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Brian Maffitt, an experimental videographer from Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., had a brilliant idea when he aimed a video projector out his window into a swirling snowstorm. The result, documented in both still photos and video, resembles abstract art.
"I've toyed with the idea of shooting swirling snow for a while, but this was the first big snowstorm we've had when I was prepared to experiment," Maffitt told Lewis Wallace of Wired magazine.
His video can be viewed in the top window on this page; his series of photos can be seen in a Flickr slideshow in the bottom window. Be sure to view both of these full-screen.
Personally, I'm intrigued by the variety of images produced by this blending of nature and technology, knowing that the images are an artifact of the mechanical and electronic function of the video projector. By the way, the video he chose to project was "The Lorax," a colorful animated film based on a Dr. Seuss book.
The stock music for the video was taken from the video-editing software Final Cut Pro, and I think the piano tune is a nice accompaniment to the video. However, I wish Brian would recognize the poor sound quality on the YouTube video and re-do the soundtrack.
As for the slideshow, he told Chris Lambeth for his blog on F Stoppers:
"I used a somewhat slow shutter speed to capture a little relative motion, but seldom more than a second or so. When the snow was drifting slowly, the results were colorful and etherial. When the snow moved more rapidly however, the spinning color wheel of the projector produced a strobing effect that generated separate red, green, and blue dots where the snowflakes fell… The end results are a wonderful mix of analog photo techniques, augmented by digital projection."
Maffitt, 50, is a founder and chief creative officer for Total Training, which provides online classes in web design, digital video and related technology.


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Obama swears-in twice for second term
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His second term already under way, President Barack Obama aims to set an optimistic tone when he takes the oath again to lead a divided nation seeking solutions to economic woes at home and conflict overseas.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather on the National Mall to witness Obama's swearing in and inaugural address Monday. The celebrations will extend across the nation's capital, including the traditional inaugural parade and a pair of glitzy formal balls.
With January 20 falling on a Sunday meant that Obama would end up being sworn in for his second term twice. Sunday's ceremony was an intimate gathering at the White House with only a dozen family members on hand to witness Chief Justice John Roberts administer the oath of office.
Today in his inaugural address to the crowd in Washington and millions more watching on television, Obama will urge lawmakers to find common ground when they can, and preview his second term goals, including comprehensive immigration reform, stricter gun control laws, and an end to the war in Afghanistan.
"What the inauguration reminds us of is the role we have as fellow citizens in promoting a common good, even as we carry out our individual responsibilities that, the sense that there's something larger than ourselves, gives shape and meaning to our lives," Obama said, previewing his address during brief thank-you remarks to donors at a reception Sunday night.
The mood surrounding Obama's second inaugural is more subdued than it was four years ago, when the swearing in of the nation's first black president drew 1.8 million people to the Mall. Still, organisers were expecting up to 700,000 to attend Monday's events, which would make it the largest second-term inaugural in history.
The weather forecast was encouraging, to a point. High temperatures were predicted for the lower 40s during the day, with a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon and flurries later.
Security was tight across Washington, with several streets near the White House and Capitol Hill closed off. Humvees and city buses were being used to block intersections.
David Richardson of Atlanta and his two young children were among the early crowds heading to the National Mall Monday even before sunrise.
"We wanted to see history, I think, and also for the children to witness that anything is possible through hard work," Richardson said.
Wendy Davis of Rome, Georgia was one of thousands of inaugural attendees who packed Metro trains before sunrise headed for the Capitol and parade route. Davis came four years ago as well but was among the many ticketholders who couldn't get in because of the massive crowds. She was determined to get in this time.
"I thought I was early last time but I obviously wasn't early enough," she said.
The president was officially sworn-in shortly before noon on Sunday, in keeping with the Constitution's mandate that presidents begin their new term on January 20. But because inaugural ceremonies are historically not held on Sundays, the public celebration was pushed to Monday, coinciding with the birthday of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The president and his family will begin their day at a morning church service before heading to the Capitol for the swearing-in. Obama will attend the traditional luncheon with lawmakers before joining marching bands and floats in the inaugural parade, which winds its way from Capitol Hill to the White House.
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I'd like for an expert to create a web-based supply and material request system. The system will be based on Wordpress - it's okay to use 3rd party plugins (free or paid) to complete this project. This is how the system works. Any employee with the username and password logins to the system. Once they log in, then select the project that they're working on and they request materi...
I need an Android app. I would like it designed and built.
Single restaurant online food ordering system Master Admin can add restaurants. similar concept as Limetray
I currently have an application that is an online ordering page for a signs company. The user is able to generate a shopping cart of their sign design (material, finish, text, mounting..etc). They are able to see a preview of the sign on the screen as well. The user can then save the order and come back and checkout at a later time or purchase the order
I need an Android app for food ordering business in my city . I would like it designed and built. I want customizable app for my business like zomato and swiggy.
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i need a good looking UI, and some basic functions that will be needed to online order food from multiple website, just like swiggy or zomato. but there would be no delivery, just order from us and then self-pickup from restaurant or dine in. we need some other function such as flexible menu that can be updated any time by the owners of the restaurant
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We have ecomemrce website and got mails from client: 1)one client tried to order but the messafe appeared the "sesseion" is over and couldnt order 2) shipping costs werent adjusted in one case (supposed to be free but it showed upo as % euros) 3) client tried to send contact email but didnt work as it said toke nexpired Need . a pro in eccomervce
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I need to have a Food ordering and Delivery App for both the platform i.e Android and IOS devices. I want to develop it from the scratch with some additional functionalities. Please bid on this project If you are aware of the Domain. Which platform is better to develop this app? Native or Cross - Platform? Please provide me your expertise on this
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I need an Android app. I would like it designed and built. I want to develop Food Ordering Mobile application but Specifically for Ordering Breakfasts. The application will be having Location based feature in which User will able to locate nearby Restaurants/Food Court/Individual Chefs. At the same time user will also define the route from Location
I need building of a website for food ordering (2 sections, delivery and dine in). Website will include details from 50-100 restaurants all across the country, and will need to be in 3 different languages. I will provide translation for every word myself, you will just need to do english part. Website needs to be in many ways similar to this one:
printing website for products like namecards, brochures, invoice books, stickers etc self ordering, price will change according to finishing, qty, etc what are the online payment options, please advise. targeted audience in singapore
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I need an admin panel created for an online ordering platform. To get an idea of the size of the project you can check out gloriafood.com. The project will be similar in scope and complexity to this so bids should reflect this. This will include creating a custom login/sign up and boarding process. Should be familiar with page element animations as
Multi Sided Marketplace for example: Customer buys from Business for Products Customer buys from Business for Services Business buys from Vendor with Gamification - All the features of Open Source ShareTribe ([login to view URL]) - 3 Sided Marketplace - Web/Android/iOS App - Ability to turn off "delivery" and only allow pickup - Ability to add different "services" ie. beyond...
I need a website for our small restaurant. We want to have an ordering system on the site. It's a new restaurant and there is not any design.
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I need a RN app for android and [login to view URL] app will be about food ordering system. login and register page foods and ordering page finally payment page. I need totally only 4 pages.
I'm looking for an APP in IOS n Android for my business where for regular customer login to order item(normally repeat item) in my store.
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...It must also understand multiple orders. Example: "Hey, I want a burger, a fries, and a drink, thats it". Again, everything in one sentence. By nature this is a very fast ordering system. I am budgeting 250 for when the program works, and 425 for when it is working with an entire menu of 70 items. I had a similar program built easily for the same
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...common database. - Mobile App will read from this common database and show to the restaurant owners all the orders into one tablet instead of having separate tables for each ordering platform before. - This order should also be integrate into POS - Point of Sale system for Kith delivery system for completing the order. - Restaurant owner should also have
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need a ordering system built in to our facebook page. ability for customers to choose menu items, pick up time, take customer payment
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(1) Android and IOS Apps - for Customer to place order from multiple merchants (2) Android and IOS Apps - Merchant Receives Order (3) Merchant control panel - menu engineering (4) Admin Access (5) This Project is similar to Uber Eats and Gloria Food but we have few more features to add. (6) Once this project is up and running, we will pay you for ongoing support as well (i.e updates or changes) (...
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We have cloud base POS for restaurant running more then 50 outlet we want online ordering system(zamato/swiggy/uber eats) to be integrated with our POS so that order placced by customer on above mentioned app can billed directly in our POS.


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Quinnipiac's Samuels-Thomas big presence on the ice
PITTSBURGH -- In the Quinnipiac locker room, Jordan Samuels-Thomas does his best to keep a low profile. Forget about wanting to be the center of attention. He doesn't pull pranks, doesn't joke around. In fact, there are times when he barely makes a sound.
"I just sit there and keep my head down," he says.
On the ice, however. That's a different story.
"He plays big man hockey," defenseman Zach Davies said.
At 6-foot-4, Samuels-Thomas, who was born in West Hartford and grew up in Windsor, is almost impossible to hide. And that's fine. His role is to be in the middle of it all. Just look toward the net, that's usually where you'll find the player his teammates call Gator.
"He's this quiet guy but when he gets onto the ice he just turns into beast mode," forward Kevin Bui said. "And when he's in beast mode, we call him Gator."
It was Gator that set the tone Thursday night and helped carry Quinnipiac into tonight's NCAA championship match-up against Yale, scoring on the power play just 1:47 into the game and adding an assist when linemate Ben Arnt buried the rebound of Samuels-Thomas' initial shot as the Bobcats rolled over St. Cloud State 4-1 and set up a fourth meeting with the Bulldogs.
"Jordan's a high-end offensive player," Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold said. "I thought he was dominant in that first period, the best player on the ice. He really gave us a start with those first two. He was big and strong and St. Cloud ... they didn't know what hit them. He was a huge reason why we won the game."
Huge indeed.
"When I'm on the ice, there's no hiding," he said. "I'm a pretty big guy and I need to play that way for my team and if I want to play at the next level."
Those National Hockey League aspirations came early. First from his father, Cliff Thomas, who put Jordan on skates just after he started to walk. Power-skating lessons came next and soon, Jordan was playing in house hockey leagues in Windsor and Newington. But the sport soon became his passion after Jordan watched the 1992 movie, the Mighty Ducks.
"That movie came out a little after I started playing and it was something that made me love the game even more," he said. "I was a big Boston Bruins fan, too, a big Ray Bourque fan. My dad was really pro-active, getting me to play. We had (Hartford) Whalers season tickets the year before they moved (1996-97). My dad was huge in getting me into the sport."
Samuels-Thomas spent a season in the United States Hockey League with the Waterloo Black Hawks before accepting a scholarship to Bowling Green University.
He had been interested in Quinnipiac and Yale but the Falcons were the first team to express interest and hockey players tend to be fiercely loyal. So Samuels-Thomas headed to Ohio and led Bowling Green in goals and assists his first two seasons before things there started becoming unsettled.
"I had gone through three sets of coaching staffs in my first two years," Samuels-Thomas said. "I led the team in scoring but I didn't think I was learning anything new. I want to play in the NHL and I thought it was time for me to go somewhere else, a place with more stability and I found that here at Quinnipiac."
And Samuels-Thomas learned quickly. Having to sit out last season as a transfer, he spent hours in the weight room, getting stronger. He spent hours on the ice skating after practice, getting faster. Whatever he needed to do to make that NHL dream get a little clearer, Samuels-Thomas did it.
"When he first came here, he had to work on his defense and his compete level," Pecknold said. "Give him credit, he's really worked at that and become a complete player."
His goal against St. Cloud was his team-leading 17th of the season, and his 12 assists stand him second overall in scoring, two points behind Jeremy Langlois.
"Jordan is a big body presence on the ice," said defenseman Dan Federico. "In practice, he's one of the hardest guys to take the puck from. His line, with Bryce (Van Brabant) and Ben (Arnt), they cycle the puck well and you never really know what he's going to do, shoot or pass. He's very hard to defend."
And his presence off the ice?
"He's a pretty quiet guy," said Zach Davies.
"Pretty reserved," added Arnt. "and pretty laid back."
"He's had some interesting hairdos," noted Federico. "He's had a Mohawk, he's had dreads. He's had some interesting hair."
On Friday, Samuels-Thomas sported a normal looking "do," the aftermath, he says, of an early season head shaving to benefit cancer.
"I'm probably going to go back to the Mohawk," he said. "I haven't had the chance to do anything with it so I'm just letting it get rough."
And the beard?
"That's serious," he said. "I'm just setting the tone. It's hockey."
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In 1952, CBS aired a historical reenactment show called "You Are There," hosted by Walter Cronkite, who would begin the program each week with "What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times… and you were there." Actors would play key historical figures and recreate scenes from American and world history and there would be a reporter narrating the scene as it unfolded.
This past Tuesday, Treasurer Steve Grossman and I had a meeting regarding a mortgage relief plan for homeowners and we each spoke about the chance to make significant contributions to the Commonwealth through our roles on Beacon Hill. The Treasurer recalled watching Cronkite's show as a child and expressed the excitement he felt each time the words, "and you were there" were uttered. It was must watch television for him and, as he explained, gave him a unique perspective on history – something he hoped to play a big part of someday.
As my fourth installment for the Beacon Hill Blotter, I hope that I am able to give you a sense of the activity and context of what transpires here at the State House. It's my goal to enlighten and also document the work being done by myself and my colleagues to move Massachusetts forward. Read the rest of this entry »


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Jack Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and president of Vanguard's Bogle Center for Financial Markets Research, said that investors should ignore the idea of the stock market being at "record highs," and not let such "nonsense" affect their long-term decision making.
Appearing on MoneyLife with Chuck Jaffe, MarketWatch senior columnist, Bogle noted that the market's moves over the last few years haven't changed his expectations, and said they should not change anyone else's for the long haul.
In a series of 2010 interviews with Morningstar Inc., Bogle suggested that investors expect a total return of 7% to 7.5% on stocks, and roughly 4.5% on bonds; while the market has risen much faster than that since then, Bogle said his long-term forecast is unchanged.
\"I think stocks are in a general range of reasonable value, and by 'reasonable value' we're talking about price/earnings values," Bogle said. "They are much higher than what Wall Street gives you — they have their own way of working the numbers … they will tell you it's 15 times [earnings], but I will tell you 20 times — but I don't see that a dramatic change will have too much effect on that 7% long term return, either increasing it or reducing it.
"I don't know exactly what to say about a record high," he added. "Yes, it's at a record high, there's no question about that. But dividends are at a record high …. and corporate earnings are at a record high, so it's the inter-relationship between the fundamental value and that ephemeral market price that is the important thing to think about. So record highs, I don't think about that."
Bogle noted that while "every day changes kind of the way you look at things," he's not changing his personal investment program, which involves conservative investments and a large slug of bonds. Even in a rising-rate environment, Bogle said he would stick with the bond position, although he noted that his personal portfolio is municipals and intermediate-term, bonds to mitigate some of the interest-rate risk on long-term bonds.
"The reason I like a bond position is that nothing is guaranteed, and the bond position is like an anchor to windward … or a little dry powder, so when the stock market falls apart – as it will from time to time – you don't get scared and do anything dumb," Bogle said. "I get scared, but I don't do anything dumb."
Bogle will re-join Jaffe for a second interview on MoneyLife, set to air on Wednesday.
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Robert Downey Jr. was seeing double at the People's Choice Awards.
The star of "The Judge" and "Iron Man" picked up the trophies for favorite dramatic movie actor and favorite movie actor at Wednesday's fan-favorite ceremony honoring stars in film, television and music.
"This is perfect for me because I love people, I'm crazy about movies, and I prefer people who love my movies," Downey said.
"The Big Bang Theory" also won multiple honors. The sitcom about a group of scientists was awarded trophies for favorite network TV comedy and favorite TV show, while co-star Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting was chosen as favorite comedic TV...


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Major: Sports, Arts and Entertainment ManagementMinor: DanceInternship: Marketing Intern at The Andy Warhol Museum Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.High School: Serra Catholic High SchoolExpected graduation: May 2015College activities: Student film actorHobbies/interests: Dancing, teaching dance, spending time with family and friends, Twitter addict and playing with my dog, JackTwitter: @brookehperkins Instagram: @bhperki
I was interested in an arts marketing internship and had the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh in mind, being that I frequent them often. I wanted to give back to the arts community so I figured the Andy Warhol Museum or Carnegie Museum of Fine Art would be a great fit. I spoke with SAEM Professor Teresa Gregory, with whom I've had many classes, and asked her what steps I should take. She helped me edit my cover letter and resume and land a phone interview with the person who is now my supervisor at The Warhol.
The biggest influence I had in choosing Point Park was the dance program. As a kid, I auditioned and participated in the International Summer Dance Intensives at Point Park and I fell in love with the studios, teachers and the idea of dancing all day, every day. Unfortunately, I did not get into the dance program immediately after my graduation from Serra Catholic, but I was accepted to the University academically with a scholarship. I'm a native of Pittsburgh and still had the idea of reaching toward becoming a dance major in mind, so I attended Point Park with high hopes of auditioning again. However, I was also feeling out other options and majors the University had to offer. I decided to take on the SAEM major for many reasons. After the intro class, I realized there was a world apart from what happens on stage to what goes into making a performance or any entertainment possible. I liked how coveted the jobs in the sports, arts and entertainment industries make for a competitive atmosphere among my peers. In a way, these jobs are just as highly regarded as the material they promote. I loved knowing I could be the reason why or why not someone would attend a show or event, just like how a certain artist or entertainer makes an audience. I also love the fast-paced, creative efforts in making arts and entertainment possible and relevant. No day is the same, and there is always something to do.Lastly, not having to leave my hometown and already being familiar with the campus was a huge influence as well. I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I was a concert runner for Bruce Springsteen's show at Soldiers and Sailors Hall this past spring, and I work at Ulta at The Waterfront. I have learned how important customer service is no matter the product. I have found that even attending events around town whether it be a concert, the gallery crawl, a dance performance or a sporting event, it is great experience to observe what is going on in terms of the production and planning. I am constantly tuned into ads around town and that even helps with being able to see what brings people to events. Also, I do a lot of posting online for events coming from The Warhol. I worked at the museum's 20th anniversary gala and was able to see the intricate planning and media relations involved in the event.
As corny as it is, I LOVE both my dance and SAEM classes so the "workload" is never a burden. Both aspects of my dancing and business classes are so competitive in nature, so there is no time to stress over either. The professors and their connections in both COPA and SAEM are phenomenal. I feel that it is up to us as students to continually prove ourselves with the work we do that we deserve the opportunities allotted to us on a daily basis.
However, in the more literal sense of balancing classes, I usually try to schedule dance classes to start my day, then SAEM classes to finish, with breaks in between to work on homework or projects.
My goal is ultimately to become a professional dancer even though the career itself tends to be extremely short-lived. With that knowledge however, I am so happy to be a part of the SAEM department and the infinite possibilities of employment in the arts and entertainment fields. Going back to dance, I was accepted into the Rockette Summer Intensive and will be going to New York City in early August and am hoping for a positive experience there. I do not feel I would have been accepted without my dance experience and training from Point Park. After dancing, there are plans of a new Andy Warhol Museum to open in New York City's Lower East Side, so that could be a possibility in the future, but I am primarily focused on dance. Either way, I am sure I will end up in the "Big Apple."
I would recommend to all COPA students to double up with their performing arts studies with SAEM studies. Since you are already on a campus that promotes both sides of the business, it is smart to take advantage of both programs. For prospective students considering Point Park, even if you don't get accepted into the program you want right away, my best advice is to stay confident and work extremely hard and be thankful of the outcome either way. There is no shame in trying a million times rather than not trying at all or giving up after one small bump in the road!
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How many times must I answer it? Read this: Circumcision.
IF you and your unclean kind - apostate Christians, drunks and whores - were honest with yourself and others, which you've sadly proven time and again you're not ("Christians" in denial), you would know and agree circumcision isn't even an issue today as it was in the days of the early Sabbath-keeping Church of God. However, your unclean kind vomit it as a diversionary tactic, a dishonest distraction, refusing to be circumcised of your unclean hearts and Gentile practices, your modified pagan holidays, preferring your strange perversions of Sunday instead of Sabbath and doctrines of demons instead of the plain truth of the Bible.
You seriously need to be circumcised of your traditional idolatry and Christian immorality, or Yahshua will cut you off forever, as you've been warned.
Plea to Diehard Catholics & Protestants to Repent
Monday, April 19, 2010
Traditional Christians need to be circumcised of their Gentile ways!
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Kings F Stoll back for Game 1
Chicago, IL – Forward Jarret Stoll has returned to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for Saturday's opener of the Western Conference finals against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Stoll sat out the final six games of the Kings' series with San Jose in the conference semifinals due to a concussion he sustained from a hit by the Sharks' Raffi Torres in Game 1 back on May 14. Torres was suspended for the remainder of the set for the play.
The 10-year veteran totaled seven goals and 11 assists over 48 games during the regular season, while winning 56 percent of his faceoff draws. He totaled just one assist in seven prior postseason appearances.


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We are a new Australian software company, we've been busy over the past several years developing three exciting and innovative software products which we're about to unleash on the public.
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If its cheap and no win then win:win!
HP will make another run at the fondleslab market. During a conference call regarding HP's astonishing decision to keep its PC biz after all, the company said it will bring out a Windows 8 tablet and is evaluating what to do with webOS, the TouchPad tablet operating system. Although ex-HP CEO Leo Apotheker killed off the …
They're dropping WebOS to replace it with windows? Now the new windows may be a fantastic OS but HP are waaay off here.
From personal experience HP/Palm devices were always let-down by terrible hardware. The WebOS was one of the best user interfaces around, pretty, intuitive and for the most part reliable. Changing your OS and crossing your fingers isn't going to make it all ok HP, get your head outa your @ss.
It's a shame nokia didn't buy Palm instead of HP. Could have produced something to rival andriod.
In my experience (Palm Tungsten T5) there was nothing wrong with the hardware or software. It's faster than my Android phone, never ever crashed when using legit software, and still runs all day as a backup geocaching device. And it's a great sounding MP3 player.
Proper sync to PC / MS Office and plays nicely with Linux too!
Fail indeed...
Fair point.... we've just had different personal experiences. 2 friends and I had palm pre's at one point. Unfortunately the hardware failed on all 3 (6 if you include the replacements we all received) to varying degrees... We all loved the Linux based WebOS though.
Would be a real shame to see it go, I'd still consider a WebOS phone despite the chronic hardware problems I've had in the past.
I don't have experience with Palm phones, but the PDA's were (and still are) pretty solid. New (in box) Tungstens still sell at a premium on E-Bay and used ones rarely go for less than 50-60 $, which means that people are expecting them to keep on working.
I wanted WebOS to work because I have such a long history of using Palm Desktop and I wanted to continue. However, before it was cancelled I asked on an HP forum about synchronizing to Palm Desktop and was told I didn't want to do that, that cloud services were better anyway and, no, there were no plans to provide this! I was more than a bit dis-chuffed to be so patronisingly fobbed off and - the next week - the TouchPad was dumped so it became a moot point (still pissed off I didn't manage to get a cheap one!).
I am now stuck with third party software to sync with my Andoid 'phone which is painfully slow (and a bit flaky, but it gets there in the end).
I am still not convinced by an 'all-in-one' smartphone and may go back to my Tungsten E because it is way better as a PDA. I can take the strange looks I get when I have two (OK, three, no four - separate GPS and camera!) separate devices bulging in my pockets. The big problem is that they all sue different chargers.....
Its not all bad news... HP is a huge company, and there is a market for Windows 8 touchpads. What they didn't say was that they were killing off WebOS for Windows, they just said they were focusing on getting a Windows 8 tablet out....Now I would be focusing more intently on WebOS, but just because they rush out a me-too product to participate in Windows 8 market doesn't mean they will kill WebOS.
That said, I would much rather see them working on TouchPad 2 and Pre 4 than wasting time with the slim margins the Window 8 pads will get them.
and of course the whole dropping WebOS might turn out to be a "yet". So they always could still can it, or sell it off (spinning it off into Palm again would be the best Idea, I know I for one would buy overpriced stock in a new independant Palm that was committed to WebOS)
"products that are highly desirable by individuals and highly desirable by CIOs"
Ain't gonna happen mate. Because that's precisely what brought consumerization up as a topic in the first place.
An end user's heaven of simplicity, usability and customization is very close to the definition of a CIO's hell. If a product can be as controlled, standardised and administered as modern security best practice dictates, then it will stink of meh to high heaven and most consumers/end users will steer clear of it.
Tl;dr good luck with that
They need to rescue something from it. They've said it's going in their printers. If they decide to do an about face with their mobiles as well then then that might be a start. If people can also run WebOS apps on Windows (and maybe other OSes) with the minimum of fuss that would be even better. If they make something shoppy and cloudy with all of that then they might actually get somewhere; your business apps with your data wherever you are.
It would achieve what Java didn't, Java basically got confined to server side.
You can't charge iPad prices for something that's not an iPad. It is the brand and class leader. Does it do pretty much the same thing? Yes for my use-case - videos, read files and news, surf. Hey, it was $149! I got 4 for the price of one iPad :-)
I like webOS a lot bar the fact that nobody will permit me to buy apps as I'm not in an officially-supplied territory. There's always Preware and some other sources to help, though.
My message to HP is this: spec it right, price it right (i.e. below iPad) and monetise elsewhere too. Mobile usage is going to soar, are you going to miss the boat? Win8 might help you too as you'll not be last to the party anymore with your OS (not that I think webOS is bad at all).
Decent spec'd hardware, at what was essentially a fair market price, and a reasonable OS failed to sell. So they canned it.
Now they want to sell what we assume will be a decent spec tablet, which they are going to have to sell at a fair market price, with an unknown OS? Let's face it, MS haven't exactly covered themselves with glory in the smartphone / mobile OS arena, and no one really knows how well the public are going to take to it.
But they expect it to sell and sell well enough to pay the licensing fees and still make a profit on it?
Perhaps HP are being sneaky here. MS want Win8 to succeed on a tablet and HP is a prime MS OEM. If you make the tablet WebOS only, there's nothing in it for MS and you are competing against your supplier. However, threaten WebOS on a tablet and see what licensing concessions you can wring from MS - now that might be clever.
WebOS doesn't need the fondleslabs, isn't it on all HP laptops as an instant-on function? I hope it isn't just bargained away for some concession from MS. There is hope though, with the HP & Calxeda hookup and HP's current desire to do things for itself, perhaps it will survive.
I'm not sure about the tablets though. It would be hard to compete against Apple and Android, even with a technically good product. Apple has the media content sewn up in Itunes and Android has open-source do-anything appeal. Perhaps it could find customers running from the android legal issues, but does it too appears to fall afoul of the "swipe to unlock" "invention" by apple?
Put WebOS into an HP monitor (with USB for keyboard & mouse) and you have a fairly thin client for very little cash. The screen is the expensive bit, the cpu is cheap. Also remember these are ARM chips - which are what run printers. Perhaps webos will be HP's platform. You don't need a gui in a printer, but a single development target might be handy. Perhaps you'd like a slice of the lucrative corporate IP phone market - ARM chips and touchscreen capabilities at the high-end might be just the thing. All those ILO cards - I wonder what they run? Management of all those switches has to be done from something.
With the current trend for more smaller devices, having your own low-power OS seems like a good idea. HP probably have the hardware expertise to pull it off, let's hope the vision is there too.
I have to wonder, since Hewlett-Packard has already spent the 1.2-billion dollars to buy Palm, how much more money does it take at this point to keep WebOS in development? Possibly very little in comparison? Considering how much money they have already spent on WebOS, I wonder if keeping WebOS alive, well, and continually developed would be worth it so that it can be used as an additional "feature" of HP tablets and PCs that HP's marketing department could then promote as a selling point.
To explain what I mean, why couldn't Hewlett-Packard sell their tablets and PCs with a version of WebOS stored on a flash-based "Disk-on-Chip", kind of like how many of the old 8-bit micros (like the Commodore 128 that I was playing with earlier tonight) had a BASIC interpreter included in their ROMs as part of the unit. That way, when a customer buys a tablet or a PC from HP that is running Windows 8, they also get a built-in copy of WebOS that they can duel-boot into as a special additional extra feature. Or, if a customer is on a budget, they could buy their tablet or PC for cheaper without the extra cost of the Windows 8 license and just use WebOS. That way, whether Windows is installed on the system or not, the HP tablets and PCs will always be capable of doing something "right out of the box." In a world where PCs are basically all about the same from every vendor because of their commodity hardware and common Windows OS, having this extra little feature of having a free copy of WebOS included in an embedded Disk-on-Chip and always ready to go would be a great way for HP's products to stand out in the crowd and provide more value to their customers. Just an idea, especially since they have already invested so much money into WebOS already!
Step 1: Purchase WebOS with Palm for $1.2 Billion
Step 2: Throw toys out of pram when 1st WebOS product fails to sell due to being slightly under performing and idiotically overpriced.
Step 3: Take bribe from Microsoft to start "focussing on Windows"
Step 4: ????
In fact it could be argued that 2 and 3 are in the wrong order.
As for 4, and considering that we are talking HP here, that will be a big fat FAIL
Nothing interesting in mobile until 2013 and you've seen your folly yet again? It seems you've opted to follow Nokia and RIM into the dark. Oh, well. It was to be expected. Redmond's got you by the short curly ones and they're steering hard.
Asus looks to deliver more of what we want from mobile on 11/9/2011, and others will follow. It's not like if you and Dell won't give us what we want, nobody else will. Not any more. Those days are done. We get what we want no matter what you do.
So farewell and thanks for all the tech.
There have always been 2 separate tablets in development within HP, with the Windows one being more 'business' focused and running slightly later in development. I don't think the fates of the WebOS Touchpad and the Windows Tablet are necessarily linked.
I've always thought that WebOS would shine if it ran on Android class hardware. That's all WebOS needs to reap the whirlwind of profit. But the issue is that, if Windows 8 runs on PC's, Tablets, and Smartphones, you've created an end to end solution that provides all the hardware and software integration needed on the desktop and mobile levels, with a support infrastructure that can be managed in an effective and organized manner. The first non-palm handheld I ever had was a Windows Mobile based Compaq iPaq that integrated very well with the corporate network at my place of work. WebOS, awesome as it is, doesn't really figure into a fully integrated end to end solution like that of Windows. I wouldn't be too shocked if HP didn't decide on a Windows Mobile Enterprise smartphone strategy for business. It would be nice if they did something with Web OS in that space, but I'm not seeing how that would fit into or integrate with a Windows end to end solution.


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'New dimension' High-tech house calls let doctors go global
Omaha World Herald
This article was written by Michael Kelly and published Tuesday, May 25th 2010
Michael Kelly
Just back from Kuwait, the head of the Nebraska Medical Center's international program said Monday that its relationships with other countries have reached "a new dimension."
Nizar Mamdani says the med center now has formal connections with 118 medical institutions in 44 countries and is offering telepathology and electronic second opinions.
Yes, surgeons from Omaha are on the cutting edge. But these new services are cutting-edge, too. Specialists can view medical records over a secure Web site and give medical opinions to patients in other nations within two to four days. Telepathology, meanwhile, allows docs in Omaha to examine electronically scanned slides of patients' biopsied tissue. The program is starting now under agreements with medical centers in Mexico, India, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
"This is brand new," Mamdani said. "It's just been introduced in this country." Mamdani (whose first name is pronounced Nee-ZAR) started the International Health Care Services program at the med center 10 years ago. He has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles setting up relationships.
"We establish comfort levels between our specialists and those in other countries," he said. "The idea is the more they know about our institution and programs, the more comfortable they will be in referring patients here." International patients pay cash, either from their own resources or under health care arrangements with their countries.
Hundreds of patients have traveled to Omaha the past decade, with more than 40 from 11 countries this year alone.
A recent success story is Jana Al Yami of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who turned 2 years old on May 7. She had intestinal failure at birth and required tube feeding, but her parents brought her to Omaha in November for a small-bowel transplant. She may go home soon.
Besides world-class medical care, patients and families receive what Mamdani calls a full range of personal care – local transportation, translation, special meals and help with financial transactions and sightseeing.
Jana's family was introduced to local Muslims and has worshipped at their mosque. A Presbyterian minister from New Zealand was hooked up with a church in Bellevue while his child was here.
Mamdani, 63, a former businessman, is a native of Tanzania who was living in Atlanta when he brought his wife to Omaha in 1998 for cancer treatment. She died a year later, but he was so impressed with the skill and compassion in Omaha that he persuaded med center officials to let him start the international health care program. He later married an Omahan, Marsha Davidson, and plans to stay here — except when traveling, which is often. "I'm hooked on Omaha," he said. "I love my work and the people here."


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Edinson Cavani's father is the latest member of the Cavani clan to wade into the debate over the Uruguayan striker's future - saying his son wants to play for Real Madrid.
The Napoli ace has been linked with a host of clubs this summer - including Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Chelsea appear to be in the driving seat for his signature but have had their initial offer, which fell below Cavani's £53 million release clause, rejected.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed last week that Chelsea had been in contact to discuss an offer for Cavani, while the player's mother yesterday revealed that he was win talks with Manchester City and Real Madrid - but not the Stamford Bridge-based club.
Now his father is the latest to go public with his views on how he sees his son's future.
Luis Cavani told Marca."Cavani's intention is to play in a team like Real Madrid,"
He added: "He is excited about it and is very willing to see it through. He has told the family in private that he wants to join Real Madrid but if he declares it publicly it will annoy Napoli.
"There has been contact with Real Madrid's lawyers and now we are waiting for the two clubs to meet. I hope it happens and that talks take place as soon as possible. Who wouldn't want to play for Real Madrid?
"It's not just up to Edi, they are talking about €65m and Napoli won't negotiate for any less."
Cavani is currently away on international duty with Uruguay, and is unlikely to make a decision over his future any time soon - should Napoli accept an offer or if one of his suitor's activates his release clause.
The 26-year-old seemed to contradict his father's claims earlier this week when he handed both Manchester City and Chelsea a boost by saying he didn't think his style was suited to playing in La Liga.


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Charles Dolan Receives Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award
For nearly 22 years, Charles Dolan taught the importance of building a solid foundation with structural integrity. And he often did it with cultural flair, citing the Sword of Damocles as a metaphor for the consequences of structural failure or quoting Babylonian King Hammurabi to demonstrate the outcome -- in the king's words, death -- of faulty construction.
Dolan, who retired this past December as the University of Wyoming H.T. Person Chair of Engineering and served as a professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, is the winner of the 2013 John P. Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award. The Ellbogen award recognizes the long, distinguished and exemplary career of one senior faculty member who has excelled as a teacher at UW.
"A goal I had set for myself was to teach the fundamentals and practice of engineering and, at the same time, instill in the students a sense of wonder of what can be accomplished, and an understanding beyond that which occurs in textbook learning," Dolan says.
Robert Ettema, UW College of Engineering and Applied Science dean, lauded Dolan for developing "a remarkable set of motivating, freshmen design challenges" that are used in the Introduction to Engineering course. Over the years, design challenges have included automotive safety designs, wind-energy generators, Styrofoam airplanes, and robots that could climb hills, crawl up walls and swim underwater.
"In the past decade, more than 3,000 students have participated in this challenge," Dolan says.
Before coming to UW, Dolan first worked for ABAM Engineers Inc., in Federal Way, Wash., from 1967-1988, and was vice president of the company from 1976-1988. Dolan has been a professional design consultant since 1967. Some of his projects include the Palm Island monorail in Dubai, the original people mover guide way at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Disney World monorail in Orlando, Fla.
It is this private-sector experience that has been of great value in Dolan's teaching, Ettema says.
"Our faculty tend to focus largely on technical skills, but Charlie truly understands that soft skills, including teamwork and communication, are every bit as important to the success of our graduates," Ettema says.
In addition to his regular courses, Dolan taught Honors Program courses on a voluntary overload basis.
"My approach to the Honors Program is that these students have a much higher probability of being leaders in tomorrow's society," he says.
Duncan Harris, associate professor and Honors Program director, recalls an honors course about Gothic cathedrals that Dolan team-taught with Kristine Utterback, a UW associate professor of religious studies.
"Students built Gothic arches and flying buttresses on Prexy's Pasture to understand how they worked," Harris says.
Dolan came to UW in 1991 as an associate professor of structural engineering. During his time at UW, Dolan has generated more than $2.5 million in external funding, which supported undergraduate and graduate research students. Dolan has directed master's degree and doctoral students -- an average of two graduates per year during his tenure. He also has mentored five Rhodes Scholar candidates.
Dolan was the H.T. Person Chair of Engineering at UW from 2003-2012. The first endowed chair established in UW's College of Engineering and Applied Science, it focuses on undergraduate education. He was named a UW Top Professor in 1995, 2003 and 2010.
He received the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Martin P. Korn Award in 2011; UW's Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Professor for 2011; Tau Beta Pi's Wyoming Eminent Engineer of the Year in 2009; and the American Concrete Institute's (ACI) Arthur R. Anderson Award in 2005. He also won that group's Delmar L. Bloem Award for meritorious service in 1998. Dolan is the only person at UW ever selected to serve the ACI's building code committee for concrete structures.
He lectured at Cornell from 1986-1989 and was an associate professor of structural design at the University of Delaware from 1989-1991. Dolan received his doctorate and his master's degree in civil engineering, both from Cornell University; and his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
"A teacher's job is to open a door to new ideas," Dolan says. "Whether the student passes through the door or passes by the door depends, to a large degree, on how much interest is generated on the other side. My goal has been to generate interest, push some to higher levels and bring along those who are lagging."


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- Nov 18:
- Deadline for flood victims to apply for relief in Superior extended to Dec. 9
- Nov 14:
- Sunshine Canyon Drive, Flagstaff Road to reopen to all users Saturday
- Nov 6:
- Superior Chamber establishes relief fund for residents affected by floods
- Oct 15:
- Boulder County homeowner haunted by mysterious concrete block
- Oct 5:
- Boulder area car buyers warned how to avoid flood-damaged autos
- Boulder Reservoir draws 300 volunteers for flood clean-up, repairs
- Oct 4:
- Vail Resorts to put 150 employees to work fixing flood-ravaged Coal Creek Trail
- Oct 3:
- Superior launches Flood Buster program to match volunteers with victims
- Oct 1:
- Superior to hold rescheduled flood repair volunteer project Saturday
- Superior to hold flood impact public meeting tonight
- Sep 25:
- Superior to host volunteer project day Saturday to repair flood damage
- Sep 22:
- Boulder County flood victims facing housing crunch
- Sep 21:
- Boulder ceremony honors memory of couple lost in flood
- Boulder begins inspections of flood-damaged properties Monday
- Sep 18:
- Collection for flood relief at final Art Night Out on Friday in Lafayette
- Sep 15:
- 'Camp Erie' to provide activities for kids during flood-related school closure next week
- Sep 14:
- 234 people remain unaccounted as rescuers gain ground
- Residents, officials: We will come back.
- Road closures in Boulder, east county and surrounding area
- Closings, cancellations and re-openings post flood
- Boulder area canyons remain isolated
- Boulder County's major reservoirs holding steady, despite week's deluge
- Fifth-graders stranded at Cal-Wood near Jamestown return to Louisville
- Officials: Extensive road damage still being assessed
- Boulder County to provide community dumpsters for flood cleanup
- 234 remain 'unaccounted for', rescuers slowly gain ground
- Sep 13:
- Rescue crews help Lefthand Canyon residents evacuate
- St. Vrain schools closed until Thursday, BVSD officials still deciding when to reopen
- In the mouth of Boulder Canyon: The aftermath of a 100-year flood
- Football: No make-up date yet as CU postpones game against Fresno State because of flood
- East Boulder County emerges from a tough night of evacs, road closures
- Boulder to see some relief, but more rain in forecast
- U.S. 36 reopened in both directions between Denver and Boulder
- 181 'unaccounted for,' at least 3 dead in Boulder County
- Flood-related closures in Boulder County for Friday, Sept. 13
- List of Boulder County road closures due to flooding
- Boulder police chief tours flood damage, says 'things are looking better'
- Eldorado Springs residents ordered to evacuate due to high waters, mudslide risk
- Sep 12:
- Surge of water carrying cars, other debris flattens in Boulder Canyon
- Evacuations ordered for 4,000 residents along Boulder Creek
- Flooding claims at least 2 lives in Boulder, Jamestown
- RTD suspends numerous bus routes in Boulder
- 2nd Boulder flooding fatality was recent Centaurus grad Wesley Quinlan, friends say
- 100-year-flood: Boulder rainfall records swamped in dueling weather systems
- Louisville, Lafayette open shelters as creeks swell; downtown Superior under evac order
- Homeless people turned away from Boulder flood shelter
- Flooding prompts evacuations near Erie; community center to serve as shelter
- BVSD: Students at Jamestown's CalWood Education Center are safe
- Closures: Host of area roads closed, as well as CU, Naropa, Boulder Valley, St. Vrain schools
- Firefighter trapped by 'wall of water' rescued, suffers severe injuries
- Boulder registers wettest 24-hour period, and month, on record
- Sheriff asks Boulder County residents to stay home today, keep roads clear
- 500-year flood nearly cuts Longmont in two, forces evacuations
- National Guard carries evacuees from Lyons, delivers supplies
- Boulder flood: Live social media coverage of flash-flood emergency
Boulder was under a flash flood warning into Saturday night, with a high likelihood of more rain on top of an already saturated and flooded landscape through late in the day Sunday.
The Boulder area breathed a sigh of relief earlier Saturday under partly cloudy skies, but clouds built in as the day went on, bringing with them a few scattered showers and highs in the upper 70s.
There remained a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, with rain showers likely along with isolated thunderstorms possible after midnight.
Rain showers are likely Sunday, with a chance of thunderstorms. It will be cooler, with highs in the mid-60s and the chance of precipitation at 60 percent.
A flash flood watch, said National Weather Service program manager Byron Louis, would likely remain in place into early evening hours.
"The possibility of flooding will linger through the rest of the day, for the most part," Louis said.
Monday should mark the beginning of significant improvement, with temperatures in the mid-to upper-- 70s, and the chance of rain at just 20 percent. It gets even better after that, with temperatures near 80 and very little chance of rain.
"Once we get through this next system, we'll be in good shape, and then it looks completely dry, Tuesday through Friday," NWS meteorologist Scott Entrekin said.
Although the rain is expected to finally let up, the danger of flooding from water already on the ground remains.
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Fredin said the alerts concerning possible flood activity are subject to frequent revision.
"They've just been non-stop," Fredin said. "Another wave of watches and warnings could be coming up.
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Officers shot and killed a man in the southern edge of Echo Park this afternoon after he opened fire on them with an AK-47 assault rifle, police said. No officers were injured during the shoot out, which took place at about 4:30 P.M. near Temple Street and Union Avenue, said LAPD spokeswoman April Harding. Police were pursing the vehicle after a check on the license plate determined that the occupants were armed and dangerous. After being cornered by police, the suspect got out of his car and started firing the rifle at officers, Harding said. She had no other details about the incident.
Update @ 6:39 P.M.: The vehicle had been car jacked the day before in Los Angeles, said Sgt. Mitzi Grasso at the scene of the shooting. The shooting took place in an alleyway called Montezuma Place behind the Tribal Cafe. One resident said he heard about a dozen, rapid-fire shots followed by three, large blasts. Grasso said investigators were still trying to determine what happened, including if the suspect had opened fire.
Temple Street between Burlington on the west and Glendale Boulevard on the east has been blocked off.
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LAPD officers shoot, kill armed man in Echo Park. L.A. Now
Police shoot and kill car jacking suspect in Echo Park. CBS2


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Island of Ischia
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Known as the "green island" due to its lush vegetation, Ischia is the largest island in the Bay of Naples and one of its major attractions. The coastline is carpeted with pine woods and indented with creeks and bays sheltering colourful villages; olive groves and vineyards cover the hillsides dotted with white houses adorned with arbours. Rising out of the sea as the result of a volcanic eruption during the Tertiary Era, Ischia is home to numerous hot springs with various medicinal properties.


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Saucier's book is known not just for its recipes but also for its risqué illustrations of young women. Well, I say risqué, but they're only so by 1950s standards. Today, they're rather tame. Personally, I think they're charming and fun. I know, I know. Portraying women in such a cartoonish way has its pitfalls, as does associating drinking and sex. And yet I still think that this book is harmless fun.
I recently bought the new DVD-ROM set Playboy Cover to Cover: The 50s. (The publisher, Bondi, has also released 40 years of Rolling Stone, cover to cover. Some of you know that the New Yorker has a similar product; I wish magazines like Esquire and Atlantic would do the same, frankly.)
As I was paging through the Playboy DVD-ROM, though, I found something that surprised me, though it shouldn't have, in the second issue ever published:
Page 34, which isn't safe for work, follows after the jump:
(Disclaimer: Playboy is known for vigorously protecting its IP. I think what I've done here is fair use, especially since Greystone Press–or its successor–owns the copyright for the second image. I may be violating the terms of use, though. I don't know, I didn't read the damn thing when I installed the software. If I must take down the images, I'll probably take down the whole post.)


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knowoffice needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
knowplace Family of Sites http://knowplace.ca
We've been in business since 1988. We're a training, mentoring and consulting business that moved completely online in 2000. We began as a single-purpose training website: knowplace. We became the knowplace Family of Sites when our participants told us that they wanted to share and learn together in similar target groups.
We teach/mentor work-place based trainers, school teachers, coaches etc. to host their own courses, or coach their online clients online. We offer workshops, courses, mentoring, and certificate programs. We're very hands-on but yet virtual. We're proud to be a Canadian company and work online locally and globally.
We do our best to figure out what our prospective students/clients want and try to treat people the way that we want to be treated. We're told that our standards are high and we make our students work very hard. We only use open source and freeware products.
knowplace is the corporate entity and link between our various online training communities that attract different target groups. Each community is branded with the word 'know' and is developing differently with it's own co-ordinators and look and feel for their different target groups.
Our business is completely virtual. We never, if ever meet in-person. Our facilitators, co-ordinators, and office staff all work online.
This logo will be placed on our corporate site/homepage: knowplace Family of Sites. On this site, we describe our training and consulting services and provide links to our communities and further information.
This logo is our brand and trademark and will be seen by "suits" and eg: a school teacher, a life coach who wants to do what they do online. This logo that sets the stage for everything that we do. It must serve a variety of masters when we:
* promote our business in partner sites;
* submit proposals to government;
* adapt the logo to the various names of our 'child' training/community sites;
* use it for our business cards, print brochures, faxes and invoices etc.
The site links to the training and services that take place in our variety of training/online community sites. All sites are identified and linked together graphically in the logo with the word 'know' This logo will be adapted for our community sites, eg:
* knowCOACH is where we train employment counsellors and life coaches to work online with clients;
* knowSCHOOLS is where we train school teachers to teach online;
* knowCAMPUS is where we offer in-depth certificate programs with our university partner to help people teach/moderate/coach online with their clients
* knowOPENSOURCE is where we will offer Moodle and other training in Canada and beyond.
Successful designer will be asked to adapt the design for our online training institutions logos, as well as our letterhead, business cards etc.
When people see this logo -- it MUST be unique, different, memorable and not at all conservative. We prefer designs that are considered by many to be strange, different and wild. We want to be noticed. We only like strong, clean design.
Lettering: knowplace (all lower case) Family of Sites (Upper and lower case)
The image must:
* be instantly recognized world-wide as a Canadian company,
* colours permitted are: red, white and black;
* Family of Sites should be included in the logo (using a Capital 'F' and capital 'S'
* The word 'know' is the common element in our site names. The logo must be adaptable to our community sites eg: knowCOACH, knowSCHOOLS, knowMOODLE, knowCAMPUS Perhaps with graphics or with the font in the word 'know';
* Sans-serif fonts only.
More information here: http://knowplace.ca/moodle/mod/book…terid=3814
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Nearly Guilt-Free Pineapple Cheese ToastFrom CAMERON'S CRAG BED & BREAKFAST
1 cup low-calorie apricot preserves
1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
8 oz. low-calorie cream cheese
1 can juice-pack pineapple
In a mixing bowl, combine the cheeses, preserves and drained pineapple. Slice, French bread in 3/4 inch slices. Generously coat half of the slices with cheese mixture. Top with the second slice of bread. Combine the ingredients for Country French Toast.
Coat each side of the "sandwich" in egg mixture and brown lightly. Top with apricot or peach preserves; place on foil lined baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve with Praline Syrup.


text: Gettysburg: Battle on the Family Farm July 3, 2013 02:55 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgWeb.com Editors Email On July 5, "AgDay" presents a special episode remembering the farm families whose lives were forever changed by the historic Battle of Gettysburg. This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought in the United States. Roughly 165,000 American soldiers clashed during the three-day battle, resulting in 51,000 casualties. But it wasn't just the soldiers who suffered. Farm families who lived in and around the battlefield were also changed forever. With fields left trampled and barns emptied of hay, many of those farms were left devastated. It's those families that "AgDay" will be remembering on July 5. Tune in to your local station to watch this very special episode. Here's a preview: Back to news


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Shady Side, MD Rental Homes and Apartments for Rent
Search rentals in Shady Side, MD. At RentalGuide.net, we have comprehensive rental listings to help you find Shady Side apartments for rent. You can also find rental houses and condos. Click on a listing to view details, or refine your search for Shady Side apartments to search by price, beds and other criteria.


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Winter means boots, and lots of them. Boots can be worn for a host of different reasons; many are undoubtedly chosen for their utility, such as army boots or work boots, while it's the formality of others, such as dress boots or equestrian boots, which appeals. Meanwhile some, such as Diemme's hiking boots and Red Wing's biker boots, fill both these roles.
Just as there's a wide variety of boots, so there's a variety of ways to lace them. These can be selected for reasons of practicality or style; anything from unremarkable schemes that are worn purely for comfort, through to distinctive-looking patterns that will undoubtedly attract attention. A well-executed lacing pattern is the important finishing touch to any pair of boots, and indeed your outfit. Above are five contrasting techniques, some of which only you will appreciate, and some of which are likely to start some conversations.
To avoid a messy result, try to be consistent with crossovers. Either always cross left over right, or always right over left, or always alternate.
For a symmetrical look, reverse the crossovers on the other boot.
When tying, avoid a "granny knot" or "slip knot", which both sit crooked and come undone. A correctly tied shoelace knot should sit straight across the boot and stay secure.
Better still, learn one of the many secure shoelace knots, which will survive any boot-related punishment, whether you're out hiking, or riding your motorbike.
Different lacing methods will require different lace styles and lengths. For laces galore, go to mrlacy.com


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Last month, the Portland City Council's Housing and Community Development Committee voted 3-1 to enter into closed-door negotiations with the hotel development company vying to buy Congress Square Park. Since then, developments in Istanbul and Old Orchard Beach have shown Portlanders two ways to address this travesty should the full council be foolish enough to approve the sale of our park in the coming months.
In Turkey, a peaceful protest against a plan to turn a public park into a shopping mall has morphed into mass demonstrations that now threaten to topple the government. In Old Orchard, citizens of the town effectively toppled their government this week by voting to replace six of the seven members of the town council following a dispute sparked by the council's decision to fire the town manager last March.
A protest occupation of Congress Square Park would be warranted, and so would the removal of any councilors who vote this summer to sell it. That said, the credible threat of a successful recall vote could be enough to convince councilors on the wrong side of this issue to preserve and improve Congress Square instead, making divisive protest and recall efforts unnecessary.
I do not suggest a recall vote lightly. In fact, I cannot recall ever supporting a local recall effort before. The Portland City Council has made plenty of decisions over the past 15 years that I've disagreed with, but the sale of Congress Square would be an exceptionally egregious betrayal of the public's trust.
What makes this different than, say, a vote to approve a crummy budget or pass a boneheaded ordinance?
The city budget is rewritten and approved every year, so short-sighted funding decisions can usually be revisited and remedied before any real, permanent damage is done to our public infrastructure and quality of life.
An obnoxious ordinance can be repealed through a "people's veto" process. If a petition to repeal the law is signed by at least 1,500 registered voters and meets various other administrative standards, the council must either take the law off the books or put the matter before Portland voters in a citywide referendum.
The sale of Congress Square is not a budgetary decision and would not, in any practical sense, be reversible. If the hotel developers are allowed to purchase most of the park and build an event center upon it for their exclusive use, the space will effectively be lost to the public for generations.
The sale would not involve an ordinance, either. The park's supporters could try to introduce a measure protecting this public space, but if a majority of the council supports the sale, the same majority would simply block the measure.
The biggest difference is this: One of the fundamental responsibilities of the city council is to maintain and protect our public property. If a councilor allows one of our parks to deteriorate, fails to act upon a plan to improve it (a plan created by a task force the council itself formed and funded), and then — in the face of clear evidence that a majority of those concerned favor the park's preservation — sells our park to a private developer, that councilor is not fit to represent the people of Portland.
I explained my arguments against selling the square in a column published last month, so I won't repeat them here. Now it's time to name names.
The councilors who voted to begin negotiations for a sale are Nick Mavodones, Ed Suslovic and John Coyne. Councilor Kevin Donoghue was the only committee member to vote in opposition.
As Donoghue rightly pointed out, the question is not whether the developer's proposal is superior to the park as it exists today — a space made inhospitable by years of neglect by the city itself and by disruptive renovation work at the adjacent hotel undertaken by the developer who wants to buy the park. It's whether the proposal is better than what the park could be if the city did its job and followed through on the improvement plan it initiated years ago but subsequently ignored.
The city charter stipulates that a councilor with less than a year left in his or her term cannot be recalled, so Suslovic's comeuppance may have to wait until November, assuming he votes in favor of the sale and runs again. Mavodones and Coyne, however, could have their public-service careers end early and in disgrace if they abdicate their responsibility and sell our park.
It may soon be time to throw all the bums out — the ones causing problems in Congress Square and the ones in City Hall whose neglect of this park exacerbated these problems in the first place.


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Beetroot juice
It's not that bizarre in and of itself: studies have shown that beetroot juice can improve an athlete's performance. What's bizarre is how. Apparently, that deep red color can find its way into an athlete¿s, uh, waste products. As one physiologist told Fox News: "You're going to pee purple, you're going to poo purple." Is that good placebo effect, or what?
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I finally got a domain name for my strip and I've been working like heck to get autokeen lite and blogger to work on it. Blogger's not a problem now, and I thought autokeen was fixed but apparently it's not.
I moved my strip, Townies, from http://www.townies.8m.com to http://www.towniescomics.com
I have an archive of about 63 strips, but autokeen lite can fix that if I can get it to read my directory, right? Anyway, when I open either the page or the page/cgi-bin/autokeenlite.cgi it shows the tags as text. It took me a couple days to get the absolute pathway set so it would even show up. Now I have to find a way to get the tags to work.
As far as configuring, I think I got the pathway correct, but I'm not sure what I've got wrong. I set the timer to +3 for my timezone, and I changed the indextemplate.html to index.html so I have less files in the my directory. I configured it for that in the cgi so I have no idea what's wrong now. The web seems so silent when you have a problem, and my server host is a little slow on responding to my last e-mail. If anyone can offer help, I'd gladly appreciate it. Thanks.


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She told thehothits.com, "There wasn't really any partying, cause when I party I party! I party like Andrew W K style, I crowd surf!"
"But no we were just hanging out, I love Selena and we have a lot of mutual friends and Justin's always been so nice to me and Robert somehow got stuck in all of this!"
There's also a video at the source (click to read the full article), but looks like it's for Australia only.
Pictures and videos of Rob from that night were posted here.


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The community plan for the Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor that provides land-use designations and policies guiding future development hasn't been updated since 1991.
Since September, senior city planner Tait Galloway has been walking Midway/Pacific Highway planners through an overview of their planning group area, which has the Valley View Casino Center (formerly the San Diego Sports Arena) at its center, surrounded by commercial. and light and heavy industrial-zoned areas.
The plan area is divided into subdistricts, including the sports arena, Kemper, Dutch Flats, Camino Del Rio, Channel, Lytton Street, Kurtz Street and Hancock Street transportation corridor areas.
Tait said one of the goals of the "discussion draft" he and planners are collaborating on for the new community plan is to create "a more pedestrian scale and feel" to lend more of a main-street atmosphere, encouraging smaller stores to come in.
"Did you study any options with the sports arena not being there?" asked Midway planner Cathy Kenton, who was told by city officials one non-sports arena alternative was being studied.
Advisory group chairwoman Melanie Nickel pointed out there is one important consideration to be factored into any rethinking of area land use.
"No one much lives here, pretty much everyone arrives by car," Nickel said.
She added the community is not interested in seeing redevelopment characterized by lots of blacktop or concrete parking lots, which already predominate.
"If there isn't a sports arena, than maybe there could be some kind of entertainment focus there," said Nickel.
City engineer Galloway responded that "a big theater with shopping around it, or an ice-skating rink or park space" could be redevelopment alternatives to be considered. He added local planners could look to other areas elsewhere in the state and nation that have similarly redeveloped urban spaces like the Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor.
Jarvis Ross, a planner representing the nearby Peninsula Community Planning Group covering Point Loma, said any redrawn map of land use in the Midway area will necessarily have to focus on traffic impacts in the notoriously crowded and cramped urban corridor linking coastal communities, Old Town and the San Diego River.
Galloway said aesthetics is a critical consideration in re-envisioning what the Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor can be, helping it to achieve its full potential.
"We need to focus on green streets for sustainability measures, using shade trees and traffic calming, developing elements connecting you to park space accommodating pedestrians and bicyclists," Galloway said.
The advisory group will resume discussion of the Midway/Pacific Highway Plan Update at its Feb. 19 meeting, when it is hoped planners will vote on some key provisions of a new community plan.
The group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. at San Diego Community College West City Campus, 3249 Fordham St. in Room 208.


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James Swanson, chief investment strategist for MFS Investment, says investors will see a "fiscal bump" rather than some dire fiscal cliff.
In "The Big Interview" on MoneyLife with Chuck Jaffe, Swanson noted that "all of the telltale indicators we're getting from Washington tell us that there is a deal coming. It's going to involve some horse trading, but we're going to see a fiscal bump, not a fiscal cliff."
Swanson said he foresees the economy showing stronger growth going forward than most people expect, thanks to a pickup that is starting to become visible in housing. "This part of the economy … will pull the economy past the fiscal bump and into better growth than people expect next year," Swanson said, "and I think it's a very important element of what's going on."
Swanson said the pickup in housing has a ripple effect that spreads to a number of other industries, and he noted that the impact on the plumbing-accessory industry, hardware and paint companies hasn't become evident yet.
"Look at where that ripple effect begins to lead you," Swanson said. "Housing is at depression-type levels now — only 2% of GDP — and we only have to go halfway back to the 50-year average of 4.5% of GDP, and we will add 1.5% to our economy in the next 12 months. And, with the multiplier effect, that continues to ripple through and will add jobs.
"I also think you just want to own equities next year anyway because all of this hand wringing is missing the point that the economy has some strong fundamentals behind it."
Swanson said he particularly likes the look of regional banks and the IT sector — both hardware and software technology firms — as places where people can invest \"to gain an advantage here."
You can listen to the interview at www.moneylifeshow.com.
— Chuck Jaffe
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Phone: (218) 732-4880
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
"The care takers of this resort are the most pleasant people you could ever ask for. We have stayed at Round Bay Resort 4 times in the past 6 years. Our parents go 2 times a year and have been going for 20+ years. The cabins are from small to HUGE and all are very nice. Boat rental is available and so is out board motors. They have a fuel supply so no need to drag yours with. Nice little lodge
with pinball, pool tables and small grocery store. Beach front swimming is nice and the water is clear down to about 15 feet? Fishing is great for Northern Pike, Walleye ( few ) and Large Mouth Bass ( my biggest ever 5lb 8oz ) Sunsets and the view out over the lake are mind blowing and something to take with forever. You will not go wrong if you visit this resort."
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Welcome to Round Bay Resort, Park Rapids, Minnesota!
Since 1915 vacationers have been arriving at Round Bay Resort for relaxation, outdoor sports, and fishing. Come enjoy a taste of the past, the beauty of the present, and the promise of the future. Our family welcomes you to share our place in the northwoods.
Enjoy The Lakes...
Round Bay Resort is located on Third Crow Wing Lake, which is especially noted for its great fishing. You are able to fish First, Second and Fourth Crow Wing Lakes from our resort via the Crow Wing River. Walleye, northern, bluegill, crappie and large mouth bass are in abundant supply. The quiet nature of the famous Crow Wing Chain of Lakes provides ample opportunity for canoeists to observe the loons and eagles that nest here. Our area offers numerous venues and activates for fun for the whole family!
Our family looks forward to meeting you!
Your hosts: Floyd, Beth, Mark & Jennifer Frank
Round Bay Resort
23608 State 87
Nevis, MN 56467
(218) 732-4880
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23608 State 87
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By John P. McCarthy
Catholic News Service
A remastered edition of Russian auteur Andrei Tarkovsky's final movie, "The Sacrifice," has arrived on DVD from Kino International, a quarter-century after its theatrical release.
Tarkovsky defected from the Soviet Union two years before making the Swedish-language film, which was shot by one of Ingmar Bergman's great collaborators, cinematographer Sven Nykvist. During the editing process, Tarkovsky was diagnosed with lung cancer, and he died within a year at age 54.
It's difficult to imagine a more fitting swan song. A deeply personal yet universal work, both elegiac and forward-looking, "The Sacrifice" depicts a faith journey and, specifically, an intellectual's response to sin, fear and despair.
Emblematic of Tarkovsky's small but significant oeuvre, the parable also evokes Shakespeare, Chekhov and Bergman. In fact, on first encountering its slow, ritualistic pacing, you're tempted to dismiss it as a parody of one of Bergman's bleaker films.
Gradually, however, its tight structure and incisive hopefulness emerge. "The Sacrifice" has humor and heft, tension and tenderness. Farcical moments depressurize the atmosphere of existential terror while keeping self-seriousness and pretension at bay.
A sympathetic protagonist, subtly played by Bergman regular Erland Josephson, is essential to the drama's success.
On a Baltic island, a handful of people gather for the birthday of Alexander, a former actor turned philosophy professor, critic and journalist. During the remarkable 10-minute-long take that opens the movie, he plants a tree with his young son, nicknamed "Little Man" (Tommy Kjellqvist), and then trades philosophical banter with Otto (Allan Edwall) the postman.
Alexander is preoccupied with the lack of spirituality in contemporary society. "We can't even pray," he will observe later while admiring a book of religious icons — a gift from his physician friend Victor (Sven Wollter), who also happens to be his wife's lover. The ethical barrenness Alexander discerns exists on many levels.
At his seaside home, the birthday celebration commences with Otto and Victor joining Alexander, his wife, Adelaide (Susan Fleetwood), their daughter and two servants. Out of nowhere, as it were, fighter jets are heard roaring across the sky, and authorities announce the outbreak of World War III. Apparently, civilization — indeed all life on earth — awaits nuclear annihilation.
The impending apocalypse triggers varied reactions, including guilt and hysteria in Adelaide. Although filled with trepidation, Alexander views the crisis as an opportunity to give his life real meaning. He begins to recite the Lord's Prayer and offers himself up to God, beseeching the Deity to save his friends and family — and their imperfect world.
Separately, Otto suggests disaster can be averted if Alexander visits Maria (Gudrun Gisladottir), a domestic in Alexander's employ whose mystical aura was remarked upon earlier in the evening. No plot recitation can do justice to what transpires. Suffice it to say, Alexander's offer is accepted; his prayer is answered. But the price he must pay is nothing less than his sanity.
Tarkovsky's poetic style — here encompassing Christian and pagan imagery, Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished painting "The Adoration of the Magi," biblical quotations, and references to Nietzsche — prompts numerous questions:
Is Alexander a saint, a madman, or a little of both? Could the entire narrative be a dream? Most importantly, why does it take an apocalypse to awaken Alexander's dormant belief? Are dread and misery all that drive us toward God?
Making theological sense of every aspect of "The Sacrifice" is probably impossible.
Yet any interpretation must begin with Alexander's sincerity. He's beloved — a good man with a formidable mind and a kind heart. Through him, Tarkovsky plumbs the irrational side of faith.
Alexander's passage consists of moving from the reflexively cerebral toward a physical, outward-looking act of belief. The human need for order, routine and systematic explanation is not enough. He yearns for the beautiful uncertainty of faith, which requires complete commitment and self-giving.
While fulfilling and blessed in many respects, Alexander's life up to this point has been consumed with — to quote "Hamlet" as Tarkovsky does — "Words, words, words." He's had no overarching purpose other than his bond with "Little Man."
The war forces him to confront the one existential truth he's been avoiding. It compels him to deepen his relationship with God, and submit to what he reckons is God's will.
His decision leads to a certain amount of destruction, as portrayed in the movie's climactic scene, another long, mesmerizing take featuring a conflagration and Alexander's withdrawal from society. But it's important to note that "The Sacrifice" ends positively, with inklings of a rebirth through the tree that Alexander and "Little Man" planted at the outset.
In the first end-title card, moreover, Tarkovsky dedicates the film to his son "with hope and confidence."
The new Kino DVD set, released July 5, also contains "Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky", a documentary by Michal Leszczylowski, who helped edit "The Sacrifice." In it, Tarkovsky states, "The purpose of art is to help man improve himself spiritually."
Although elusive from a doctrinal standpoint, "The Sacrifice" dramatizes one man's attempt at such spiritual progress. By doing so with grace and power, it successfully fulfills the purpose of art as Tarkovsky understood it.
Due to its subject matter, a scene implying nonmarital relations, and fleeting female nudity, "The Sacrifice" is likely best for adult viewers, but some parents may consider it acceptable for mature adolescents as well.
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McCarthy is a guest reviewer for Catholic News Service.