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issues 1–44 appeared in Dutch only
issues 1–98 are available in PDF format
issues 1–44 appeared in Dutch only
issues 1–98 are available in PDF format
On 17 June 2019 OASE #103 will be presented at the University of Manchester. Starting at 12.30. Everyone is welcome and a lunch is provided. More information in the pdf.
> Internationally renowned architectural historian Kenneth Frampton received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale 2018. Critical Regionalism is his most known theory
> Today, architects are searching for new ways to design and conceive built space. Critical Regionalism might just be the concept that we need to revisit.
On 16 May 2019 OASE #103 was launched at Hochparterre Bücher, bookstore for architecture in Zürich, Switzerland. These images give an impression of the launch, starring OASE editors Hans Teerds and Tom Avermaete as well as architectural historians Stanislaus von Moos and Irina Davidovici.
On Thursday May 16th 2019, OASE #103 will be presented at the Hochparterre bookshop in Zürich (Switzerland) at 19.00h (Gasometerstrasse 28). The presentation of this issue, which reinvestigates the concept of Critical Regionalism as coined by the architectural historian Kenneth Frampton, will be followed by reflections of architectural historians Stanislaus von Moos and Irina Davidovici. Entrance is free and everyone is welcome, so join us on May 16th in Zürich!
OASE #102 will be presented during the event Jokerweek in Ghent (Belgium), on 3 April from 18:00 – 18:30 hrs in indoor-wielerpiste 't Kuipke in the Citadelpark in Ghent (walking distance from train station Gent St-Pieters).
The presentation is followed by a lecture by the British architect Stephen Bates from the office SergisonBates.
Entrance is free and everyone is welcome, so join us on 3 April in Ghent!
Unique OASE issue about architecture schools.
> About the most important teachers and schools of the twentieth century.
> With perspectives for architecture students today and tomorrow.
|- Unique issue of OASE on the interiors of the city
- Historical perspectives on the crucial role of interior architecture
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Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
Word of the Day
Calumet KAL-yuh-met (noun) A highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians - www.merriam-webster.com
Website of the Day
Year in review
Want to look back at the year that was? Check out this special site from Yahoo, which collects all the important (and not so important but famous) events of 2010. This being by Yahoo, it also lists top searches of the year.
Number to Know
435: Number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to be apportioned among the 50 states. Each state has at least one representative. Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states, based on the population figures collected during the decennial census. – Census.gov
This Day in History
Dec. 27, 1831: Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
Today's Featured Birthday
Actor John Amos (71)
Daily Quote
"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other." - Author unknown


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Is Paul Ryan Racist?
He insists not, but I hope he's learned his lesson.
Paul Ryan triggered a firestorm of recrimination this week. Speaking recently on Bill Bennett's Morning in America radio program, the Wisconsin Republican and self-styled budget wonk linked poverty to "this tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work."
Setting aside the factual claim—the notion that poverty is especially concentrated in America's inner cities is an increasingly antiquated one—these comments elicited a quick and forceful rebuke from Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who decried them as "a thinly veiled racial attack." She explained: "[W]hen Mr. Ryan says 'inner city,' when he says, 'culture,' these are simply code words for what he really means: 'black.'"
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Ryan has since backpedaled, protesting that race was nowhere in his thoughts: "This has nothing to do whatsoever with race. It never even occurred to me. This has nothing to do with race whatsoever."
Maybe so, but there's a history here that the Republican Party can't ignore—one that explains why Lee was so quick to jump on his comments, why the Congressional Black Caucus announced themselves "deeply troubled" by remarks they described as "highly offensive" and why so many others have sharply criticized Ryan.
By calling out his use of "code words," Lee put Ryan in the company of past politicians who have blown the proverbial dog whistle—using surreptitious references to race to garner support from anxious voters. Examples of dog whistling include Barry Goldwater's endorsement of "states' rights"; Richard Nixon's opposition to "forced busing"; Ronald Reagan's blasts against "welfare queens"; and George H.W. Bush's infamous Willie Horton ad.
These instances of racial pandering typically have been treated as disconnected eruptions, when in fact the GOP has made a concerted effort to win support through racial appeals. This pattern is so entrenched—and so well known—that two different chairs of the Republican National Committee have acknowledged and apologized for this strategy.
"By the seventies and into the eighties and nineties," RNC chair Ken Mehlman said in a 2005 speech before the NAACP, "Republicans gave up on winning the African American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong." Five years later, his successor Michael Steele similarly acknowledged that "for the last 40-plus years we had a 'Southern Strategy' that alienated many minority voters by focusing on the white male vote in the South."
Despite the mea culpas, race baiting has continued: recall New Gingrich's 2012 tarring of Barack Obama as "the best food-stamp president in American history." Or consider another Gingrich jibe from the last election: "Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works," he claimed. "So they literally have no habit of showing up on Monday. They have no habit of staying all day. They have no habit of 'I do this and you give me cash,' unless it's illegal."


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Vidor country singer Billie Jo Spears remembered as feisty star
Ask anyone what they called Billie Jo Spears, a country singer and Vidor resident, and they'll tell you "BJ."
Spears, who started singing and recording music at the age of 13 and hit No. 1 on U.S. and international charts with her song, "Blanket on the Ground" in 1975, died in her home in Vidor Wednesday at the age of 73.
"Hardly anyone called her Billie Jo," said Debbie Smith, Billie Jo's sister-in-law. "BJ was really cute for someone like her."
Smith said that Spears' first name was Billie Jean but she decided to change it herself when she went into the music business.
Described as "feisty" and as someone who would never back down from a fight, Spears is remembered by her friends and family in Southeast Texas as more than a country music star.
According to her oldest brother, Edward, Spears was "a heck-of-a-great fisherman" and even tried golf once or twice. She graduated from French High School in Beaumont in 1955 and often came back to Southeast Texas for charity fundraisers for the Beaumont State Center for Human Development.
To the rest of the world, Spears was a pioneer for the working girl with many of her tunes and was a fixture in the Nashville and Branson, Miss., for many years.
According to Enterprise archives, Spears worked as a carhop at a local drive-in for four years while singing with various music groups at Neva's, a club that was located north of Beaumont.
Songwriter Jack Rhodes heard a song that Spears had recorded when she was a teenager and "talked her into a trip to Nashville" where she signed with United Artists, the article states.
It wasn't until 1968 that Spears had her first hit with "He's Got More Love in His Little Finger." The next few years, she had many other popular singles, including "Mr. Walker, It's All Over," and "Marty Gray."
In 1970, Spears was featured in a top slot at the YMBL South Texas State Fair.
After her career settled down in the United States, the United Kingdom welcomed her music with open arms. Smith said that she would go on tour nearly every year in the UK and had some dates scheduled for 2012.
"She sang anthems for women about women asserting themselves," Smith said.
After checking many country music websites Wednesday, Smith found that most of them focused on only one part or song from her career. But Smith knew that her music was much more than a one-hit-wonder.
"She was always up and fighting and she never gave into anything," Smith said. "I really liked her - she was a nice person."
Spears was diagnosed with lung cancer recently, Smith said, in a phone interview. Rather than live in a hospice, Spears chose to stay at her home in Vidor, she said.
Even if Spears had not been her sister-in-law, Smith said she would have loved her music.
"I love the song, 'Blanket on the Ground.' I go and watch her old videos on the Internet," she said.
"She was a wonderful person and we're all going to miss her," Smith said.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Freshman Taran Brown and sophomore Alan Williams each had a double-double as UC Santa Barbara defeated The Master's College on Saturday night at the Thunderdome, 80-60.
Brown had 20 points, 18 in the second half, and a career-high 13 rebounds while Williams added 17 points and 12 boards. It was Brown's first career double-double and the fourth for Williams.
The Gauchos held a 47-40 lead with 17:00 minutes to play but went on a 21-7 run to take a commanding 68-47 edge with 7:34 left. Brown had 11 points and made three three-pointers during the run.
"Taran needs to be one of the guys who scores for us," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "He is so explosive and when he gets on a roll he can score in so many ways. After the last game (at Illinois State) we talked about him rebounding the ball more and he did a great job in that way tonight too."
The Mustangs got the lead back down to 17 but could pull no closer and when senior Nate Garth made a long three-pointer from straight away, the lead ballooned to 80-54 with just under two minutes to play.
The Master's trailed 39-30 at half and stayed in the game by making six three-point baskets. Leif Karlberg, who finished with 19 points and five three-pointers, made 4-of-6, in the first 20 minutes. Devin Dyer, who had 16 points, made both of his threes during the first half.
UCSB had five players in double-figures. Joining Brown and Williams were guards Nate Garth (12), Kyle Boswell (11) and T.J. Taylor. Garth also had seven assists and no turnovers from his point guard spot while Boswell made three three-pointers.
"Nate and T.J. combined for 22 points, 10 assists and just one turnover," Williams said. "That was a very efficient game for them. They made good passes and took good shots and that's exactly what we need."
UCSB pounded The Master's on the boards by a margin of 50-31 and outshot the Mustangs 45.5% to 38.1%. After making 6-of-14 shots from three-point territory in the first half, the visitors made just 1-of-12 in the second 20 minutes.
The Gauchos remain at home and will host the University of San Diego on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 7:00p.m. in the Thunderdome.
Season tickets for both the men's and women's teams are available from the Ticket Office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, by calling 805-893-UCSB (8272) or online by clicking here for men's season tickets and here for women's season tickets. Also, for the nest two seasons, the season tickets commemorate 35 years of the Thunderdome and the tickets will reflect that. This year, the commemorative tickets will celebrate some of the greatest players to ever play in the storied arena and next year the greatest moments will be remembered.


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Optical Assistant
- Recruiter
- Inspired Selections
- Location
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £17,000
- Posted
- 06 Jun 2019
- Closes
- 03 Jul 2019
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- Job Role
- Optical Assistant
- Sector
- Multiple Practice
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is a chain of opticians, who have been established for 75 years with over 150 practices across the UK. They are now looking for an Optical Assistant to join one of their busy practices in the Bournemouth area.
You will be working with a small team and you will expected to provide excellent customer service while working towards targets and offering any support to fellow colleagues.Responsibilities of the Optical Assistant
You will work within a busy practice in an all around role. You will be helping patients with all their eye and hearing care needs, including contact lenses, designer frames, NHS eye care and hearing health checks. You will be dispensing spectacles and making sales as well as undertaking pre-screening, contact lens teaches and associated admin work.Requirements for the Optical Assistant
You will need a minimum of 1 years experience as an Optical Assistant and it's essential you can dispense spectacles to all levels. You will be pre-screening patients, delivering contact lens teaches and will be very focussed on delivering the highest levels of customer service.
Desirable if applicants for this role are able to drive
On offer for the right person is a competitive salary of up to £17,000 as well as a generous bonus scheme and the opportunity to further your career. You will have 28 days holiday. NO Sundays
Working hours are 9:00am – 5:30pm Monday to Saturday with a day off in the week
To apply for this Optical Assistant position in Bournemouth or other Optical roles in the South Coast area then please call Inspired Selections on 0121 778 6999 or join us at www.inspiredselections.co.uk


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Should you use a vector or raster image? That is the question… and the answer really depends on what you're using the design for. In this article, we'll discuss the important differences between vectors and rasters as well as when to use each of them.
What are vector images?
Vector images are made up of basic geometric shapes such as points, lines and curves. The relationship of the shapes is expressed as a mathematical equation that allows the image to scale up or down in size without losing quality.
Logo designs and print work, such as brochures and posters, should be designed as vector images using vector drawing software like Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw or Inkscape.
What are raster images?
Raster images are made up of a set grid of dots called pixels where each pixel is assigned a color value. Unlike a vector image, raster images are resolution dependent.
When you change the size of a raster image, you shrink or stretch the pixels themselves which can result in a significant loss of clarity and very blurry image. Raster editors such as Photoshop or GIMP are great for photographs as well as for adding effects, shadows and textures to designs.
What design application should I use?
Use Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer or an equivalent application to create vector images for:
- logo designs
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- or anything intended to be printed
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In the spring of 2008, Columbia University Libraries placed a digital library of 97 issues of the Tibet Mirror (Tib. Yul phyogs so so'i gsar 'gyur me long) online for scholarly research and study. Since then, Columbia University spearheaded an international cooperative project with the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, the Collège de France, and the Musée Guimet to more than double the size of the original collection. Additionally, in the three years since its inception, the Tibet Mirror has become one of the most frequently accessed e-resources at Columbia University.
The Tibet Mirror, published from 1925 to 1963 in Kalimpong, India, chronicles the dramatic social and political transformation occurring in Tibet during a time when vernacular writing was relatively scarce and a Tibetan media practically non-existent. Yale, Collège de France, and the Musée Guimet, participated in the project by lending Columbia University rare issues of the newspaper, as well as collaborating with the Preservation and Digital Conversion Division to scan 100 additional issues. Their contributions increased the online availability of the newspaper from 30 percent to more than 70 percent of the paper's full run, resulting in a total of 224 issues.
The original set of newspapers and the digital library form the cornerstone of the Tharchin Collection which also contains documents, correspondence, photos and publications from the editorial offices of the Tibet Mirror Press. Columbia University Libraries are grateful to the Tharchin Family for their contribution to this important archival collection, and for granting permission to make the digital library available online for free and open access.
"Columbia University Libraries wish to extend its sincere gratitude and appreciation to Yale University, Collège de France, and the Musée Guimet for their support in expanding this digital collection," Jim Cheng, Director of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library said. "This online resource is an important contribution to the field of Tibetan Studies and illustrates the potential fruits of such collaborative projects."
For more information about the Tibet Mirror project, please contact Dr. Lauran Hartley, Tibetan Studies Librarian at the C.V. Starr East Asian Library.
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the major collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with over 900,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and Western language materials, as well as some holdings in Mongol and Manchu, and over 7,280 periodical titles. The collection, established in 1902, is particularly strong in Chinese history, literature, and social sciences; Japanese literature, history, and religion, particularly Buddhism; and Korean history. For more information, please visit: https://library.columbia.edu/locations/eastasian.html
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 11 million volumes, over 150,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 22 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 500 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources: library.columbia.edu.


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Im just looking online at the minute and they are priced at around £19/ 20 - so even more reason to buy one i suppose!
As autumn turns to winter, it's important to wear the right kit, such as this Corefit long sleeve base layer from dhb.
With a silky feel, it's very comfortable next to the skin and it definitely helps keep you warm – whether you're tootling about on the Sunday clubrun or racing into an Arctic headwind.
As with many dhb products, this base layer comes in numerous varieties: male or female cut, long or short sleeves, high neck (with zip) or round neck. Under test here is the male cut, round neck, long sleeve version.
The fabric is polyester, and very smooth to the touch, while the seams are all flat-stitched which further adds to the comfort.
The fit is on the loose side. On the dhb website they call it 'relaxed'. I'd call it baggy. Personally, I like base layers to be figure hugging. First because it's more comfortable under two or three other layers, and second because it's more effective with no spare fabric. There's also no danger anyone will actually see my figure under the aforementioned two or three other layers.
To be fair, dhb say the Corefit is designed to be loose so you can use it as a stand-alone garment – maybe for running or to put on as a casual T-shirt after exercise. But I'd recommend ordering a size down if you want to use this base layer as, er, a base layer.
Niggles over sizing aside, this is an excellent piece of kit. The primary purpose of a base layer is not to provide warmth per se (for that you add another mid or top layer of clothing to trap warm air), but to move (or 'wick') sweat away from your skin, effectively over-riding the body's natural cooling mechanism. And the Corefit does this very well indeed. Out on the bike it definitely keeps me cosy, even when forced to stop to fix a flat at the side of the road.
The wicking properties are then further demonstrated when I get back home. Taking off a wet middle layer, the Corefit base layer feels only slightly damp. Not dry, admittedly, but definitely not as sopping as some of my vests get after a few hours hard riding. And one more benefit: the base layer fabric is odour resistant. Just as well.
On price, this dhb Corefit long-sleeve round-neck base layer (and most of the other varieties) retails on the Wiggle website at £27.99 or a couple of quid more for the zip-necked version. This may seem a lot for a vest, but it compares well against other manufacturers, most of whom charge £40 to £60 for similar products.
Does exactly what a base-layer should do: help keep you warm on cold days. Very comfortable and a good price too.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: dhb Corefit Long Sleeve Baselayer
Size tested: Medium
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
This product is a base-layer designed to be worn next to the skin. On the Wiggle website (dhb is the in-house brand of Wiggle) the garment's key features include:
* Polyester fabric is soft, lightweight and durable
* Anti odour treatment
* Moisture wicking
* Breathable
* Flatlock stitching
* Seamless side detail logo
* Fit: Casual
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
The Wiggle website goes on to say 'The new Corefit garments are made from a more lightweight polyester fabric .... The fabric is treated at yarn level to take care of moisture transportation and odour control. This means the fabric will help to keep you comfortable as the effort level increases. Perspiration is drawn away from the skin's surface through the fabric to keep your skin dry and prevent the chill effect. The anti odour treatment prevents the build up of bacteria and the nasty smells that go with it.'
Construction of this garment seems excellent. All the stitching was neat and tidy.
Performance was excellent. This base layer does exactly what a base-layer should do: help keep you warm on cold days.
It's too early to say for sure, but durability is likely to be good going by the construction quality and assuming you wear the Corefit as an undergarment, but the material is thin, so maybe not as long-lasting as similar products from other manufacturers - although these cost twice as much. And also assuming you wash this base layer after every use (as the salt in sweat can wear away at fabric very quickly if it's not rinsed out).
Comfort is very good indeed. I prefer a close-fitting base-layer so found the fit too baggy, but that's a matter of personal choice and not a problem with the garment itself.
Value is excellent. Similar garments from other manufacturers cost a tenner more - or more than double the price of the Corefit. This garment may not be as durable as some other items out there, but at half the price you can't complain.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
The Corefit does exactly what a base-layer should do: wick away the moisture to help keep you warm on cold days.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Silky feel, light weight, effective wicking.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Not a dislike as such, but I prefer a close fit on a base layer. Make sure you buy the right size according to your own preference.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
The combination of performance and price makes this garment exceptional, and so it earns a well-deserved 9.
About the tester
Age: 51 Height: 5ft 10 / 178cm Weight: 11 stone / 70kg
I usually ride: an old Marin Alp, or an old steel classic My best bike is: an old Giant Cadex (can you see a theme here?)
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: A few times a week I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: touring, club rides, sportives, general fitness riding,


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Monster Energy Drink Linked to Five Deaths, FDA Investigates
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating five deaths and one non-fatal heart attack that may have been caused by Monster Energy Drink, a highly caffeinated beverage.
According to the reports being analyzed, people have had adverse reactions after consuming the popular drink, which contains 240 milligrams of caffeine - seven times the amount of caffeine found in a 12-ounce cola. The drink is packaged in a 24-ounce can.
"As with any reports of a death or injury the agency receives, we take them very seriously and investigate diligently," said FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess in a statement.
While the FDA is investigating the allegations, which date back to 2004, the agency is also stating that the reports do not necessarily prove the drinks caused the deaths or injuries.
The news of the FDA's investigation follows a filing last week of a wrongful death suit in Riverside, California, submitted by parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after drinking two 24-ounce Monster Energy Drinks in 24 hours. The child's parents insist Monster failed to warn consumers about the risks of drinking its products.
While an autopsy concluded she died of cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity, the medical examiner also found the girl had an inherited disorder that can weaken blood vessels.
Monster Beverage Corporation, which describes Monster Energy Drink as a "killer energy brew" and "the meanest energy supplement on the planet," puts labels on cans stating the drinks are not recommended for children and people who are sensitive to caffeine.
The company, based in Corona, California, did not immediately respond to calls seeking comments on Monday. However, they said last week that it is "unaware of any fatality anywhere that has been caused by its drinks."
Although the FDA caps the amount of caffeine in soda to 0.02 percent, there is no such limit for energy drinks.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued subpoenas to energy drink makers like Monster in August, as part of the state's investigation of the energy drink industry. Then in September, Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal asked the FDA to further look into the effects of caffeine and other ingredients in energy drinks on children.
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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Lunden Souza: Fitness
Lunden Souza: Cross-training can spice up your workout routine
I know I write a lot about staying motivated, but it is a constant in my life and a fire I want to keep burning the rest of my life.
Mixing up my training and trying different types of workouts is always a new challenge that releases a bit of my competitive edge. Just because I am fit doesn't mean that I am good at every type of workout or can do any exercise on the first try, but I love to do just that – try.
Mixing up your workout routine by incorporating different styles and training techniques is called cross-training. I cannot stress enough how important cross training is to your normal workout routine. If you are feeling bored and repetitive with your workout, chances are your body is feeling it to.
Not only is it boring doing the same thing all the time, but your muscles adapt and get used to that amount of output for that particular workout routine. It's time to really step it up, change it up, and challenge yourself physically and mentally.
At first, my training was a very strict five- to six-days a week in the gym alternating muscle groups and really pushing myself. That was great for a while, but I got bored being in my same surroundings day in and day out, and I was ready for a new challenge.
The first type of cross-training I started was yoga. I took a two-hour class, two days a week in college for three years. Not only did my core strength and flexibility improve, but my stress level was reduced. I realized this was a great way to still workout, but in a completely different way. Not to mention the mental break and mind-body connection yoga provided – something that has become essential in my life.
Now my newest endeavor is Kumdo martial arts. I have only been doing it for about four months, but it is probably the hardest thing I have ever done.
Not only is the endurance from sparring a whole new ballgame for me, but the body weight training that goes along with it really brings every part of my being to the surface. Not only have I improved in martial arts (slowly but surely), but keeping the variety in my workout is making me stronger all around.
I love to run. It's something that makes me happy and focused.
As a kid, I hurt my knee in soccer, and I still will experience pain every now and then if I do not keep up with the stretching and foam rolling every time I go out for a run.
Keeping up with my yoga, martial arts and strength training is increasing my running endurance and reducing my pain – probably due to better body alignment all together. I am getting better at running by continuing to run and recover as well as pushing myself to new heights in new fitness areas.
Not only is switching up your routine ideal to avoid boredom, but it's excellent to experiment with different types of training (within your own training thresholds) to broaden the areas you develop and strengthen.
Maybe you have really strong cardio and can go full force on an elliptical machine for an hour, but could you hold a one-minute plank? Try new things that interest you and challenge you – never be afraid to try.


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19. April 2011 - Nyck De Vries won the two races held in Portimao (southern Portugal), in the framework of the prestigious WSK Euro Series. With a score of three victories in four meetings, the Dutch kart driver is already leader of the Championship in the top category, KF1, with his Zanardi-Parilla provided by the Chiesa Corse team.
Besides adding two successes to an already long list of victories, it was the way in which he imposed himself in the two races that made Nyck De Vries, this promising hopeful of car racing, very happy. "Since our latest race, a month ago in Italy, we have been able to develop our kart more effectively than our opponents. But I did not expect I could win so easily".
The Portimao circuit is incredibly hard, with all the difficulties a track can hide and there are not even two bends that look alike. The many fast stretches also put engines heavily to the test and Portimao proved to be a perfect playing field to highlight Nyck's skills. Already during the timed qualifying session, he knocked out his opponents and led with an advantage of almost 4 tenths/sec. over his immediate pursuer at the Super Pole.
Saturday continued along the same lines. He went it all alone in his two qualifying heats as well as in the final race, and each time with the best lap time. "Only the second heat caused me some problems, because there was some sand on the track, left by the drivers of the previous race, and the track had become slippery. In the final, Czech driver Groman overtook me right after the start, but I passed him again on the second lap, and then I built up enough advantage not to worry too much about the wear of my tyres".
On Sunday, the sun disappeared and the sky became menacing. Though the first heat was just a formality for Nyck, he had to content himself with a 4th place in the second one, held in light rain. "We were so dominant in dry weather that the change in weather conditions annoyed me quite a bit. But I saved the pole position for the final anyway, although I really hoped it would be held in dry weather".
De Vries' wishes were fulfilled and nobody could challenge his superiority during a very high-paced final race. "I devote a lot of energy to karting as well as to reaching my goals and when I make it to the first step of the podium it is always a great joy. Again, my team and I did what was necessary to achieve this result", the Chiesa Corse driver said at the press conference. With 135 points vs. 64 of the second, Nyck De Vries is once again the man to beat in the WSK Euro Series.
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When American soldiers were killed in Iraq by improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, it was the slow, bureaucratic, centralised nature of the Department of Defense that failed them, says Rafe Sagarin, a marine ecologist at the University of Arizona. It was only once soldiers were authorised to make their own decisions – a move known as the Petraeus Doctrine, after the general who invented it – that they could communicate effectively with locals in order to find out in advance where IEDs might be.
Why was a marine ecologist suggesting ways of protecting armed forces? Well, according to Sagarin, the Petraeus doctrine is exactly the sort of thing an octopus would do. Despite its well-organised central nervous system, many of an octopus's reactions are decentralised. Its individual cells make their own decisions for dealing with the immediate situation – enabling, for example, the invertebrate's famously varied camouflage. Switching to this kind of adaptive tactics provided greater protection for soldiers in Iraq.
Sagarin's insights about the relevance of the octopus to matters of national security are captured in his book Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease. The book is more than just speculation: he spent years running National Science Foundation-funded workshops that included biologists, ecologists, anthropologists, first responders and national security experts, all of whom were charged with the task of figuring out how to make America's military and security apparatus more adaptable.
The unusual story of how a marine ecologist ended up in Congress, as a science advisor to US Representative Hilda Solis of California's 31st district, and later as an author of a book that's grown to be a cult favourite among national security types, began during the events of 9/11. When the twin towers of the World Trade Center went down, Sagarin was in one of his most beloved habitats – a marine tidepool in Monterrey Bay, California.
"On the day of those attacks, I was feeling very far removed from what was going on at in Washington and New York," says Sagarin. But he'd always had an interest in policy, so he applied for and received a Geological Society of America Congressional Science Fellowship.
That led to an article in Foreign Policy called Adapt or Die, in which he declared: "If the genus Americanus wants to overcome this latest challenge to its existence, it must adapt its defense mechanisms accordingly. What better way to do that than to harness time-tested Darwinian theory to the cause of homeland security?"
Tentacled tactics
The lessons Sagarin ultimately derived from the natural world surprised even him. "I'm a cynic about generalism in biology and ecology, because systems are so complex," he says. "It took us a while to come to the point where we had any rules at all."
The first rule he derived was, as in the case of the octopus's camouflage and the Petraeus Doctrine, the importance of decentralisation. This, he notes, was the opposite of what America was doing in security at the time, for example with the creation of a centralised, Washington DC-based Department of Homeland Security, which was founded expressly to be a clearinghouse for formerly-dispersed decision-making about security.
The second principle Sagarin and his collaborators noticed was the importance of symbiosis. Nearly all organisms depend on at least one or two – and in some cases many – other species. As an example of how this manifests in security, Sagarin cites the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS), which brings together Israeli and Palestinian doctors in order to track the spread of infectious diseases like the H1N1 influenza virus. Given the intense political differences between the two countries – the organization spans both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank – its as unlikely a collaboration as you'll find, and yet it works because "they're intensely focused on solving this one set of problems, and nothing else," says Sagarin.
Another lesson from the octopus is that adaptability requires redundancy. "We think of redundancy as wasteful and inefficient, but it's everywhere in nature," he notes.
Defensively and offensively, an octopus has no shortage of coping mechanisms – camouflage, powerful arms, intelligence, a sharp beak, symbiotic toxins and a cloud of ink. When escaping, it can squeeze into a tight space, blend in with the background, jet away, and, in the lab at least, grab two halves of a coconut shell and sequester itself inside them.
Unknown unknowns
Just as importantly, Sagarin discovered what it is that organisms don't do. In general, they don't plan, predict or try to be perfect. When Sagarin tells this to the members of strategic planning departments in government agencies, it leads to "a lot of consternation and grinding of teeth," in part because it's so counter-intuitive.
Indeed, if there is a single message that sums up all of Sagarin's work, it's that organisms realized long ago that the world is a much less predictable place than humans would like to believe. What Sagarin calls the "non-normal distribution of truly interesting events," which was explored at length in Nassim Taleb's book The Black Swan, has relevance to how we'll cope with everything from disease outbreaks to climate change.
"We spend a lot of time in planning exercises, making predictive models, and in optimization routines," says Sagarin. "All of which have essentially been selected against in nature, because they're incredibly wasteful when you live in an unpredictable world."
Organisms and humans should plan for things that occur with some frequency; buildings in earthquake-prone areas must be ready for tremors just as surely as mating Horseshoe crabs need to know the phase of the moon. But the biggest dangers are those we've yet to identify, and if nature is any guide, the only way to prepare for them and respond to them effectively is to have an abundance of flexibility and skills which can be combined to meet any challenge.
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Syria mixes chemical weapons for potential use in bombs, US source says
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Russia's top diplomat Thursday to discuss the crisis in Syria, a day after sources confirmed to Fox News Syria's military has mixed chemical weapons and loaded them into bombs in preparation for possible use on President Assad's own people.
The Associated Press reports Clinton met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Ireland on Thursday, and the two were scheduled to discuss a way forward in Syria later with the U.N. envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.
A senior U.S. official told Fox News Wednesday that Syrian forces had loaded bombs with components of sarin gas, a deadly nerve gas. They have 60 days to use these bombs until the chemical mixture expires and has to be destroyed.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reportedly wrote to Assad Thursday urging him not to use chemical weapons, saying that "any use of such weapons would be an outrageous crime with dire consequences," according to Reuters.
NBC News, which first reported this latest escalation in the Syrian civil war, cited sources saying bombs filled with a sarin component have not yet been loaded onto planes, but the Syrian military is prepared to use these chemical weapons against civilians pending orders from Assad.
The sarin could be delivered in several ways but is believed to have been placed in fracturable canisters that can be dropped from planes, according to a senior US military source.
"We think they have it in aerosol form," the source told Fox News.
The United States has said chemical weapons use would be unacceptable and would trigger greater Western intervention in the conflict.
The U.S. military is making contingency plans should Assad leave suddenly. Various Middle Eastern countries are trying to find a place to give Assad asylum, according to Middle Eastern diplomatic sources.
In Brussels earlier Wednesday, Clinton reiterated concerns that "an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons" or lose control of them to militant groups.
She also said NATO's decision on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey's southern border with Syria sends a message that Ankara is backed by its allies. The missiles are intended only for defensive purposes, she said.
Syria's deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad insisted the deployment of the missile defense system would not affect the determination of President Bashar Assad's government to crush the "terrorists," using the regime's term for rebels fighting to topple the longtime leader.
Mekdad denounced the NATO move and the chemical weapons "chorus" as part of a conspiracy that is possibly laying out the foundations for a military intervention in Syria.
Syria has been careful not to confirm it has chemical weapons while insisting it would never use such weapons against its own people
"I repeat for the hundredth time that even if such weapons exist in Syria, they will not be used against the Syrian people," Mekdad said in an interview with Lebanon's Al-Manar TV station. "We cannot possibly commit suicide, Syria is a responsible country."
Violence in Syria, meanwhile, persisted. A booby-trapped car exploded outside the offices of the Red Crescent society in the al-Zahera neighborhood of Damascus, killing one person, according to state television.
A video posted online purporting to show the blast site showed rubble strewn about a residential street and walls and windows blown out of nearby three-story buildings.
The video appeared genuine and was in line with what state media reported. The Syrian government bars most journalists from working independently in the country.
It's the latest in a series of bombings that have hit Damascus in recent weeks amid fierce fighting in the capital's suburbs between Assad's forces and rebels seeking to topple him.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion was followed by a heavy deployment of security troops in the area on the southern edge of Damascus.
Fox News' Justin Fishel and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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One of Kanye West's biggest supporters in the Sacramento radio market announced Monday the station will no longer play from the artist's music catalog.
Hot 103.5 Music Director Justin Marshall (who goes by JayMarzz on the radio) did not holdback on West, after the entertainer disappointed Sacramento-area fans at his Saturday night Golden 1 Center concert that never actually happened.
Related: Kanye West hospitalized after canceling tour
"Kanye, this is a really good record – alright, stop this stupid ass record," Marshall said. "That's the last time you're gonna hear this song on this radio station ever."
West reportedly showed up 90 minutes late, performed the same song twice and then went on a lengthy rant about Beyonce, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton and even the radio industry.
Less than 30 min after he showed up more than an hour & a half late, Kanye West goes on a rant about Beyoncé & Taylor Swift. #SaintPabloTour pic.twitter.com/XczNULzalV— Frances Wang (@ABC10Frances) November 20, 2016
The remainder of West's 'Life of Pablo Tour' was canceled Monday.
Related: Kanye West cancels 21 remaining tour dates after Trump controversy
Marshall said his station, in the past a big supporter of West -- playing every single from his not-so-popular "Life of Pablo" album, would not play his music for "a very long time."
"...and let me tell you why," Marshall went on...
Alright – everybody came out to have a great time Saturday night. A lot of fans in the building – a lot of people had spent a lot of hard earned money, bro, a lot of hard earned time – time, time, time. Time is something we can't get back. Everyone can get a refund back – but you can't get your time back. You can't get the emotion back that you were gonna put into that show, to watch someone that you love – the person that you buy their music, to perform. It's called 'a moment,' folks – these are what make our lives. Moments and memories to share with each other... and he took that from people Saturday night.
Marshall added that West went on stage, "and told radio 'F you,' what? 17-something times, it felt like. Let's talk about that real quick – sir. Let's talk about the market, the city you decided to do that in. Sacramento has played every single off of 'Life of Pablo.'"
Local throwback hip-hop and R&B station V101 FM said they'll be taking a break from Kanye West's music for a week or two, and will then reevaluate how their audience feels.
PHOTOS: Kanye West through the years
Another Sacramento radio station that plays current pop music hit, 107.9 The End, said in a statement they already don't frequently play West's music, but added, "we hope that Kanye can take this time away from touring to get back to being the artist we have all learned to appreciate over the years."
Marshall said West's record was played non-stop at his station, "and you're going to go into Sacramento and say 'F radio,' really? You're the same guy who, 15 years ago, was begging radio to play you.And they did, and they gave you a shot. Without radio you didn't blow up to be the artist that you were. That you were, because you're no longer that artist anymore."
ICYMI: I had a few things to say about @kanyewest this morning, audio and video here ---> https://t.co/5ingzEpd69 @Hot_1035 #Sacramento— JayMarZZ (@JayMarZZ) November 21, 2016


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2013 May Highlights
Once a month, we highlight departments and programs from across the
college that have great things happening motivated by a desire to
improve student learning.
May 2013
-- Megan Corry, faculty -- "Overall, the SLO process has moved from being simply a mechanical exercise to a meaningful teaching and learning evolution."
The Department of Health Care Technology is comprised of several individual clinical programs leading to a variety of careers in the Allied Health field. Four of our programs are accredited by national accrediting agencies such as the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics (CAHIM) and State agencies such as the State Board of Pharmacy and the California EMS Authority. Because programmatic accreditation requires measuring outcomes such as retention, attrition, graduation, and job placement as well as a regular cycle of using feedback from the students, faculty, and EMS community to guide program improvement, the use of SLOs was not a new process for most of our program coordinators. So at first the CCSF SLO process seemed more tedious than helpful. After all, we were already doing this, right? Except we were in our own little camps or "silos". The CCSF SLO workshops and our department meetings on Flex days showed us the value of becoming part of a faculty learning community. We exchanged ideas, discussed how to incorporate licensure testing into our program SLOs, and shared our experiences from Flex day workshops. We discussed the importance of student feedback and how to improve return rates on graduate and employer surveys (both required by programmatic accrediting agencies). We also continue to work on incorporating SLOs into the annual program review process and use student outcome data to determine needs when applying for Perkins CTE Grant funding.
In the coming year, we plan to also use the individual course SLOs
to evaluate for redundancies or note any gaps that may recommend
changes to existing courses and programs. In the many fields of Allied
Health, we must keep up with changing technology and demands of the
work environment. Medical practice standards are always evolving,
which requires our Program faculty to maintain knowledge of new
techniques, pharmacological agents, and life-saving devices.
Expectations of the education program graduates will evolve along with
these changing standards. On the horizon are plans to strengthen our
links to the San Francisco community through participation with high
school Health Academies, local community health fairs, and on first
responder medical teams during large-scale events. In the past, our
participation at these events was done because it seemed like a good
experience for the students. Now, we can more thoughtfully link these
experiences to a specific desired learning outcome; assessing and
revising as needed. Overall, the SLO process has moved from being
simply a mechanical exercise to a meaningful teaching and learning
-- Peter Stoffers, Faculty -- "...there were several ways to
teach students about academic policies that were equally
Each semester too many students end up on academic or progress probation. This can make them ineligible for financial aid, transfer, an associate degree, or other goals. For many years counselors have intervened trying to help those students who were on probation. Until about seven years ago the intervention that counselors provided was a one-hour workshop with a counseling appointment to follow. A study by the research and planning department, published in Spring 2003, found that students on probation, who attended this workshop, were almost twice as likely to get off probation as compared to those who did not attend the workshop. In Spring 2012 the New Student Counseling Department began to offer the Student Success Seminar (AAPS 104), a 0.5 unit class focused on serving students who are on probation. The requirements for AAPS 104 included written work and a counseling meeting focused on formulating a plan for academic success.
The initial assessment, which was completed during the course's first semester, Spring 2012, focused on three student learning outcomes which described students' knowledge of probation policies, student services, and educational goals. The results showed improvement in students' understanding of the SLOs from pre-test to post-test. However, most of the pre-test scores from the SLOs that focused on student services and educational goals, were quite high. This may be the result of the class consisting of mostly returning students, who have the opportunity to learn about these areas prior to AAPS 104. If we were to improve AAPS 104 assessment and what students were learning from the class, it would be advantageous to focus on areas with which students were unfamiliar at the start of the semester. It was decided that the questions for the student services and educational goals section would be revised while the questions on probation policy would be used in the second half of the study. The goal for the second half of the study was to improve the course so students would learn more about probation policy. As a consequence of this, students would score higher on the post-test questions relating to probation policy.
The instructors of AAPS 104 had a robust discussion about how best
to improve the class. Initially it was thought that one instructor
might do significantly better than others in conveying the SLOs, thus
providing a model for how to best teach the topic, however, the
results showed just the opposite. In the Spring 2012 administration,
three of the four instructors showed almost exactly the same post-test
composite score on the academic policies SLO. These scores were only
0.05 apart with 0-4 points possible. The fourth instructor's score was
just slightly below the others. Given that instructors taught the
course using different strategies, this result suggested that there
were several ways to teach students about academic policies that were
equally effective. Thus, the initial assumption that one teaching
strategy would prove best was not supported. The group discussed what
worked, in general, when teaching their class and read an article that
described some empirically validated teaching strategies[1]. They decided that the most important types of
teaching strategies were those that induced critical thinking,
promoted student engagement, and made use of direct teaching
strategies such as review time and breaking down large topics into
mini lecturers. Instructors agreed that they would add one strategy,
from each of the above categories, to their class during the Spring
2013 semester. In order to determine if the new strategies helped,
instructors administered the assessment for the academic policies SLO
as they had in Spring 2012. The results showed an improvement: on
average, students learned more when the new strategies were employed.
[1] Rosenshine, B. (2012, Spring). Principles of instruction: Research based strategies that all teachers should know. American Educator, 36(1), 12-18.
-- Sean Laughlin, faculty -- "...brought our department closer both personally and professionally"
The Physical Education & Dance Department has completed our first
SLO cycle and are pleased with the overall results. Being that
initially departments were not given any real guidance or resources to
devise and implement an SLO process we feel that our department really
stepped up: we created our own plan, revised it along the way, and
were able to implement the process and use the results to improve our
overall teaching strategies. It actually brought our department closer
both personally and professionally.
We developed an SLO committee that met every two weeks to discuss and establish processes and timelines that both fulfilled what the College needed as well as our own goal in implementing our plan and closing the loop by the end of the semester. We used all FLEX days for department-wide meetings to establish course SLOs and course assessment criteria. We feel that using each semester as a complete loop keeps everyone involved and contributing, which aids in everyone's total overall understanding of and engagement in the process.
The department implemented two means of assessments (psychomotor and
cognitive) that would allow us to collect and archive data as part of
each course's SLOs. These data would be a "baseline" of data for each
course – in addition to what each instructor may already be using as a
way to assess their own courses (i.e. mid term and finals, etc).
Pro's and Con's to Our First Run:
Timelines: We were pressed for time for each of the tasks
that needed to get implemented.
- Improvements: Assessments will be conducted 1 month before mid terms, at mid terms, and 1 month after. This will give instructors more time to plan, collect, and record data results.
Exit Survey: When we ran a successful preliminary early
semester survey (to test our system) using Scantron forms for a
select number of courses, we were able to implement, collect, and
tabulate the data very easily. When we administered the exit survey
for all of our courses at the end of the semester we found we were
not only pressed for time to administer the survey but the
collection of forms from each instructor as well as to run them thru
the system to get our tally sheets was very time consuming and
therefore the data were not available during our analysis and
revision review process.
- Improvements: We will use a Google docs form so to electronically administer and capture data. Coincidently we did use a Google docs form for PE 200 (Fitness Center) which has over 2,000 students enrolled. This form was able to successfully collect orientation test data as well as exit survey data.
- Instructors will give students the option to either take the survey on their own time or bring their classes into one of the two computer labs that we have in house.
Skills Assessment: The skills assessments for each class
actually turned out to be very easy to implement as well as to
collect and tabulate the data for. One issue encountered was
instructors were given the choice to pick 3 skills from a pool of
skills that were developed for each course. Unfortunately skills
varied from instructor to instructor and assessment was subjective
to each instructor.
- Improvements: we will standardize the three skills that each assessment will test on.


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Stephanie Downing wrote:With the launch of version 9 imminent
LouF wrote:The link that was sent to me did not work..
Adrian wrote:LouF wrote:The link that was sent to me did not work..
It's the same link for everyone - https://portal.vectric.com - do you mean your login/password doesn't work?
4DThinker wrote:Imminent sure is taking longer than I expected. Longer even than the definition of that word implies. I know Vectric is all excited about being at the AWFSfair in a few days, but this is just a bit cruel to keep teasing us with no release of 9.
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The Doctor wrote:Remember: Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise.
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Holiday Accommodation in London
Outlet4Holidays is a letting agent with a walk in office based on Old Compton Street, Soho. Outlet4Holidays provides a variety of good quality cheap London accommodation, from a basic room to luxury apartments mainly located in Soho and Covent Garden. Ideal for holiday or vacation rentals.
Because Outlet is a well known letting agent in London, particularly in Soho, we are able to attract the best vacation rentals available in the area. Established in 1995, Outlet is a leading London lettings agent for holiday accommodation in London and residential accommodation across the United Kingdom
All our accommodation is available to book online with the minimum of hassle. All the rooms and apartments on this website have been checked out by ourselves and are known to be excellent accommodation in terms of value for money and location.
We can offer:
- Double Rooms in Soho and Covent Garden for 2 people from £55 to £72 per night
- Apartments in Soho and Covent Garden for 2 people from £75 to £149 per night
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- Apartments in Soho and Covent Garden for 6 people from £109 to £169 per night
We provide accommodation in luxury London Hotels and apartments in some of the most fashionable areas of London including Soho, Covent Gardens, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly and Kensington. We can offer a range of single rooms, doubles and suites both in cheap accommodation and in luxury hotels throughout London. Our London Hotel search facility will help you find what you are looking for.


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The days of buying a charging dock or stand for an Apple iPhone, iPod or iPad could be numbered, as Apple may build one into the product's own box.
Apple has been granted a patent for a new design of product packaging than enables it to double easily as a stand or dock for its mobile gadgets such as the iPhone or iPod.
According to Patently Apple, the application was filed in May 2011 but has just been published and detailed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Its accompanying diagram shows packaging for a generic iPhone or iPod touch style of mobile device. The box has a removable lid and a base that can transform into a stand or, when used with the gadget's supplied cable, a charging dock.
Rather than some quick-fix temporary solution, the new packaging appears to be intended as a more long-term stand or dock as it has parts to hold the mobile in place.
A rudimentary version can already be done with existing Apple packaging, such as the new iPad mini, as a video on Gotta Be Mobile demonstrates.
Perhaps Apple has already realised that more can be done with its containers.
There's a healthy market in third-party accessories for Apple gear such as charging docks and iPad stands, and whether Apple's plan actually makes it into the real world remains to be seen.
If your iDevice came with a convertible stand made out of the box itself, would you be less likely to buy a "proper" accessory? Let us know on the Trusted Reviews Twitter and Facebook feeds or via the comments boxes below.


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Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. He has been selected to two Pro Bowls.
Carson Palmer was born in Fresno, California and attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Carson Palmer arrived at the University of Southern California in 1998 and immediately competed for the starting quarterback job with Mike Van Raaphorst. Van Raaphorst won, but due to his ineffectiveness, Palmer was named the starter in the ninth game of the season, becoming only the second true freshman ever to start as quarterback for the Trojans. Palmer roomed with fellow USC football player, Troy Polamalu, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a division rival of the Cincinnati Bengals and Matt Cassel of the Kansas City Chiefs.


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Janice Bastani necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 145 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
http://www.janicebastani.com Janice Bastani, professional credential business & life coach
I am an author, speaker, coach, CEO, wife, mom, aunt, mentor, role model and a person who has learned many lessons in life which I am passing on to my audience.
My target audience is women 30 - 52 who are willing to spend money to go to a spa and pay for an affirming personal growth experience. 62% of them are working outside of their homes. 52% of those are single parent moms. This growth experience program is a "Quiet Reflection" for Living Her Life, and it is a "Pathway" to Living Her Life. These lessons are presented and I want them to feel like a club, an inner circle, a spa for living. You would take yourself, your mom, your sister, best friend, aunt and daughter to this place. The experience there would be fun, give great information, and help in your professional and personal life.
These programs are three levels:
Discovering Eve
Becoming Eve
Living Eve
I do not want anything that smacks of the "apple" or "garden entwined snake thing".
Eve is just a metaphor for all things female.
Using the theme in terms of feeling: Spa, Quiet Reflections, Pathway to Life, Growth, fun, affirming, for women .....
The logo must reflect: Awareness, Growth, Freedom
My personal logo is my signature with the words: AWARENESS GROWTH FREEDOM underneath it with an arrowhead between each word.
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Navigating UCOP
Building emergency procedures and resources as well as personal preparedness information.
If you have a security question or want to report a security issue, call the security desk in the Franklin Lobby at (510) 987-9790. At Kaiser, call (510) 272-0909. At Broadway or OSF (415-20th St), call Chief Building Manager Roman Starno at (510) 587-6100 or Work Management Center at (510) 987-0600.
Security ambassadors Link
Security Ambassadors in orange vests serve as additional 'eyes and ears' of the Oakland Police Department, while serving as a visible deterrent.
Security escort(510) 987-9790
Employees needing an escort to or from the Franklin building between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm should call the UCOP security desk 30 minutes before exiting the building.
UCOPAlert is an emergency notification system that allows UCOP employees to receive informational alerts on their personal phones or by personal email outside normal business hours.
Policies, guidance, contacts and resources for preventing and/or reporting discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence at UCOP.


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Student or Learner
My homework is write a paragraph to describe the most important holiday/ festival in your country. I wrote a paragraph to describe Tet holiday, the most important holiday in Vietnam.
Tet is a wonderful holiday to see in Vietnam. People wear their newest and most beautiful dresses on Tet holiday. Parents buy beautiful new clothes for their children, and woman usually change more beautiful hair style before Tet holiday. They not only change their appearance but also change their emotion. People avoid to quarrel and become good-tempered, pleasant. In addition, houses are beautiful and clean on Tet holiday. People clean and decorate meticulously their house with typical Tet decoration such as peach blossoms or apricot blossoms, parallel sentences on a pair of vermilion papers, the paintings of Tet. Red is the first color chose to decorate on Tet holiday, it make houses become warm and energetic. Every things old will be changed with new ones because se they thing a new year have to start with new things. Finally, the beautiful of streets couldn't be omitted. Every streets become crowd and bright than usual with the rich color of flowers and people's clothes. The color of the streets is a combination of not only the red color of the national flag of Vietnam and of Happy New Year slogans, but also the rich color of flowers pots, of houses on two sides of the streets and even of animal-shaped bubbles flied in the air. The distinctive beauty of people, house and streets made Tet become a wonderful holiday to visit
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We like to help when we can, but we do not correct homework before it is submitted. Your teacher wants to know what you can do, not what we can do. Once you get it back corrected, you can ask us if there's anything you do not understand/agree with.
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I was trying to find a dual use product for lip and cheek (I actually wanted the Beaute Cosmetics Liqui-Gel tints, but these take a while to get here from Canada).
Anyway I picked up the Stila Mango Crush Lip & Cheek Tint instead as I
a. Love Mangoes
b. Love Shimmery orange tones.
Gah! This was pricey at £17 from Beauty Bay. More than I wanted to pay but I wanted it bad.
They say:
This super-fruit inspired multi-tasker will give you instant glamour gratification. Mango Crush Lip and Cheek Stain is infused with naturally staining mango extracts that react to your personal pH levels to create your perfect shade every time.
Did you hear that? It changes to your skintone! Better make sure you haven't been sucking on lemons.
It comes in a pen with a brush. Its quite lightweight, but its fine.
I always find it really hard to predict how much product is going to come flying out of the pen – twist twist twist twist – next thing you know, half the tube is flying out at you and you have to desperately go round finding people to smear it on.This one was quite good though – once the product comes to the surface you can judge it pretty well so not too much product wastage.
I am disappointed to say though, that it does not smell of mango. I don't know what it does smell like – sort of an artificial cucumber. But not mango. Am disappointed by this very much.
The colour of lovely, perfect for warm toned gals like myself. Its a bright orange-coral type get up infused with shimmers. Quite clear shimmers. The texture is medium thick, and not greasy at all. I like this – I hate most liquid tints, takes too long for me to build up the stain.
Here it is! Can you see the shimmer (or gold particles?!)….
It blends away very nicely and leaves a soft stain. On the lips its ok, but it dries every so slightly. On the cheek its a very fresh glow.
Blended in:
All in all, a nice purchase. Steep at £17 if you as me, should be more like £12. I like the colour but I am not sure how it would work on cool toned gals – its sped everything up when I am in a rush anyway and is well worth buying if you like these kinds of tones.


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T. M. Anderson
Evangelist and college professor
Works by T. M. Anderson
Taking its title from James 5:16, Prayer Availeth Much is a challenge to Christians; it is a challenge to explore "the boundless possibility of prayer," as the forward puts it. T. M. Anderson hopes--and prays--that with this book, Christians will explore the possibilities of prayer, and once again see the true power and profundity of prayer. Basing each chapter on a verse, this intensive study of prayer connects prayer to other important elements of the Christian life, including the experience of joy, peace, doubt, and the glorification of God. Anderson does not simply relate prayer to other elements of the Christian life, but teaches the reader about the three essentials of prayer--"Ask, Seek, Knock"--and how each one of them plays an important role in the believer's daily life. Ideal for personal study or devotions, T. M. Anderson's book, Prayer Availeth Much, will encourage and challenge each person to more actively seek and worship God through prayer.
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Boston Red Sox, Marketers Line Up, Swing Into Action For Fenway Park 100th Bash
By Barry Janoff
March 30, 2012: More than 30 companies aligned with the Boston Red Sox have initiated or soon will begin activation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park.
Outdoor gear and apparel company L.L. Bean, which also is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is among the latest to join a growing list of marketing partners, sponsors and local businesses taking part in the season-long event. Fenway Park officially opened April 20, 1912.
Among other partners of the Red Sox participating in the 100th anniversary celebration are John Hancock, JetBlue, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, Sports Authority, Volvo, W.B. Mason, Gulf Oil, Nikon, Dunkin' Donuts, Home Depot, DHL, Solar Blue and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The team already has launched several Internet and social media destinations, including a dedicated Fenway Park 100th anniversary Web site, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
The celebration officially begins on opening day, April 13, when the Red Sox will play host to the Tampa Bay Rays. A week later, Boston will welcome the New York Yankees, with the April 20 game scheduled to start at 3 PM., the same time the first game ever played at Fenway Park — against the then-New York Highlanders —was played in 1912. Both teams will wear 1912 throw-back uniforms to mark the event.
Fenway Park has already received a special anniversary present. The Red Sox had been working with the Massachusetts Historic Commission and the National Park Service over the past few months to have Fenway Park added to the National Register of Historic Places. Earlier this month, the club received notification from the National Park Service that the application has been approved.
Among the marketing support, JetBlue Airways has unveiled a custom, Red Sox-themed paint scheme on one of its Airbus A320 planes. JetBlue has been the official airline of the Boston Red Sox since 2008 and last year signed an eight-year extension as the team's official airline and the official airline of Fenway Park.
Gulf sponsored a documentary, Inside Fenway Park: An Icon At 100, narrated by Matt Damon, which was produced by National Geographic and debuted on PBS stations nationwide this week.
The L.L.Bean Bootmobile will visit Boston and Kenmore Square on April 13 on the first stop of the company's 2012 Bootmobile Tour as part of opening day festivities. The company is also offering fans the opportunity to win "The Ultimate Outdoor Experience," which includes participation in an outdoor activity with a current Red Sox player in Fenway Park, followed by a tour of the Park and tickets to the game that night.
In addition, L.L.Bean said it would continue to sponsor Red Sox home game rain delays in 2012, but with a new, 100th anniversary-inspired signature tarp.
"We look forward to working with the Red Sox and Fenway Park to provide [ways for people] to engage in outdoor activities while feeding their passion for baseball."
"We're excited to team up with L.L.Bean, a long-time partner, as we both celebrate our 100th anniversaries in 2012," Sam Kennedy, Red Sox evp/COO, said in a statement. "Fenway Park and L.L.Bean are two 'institutions' committed to helping to create meaningful experiences for fans, whether it be for those attending a ball game, or by providing the gear or instruction to pursue an outdoor activity."
On April 19, which is an off-day for the team, the Red Sox will host a Fenway Park Open House, a free event for fans to tour the 100-year-old ballpark. Included will be historical artifacts, photographs and banners on display along with a chance to meet Red Sox legends and "visit parts of the ballpark generally inaccessible to fans."
On April 28, Fenway Park will host an auction of memorabilia from the collection of the late Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams. An auction preview, free and open to the public, will be held April 25-27.
Under the auspices of Hunt Auctions, it will consist of several hundred pieces, including Williams 1949 MVP plaque, his Hall of Fame Induction presentation ring, a game-used bat from the 1960 All-Star Game and a ball signed by Babe Ruth and personalized to Williams. The items come from the collection of Williams' daughter, Claudia. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the auction will be donated to The Jimmy Fund, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Boston Red Sox.
Liverpool Football Club will travel to North America this summer for a pre-season tour presented by Standard Chartered. The 12-day tour will feature matches against AS Roma at Fenway Park as part of the 100th anniversary celebration and the and Tottenham Hotspur in Baltimore. Liverpool FC is owned by Fenway Sports Group, led by principle owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner, whose holdings also include the Red Sox, Fenway Park, Rousch Fenway Racing and 80% of New England Sports Network.
A plethora of items are available, including an official Fenway Park: 100 Years coffee table book, patches, pennents, coins, photos, hats, T-shirts and even very limited-edition of seats removed from Fenway Park during rennovations. Among the tributes, legendary composer John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Superman, Indiana Jones) was commissioned to write a special tribute, "Fanfare for Fenway Park."
Additional events and marketing activations will be unveiled after the season begins.
"An appreciation of the outdoors is part of our heritage, as is our strong connection to all things New England – including baseball, " Steve Fuller, L.L.Bean CMO, said in a statement regarding their alignement with the Red Sox and Fenway Park. "In our 100th anniversary year, we hope to inspire people to get outdoors and encourage a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts. We look forward to working with the Red Sox and Fenway Park to provide unique opportunities for New Englanders to engage in outdoor activities while feeding their passion for all things baseball."
PHOTO: Fenway Park 100 Years courtesy Boston Red Sox


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NEC Pulls the Plug on Smartphones
It's official: Japanese technology company NEC Corp. says adios to the smartphone business.
Talks have swirled for weeks that NEC was in talks with China's Lenovo Group for a smartphone venture. But following media reports that talks fell apart, NEC officially confirmed Wednesday that it's pulling out.
The Japanese computer maker and provider of technology services said it will discontinue development, production and sales of smartphones effective immediately, other than the model already on the market. It will continue development and production of conventional mobile phones and tablets.