discovered that for now, every story I write will have the outcast, the dreamer, or the flawed hero.
Because that is who I am. And that is what I want to offer to the world.
So I'd love to know--what are two or three of your favorite books or movies? Do they mirror your passion points? How does what you believe influence the stories you like to read--or write?
(Or feel free to steal this blog post idea and link up to it in the comments.)


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Really want to run B100 or as close as possible now but...need to get to work in the morning!
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Maybe your point, not mine. I have no problem using BD-ULSD blends, in fact that's what all biodiesel should be used for to reduce air pollution from all diesels. In my case chilling is free.
Actually if done right it won't cost any more energy and actually might save some.
Use a heat pump chiller to extract heat from finished biodiesel till it's cold enough to settle the troublesome precipitates, and use the extracted heat to warm a new batch.
Once the fat/PHO BD drops out, the resulting clear BD can be used in blends to -40 without any problems. It won't separate from the diesel.
I've got something similar, although probably a more complicated process, and it's not from vegetable oil.
I read about this company Amyris making diesel from sugar cane in the Technology Review. Here's a link:
They call it "No Compromise Diesel"
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Bump, I've written an article on this subject for www.make-biodiesel.org. It pretty much just background info on the subject.
I've sourced several pounds of urea and want to give it a try. My starting recipe will be 1 liter of raw unwashed biodiesel, 4 liters of methanol, and 1 kg of urea.
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The problems this person brings up sound pretty tough to get past. What are your thoughts?
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1 liter of bio and four liters of methanol? In addition to the 22% in the original processing? That is gonna be some expensive bio!
Agreed- recovering the methanol and urea well enough for re-use probably shifts this into the "not worth it" category. I hope I'm wrong though.
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You'd need to recover the methanol for sure, but the urea/water solution could be used as a nitrogen fertilizer, I think. Can't speak to the economics, but it could be more efficient than trying to reclaim it. Hugh
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If you have an efficient methanol recovery system, I don't see a problem with using the extra methanol. The problem for the commercial producer is recovering the urea. You have to add enough water to dissolve the urea, mechanically separate the water from the oil, then use low temperature distillation techniques to separate the urea from the water.
Yes it will be energy intensive to make, but think of the marketing. Biodiesel that when blended with diesel, lowers the gel point of diesel. Not something that would sell well in warm climates, but will definitely be a product to offer in northern states that mandate blending. The product will be a niche within the biodiesel market, but I do see that as long as it is not over produced, it will be able to draw the premium pricing.
Is this something a home brewer would do? I doubt it. The process requires a really good methanol recovery system to work, much less be cost effective. The home brewer does have the advantage of having small enough quantities that he could use or trade the urea water without having to recycle it. A commercial producer would be forced to reuse it or potentially risk having to dispose of more urea water than is used by farmers in a several hundred mile radius.
Rick, in general I agree with your points. The urea distillation bothers me as the big unknown.
I certainly understand the marketing potential!
I see urea and butanol (both as the transesterifying alcohol, and as an additive) as the two big cold flow technologies on the horizon. Not sure which will happen first, or be more cost effective.
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recycling the urea may not be as difficult as you think. Add just enough heat to overcome the latent heat of evaporation and use a vacuum pump to boil off the water. The problem becomes getting the urea to form the beads. To do that calls for a rotating flash tank containing roller balls to break up the urea as it crystallizes. The fertilizer industry makes urea by dropping small droplets of high concentration urea water(sludge) from a tower so the final evaporation takes place while it's in the air. When it hits the bottom, it's a solid bead.
You know, there might be some potential in partnering with a urea plant to recycle the urea, particularly if you were to reduce the water content before attempting to transport it.
Anyone can achieve the same cold weather fluidity by cold filtering and mixing with kerosene. What possible advantage is gained by additionally messing about with methanol and urea, since both are made from petroleum?
Our winter grade petro diesel is temperature adjusted each month from Sept to Apr with -40 grade for Dec--Feb. I blend cold filtered canola biodiesel with winter grade diesel and experience no separation problems with the mix. When the temperature drops to the gel temp the whole sample gels a few degrees warmer the pure diesel gels, no separation. I've tested this to -35. The BD blend is adjusted with the ambient operating temperature. The fuel mix is stored in a barrel in an unheated shed. Finished BD blend is pumped from 3/4s down the storage barrel and through a 5µ filter into the vehicle tank. If biodiesel is chilled and filtered then winter fuel blending problems are avoided.
For the most part commercial bio diesel is just barely profitable as it is now, to make the process more complex with more physical processing apparatus and more chemical input and more energy input and then another waste stream to deal with, I don't see it happening.
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Well, down here it would not sell at all, but I do see a potential for it by government fleet managers in cold weather states rather than by the individual consumer. Government fleets are mandated to use a minimum percentage of alternative fuels. It's these fleet managers that would be interested in such a product. The bureaucrats that are responsible for overseeing alternative fuel use in government fleets are often insulated from the cost of fuel.
I can see this improving the tarnished image biodiesel has developed for being a sub-standard fuel, especially in cold weather. Just as there is a market for cold weather-grade diesel (#1), so too is there a market for a cold-weather-grade biodiesel. At present, there is only one "biodiesel" product. When well publicised tests have failed due to fuel gelling issues (Seattle Ferries are an example still cited locally), the entire biodiesel industry is assumed to make a low-quality product. By offering a specific "low temperature" product, fleet managers will understand how to use it, since it mimics the diesel model they are already used to. So, too, will fuel distributors who already blend for local weather conditions. Offering it at a premium appeals only to niche markets, but then again not enough can be produced to actually displace petroleum diesel.
For homebrewers, such a complicated method is impractical, especially compared to cold settling and scalping the liquic fractions that collect on top.
The "waste" stream of urea dissolved in water is just liquid fertilizer, and still retains much of it's original market value. For a farm, this would be quite useful, considering the tons applied by the local farmers. The quantity represents an enormous amount of fuel, had it been used to make cold weather biodiesel. If you don't have access to a farm for disposal, then a different process is likely to be better.
Almost all of the problems relating to cold weather biodiesel can be traced directly to the animal fats and hydrogenated oils in the BD feedstock from recycled fryer oil. These fractions make excellent hot weather BD, but problematic winter BD. Separating these fractions either before or after BD processing isn't difficult and does not require any more chemical reactions. It does however require an understanding of the process and attention to detail.
Interesting angle. I believe that urea/water would qualify for application on organic farms. This could be meaningful around here.
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I'm glad to see someone else experimenting with this.
I think the process is useful, but the gross amounts of methanol are a pain in the rear. Many people are not set up to handle 4x by volume of methanol vs bio-diesel. You can lessen the amount of methanol needed by not trying to make -67F fuel....but rather something more like 0F or -20F fuel. Not many people need -67F fuel. You can do this by decreasing the amount of Urea and then you can cut back the methanol slightly. You just need enough methanol to allow the urea to go into solution at temperature.
I'm sure a formula could be written to allow easy adjustments.
This process is harder than one would think...but worth it if it can be simplified.
There really isn't any 'added' material cost. The ethanol and urea can be reused over and over again. The only added cost is the heat cycles.
Another thing to think about is that this process can also be done with ethanol. It is also very tolerant of water overall. This process could happen before the final cleaning/de-water and de-meth/eth op?
You also don't need to make ALL your bio-diesel this way, you only need to use this process for the cold months. Depending on where you live this might be ALL the time, but I think its workable.
I'm thinking about designing a dedicated processor system for this on the home shop scale. I think being able to process 10 gallons of biodiesel along with 40 gallons of meth/eth could be realistic.
I like the idea of using the urea water as fertilizer. I don't think the urea adds a TON of cost to the fuel even if you don't reuse it. The urea quantity can be lowered if you don't need the full -67F fuel. Feed stock for the BD will also dictate Urea quality and overall yield.
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Networking Fundamentals
CIT 20200 / 3 Cr.
Students will gain hands on experience installing and configuring local area networks, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, and creating network documentation. Students will explore topics including network performance, network management, and network security.
Available Online: Yes
Credit by Exam: Yes
Laptop Required: Yes
CIT 20700 and (MATH 15400 or MATH 15900)
Coordinator: V. Smith
Course Outcomes (What are these?)
- Understand network protocols and standards. (CIT a)
- Explain the purpose of the OSI & TCP/IP model layers. (CIT c)
- Compare the layers of the OSI & TCP/IP models. (CIT a, c)
- Understand transmission methods, media and structured cabling. (CIT c)
- Describe the purpose and characteristics of network hardware components. (CIT c, f)
- Apply network types to business needs. (CIT b, f, j)
- Describe methods of ensuring data integrity, availability and fault tolerance. (CIT f, j)
- Explain how network security contributes to data integrity and availability. (CIT c, f)
- Employ appropriate troubleshooting tools and methodology. (CIT j)
CIT Student Outcomes (What are these?)
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the program's student outcomes and to the discipline.
(b) An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing and business requirements appropriate to its solution.
(c) An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs.
(f) Communicate effectively
(j) An ability to use and apply current technical concepts and practices in the core information technologies.
- Careers in Networking
- OSI and TCP/IP Models
- Types of Networks
- Small/Medium Sized Business Needs
- Transmission Media and Topologies
- Network Infrastructure
- Data Integrity and Performance
- TCP/IP Suite and IP Addressing
- Ethernet Standards
- Wireless Technology
- Broadband Technologies
- Information Security
- Troubleshooting Tools and Methodology
What You Will Learn
Careers in Networking
- Explain careers in networking.
- Develop soft skills.
OSI and TCP/IP Models
- Explain the purpose of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
- Memorize the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models
- Describe the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
- Explain why standards are important.
Types of Networks
- Describe peer-to-peer networks.
- Describe client/server networks.
- Compare LANs, MANs and WANs.
Small/Medium Sized Business Needs
- Discuss the roles that technology plays in the medium and small business.
- Explain telecommuting as it relates to the small and medium sized business.
- Discuss the critical nature of technology as it relates to the small and medium sized business.
Transmission Media and Topologies
- Explain analog and digital transmissions.
- Explain baseband and broadband techniques.
- Discuss the problems with transmissions.
- Explain structured cabling.
- Terminate and troubleshoot cabling.
- Explain switching
- Configure switches.
- Describe LAN, WAN and wireless network topologies.
Network Infrastructure
- Explain network hardware components.
- Connect network hardware components
- Troubleshoot network hardware components.
- Differentiate between network hardware components.
Data Integrity and Performance
- Define data integrity and availability.
- Describe malware types, characteristics and mitigation techniques.
- Describe methods to increase fault tolerance.
- Develop data backup strategies.
- Explain the components of disaster recovery.
TCP/IP Suite and IP Addressing
- Understand TCP/IP core protocols.
- Understand IPv4 and IPv6.
- Explain DHCP and DNS.
Ethernet Standards
- Describe common Ethernet standards.
- Understand the Ethernet access method.
- Compare broadcast domain and collision domain.
Wireless Technology
- Compare WLAN Architectures.
- Differentiate between common WLAN standards.
- Understand the characteristics of wireless transmission.
- Describe the WLAN access method.
- Understand wireless WAN technologies.
Broadband Technologies
- Understand broadband transmission methods and equipment.
- Compare broadband transmission characteristics.
Information Security
- Identify risks to network security
- Describe the role of policy in network security.
- Understand how network design can contribute to network security.
- Compare encryption methods and protocols.
- Describe authentication protocols.
- Understand wireless security standards.
Troubleshooting Tools and Methodology
- Implement proper troubleshooting methodology.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of troubleshooting tools.


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Republican Rob Scribner says God has called him to the 1986 race for U. S. Congress to oust an incumbent who is "diametrically opposed to nearly everything the Lord's church stands for in this nation."
His statement condemning Rep. Mel Levine (D-Santa Monica) came in a letter to Christian clergymen that said, "I hope you will agree to link arms with us as we literally 'take territory' for our Lord Jesus Christ."
Levine called the assertions "astounding," and some of those who received Scribner's letter, which was dated April 22 but not made public until recently, have rejected his appeal as divisive.
"These guys come along and give Christianity a bad name. . . . He wraps himself in the flag and stands behind the cross," said the Rev. Gordon Dalbey, a former United Church of Christ pastor. Dalbey said he was speaking on behalf of 12 other ministers. The letter went out to at least 200 pastors.


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In a recent post at "Taiwan Sentinel", J.M. Cole remarks on an advertisement for a talk given at the City University of Hong Kong by professor Jiang Yi-Huah, who readers will recall was the Taiwanese premier during the 2014 Sunflower protests. Briefly, Cole puts the case that Jiang's talk on the failings of Taiwanese democracy plays into the Chinese Communist Party's attempt to discredit democracy, and while there may be something to this claim, I also think that Cole puts the case badly, and is in any case one of the least qualified people to do it. Here is the quotation from the ad to Jiang's talk...
"Taiwan is the only democracy in the Chinese world. In the process of democratization, Taiwan successfully realizes [sic] the democratic transition of [sic] an authoritarian regime, fair elections and peaceful change of powers, and the formation of a viable civil society, for which it is highly accredited [sic] by the international community. Nevertheless, Taiwanese democracy is also tainted by a serious divide of national identity, relentless partisan politics, disfunction [sic] of government, disrespect of the law, and notorious manipulation of mass media. The shortcomings of Taiwanese democracy is so appalling that more and more people become suspicious of the desirability of democracy in general, and the feasibility of democracy for the Chinese people in particular."Irrespective of whether such a talk fits "hand in glove" with Beijing's anti-democratic propaganda, the charges brought by Jiang are to some degree valid and need to be answered, not dismissed. This must begin with reasons as to why the "flaws" Jiang points out are poor grounds for preferring non-democratic alternatives. Arguments can and should also be made as to how these problems might be ameliorated, if not solved. My own view is that these problems are consequences, to one degree or another, of excessively concentrated and centralized political power, from which it follows that they might be tackled through a process of depoliticization and decentralization.
But Cole does not attempt to make this or any other arguments and instead simply dismisses Jiang's criticisms of Taiwanese democracy as a case of a former premier talking out of turn. However, I am now of the view that Cole's position as a Canadian journalist and defender of Taiwan's democracy is somewhat undermined by his publicly stated views on a related matter. First however, here is what Cole says about the blurb for Jiang's talk...
"By agreeing to have his name associated with such language (assuming he has seen it), the former premier not only casts aspersions on the democratic accomplishments of the Taiwanese — who remain overwhelmingly committed to their political system, flaws notwithstanding — he furthermore risks becoming a pawn in Chinese propaganda, a voice arguing against a form of governance that is anathema to the CCP and that should remain an option for the people of Hong Kong and China."Chinese propaganda is going to continue regardless of what Jiang or anyone else does or does not say, but that being said Cole is somewhat unfair here as Jiang's blurb contained both praise and criticism for Taiwan's democracy, not criticisms only. The talk would only have been propaganda if there was no possibility of answering Jiang's charges. Were answers to Jiang's criticisms permitted and tolerated in a Q & A session after the talk? Perhaps not, but we are not told, possibly because nobody knows. In any case, we are free to answer Jiang here in Taiwan and elsewhere where we are not yet censored. It would be an ironic sign of weakness if criticisms of Taiwan's democracy were discussed openly in the cryptocracy that is the People's Republic of China, whilst dismissed or otherwise shouted down by the supposedly "open" and "tolerant" supporters of democracy in Taiwan itself.
And this is where I part company with Cole. He is an ardent "social justice editor" who has in the past censored criticism of his writers whilst allowing them free reign to slander and denigrate political opponents. I also part company with him in his support for that identity-cluster at the apex of the victimhood hierarchy of political "virtue": the LGBTTQIAXYZ alphabet soup people. In particular, Cole is presumably an advocate of introducing "hate speech" legislation to Taiwan, which is a recent political weapon by which any criticism of anyone or anything related to the Left's victimhood hierarchy can be silenced by calling it "hate speech". Such legislation is a dangerous political weapon because there can be no clear, objective definition of "hate speech" (thus rendering the criterion subjective) and also because the people wielding it too often use hate speech allegations either indiscriminately, or with a selective application which reeks of hypocrisy. A white Christian who questions whether the State should be involved in certifying gay marriages may be charged with hate speech, yet a brown-skinned Muslim who advocates murdering practicing homosexuals may never be charged with hate speech. Hate speech legislation is a violation of the right to free expression, and it is this right - more than any other - which is part of the necessary consensus underpinning a democratic political order.
Democracy is not just about tolerating differences of opinion, but doing so within an underpinning framework of precepts and principles on which there is a consensus, such as those pertaining to the rights of the individual listed in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Of standout importance here is the right to freedom of expression. A defense of democracy not rooted in such a consensus, and not rooted in free speech in particular is so flawed as to be no defense at all. Where there is no right to free speech, he who would articulate a set of ideas to which a "social justice warrior" may object can perhaps be cowed into silenced by the mere threat of being dragged through the courts. If that is considered unlikely to work, he can instead be marginalized by various online filtering mechansims, such as the deletion of his blog comments, the removal of his Facebook posts, the suspension of his Twitter account, the removal of his blue "check" on Instagram and the demonetization of his Youtube uploads. For people who are supposedly democrats to engage in such lower level suppression of alternative views and, on top of that, to advocate legislation introducing actual legal prior restrictions on freedom of expression is a confluence of two mistakes which together are of singular magnitude in the omnilateral nature of their political implications. I'll say it again: unadulterated freedom of expression is an essential prerequisite for a democratic order. Cole's misguided support for restrictions on freedom of expression places him outside of that basic consensus upon which Taiwanese democracy, and all other democracies, depend.
The U.S. relationship with Taiwan is often said to be based on "shared values", which is a commonly understood reference to democracy and freedom of expression. Yet perhaps these shared values are now on shaky ground. The problem will arise for Taiwan's social justice warriors (and unfortunately, for the rest of us who live here too) when, after having supported restrictions on freedom of speech and after having punished and marginalized the most prominent alleged purveyors of their various "-isms" and "-obias", they then find themselves the victims of ever more aggressive demonstrations of Chinese nationalist ambition. Will they then turn to the U.S. to ask for help and plead the case of "shared values" of democracy and freedom of speech? If things do eventually turn out that way, an impartial observer could be forgiven for seeing why a U.S. President and a U.S. Congress might think twice about what exactly those "shared values" are.


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Movies that mess with your mind, plots that reveal radically different realities; things are seldom what they seem in these stories, for the protagonist or the viewer. Technically referred to as paranoid fictions or paranoid fantasies, the (albeit crass) term 'mindfuck' appears to be a more common (and arguably more descriptive) label for these movies.


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Once you have your blog up and running and it's a successful one with a dedicated set of followers, it should be time to monetize it. Maintaining your blog and writing new content is one thing, but there are other things you can do in order to make serious money out of it.
Making money out of your blog isn't as hard as it sounds. Getting your blog all set up and running is actually the hard part, and you're already past that point. You already have your own place in the online world, and your online followers already know you.
We've compiled a guide below that will help you effectively turn your blog into an eCommerce storeso that you can start making money out of your blog.
Find Your Target Niche
In order to start making money out of your blog, you need to wear your thinking cap on and think like a business. What will be your brand strategy? You can decide on this by answering these questions:
- Do you know who your audience is? What do they like and dislike?
- In what way can you use the information you've gathered to inform your audience about your brand?
- What makes you different? What's your selling point?
You can answer these questions right off the bat. If you're in doubt, why not ask your readers about what they think?
Organize Your Stuff
The next thing you should do is to plan how you are going to present your product or service. You should make sure that related products should be placed in groups, properly labeled and arranged. This is also a good time to decide whether you want a horizontal or a vertical navigation.
Use a WordPress Plugin
Thankfully, WordPress comes with plenty of plugins that you can use to turn your website into an eCommerce site easily. We have already compiled list of top WordPress ecommerce plugins and shopping cart plugins Some of these plugins are:
With this plugin, you can create and host auctions on your website. You don't have to use another website to host your own auctions; you can save on listing and seller fees as well as other fees charged by auction websites whenever you post your product for sale. With WP Auctions, you can turn your blog into an auction website for free!
This is another free plugin you can use to turn your WordPress site into an eCommerce site. This plugin is very easy to set up, and also allows you to accept PayPal and Google Checkout payments. The only thing with this plugin is that it does not offer you the option to create custom invoices.
This plugin might not be free (it costs $55), but it's definitely worth the investment. The Shopp plugin is very flexible and will allow you to transfer orders into QuickBooks to make accounting easy. You can also use this plugin to monitor and track your sales, and you can also use this plugin to choose different shipping methods. In addition, Shopp comes with great customer support.
These plugins are great and will allow to you try out the world of eCommerce as you increase your stocks, as well as your customers.
As soon as you're accustomed to using everything, you can use more plugins for extended functionality of your website, like using plugins for customer contact forms, as well as a forum so that you and your customers can interact with each other and thereby improve your customer relations.
Think big
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A Downhill Battle
Over the weekend, my siblings and I did something different to our usual Baguio routine. Instead of our typical agenda that would usually consist of vegetating, eating, and occasionally working out in the gym, we added a hiking day trip to our schedule.
My sister was the one who initiated this trip to Mt. Ulap since: 1) she has recently taken up hiking (and had gone on a hike in Mt. Hugom, Batangas just 2 weeks ago); and 2) she found out that Mt. Ulap is just 40 minutes away from Baguio. We decided that the five of us siblings (including our sister-in-law) would go, and our parents would stay behind in Baguio to babysit our 2-year-old nephew.
On Saturday, before most of us could even process the fact that it was morning, we drove 40 minutes out of Baguio and into Benguet and registered for the hike in the district of Itogon. It cost about P250 per head for the registration fee, including the fee for our guide. After paying and signing up, we started the trek.
There were several groups doing the same thing we were doing, but thankfully it wasn't a crowded hike. We were able to space things out in such a way that groups weren't overtaking each other. And except for one long wait to take pictures (particularly in the second summit), the number of people didn't deter us from enjoying the experience.
Anyway, I digress. Going back to the actual hike!
Let me begin with a disclaimer. None of us are actual hikers. My sister has recently turned into a hiking enthusiast after 5+ hikes, including a weekend in Anawangin, Zambales. But the rest of us had minimal to zero hiking experiences prior to this trip.
Mt. Ulap has a total of three summits, which are more or less divided equally into three kilometers (of uphills and downhills) per summit. For newbies like us, we struggled initially with the inclines. We would take 2-3 minute breaks every now and then to catch our breaths.
We made sure to pack the essentials for the trip: several bottles of water, food (energy bars and trail mixes), an extra shirt, a jacket (when we started the hike, the temperature was 19ºC), our phones, and in my case, different cameras.
My sister and I also tested our new shoes. She got herself a pair of Merrell Capra Rapids and I got a pair of Merrell Waterpro Maipos. My sister chose hers because she foresees a lot of different hikes and terrains (including passing through bodies of water) in the near future; I chose mine because I can also do trail runs with them.
Reaching all three summits — at least for me — was challenging, but not impossible to do. What made the hike bearable were the company, the wonderful views, and the thought of what we would be able to accomplish.
The second summit was the most photogenic, if you could call it that. It reminded us of Pride Rock (from The Lion King, in case you were wondering). Except that everyone else seemed to think the same thing; there was actually a line, just to take photos. It took about 40 minutes before it was our turn.
And of course, the scenery was awesome. Also, I definitely enjoyed being able to bond with my siblings.
Now, leaving the third summit was a different story. I didn't realize that the downhill trek would be the trickiest of all. Perhaps it's because of a lack of confidence in finding my footing, and not knowing the right landing angle, but I really had to make sure that I was stepping on something stable for the last 2.5 kilometers.
Now, here are some tips for amateur or even first-timer hikers, and my realizations from this hike:
- Pack enough food and water, but pack light. Remember that you'll most likely be carrying several pounds on your back for several hours.
- Apply sunblock every few hours. Even if you'll be hiking in a cool place, like Mt. Ulap (or nearby Benguet hiking trails), the sun will still get to you. And sunburn is never a pleasant experience — which my siblings will attest to.
- Just because you have a GPS watch, it may not necessarily translate your hiking data accurately. Let's just say that my Garmin's data (thinking that I was running) was messed up. I don't have the more advanced watches, like the 920XT onwards, so maybe that was also a factor. Lesson learned!
- You might not have enough time and energy to use different kinds of cameras. For this trip, I packed my Canon SX160 IS, my sister's SJ 4000 (my GoPro's housing got broken, so I couldn't bring it), and my iPhone. At some point, depending on how technical the trail can be, the last thing you're thinking of is being able to take a picture. Be realistic about what photography gear you should be bringing. (At the end of the day, you'll most likely rely on your smartphone alone.)
- If you're prone to dehydration, bring at least 2 x 24oz water bottles. Because after several climbs — trust me — you're going to want to keep sipping.
- Test any new pairs of shoes before the climb. I was able to break in my Merrells with a 7K run several days before the actual hike. Thankfully, my feet didn't hurt at all during and after the hike.
- Going downhill is actually harder and more taxing on the body. I thought that the uphills would kill me, but they were actually easier; the descent was much, much tougher. Even if I'm already an endurance athlete, I still felt some soreness on my left knee and right quad muscles the following day.
- Land on your heel when going downhill. Your body will absorb 7-8 times its bodyweight when descending. According to our guide, the trick is to land on the heel for better weight distribution and better shock absorption by the body.
- Manage your expectations. According to my sister, Mt. Ulap had a 3 out of 9 rating among climbers and hiking enthusiasts. Naturally, we thought that it would be a fairly easy climb. Wrong! Among more experienced hikers, for sure they would think that this is easy; but for us newbies and amateurs, it wasn't exactly a walk in the park.
- Enjoy the view! You may complain of painful quads, hamstrings, and knees. You may break out into a Miley Cyrus song, or channel Maria from The Sound of Music at one point. You may not be a good climber. You may even decide that you've had it with hiking for good. But seeing the world from a different perspective, admiring God's creation, being able to take in fresh air, and enjoying the company of the people you're with — those moments are priceless.


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Remember that scene in Minority Report where the protagonist, played by Tom Cruise, walks through a corridor of fully personalised advertisements? We're actually not far off from this reality today.
This article explores the implications of facial recognition, both for advertising and for retail, as well as for future privacy rights.


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This shining slice of 80s pop, rejuvenated for the twenty first century's image-conscious and the dance floor savvy in-crowd is from Israel's finest - Men Of North Country.
Look sharp, here comes the Mirror Man!
This re-invention of the famous number one hit single by electro-romantics The Human League is a mirror reflection of 1982 Sheffield chic - meets polished 2012 cool.
The second release by the band, following up the debut single double A-sider, A Man Of North Country & Debut, released by Acid Jazz Records on 21st May 2012, with equally catchy flip-side The North, Mirror Man is a taste from the MONC debut album scheduled for June.
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The Unicorn is a popular request for personalised plaques, here are the latest two that I have painted....
They have both been finished off with a coat of sparkle, it's a pity it doesn't show up well in the photographs.
These can be done in any colour or wording so if you want something similar just let me know.
Wishing you all a magical week
Jan x
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The link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/28817.html
The RIAA is a special target for hackers so they do get tons of extra hacking attempts then would normally be expected but it seems its just one hack after another. We don't see other sites like www.whitehouse.gov or www.microsoft.com getting hacked on a regular bases. This just re-enforces my theory that the RIAA just doesnt get the internet.
RIAA defaced -again!
By Drew Cullen
Posted: 11/01/2003 at 22:06 GMT
Reader reports are flooding in that the RIAA.org has been defaced - again. At time of writing, the site appears to be down, And several readers have been kind enough to include screen grabs, showing that the front page today carried the following message.
RIAA - 0wn3d by.... ;p
oooh riaa want's to hack Filesharing Users / Servers ? - better lern to secure your own server...
Sorry Admin - had to deactivate ur accounts - they'll be reactivated after 2 hours
greetz : Rage_X, BRAiNBUG, SyzL0rd, BSJ, PsychoD + all the others who want to stay anonymous :]
wanna contact ? mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com
Underneath the greets, there is a list of RIAA 'recommended' file-sharing tools, such as KaZaA and eDonkey. Downloads from these sites are 'sponsored by www.riaa.org'.
The RIAA site has been hacked four times in recent months. Surely, they should have figured out how to put a stop to this by now? ®


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The Biology Department has two separate master's degree programs, one in Biology and one in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. The two programs differ in their curricula, and in the focus of the training provided. The MS Biology program offers a thesis option and a non-thesis option for the Masters of Science degree. A thesis-based degree offers the opportunity to carry out original research, and provides necessary training for research-based careers in the biological sciences and related health sciences (e.g. research associates in academic and corporate lab settings, some state and federal agencies, and Ph.D. programs).The thesis-based option has two concentrations—environmental and organismic biology, and cell biology. Environmental and organismic biology offers training in a wide range of fields, including conservation biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, behavior, fisheries, ornithology, herpetology, and invertebrate biology. Training opportunities in Cell Biology are similarly diverse, and include applied genetics, endocrinology, development, reproductive biology and cell biology. Students select coursework relevant to their research interest within their concentration of choice.
A non-thesis master's degree is appropriate for careers that value individuals having advanced technical and conceptual training in biology, but do not require one to carry out research in order to succeed in their professional endeavors. These include clinical doctorate programs that are practice-focused (e.g. medicine, dentistry, physical therapy), business applications (e.g. pharmaceutical sales representatives), positions in management and policy, and teaching at the community college or secondary education levels. The non-thesis option offers a highly rigorous curriculum that is tailored to the student's individual career goals.
The MS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program also trains students for entry into doctoral level programs in biology and the health sciences, but the coursework is more heavily grounded in practical laboratory coursework emphasizing skills relevant to the biotechnology industry. These courses include those that focus on genetic engineering, protein biochemistry, cell culture technology, transgenic technology and bioinformatics/genomics. Students are provided with guidance concerning employment opportunities in the biotechnology industry and where possible contacts are created for them through industry liaisons, which include a network of former graduates.
Why Pursue An MS In Molecular Biology / Biotechnology?
A Message from program director Dr. Ed Stellwag
Dear Prospective Student,
ECU's Biotechnology Education Program, which includes both undergraduate courses and a Master's degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, is proud of our legacy of providing ECU students with a rigorous and well-rounded education in biotechnology. We believe our educational program is second to none in terms of fully preparing you for one of the many career opportunities available in biotechnology today. Our record of achievement is highlighted by the many graduates of our program who are pursuing active and rewarding careers in all facets of the biotechnology industry including management, research, development and sales.
We understand that the opportunities in biotechnology for well educated students are significant. The continued growth of biotechnology is evident throughout the nation and particularly in North Carolina, where employment increases in the biotechnology sector exceed 10% annually. The robust growth in employment in all sectors of biotechnology provides extensive career opportunities at all levels of the educational spectrum, including undergraduate and post-graduate university students.
Technological advancements stemming from biotechnology are already addressing some of our society's most urgent needs. The ready availability of an increasing number of recombinant human blood proteins is having a profound effect on critical health care issues and developments in plant biotechnology are addressing important agricultural needs of our nation and the world. Future developments in biotechnology, including stem cell technology, biosensors, recombinant vaccines, and biofuels promise to extend these advancements into areas of tissue regeneration, national security, energy resources and sustainable agriculture.
If you are interested in preparing yourself for an exciting career on the forefront of technology, you should seriously consider the ECU Biotechnology Education Program.
Edmund J. Stellwag, Ph.D.
Graduate Assistantships. Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for students in the thesis-based MS degree programs. Students receiving a Graduate Teaching Assistantship teach 2 or 3 labs during a semester, depending upon the course. Duties include assisting in lab preparation, instruction, and administering and grading lab problem sets, quizzes, practicals, or other assignments. Teaching assistants are normally assigned to labs supplementing introductory and sophomore level (1000 and 2000) lecture courses. A Graduate Teaching Assistantship is currently funded at $10,000 for the academic year, and is intended to help defray the costs of living and of attending the University. A minimum of $2,500 of additional support is also available from a variety of funding sources for the summer period.
Tuition Remissions. A limited number of tuition remissions are available that pay the difference between the In-State and Out-of-State tuition rates. These out-of-state remissions are awarded in the Fall term on a competitive basis. Additional tuition remissions occasionally become available at the beginning of the Spring semester. In order to be competitive for consideration of an out-of-state tuition remission, a complete application should be submitted by March 15.
1) Complete of a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate course credit. A maximum of 6 hours of graduate credits may be transferred from another accredited college or university program, and a maximum of 9 hours of graduate credits earned as a non-degree student at ECU may be applied to the 30 hour minimum. At least 15 credits must be derived from coursework at or the 6000 or 7000 level.
2) Plan and conduct research on a suitable topic involving the collection of original data under the direction of a faculty mentor.
3) Submit and successfully defend a written account of the research as a thesis to the mentor and other members of the student's graduate advisory committee.
4) Provide a formal presentation of the findings of the thesis research to the to the Department faculty.
5) Demonstrate competence in teaching either in the capacity of a Graduate Teaching Assistant or by providing evidence of equivalent teaching experience prior to entry into the program.
General Requirements For The Non-Thesis MS Biology Degree:
1) Complete a minimum of 38 s.h. of course work.
2) Plan and carry out work on a final project under the direction of a faculty advisor
3) Submit a written account of the final project
4) Participate in teaching as a biology lab instructor
The 'final project' could be a literature review, refinement of an experimental procedure or methodology, or a participation in a group research effort.
Curriculum requirements specific for each Master's degree program can be obtained from the on-line Graduate Catalog here (Graduate Degree Programs: Biology, MS or Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, MS).
Program Timeline Goals: Thesis-Based MS Degrees
The table presented below describes the annual program and research goals for
a thesis-based degree in the MS Biology and MS Molecular Biology/Biotechnology programs, assuming a 2 year timeline for completion of all degree requirements. Note that in order to complete the MS degree within this time frame, the thesis proposal must be developed, written and defended within the initial 12 months of the program. Students are also strongly encouraged to apply for scholarships and grants to supplement their research needs and for the additional experience gained in proposal writing. The comprehensive examination consists of a) the written thesis proposal, b) defense of the thesis proposal, c) the written thesis, d) defense of the thesis, and e) Departmental seminar on the thesis research. All MS students must satisfy a teaching requirement of one semester, and this can be done during any semester of their residency. All teaching assistants are evaluated as instructors by a member of the faculty and a fellow graduate student during the fall or the spring semester of each academic year.
Program Timeline Goals: Non-Thesis MS Biology Degree
Program Goals
Project Goals
Year 1: Fall
Confirm project mentor
Develop project proposal as part of BIOL 6880
Plan curriculum in consultation with mentor and the director of graduate studies
Year 1: Spring
Complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of required coursework for degree
Form Project Committee
Write and defend project proposal
Year 1: Summer
Collect data / information for project
Year 2: Fall
Continue progress for completion of curriculum requirements
Final Project: Update project committee on project
Assist in teaching biology labs
Complete project
Year 2: Spring
Complete curriculum requirements
Write and defend project
Peer review of teaching


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Why Bless Brockport?
A little over 2,000 years ago someone named Jesus walked on this earth and gave us some basic "rules" to live by. One of the most famous is called "The Golden Rule." In this and many other ways Jesus taught us that we should care for one another. We should be nice. We should treat others with courtesy, respect, and generosity.
So, we took that idea seriously and decided to do something outrageously nice for the town of Brockport. Simple. Random. Meaningful. We decided to spend a week blessing the town of Brockport.
Why would we take Jesus' teaching seriously? I mean, come on, He lived a long time ago, in a different country, a different culture. What does Jesus know about 21st century America?
The answer to that is really quite simple – here it is – because, some truths are "timeless."
Who in their right mind would dare say that we don't need people to act more loving towards each other? Have you watched the news lately? No matter how much things change in this world – we still need love – we still need each other.
There is one other truth that is timeless: God loves you. No matter what. He knows all about you and loves you anyway. He knows what you did, what you said, what you thought. It really doesn't matter. He loves you. AND He wants you to experience that love.
We have experienced God's love. And we want to share it with you.
Here's another question for you….. Who in their right mind would dare say that they don't need more love in their life?
We all need God's love. Have you experienced God's love? If not, would you like to? By studying the words of Jesus, you CAN experience it. Millions before you have. You can too.
We encourage you to contact Christ Community Church to learn more.
Christ Community Church
36 Coleman Creek Road
Brockport, NY 14420
(585) 637-3979