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Anzac Day around the world
The 25th of April marks one of Australia's most important national occasions, Anzac Day - the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during WWI. Australians recognise this date as a day of national remembrance, and ceremonies are held all over the world to mark this occasion. It is a time to reflect on the Australian spirit and the ideals of courage, endurance and mateship, which are still relevant today.
We've collated a list of Anzac Day events around the world so that you can join in commemorating this distinguished date.
Austin: ANZAC Day Service & Picnic
Beijing: Anzac Day Dawn Service
Boston: ANZAC Day Commemorative Service
Chicago: ANZAC Day Breakfast
Dublin: ANZAC Day Dawn Service
Dubai: ANZAC Black and Gold Ball 2018 | ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2018
Georgia: ANZAC Day Commemoration
Guernsey: ANZAC Day Service
Hong Kong: ANZAC Day Ceremony
Houston: ANZAC Day Service and Lunch
Kuwait: ANZAC Day Dawn Service
Los Angeles: ANZAC Day Commemorative Service
London: ANZAC Day Service
Malaysia: Sandakan Memorial Park Anzac Dawn Service
Melbourne: ANZAC Day Shrine of Remembrance
New York: ANZAC Day Dawn Service | ANZAC Day Service | ANZAC Day and Veterans' Lunch | ANZAC Day Aussie Meetup | ANZAC Day Eve Concert
Papa New Guinea: ANZAC Day Dawn Service
San Diego: ANZAC Day Commemorative Service
Seattle: ANZAS ANZAC Day
San Francisco: ANZAC Service & BBQ
Shanghai: ANZAC Day Commemoration | ANZAC Day Drinks
Singapore: ANZAC Day Service
Sydney: ANZAC Day Dawn Service | ANZAC Day March | ANZAC Commemoration Service
Thailand: 2018 Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass
Tokyo: ANZAC Day Service
Toronto: ANZAC Dawn Service
Vancouver: ANZAC Commemoration
Villers-Bretonneux: ANZAC Day Dawn Service
Washington DC: ANZAC Day Service
Know of an Anzac Day service that isn't listed here? Send us the details to firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll add it to our events calendar.


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On the course I am covering setting up a blog (using blogger because I think it is user-friendly for those that are not so computer literate), a facebook fan page and twitter account and what to do with them!
I started teaching it last week and I was really pleased to see that the class was full and that there are so many different areas of the arts and crafts represented in the group. I really enjoyed teaching this class and I'm looking forward to the next one.
So my question is this. What advice would you give artists and crafters just getting started in social media/social networking?


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What is Chi? How do I balance it?/
What is Chi?
We talk about it all day in Feng Shui, acupuncture, etc.
But what is it?
Life energy.
Sometimes, that's just not a good enough explanation, especially for the rational minds.
A metaphor I like to use is this one:
I love watching Surf Competitions on TV... You see a surfer and then you see these gigantic waves and he is patiently and calmly waiting for the RIGHT one. Whaaaaaaat? How can he be so calm in the face of this?
- for one: being calm is his only chance to apprehend this massive natural phenomenon. He trains his mind and body to ride the wave.
- secondly, even if he paddled like a madman to the shore, because he got too scared, would he have fun? Would it have been worth it? No.
Chi is the life energy that exists around us, encompassing us in a gigantic life force that we can't control, but that we can learn to ride.
One has to learn patience, intuition and rhythm in order to surf Chi, to surf the wave. And one has to learn and relearn often. Essentially, we unlearn all the patterns of the mind, we ease in the face of chaos and when we are ready, we surf. (Or dance, or ski, or do aikido or glide- pick your own metaphor, it all works similarly). We use momentum of an existing force to lift us, and take us further than we would have been able to go without it.
What I teach in Feng Shui is essentially this.
I'm not a miracle worker, but I observe patterns in homes and businesses, energy blocks, overactive Chi, stagnant Chi, and I remove the blocks. Sometimes the blocks directly mirror the person's blocks. I see the same blockages in my client's body language when they talk about a certain topic as when I enter the part of their home corresponding to that topic: wealth, marriage, self-knowledge etc. And I bet that if I brought in an acupuncturist they would see related blockages in the person's body.
My clients immediately report "bliss", "fire within", "happiness returned", "feeling full of energy" after a consultation. First, the feelings change and then the actual changes happen.
The changes don't come from me or from above or from some magical force. They immediately come after I remove the blocks that prevent my clients from surfing. And when they are removed, the clients surf. And they attract miracles: a soulmate, more wealth, a new career, etc. Only when they accept to surrender to the flow can this occur.
As I've often said: some people only want the results (That $1 million) but they don't want to change in order to get there (so the million dollar may come but with strings attached: a divorce, a lay off etc.). All their energy is put in the wrong place: the result.
While setting goals is extremely important, not being attached only to results is even more fundamental for a blissful life. The idea is to chase a feeling, not a thing, and to pay attention to the process.
Email me any questions you have at email@example.com.
(I offer 15 to 30 minute free consultations). You may book yours below.
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Be Curious To Be Successful
What is curiosity? Is curiosity a keen desire to learn new facts and information?
No. Curiosity is more than that. It is not just about learning, it is also about 'learning to do.'
Successful people are curious and are always learning from other people who are performing.
They keep learning and once they have learnt how to do one thing, they seek out knowledge in other or related areas, constantly evolving their skills and ability to take action.
Look at Kobe Bryant as an example. The biggest difference between Kobe and other NBA players is that Kobe never stops learning to take action.
When he first entered the league, he had a keen desire to learn all aspects of basketball - from foot work, defense, closing, outside shots and every other technique of the game. He learnt the fundamentals, the strategies and the tactics.
He had a burning desire to learn, and the maturity to know that he did not know everything he needed to know to become a champion.
Most of Kobe's colleagues and competitors were satisfied to be in the pros. But not Kobe. He wanted to be the greatest in the world.
Kobe Bryant is just one example. Our world is full of example of legendary people who keep learning, taking action and growing.
The secrets, principles, strategies and tactics of success are available to anyone who has a keen sense of curiosity and wants to learn.
So develop a keen desire to learn more and never lose your childlike curiosity to take action. That is the quality that legends are made of.
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- Ron Malhotra


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I did manage to get a fair bit of drawing done a lot of which needs a bit of refining yet but here's an early draft of a section of comic strip I want to do. It'll be low on dialogue and high on fantastical dramatics all played out by Charles Pieman a deeply unhappy overweight North London local government clerical assistant.
Tons of stuff happening elsewhere too - I'm doing my best to get the zine finished this week so people can buy it by the weekend for my promised mid (!) April release. Had some last minute layout issues and discovered I had a free spread to fill and it seemed a shame to go to waste so Scottish based illustrator Rob Johnson stepped up to the challenge and nailed an ace submission in twenty four hours or so.


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An Outfit for Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve in the Smith home will be filled with family, friends, good food and a little bit of fun chaos! I'm making heavy hors d'oeuvres, including crab cakes, miniature ham biscuits, a beautiful cheese platter with everyone's favorite cheeses and oyster stew, along with a few other things. I'm hoping the weather will be just perfect for a fire in the fireplace outside and that we can all relax and enjoy each other's company! I'm sure that Hudson will be sound asleep early, in anticipation of Santa coming the next morning. I'm linking a post from 2015 for some of my favorite hors d'oeuvres here and a post with a seriously good Hot Chocolate Bar here! Last year I did a video on how to make an easy and festive Christmas cocktail! It's crazy to look back and see how much my blog has changed!
I'm going to start the evening in this outfit and probably change into something else to sit by the fire! I love these red booties, but they're not the best for outdoor activities. I found this elegant white blouse by Bailey 44 at Rebecca & Co. in Greensboro and I'm wearing it with a pair of Susana Monaco pants. The red velvet bag that I'm carrying came from a thrift store and I've had it for years! It came with the original compact and perfume bottle and it's so much fun to carry and I love that I only paid $8.00 for it! You never know what you might find in the most unexpected places! I've included some shopping links below that I hope you'll like.
This year has been packed with so many amazing things and it has flown by! I'm working on a post with all of my favorite moments, fashion and food from 2017! I am excited for everything that's coming in the New Year! Please let me know what you would like to see more of in 2018. If you have a suggestion, please leave it in the comment box below!
Photography by Sara-Anne Photography


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PTC, a leading IoT and AR platform provider and ANSYS have jointly released a new platform solution that enables ANSYS engineering simulation technology to be rapidly added to applications built on the PTC ThingWorx Industrial IoT (IIoT) platform. The development of a connector between the two technology platforms will enable customers to transform raw data into new forms of actionable intelligence. The connector will integrate intelligent digital simulation models with products as they exist and operate in the real world. This is expected to open up new opportunities for companies to create value by enabling them to optimize operations and maintenance and to integrate them into their product development processes.
Simulation helps companies understand situations that may occur – such as a product failure early as the design phase. When faced with limited access to rich historical data, companies can leverage simulation models to generate an initial as designed set of expected outcomes or product performance. The results of these simulations act as a rich source of data that can be used for supervised machine learning and predictive modeling. The ongoing connection between real-world performance, simulation, and machine learning helps companies make sense of data that can lead to predictive models and a more insightful feedback loop, enabling them to improve product design and modeling.
The IoT is making it possible to create a digital twin that combines real-time data about a physical product with the organization's digital information about the product. Simulating digital twins provides advanced intelligence and insight into a product's behaviors. The combination of the ThingWorx platform capabilities with ANSYS simulation models will enable companies to deploy powerful applications that can analyze current operating conditions, rapidly identify and diagnose operations issues, predict future operating conditions, and improve product performance. PTC and ANSYS will make the capabilities of this solution available within IoT applications developed on ThingWorx.
ANSYS is an elite sponsor at the LiveWorx17 event in Boston from May 22 - 25, 2017 and will be demonstrating the simulation and machine learning joint solution, as well as ANSYS's broader Industrial IoT portfolio.


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How To Design An Accessible Kitchen With Style/
When you think of an accessible design, what comes to mind? Handrails in the bathroom, wider doorways, or perhaps a countertop or sink constructed at a suitable height? While these practical considerations certainly play a role, an accessible design can be about more than just the practical side. This recent fully accessible kitchen design in Warminster, PA completed by the team at Lang's Kitchen & Bath, was created to meet the accessibility, lifestyle, and décor requirements of this family. The result is a wheelchair accessible kitchen for an avid home chef, that is also a stunning, rustic style kitchen design packed with amazing features that serves as a design centerpiece in this home.
Why focus on an accessible kitchen design?
You may require an accessible design if you or a family member uses a wheelchair or is mobility impaired, or in some cases if you plan to age in place in your current home. Your kitchen design features may vary depending on the level of accessibility required, as well as who else will be using the kitchen. If you believe an accessible kitchen design is right for you home, your kitchen remodeling expert will help you find the right solution, and in some cases, you may want to also work with an occupational therapist in the planning stages. The key to getting a kitchen design that works for you is to plan for what you need now, plan for the requirements of all household members who will use the space, and plan how your needs may change in the future.
What are the key elements in creating an accessible kitchen design?
Here are 5 areas to focus on in a kitchen remodel geared to accessibility that create a practical and stylish kitchen:
1. Countertops and sink
Kitchen layouts are typically designed around work zones, and an accessible kitchen design is no exception. The first step is to create work areas at a suitable height and with appropriate accessibility to meet your needs. If you are designing for wheelchair access, this may mean installing a lower countertop and sink that is open underneath to allow easy access to the work space. Add pull-out storage next to the sink area to keep your cleaning supplies handy. For aging in place, consider countertops with a rounded edge instead of corners, to avoid hitting against any sharp edges.
2. Storage
Similarly, consider the items that you will need to access on a regular basis in your kitchen and make sure all essential storage is easily and safely accessible. There are several ways to accomplish this. First, focus on base cabinet storage with handy, customized pull-outs, drawers, and roll-out shelves like the ones shown below.
These design accessories are perfect for any kitchen design and all kitchen users, but they make access to dishes, food items, and cooking tools even easier if you are mobility impaired. There are also ways to access upper kitchen cabinet storage, including pull down shelves or even electric-controlled cabinets or shelves that can be lowered at the touch of a button. Consider including a wheeled trolley or standalone cabinet unit that you can use to easily transport supplies and meals between the cooking and eating areas.
3. Appliance access
Just like with counters and sinks, make sure your range, oven, and other appliances are positioned so you can easily access them. Adjust the height of wall-mounted ovens or include an under-counter oven that you can easily open, install a range that is open underneath and therefore wheelchair accessible, and add an undercounter microwave. Dishwasher drawers may be easier to access than standard dishwashers. Similarly, refrigerator drawers, undercounter refrigerators, or side-by-side opening refrigerators allow easier access to all items. If possible, visit a showroom to try out different styles of appliances to see what works best for you.
4. Floorspace and clearance around the island and work zones
A design geared around mobility issues must ensure that there is ample clearance to get through doorways, hallways, and in and out of rooms. Similarly, your kitchen layout must allow for ample space to maneuver in and out of kitchen work zones, around the island and dining table, and to access storage areas. An open plan kitchen design, popular for its airy spaces and open access between kitchen, dining, and entertaining areas, is also well-suited to an accessible kitchen design. Speaking of the floor, make sure to select a floor surface that is low-maintenance and slip-resistant, which is especially important when aging in place in your home.
5. Handles, knobs, outlets, and controls
Make life less complicated by selecting hardware and accessories that are accessible and easier to maneuver. Handles tend to be less demanding to grip than knobs for example, and single lever action or even touch-control faucets simplify washing food, hands, and dishes. This can help when your grip is not as effective, for example for older members of the household. Consider your placement of electrical outlets and lighting controls, as well as other appliance controls to make them readily accessible.
An experienced kitchen design professional will be able to advise you on ADA-guidelines, best practices for designing a kitchen for various levels of mobility, and the latest products that meet your needs. At Lang's Kitchen & Bath we are experienced in accessible kitchen design, bathroom design, and other home remodeling. Visit our kitchen design gallery or contact us today on 215-968-5300.


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A New Look
It's about time for a face lift...for my website that is! I have been in business for 5 years now and it was time to build a website that really shows off all the great work I have been doing. Best part of this site is BIG pictures! In addition to the website, my logo also has a new look. With the help of Mallory Hope Design we were able to create a logo that represents KDL Interiors.
In other big news...KDL Interiors is now located in Columbus, OH. Very sad to leave all my wonderful clients who supported me in VA but excited to see what OH has in store for the business. This website would not be possible without my fabulous clients and their ability to trust and work with me.
As for those who followed the "Making it Our House" section of my old blog... I will continue to post Milly's progress on here and you can see up-to-date shots on her own page under Residential Projects. Keep checking back often as I will update projects and post to my Journal.
Thank you for visiting and hope you return!


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Sunday 5th May 2019
Less than a year after my first visit to the Berwyn mountains with three friends, I'd decided to take the walking group with me on a return to the same area, as part of a Bank Holiday weekend camping trip in Snowdonia.
What I probably didn't make very clear is that this meant leaving the National Park boundary to begin the walk… Hence why the area is known to be far less busy than the more recognised mountains of Mid and North Wales.
Continue reading "Back to the Berwyn Mountains"


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MDF + cedar wood lining
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Archive - Conference Papers
Do all Roads Lead to the Same Europe? Reconsidering the Pro/Anti-integration Yardstick to Measure Belgian Party Positions towards the EU
Clement Jadot
Mapping national political party attitudes towards the EU is crucial to explain the current state of the EU and is key to understanding coalition advocacy on European issues. Although important, the topic remains constrained in the literature by the idea that positions on European integration could be located along a single 'pro-/anti-' axis. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate why one-dimensional typologies lead to cumbersome and misleading evaluations of party positions. Based on Easton theory of political support, the research hypothesises that such classifications are unable to solve the problem of divergent orientations. I begin by showing how Easton's distinction between public policies, political regime and political community at the EU level highlights differences otherwise hidden. Taking Belgium as an example, I then explain why Belgian political parties - generally labelled as unanimously "pro-integration" - can be considered as divided regarding the EU. To conclude, I suggest an innovative typology that addresses what kind of Europe do parties want instead of measuring a certain degree of agreement with a given Europe. The research is primarily based on a qualitative analysis of party manifestos for EU and national elections, and interviews with party elite
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Health Insurance HQ distills the current political activity around health care into a brief, monthly educational update to help you become a more active consumer and citizen. Our experts in the field and others in our community are here to provide you with plenty of handy resources to help you use your voice and your vote to make a difference.
Dear Friends,
Prior to their summer recess, Congress made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Upon their return in September, the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill was introduced. In the last week of September, Senate leaders officially pulled the plug on this plan as well. No new plans have been introduced and the ACA remains in place. However, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides health insurance coverage to 9 million kids in families with low to moderate incomes, is in danger of losing funding. The program was due to be renewed by September 30, but Congress let that deadline pass without action. Without additional funding, most states will exhaust their federal funding by the end of the year or early next year. If you would like to engage your elected officials on this issue, please see our HQ from February 2017.
The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land and individuals and families can still enroll in the federal and state marketplaces. In fact, the next Open Enrollment period begins in less than a month! With that in mind, what do you need to know, and what happens next?
- The ACA marketplace advertising budget has been cut by 90 percent, so you may not hear as much about Open Enrollment in the media as you have in years past.
- The 2018 enrollment period is half the length as it was in the past in most states, reduced to 45 days instead of 90 days. Open Enrollment in ACA/"Obamacare" plans begins November 1, 2017 with end dates varying by state.
Healthcare.gov states December 15
Covered California January 31
Connect for Health Colorado January 12
Access Health CT December 22
DC Health Link January 31
Your Health Idaho December 15
Maryland Health Connection December 15
Massachusetts Health Connector January 23
MN Sure January 14
New York State of Health January 31
Health Source RI December 31
Vermont Health Connect December 15
Washington Health Plan Finder January 15
- Marketplace plans are available in every county in every state. However, expect some major changes. For example, Anthem Blue Cross is pulling out of most of the California individual market, including Los Angeles County. CareConnect and Affinity are pulling out of the New York market.
- Financial assistance remains in effect to help you pay your monthly premium if your income is in the Advanced Premium Tax Credit (APTC) or premium assistance income range. Rate increases for 2018 vary by state, ranging from 0-38 percent on average, but if you receive APTC you may find that the cost of your silver plan has stayed the same or gone down.
- Every American is still required to have health insurance or face a tax penalty of at least $695 or 2.5 percent of the household income, whichever is greater.
- Please note: States using the Federal marketplace will see the www.healthcare.gov web site shut down for maintenance from midnight until noon almost every Sunday during this open enrollment period, making it more difficult for people to enroll. Your best bet is to enroll during the week.
These are uncertain times in health care. So if you have questions, please contact The Actors Fund for help.
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Not only do we do Art + Healing Workshops, but we also do community organizing! We believe and are invested in grassroots organizing and leadership development of young people. We understand that solutions must come from directly impacted people and believe in creating community power in order to change trends and solutions that impact our work.
We cannot do it alone. That is why we also engage allies to be a key part of our community organizing efforts to collectively bring positive change to our migrant communities. Through grassroots organizing we bring light to unheard undocumented youth voices in the political process.
Current Campaigns
Arizona's Future
The Arizona's Future Campaign aims to close the gap between our workforce and education. We will ensure all Arizona students who wish to advance their higher educational dreams are within reach. Arizona's Future campaign aims to ensure all Arizona students - regardless of immigration status have a pipeline to optimize their talents, skills, and abilities in their home state.
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As I stood sipping a cold and colorful beverage, I looked around at the faces that filled my daughter's 4th Birthday party and was amazed. I was amazed at the juxtaposition of her four-year-long life to that of my own 30 years before. But it wasn't about the modern advances that left me with thousands of photos of her life on my cell phone versus the dozen on bad photo paper that exist of me at the same age. And it wasn't comparing the modernly typical and picture-perfect store-bought cake at her party against the hand-frosted and lovingly baked lump of flour and sugar that was sliced for me at the same age.
It was simply about the guest list.
My daughter jumped hand-in-hand in the bounce house with her best friend, who was African American. Mind you, my daughter had no idea that her friend was a different race than her own. "She has brown skin," she described her friend on one occasion (and only after a long pause to think of anything that would set them apart.) But as a little girl in small-town Texas, I was acutely aware of the difference. In fact, I vividly remember looking out my window one night and crying when I saw a black man get out of his car at the store next door. "They're going to take over," an old neighbor lady had told me. I was too young to decipher the long-bred ignorance that fueled her fearful words, and so I was terribly scared. Yet, here was my little girl -- completely, beautifully and rightfully color blind.
On this sunny day, one of my closest friends stood beside me. A single gay dad, his son and my oldest daughter had been thick as thieves since the day they entered pre-school. He was a Southern transplant from a tiny nook in Arkansas who had "made it" in Hollywood working behind the scenes at a successful entertainment television program, and we had bonded quickly over our still-evident accents. I had never told him that the idea of a homosexual being able to adopt a child would have made my sheltered teenage stomach churn. I wouldn't have cared how "in desperate need" the foster system may have been, or that his case worker had told him that there were "parking lots full" of children looking for lasting, loving homes. I wouldn't have cared if he was a devoted and caring father with an innate ability to selflessly parent. All that would have defined this great man to the former me was that he was attracted to the same sex.
As my devout Christian friend stood between a non-believer and a Jewish guest to sing "Happy Birthday," I thought back to an exercise at church camp one year in the '80s. I stood on a chair while other children tried to pull me down. It took seconds. I was then instructed to try to bring the other children up on to the chair with me. It was impossible. The point was to prove the importance of surrounding yourself with Christian friends; that others were good for nothing but knocking you down. But the adulthood friends who surrounded me, many with varying levels of opposing beliefs to that of my own, had only served to lift me up. If anything, these wonderful people had strengthened my belief in God and humanity.
After the guests went home, I was left with deflating party balloons but a soaring new appreciation in knowing that my daughters inherently understood -- with no help from me -- a basic value "unlearned" by so many adults: just because someone may look, feel or believe differently than you, they are no less qualified to be a magnificent, valuable part of your life and the world.
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Position: Student Support Center Lead School: Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
School District: Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
City, State: Hinckley, Maine
About the Nominee: Brenda Poulin was nominated by her principal, Tonya Arnold.
Brenda Poulin cares deeply about every student at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences (MeANS) and about the organization. She also serves as a caregiver to staff. Many describe her as the heart and soul of the MeANS community. It would take volumes to go into enough detail to sufficiently demonstrate how she changes lives, but here are a few ways:
Ms. Poulin is extremely skilled in counseling students through tough situations. People open up to her because she has a natural ability to truly empathize with students, yet she knows exactly when to straight up tell them how it is and what needs to be done. Ms. Poulin is also extremely positive; she praises and congratulates as vehemently as she holds students accountable for reflecting on their own actions and the impact on others. Her natural ability to bring people together is critical to the networks of support she creates to get students through difficult academic, behavioral, social or family situations.
She stays involved with and connected to those who need her by attending every community or sporting event where students participate, visiting homes, assisting with applications for services, helping students find new clothes for a special event and helping with hygiene, make up or hair care advice. Ms. Poulin also connects students with resources or community partnerships that encourage them to put time and energy into a positive hobby, community service or career exploration rather than risk-taking behaviors. She has helped students with significant disabilities feel loved and accepted by the whole community. Students who have faced homelessness have benefited from her guidance and assistance with connecting them to resources. She has been a critical confidant who has helped students through major life-changing tragedies. In every interaction, Ms. Poulin has a way of making the student or person feel cared for, valued and important within the community. Her positive character develops hope for a bright future in everyone she counsels!
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After three years of intense fighting and little gain on either side, the Korean War whimpered out in a tenuous 1953 ceasefire.
Both sides agreed enough was enough and returned home to lick its wounds and moved on into the promising armistice that divided the county into North and South in 1954. The thing about a ceasefire is that it's usually temporary, with fighting either resuming or officially concluding upon the signing of a peace treaty — neither of those things happened following the Korean War — yet, anyway.
It has long seemed that the U.S. and South Korea were lingering more on the side of peace, with the North more firmly entrenched in their warring past, but the most recent allied war games, just south of the countries shared border, may knock that theory back a bit.
Ahn Young-Joon and Sam Kim from the AP report that these drills fell on Monday's anniversary of the end of the Korean conflict, that technically leaves both sides still at war, with a large North Korean flag as part of some intense live fire practice.
Wargames are not uncommon, but using the nationalistic symbol of the North as the focus of destruction is — and will no doubt be viewed with concern by the North.
Ahn and Kim point out that no direct hits were scored on the flag itself but, which may help mitigate and immediate Northern response, along with a staggering economy that won't really support a full on military response, but it will likely increase threats and provocations.
South Korean forces said only that the flag was meant to mark enemy territory while the North's state media called the move a "precursor to an invasion" and that even a skirmish may lead to "full scale regional nuclear war."
Without the money or means to fight a large scale conventional battle, there doesn't seem to be much reason why the North wouldn't bring out the most powerful weapon in its arsenal should it feel attacked.


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by Jordan Reyes (@jpreyes90)
On their debut full-length, Washington, D.C. postpunk trio Puff Pieces brandishes wit and whimsy to inspect cultural phenomena like gentrification, wealth accumulation, and Sisyphean living. On "Money," a throbbing two-minute nugget, Mike Andre's lilting sing-song vocals highlight the parallels between autopilot living, financial needs, and boredom. "What a snore/What a chore/What a chore/Such a bore," he laments in the closing lines, having meditated earlier on the energy and mental burden dedicated to just treading water – see, even though the hustle is constant, the forward mobility isn't – it's sort of like digging yourself out of a hole when what you've got is a shovel and all the time in the world.
Highlighting absurdity with humor, Puff Pieces named their LP Bland in D.C., obviously a nod to the city's historic punk roots, and its ever-present political and economic hum. In an earlier piece on the band from American University's WAMU, drummer Amanda Huron explains the title: "Mike was walking to work one bright spring day amongst hordes of eager young professionals when the phrase 'Bland in D.C.' first crossed his mind. It seemed to perfectly encapsulate how we've been feeling about D.C., and being punks in D.C., and being in a band here." It's a mistake to confuse blandness with hopelessness, and artistic expression is necessarily optimistic, even when it underscores unrest or malaise. Bland in D.C. is far from disenchanted – though a small blow in the grand scheme, Puff Pieces land a poignant slap in the face of cyclicality.
Bland in D.C. is out April 1 on Lovitt Records.


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For any years, Christmases at home were dull affairs. As a Goth teenager, actually all I wanted to do was sit in my bedroom and play records. I couldn't sit at the phone and call my Goth friends because the only phone in the house sat at a telephone table in the front room and the world and his wife were in there. Everyone would be able to hear you sharing your teenage angst, finding rather funny no doubt. Yuk.
Christmas and the elder Goth
As I got older and had my own Christmases and older still and have my own children, I figured out that if my son wanted to sit in his bedroom and eat nothing but curry for Christmas dinner, then that was fine by me. Of course these days, he can chat all day long to a mate in Denmark over the net and I don't have to worry about a massive phone bill!
So, as an elder Goth, what does Christmas mean to me now? It's a questions I have often pondered over. I guess my ideal Christmas would be nestled in a Welsh cottage half way up a mountain surrounded by howling winds and snow drifts with nothing but a large roaring open fire and a first edition collection of Victorian Christmas ghost stories and a candle to read them by. I would sit in my black finery with a ruff at my neck and ease myself back into the corners of my leather wing backed chair and with my wolf at my side, read Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe until the morning light against the backdrop of the whistling wind and owl hoots in the forest near by.
Gothic Christmases in the 21st Century
So, what's the reality? Well, I might get a turn at the family turn table so I can whack on a couple of Clannad records but Nine Inch Nails would be out of the question – even their slightly commercial concept album would be considered too racy for the rest of the normals to bear. So, I would have my Dickensian Christmas inside my head and ignore the fact I can hear Paul McCartney on every channel and wish for my idyllic Christmas for the following year…
What about Gothic Christmases now?
So, do I have any advice for Goths for Christmas? Yes, I think I do. When you are a teenager, I guess you have to play along with whatever the rest of the world wants you to do. There's nothing truly around that These days, one can talk to one's friends anywhere any time, so things have certainly changed, possibly for the better. I would have loved to have had something like Pinterest in my hand so I could spend hours gazing at darkly Gothic frocks, black heels and accessories and dress myself up like something from a Bronte novel in my head. I think what I am trying to say is, is that Christmas can be anything you want it to be.
For me, it was always about the Winter Solstice. The closing of one season and the start of another. I would have loved to have decked my house in black tinsel, glowing candles and ghost stories.
I think there is much more you can do these days within the realms of creativity. Long gone at the days of running through heaps of black eye liner around your room for a Gothic feel.
Many you have a beautifully dark Goth Christmas and a gracefully peaceful New Year.
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Business Energy: Choosing the Correct Energy Plan
Choosing the right energy plan for your business is a little more complicated than going for the lowest prices. The wrong decision can also lead to price changes and even more expensive rates down the line, which is why it's essential that you get it right the first time. Most if not all businesses rely on energy to keep going. However, business electricity prices continue to go higher and higher, making it even easier to accidentally choose a supplier and plan that isn't the best fit for you.


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Here is what we are reading this week. Hope you enjoy!
Personal Finance:
1. WSJ: Buying a Home This Spring Will be the Hardest in Years
1. Bloomberg: Uncovering the Secret History of Wall Street's Largest Oil Trade
2. NY Times: How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Driver's Buttons
Fun Reads:
1. Entrepreneur: 3 Lessons About Mental Toughness You Can Learn from Yoda
2. The Ringer: Lyft's New Feature Looks Suspiciously Like a Bus Route
Have a great week!
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Talk: Art-Based Research for Immersive Media
Last fall I gave a talk at UNCSA for their Future of Reality Summit hosted by their Media and Emerging Technology Lab, which is now online: https://www.uncsa.edu/metl/future-of-reality-summit/videos/vi-hart.aspx I had a great time at... READ MORE
Documenting Christmas in VR: Child and Snowplace
Well, eleVR may no longer exist but there's still some old projects that never got very well documented. Over Christmas 2015 I livestreamed the creation of a VR game called Snowplace, which has been... READ MORE
Stanford Seminar: Explorations into Embodied Knowledge and AR/VR
Evelyn and I gave the Stanford Seminar on People, Computers, and Design a few weeks ago, and it's now up on YouTube. It was the first seminar in the series this semester, and... READ MORE
The Three Scales
Introduction We've been experimenting with scale and VR for some time now. About 6 months ago, I noticed that M in their work was consciously using three scales, thinking of them as Wearable,... READ MORE
Venn Diagram Museum at the Exploratorium
Last Thursday we showed 6 exhibits from the Venn Diagram Museum at the Exploratorium as part of their After Dark series. Here's what we learned from showing them in a public setting. 1.... READ MORE
Keycube: 3-torus-based typing in VR
Introduction & Summary Hi, I'm Steve Sedlmayr and this is my second guest blog post here at eleVR. This time around my post is concerned with trying to find a better way to type... READ MORE
eleVR leaving YCR
In May 2016 we joined Y Combinator Research (YCR). Today is our last day there, and possibly our last day at all. For the couple years previous, we were hosted by SAP. Both YCR and... READ MORE
Hyperbolic VR in the NYTimes
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Self-esteem issues affect many people. These problems will not only affect your confidence in doing the things you are passionate about, but it may also have a negative impact on how you interact with other people.
If you are one of those who are suffering from self-esteem issues, the following tips are only a few of the approaches you can take so that you will feel more positive about yourself:
Undergo anorexia treatment
If your self-esteem issues come with anorexia and other eating disorders, it may be best to have treatment for anorexia.
These treatments usually involve more psychological "nudges" to affect self-esteem, which will have positive results in the long run.
Write in a journal
Having a journal as your writing companion is a brilliant way of dealing with self-esteem issues. This is because you can write all the things that you feel in its pages. Think of it as a friend who just listens to your rant.
Plus, once you have already gotten over your issues, you can go back in time and read back on your journey.
Meditation always had a positive effect among those suffering from self-esteem issues. You might as well give it a try. Meditation frees you of all the negative things that are bothering you.
It also helps in facilitating better circulation of blood in all the parts of the body, which results in a better mood and disposition.
Show compassion towards yourself
You need to stop being too hard on yourself and show yourself the compassion that you so readily give to other people.
At the end of the day, many factors affect a person's self-esteem. It may need a combination of multiple items from above for the effort to make a dent on the personal issues that you are having.


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Personally, investing can seem like a minefield of moral and ethical dilemmas. How do you navigate it? How do you go about balancing ethics and investing?
Index Funds
Learning to invest your money safely and properly in the stock market is tough enough. Adding in moral and ethical considerations exponentially complicates the process. It is probably why this is an area that is not very widely discussed in the world of personal finance.
We invest primarily in index funds. Index funds are a great way to invest in the stock market because of 1) Diversification and 2) Simplicity.
Diversification is important because it lowers risk. Would you carry all your money in cash with you all the time? Or would you rather spread it out over different banks? With index funds, you buy the whole basket of stocks in specific stock index. For example, in an index fund tracking the S&P 500, you own a piece of every stock in the 500 largest companies in the US.
Along with diversification, index funds bring simplicity to investing. Since you don't have to pull out a crystal ball and try to see what combination of stocks will perform for you in the future, there is little complexity involved with the process. All you have to do is purchase an index fund. You get a piece of every company in the index. You gain the average return of all of the companies in the index. Simple.
Ethical Complexities
Picking individual stocks leads to further complexity in an investment portfolio. It moves away from the simplicity and elegance of an index fund.
However, if you chose to pick your own stocks for your investments, you could choose to align your investing with companies that match your values and avoid companies you don't agree with. The freedom to choose your own investments, however, come with increased risks.
On the flip side, if you invest through index funds, you lower risk through diversification, but it comes with holding investments in companies you might not agree with.
For example, if you are against smoking and you had money in an index fund tracking the S&P 500, you would own a piece of the Altria Group, under which Philip Morris operates. Or say you are against genetically modified foods. Well too bad, you would be owning a piece of Monsanto.
Words of the Wise
The majority of the advice I have received from those older and wiser than me about investing is to ignore these concerns. You need to maximize your returns. You need to remove emotions from investing. If you want to index, you have to take the good, the bad, and the ugly.
But it is difficult to simply ignore these ethical and moral considerations. No matter how tightly I try to shut them out, they inevitably seep through to consciousness. Maybe I think too much. I probably do.
I don't have an answer to my own question. Not yet.
How do you tackle ethical and moral considerations when it comes to investing?


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Quiet intimacy is embraced with this branding session for artist Taylor Lee during an important pivot point in her business.Read More
Color takes center stage with a focus on use of lighting filters and intense afternoon daylight.Read More
This personal shoot reminded me of the importance of prioritizing creative play and experimentation.Read More
Bright color intersects with quiet calm in this studio portrait session.Read More
Music transports us to a magical landscape of internal wonder and reflection. This portrait session with musician Celia Verbeck explores that space of the in-between.Read More
Make something. Connect with another through the joyful act of play. Dig deep and explore the pulse that inspired you to become a maker/doer in the first place.Read More
I've always been drawn to the beauty of words. They have the ability to imbue great meaning but also to transform into a unique visual texture.Read More
As a photographer it's natural to find yourself studying the people around you. But it takes a rare person to completely stop you in your tracks.Read More
A creative portrait shoot embracing a spirit of experimentation with an exploration of translucent and reflective surfaces.Read More
Colors communicate mood, conjure memories, and even evoke a sense of place and time.Read More
Portrait session informed by the spirit of play with use of varied materials, including paint, plastic, fabric, and paper.Read More


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How to make thick creamy protein ice cream at home!Read More
Do you have a sweet tooth? I do. And it is really bad at night. This milk shake has no sugar andRead More
This is the perfect breakfast. No more taking time in the morning to prepare breakfast while rushing out the door for work!Read More
Craving a sweet treat without the guilt of all the sugar? These brownies have far less sugar and packed with protein!Read More


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Designed & curated by Luke Norris
Luke Norris is a designer & brand consultant for creatives, executives and entrepreneurs around the world under his consultancy 'TUHI INTERNATIONAL'. The word 'Tuhi' originating from his New Zealand native Maori heritage meaning to communicate through the five senses - touch, smell, taste, sight & gesturing.
His experience & success globally motivated him to create a second arm called SHOSHIN & CO. An international platform at the core of cultural intelligence. Inspired by the Japanese word meaning "beginners mind' that represents an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject. Even at an advanced level related to typologies and the psychological, sociological, and biological theories in todays world.


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Inktober (Day 6)
Here is yesterday's ink drawing. It's the under-drawing for a painting I am working on for a friend. I had initially made an error in laying out the perspective on the foreground elements and had to revisit it yesterday which I followed up by inking in my scanned changes over the buildings.
There are two major elements I left out because they would give away too much. :)


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Meet 'N Greet at Perk Place Coffeehouse and Bakery in Duluth
1336 W Arrowhead Rd, Duluth, MN 55811
Come in from the cold to meet Congressional Candidate Leah Phifer in the warm and cozy atmosphere of Perk Place! Support for Leah continues to grow daily---come find out why! Talk over your concerns and ideas with Leah.


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FAO releases "Food and Nutrition in Numbers"by FAO
17 November 2014, Rome – FAO has published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week.Food and Nutrition in Numbers – a pocket-sized compendium dedicated to the state of nutrition worldwide— offers diverse data and visualizations highlighting trends on such topics as micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases from 1990 to the present.
World Hunger News
For the past 40 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
- Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
- Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
- Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
- Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.
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Federal Tires SpeedSF Challenge @ Thunderhill Raceway - February 25, 2018 - Round 2
Round 2 @ Thunderhill east
Round 2 of the Federal Tires SpeedSF Challenge was held at Thunderhill Raceway as part of an exciting two-day weekend. A huge entry list for this round netted some incredibly close points-grabbing, in addition to SEVERAL track records being broken, making it one of the more intense SpeedSF rounds of recent memory. Additionally, the Federal Tires contingency earned two drivers free tires!
Sohan Kota won two free tires for his Group S4 1st Place finish, while Eric Talistu won one free tire for his Group S5 3rd Place finish!
BROKEN RECORDS at Thunderhill East:
Group X: 1:51.710 (Jeff Cook - 2002 Corvette Z06) 02/25/18
Group S1: 1:53.259 (Andrie Hartanto - Corvette C6 Z06) 02/25/18
Group S2: 1:56.925 (Patrick Chio - Nissan 350Z) 02/25/18
Group S3: 1:59.551 (Edwin Pham - Honda S2000) 02/25/18
Group X:
Group X featured two drivers: winner Jeff Cook in a Corvette C5 Z06 and Gary Yeung in his world-famous Honda S2000. With Shah Rukh Khan's absence for this round, this allowed Jeff to grab 25 points, tying the two gentlemen for 1st place. Pretty boy Gary secured 2nd place for this round.
Group S1 featured a repeat winner, Josh Grobin in a Porsche GT3, and two newer drivers, Philip Spencer in a Lotus Exige and Nikolas Beisert in a 2015 Ford Mustang GT. Philip scored 2nd place, while Nikolas scored 3rd place. Great driving by both of them! Andrie Hartanto accepted the award on Josh's behalf during this round, causing great laughter and confusion as to who the real Josh Grobin is!
Group s2
Group S2's winner was SpeedSF's very own Patrick Chio in his made-for-Thunderhill Nissan 350Z. Historically, his car has performed very well at Thunderhill East and this time it was no different. Group S2's runner-up was Gordon Peng in his Corvette C5 Z06, an amazing run featuring fresh tires, a determined set of eyes, and brass hardware whose gleam could be seen for miles. He snatched an easy 21 points, putting him squarely at the top of the S2 group as we head into Round 3. 3rd place winner was Jourdan Risoen in a 2011 Subaru WRX. It is still a young season, but if this round was any indication, the S2 points battle will be very close as each round progresses.
Group S3
Group S3 is a loaded group of track stars. It features the usual track toys piloted by some of the finest drivers SpeedSF has to offer. Edwin Pham secured a 1st place finish in his Honda S2000, followed by John Lawrence's 2nd place finish in his big bad 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE. Tim Crane took home 3rd place his own FWD beast, a Honda Civic EK hatch.
Group S4
Group S4, although a smaller group of drivers, already has a runaway winner heading into the Round 3 of the SpeedSF Challenge! Sohan Kota won 1st place again in his Honda S2000 (AP1), while Alex Lin took 2nd place with his own Honda S2000. With a name echoing famous racing liveries of yore, Gabriel Rothman took 3rd place in his Ford Focus RS.
Group S5
Finally, Group S5, a group featuring a really cool Ford Escort race car straight out of Georgia, and, of course, a sea of Miatas! Miata hero Corentin Derbois continued his reign this round with a 1st place finish in his Mazda Miata, with Ronald Nielsen in a Ford Escort ZX2 trailing not far behind in terms of points! His 2nd place finish at Thunderhill vaulted him to 2nd overall in S5, leapfrogging Iakona Simpliciano by 5 points. 3rd place finisher Eric Talistu rounds out Group S5, finishing off an exciting round 2 at Thunderhill.
As we look forward to Round 3 of the SpeedSF Challenge at Thunderhill, we want to say that we truly appreciate our sponsors and participants as it would not be possible without them!
We would like to thank our Challenge sponsor Federal Tires, as well as SpeedSF Track events sponsors Wine Country Motorsports, G-Loc brakes, DBA USA, Necksgen, and iLapTimer 2.
Our next SpeedSF Challenge will be held at Thunderhill Raceway on March 18, 2018. Again, please check out the event website by clicking here. We will see you at our next event!


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Burch students visited Jasenovac Memorial Site
students and professors of the Department of International Relations and European Studies at International Burch University visited the memorial site Jasenovac in Croatia.
Jasenovac is the place to a World War II-era concentration camp established by the fascist Ustasha regime and operated by Nazi Germany. Over 90,000 people died there, which makes Jasenovac the fifth deadliest concentration camp in all of Europe during World War II.
The group visited the memorial site in order to further familiarize themselves with the history of the region, to pay their respects to the thousands of innocent victims who were murdered in Jasenovac and to demonstrate inter-ethnic understanding and compassion in a climate which is sorely lacking those attributes.
The students and professors had an opportunity to tour the premises of the memorial site, learn more about the history of the camp from a tour guide, and visit the museum, as well as provide feedback to the memorial site administrators.
"Most people know that horrible crime happened in Jasenovac, but few know that around a quarter of the victims were children under the age of 14. I was in that category until I visited Jasenovac and I'm glad that we went and had the opportunity to learn more", commented Isa Dukmenić, a third-year student of International Relations and European Studies Department.
Last year, the Department, along with Burch Diplomacy Club, organized an educational visit to Prijedor, also a site of ethnic cleansing and great human suffering, and plans to organize another educational visit to Srebrenica, the site of the only post-World War II genocide in Europe, in the spring semester of 2018.


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Holidays on Ice
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An anthology of humorous holiday tales and essays features excerpts from the author's "Barrel Fever" and "Naked," as well as "The Santaland Diaries" and "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family."
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71 N Main St
Randolph, VT 05060
Vicky and Erica have just met. Or have they? They've been in love for decades. Or have they? They've just broken up, and we're about to experience their relationship in all its glory. Follow these women back and forth through time as we view and review the significant events in their relationship and discover the way that the human heart really works. We live, we love, we lose, but nothing happens in order. Instead, it is always and forever unfolding and unfurling, filling us up and pulling away from us. Like a star, or a satellite as it orbits the Earth, so goes the relationship between Vicky and Erica.
About Bright Half Life director Kim Ward says, "What was most striking about this play, when I discovered it, was that it could be the story of any couple, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, and every actor who read for the part said the same thing. The truth is that it is simply a love story. It shows how we, as human beings, live in a fragile bubble of hope and expectation, hurt and inner strength." Ms. Ward's talented cast consists of Carly Bennet (Burlington) and Fabienne Nadeau (Milton).
Performance dates for this New England premiere are Sunday July 22nd and Friday July 27th, both at 7:30 PM.
Click here for more details about other 2018 festival events
A 3-play pass is available for $50
The eighth annual summer pride theater festival is sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont, the Samara Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, and the Vermont Conference United Church of Christ. Media support is provided by Vermont Public Radio, the Point, and 105.7 The Beat.
This event is part of the Vermont Arts Council's Vermont Arts 2018, a year-long celebration highlighting the stunning array of arts events — concerts, festivals, exhibits, and openings — that take place all across the state.


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Yoga Story Time
Join us near Poet's Garden in Highland Park for yoga storytime! Please bring a blanket or yoga mat, as well as a snack and water. For all ages, no registration required.
- Date:
- Thursday, July 26, 2018
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:00am
- Campus:
- Frederick Douglass Community Library


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Sun, sand and surf called us to the Hawaiian Islands. Since we couldn't get away for Christmas, this was out winter vacation to Oahu. I've dreamt of catching bonefish on the fly since I was a kid sifting through articles of places like Belize, Bahamas, and Turks Caicos.
I like the simplicity of flats fishing, rod, reel, box of flied, shorts and wet wading. I was happy to have gotten my Orvis Helios H2 back from Vermont where they actually replaced the rod versus correcting the two sections. Next up was lining up a limited edition Galvan T8 with a floating line and backing.
I'd research some patterns that was developed by Terry "Coach" Duffield, spam and eggs. I quick visit to the fly shop I bought some Charlies, and Gotchas.
Our accommodations are nice, a cottage in Kailua with a private lanai, outdoor shower, hanging hammock chairs, modern kitchen and freshly remodeled in Island theme. I set out my fluorocarbon to be packed but it's not in my pack. I'll probably not be able to get out until Saturday, but will be scouting some salt flats once I find some tippet.
Here's a great article I found while doing some research. Not sure how the author was able to get the itinerary centered around his fishing time, but I'll have to explore around while the kids are in tow. My wife has a a two day conference in Honolulu, so trying to make the most of it.


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The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a chance for tech masterminds to show off the latest, coolest, weirdest innovations doing the rounds.
In recent years, car companies have been keen to use the event to show off their more out-there ideas and concepts — and there were some doozies this year.
As far as thinking outside the box goes, Hyundai was the boldest with its Star Wars-esque Elevate concept.
An electric "walking vehicle", the Elevate can drive like an ordinary car but can also extend its legs to, as Hyundai puts it, walk in "both mammalian and reptilian gaits, allowing it to move in any direction".
The company says the concept is aimed at emergency response, which could see the vehicle step over debris and traverse challenging terrain to rescue those in need.
Hyundai says it could walk over a five-foot (1.5m) wall.
"Imagine a car stranded in a snow ditch just 10 feet off the highway being able to walk or climb over the treacherous terrain, back to the road potentially saving its injured passengers," design manager David Byron, said. "This is the future of vehicular mobility."
Hyundai also showed off tech which is more likely to appear in the short term.
It teamed up with Swiss tech start-up WayRay to show off a "Holographic Augmented Reality Navigation System" on a Genesis G80.
The system uses holographic powered glass to project images such as directions which appear to be on the actual road — essentially something which would normally require wearing a headset. It differs from a head-up display by projecting an image through the windshield rather than projecting a reflected image indirectly through an LCD screen mounted on the dashboard.
Nissan also showcased a similar idea with its Invisible-to-Visible technology.
It uses sensors outside and inside the vehicle and data from the cloud to track the vehicle's surroundings and also to anticipate what's ahead, such as showing what's behind a building or around the corner.
Guidance and information is given via avatars appearing inside the car. When visiting a new place, the system can find a knowledgeable local guide to communicate with people in the vehicle in real time.
It also uses augmented reality to make driving more pleasant; for example, when driving autonomously in rain, the scenery of a sunny day can be projected inside the vehicle.
Forget iPads — kids are about to become far more spoilt if Audi's vision for the future comes true.
It says back seat passengers will soon be able to experience movies, video games and interactive content using virtual reality glasses which incorporate the movements of the car. Audi says if a vehicle drives through a right turn, the spaceship in the virtual reality experience does the same.
At CES, it allowed people at the show to enjoy Marvel's Avengers: Rocket's Rescue Run which sees them experience a trip into outer space and the car transform into a rocket ship.
Audi co-founded start-up company, holoride GmbH, to make this feature available to all car makers and content developers in the future.


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Everyone would love to find the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that gives you everything you could possibly want?
One thing's for sure: If you don't look, you'll never find truly great investments. So let's first take a look at what you'd want to see from a perfect stock, and then decide if InterDigital
The quest for perfection
When you're looking for great stocks, you have to do your due diligence. It's not enough to rely on a single measure, because a stock that looks great based on one factor may turn out to be horrible in other ways. The best stocks, however, excel in many areas, which come together to make up a very attractive picture.
Some of the most basic yet important things to look for in a stock are:
- Growth. Expanding businesses show healthy revenue growth. While past growth is no guarantee that revenue will keep rising, it's certainly a better sign than a stagnant top line.
- Margins. Higher sales don't mean anything if a company can't turn them into profits. Strong margins ensure a company is able to turn revenue into profit.
- Balance sheet. Debt-laden companies have banks and bondholders competing with shareholders for management's attention. Companies with strong balance sheets don't have to worry about the distraction of debt.
- Money-making opportunities. Companies need to be able to turn their resources into profitable business opportunities. Return on equity helps measure how well a company is finding those opportunities.
- Valuation. You can't afford to pay too much for even the best companies. Earnings multiples are simple, but using normalized figures gives you a sense of how valuation fits into a longer-term context.
- Dividends. Investors are demanding tangible proof of profits, and there's nothing more tangible than getting a check every three months. Companies with solid dividends and strong commitments to increasing payouts treat shareholders well.
With those factors in mind, let's take a closer look at InterDigital.
What We Want to See
Pass or Fail?
|5-Year Annual Revenue Growth > 15%
|1-Year Revenue Growth > 12%
|Gross Margin > 35%
|Net Margin > 15%
|Balance Sheet
|Debt to Equity < 50%
|Current Ratio > 1.3
|Return on Equity > 15%
|Normalized P/E < 20
|Current Yield > 2%
|5-Year Dividend Growth > 10%
|Total Score
|8 out of 9
Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard and Poor's. NM = not meaningful; InterDigital just declared its first dividend. Total score = number of passes.
InterDigital comes just shy of a perfect score, with its freshly declared dividends coming in below our 2% yield target. But its strategy is one that other companies have used to great success, and InterDigital appears to be just getting started.
InterDigital is a big name in the wireless arena, but you won't see any smartphones with its name on them. Rather, InterDigital makes its money by patenting key wireless technology that other industry players, including Apple
Despite -- or perhaps because of -- a big jump in its share price recently, InterDigital has many people betting against it. In January, short interest in the stock was at a 52-week high, with 16.3 percent of shares outstanding shorted.
With shares having doubled just since August, it's easy to argue that the stock has risen too far too fast. But for now, it simply looks like investors know a near-perfect stock when they see it, and even after the big jump, shares aren't incredibly richly valued. With a market cap of just $2.1 billion, InterDigital has plenty of room to run if it can continue to develop the technology that smartphone consumers crave.
Keep searching
No stock is a sure thing, but some stocks are a lot closer to perfect than others. By looking for the perfect stock, you'll go a long way toward improving your investing prowess and learning how to separate out the best investments from the rest.
Click here to add InterDigital to My Watchlist, which can find all of our Foolish analysis on it and all your other stocks.