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Makes you think. We deal with emotional ROI in every part of our lives. From relationships to jobs to hobbies and even dining. We constantly are asking "Is it worth it?" For instance, I just took a cold, cold run. Stupid? To some, but the 45 minutes I spent jogging with the yellow dog reaped renewed clarity and released the day's stress. That's a good return on my investment.
When you think in emotional ROI terms, you are forced to reckon with yourself. You can take calculated risks – just as a business-minded ROI decision would be made – and come out the other end with a measurable success.
The bottom line? Most people invest much more than they get back. It's almost become a norm. We work more than we are compensated for. We plug on in relationships that give little back. We sink energy and passion into activities that rarely qualify our efforts. We walk down roads our rational minds know lead to disappointment. We all do it. Then we do it over and over again. And that's pretty close to the definition of insanity.
In the marketing world, clients currently are reviewing 2006 plans – plans that certainly include at least four million references to Return on Investment. And as we plug through the year's end and reach New Year's Day, resolve to improve your emotional ROI. You'll be more successful. Happier. Your stock will go up. You'll log a record quarter of heart-hopping damn-good hell-yes happiness.


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The project consists of 17 new, contiguous warehouses that make a total area of 4,877 m2 covered, implanted in a plot of 10,000 m2.
It is an architectural complex, modern lines, which are concerned with the external appearance, by its location in a pleasant area 500 meters from the urban area of the village, without forgetting the functional aspect of use of those spaces in industry, trade and services , becoming versatile, given its local and regional location.
Exists as well the possibility to lease.
The village is centrally located, 6 km from Via do Infante and 15 km from Faro Airport.

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Uncontacted Tribe:
[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022822/Incredible-pictures-Earths-uncontacted-tribes-firing-bows-arrows.html]Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes firing bows and arrows | Mail Online[/url]
Anyone else see this? Actually pretty cool. I assumed that the world (the land portions) were pretty well explored by now.
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[QUOTE=Daseal;450597][url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022822/Incredible-pictures-Earths-uncontacted-tribes-firing-bows-arrows.html]Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes firing bows and arrows | Mail Online[/url]
Anyone else see this? Actually pretty cool. I assumed that the world (the land portions) were pretty well explored by now.[/QUOTE]
How do you now have contact with the outside world these day? But it was pretty cool to see there reaction to a plane.
Re: Uncontacted Tribe:
The Washington Post had a fascinating article back in January about a lone survivor of a tribe
[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/08/AR2008010803472_pf.html]And Then There Was One[/url]
There was video also, but I don't find that now
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Pretty amazing. I hope they continue to live undisturbed. To think they have had the same unchanged culture for 10,000 years is awesome.
Re: Uncontacted Tribe:
So it turned out this was short of a hoax, in that these people were a known tribe.
[url=http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536]Yahoo! Buzz[/url]
I think their body paint and reactions to the plane or chopper is still pretty amazing. I think it shows that even if they have had contact with the outside world, it hasn't effected them too much.
I love watching shows about these kinds of tribes, but at the same time I'd be happy to never see one about some of these people in the hopes that they can live the way they choose for as long as possible.
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After a post for Smiles here, the following might be something for The Druid. And who knows, I might have found the answer to Smiles' question, what Glynsky has been up to. Not that I know, but this could be something for him.
On October 29 this "convertible" had its world premier:
Caught in a traffic jam? Take the exit, find the nearest airport, and take off. No more taxis from the airport to the city, you have your car right with you.
As the specs here show, neither will you be crossing the Atlantic with this one, nor are you flying or driving very fast. But for business travel, getting service engineers around, or for weekend trips – no trunk as far as I can tell – this would be great.
Expecting Glynsky to pick me up in one of these, when I'll visit next time,
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Wolfe Burgers ( www.wolfeburgers.com ) in Pasadena has been posted on these boards before, so I won't go into the lurid details about their fabulous condiment bar or the great zucchini fries or their yummy chorizo breakfast burritos.
No, what's worth mentioning this time around is Wolfe Burger's "Lobo".
What's a Lobo, you ask?
No, they haven't gone exotic and started serving game meats. A "Lobo" at Wolfe Burger is a mischiveious creation of 2 beef tamales, topped with enough chili to drown a small suburb, and then garnished with handfuls of cheese, tomatoes, and green onions.
They call it a "Lobo" ... I call it a heartburn-on-a-plate.
This is good stuff ... good stuff in the way that a bag of Fritos Corn Chips drenched in chili is good stuff. Not gourmet, more like softball game and picnic food.
How did it taste? Well, the chili was a bit sweet and not as spicy as I would like, but the tamales (even hidden underneath all that gunk) was very good, albeit not great.
But you can't judge a dish like this on individual pieces. It has to be taken as a whole .. and, as one combo meal, it scores 5 out of 5 Mylantas in my book.


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I was one of the first customers to have their orthotics (the foundation of my dance footwear – couldn't dance without them). Since they came out with the Comfort Brand, that is the only brand I buy. I even have pairs that I wear to work! The staff are some of the nicest, sincerest people I have worked with in shoe retail and they really know their stuff. I highly recommend Dance Connection for their excellent products. The Customer Service at the home office cannot be beat. Just remember, if you are buying shoes at a dance event, the people working there are working 14-16 hour days so help them help you – that will get the best result!More
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After being so amazed at the difference my dance connection custom orthotics made in my level of foot comfort on the dance floor, I decided to order my first pair of comfort dance shoes. Because I wanted the option of wearing regular pantyhose with the reinforced toe and dressing up to go out dancing, I selected the "braid" style. a friend of mine who dances competitively to just a silver as a good neutral color. The 2.2 inch block heel with a nice contour felt sturdy, but still looks feminine. it took about 3 months for the shoes to be delivered to my home as promised. They fit perfectly and are compatible with my essential custom orthotics. Immediately, I began receiving compliments from both men and women when I wore them dancing – – particularly from ballroom dancers...More
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OLYMPIC curling medallist Eve Muirhead, finance secretary John Swinney and Taggart actor Colin McCredie led the social media celebrations of St Johnstone's Scottish Cup final triumph.
Muirhead posted a picture of herself posing outside Celtic Park proudly holding a Saints scarf aloft and tweeted: "Beauty!!! @St_Johnstone_FC are champions!!!! #party #ScottishCupChamps."
Swinney, who is the SNP MSP for Perthshire, posted a picture of him and his wife Elizabeth Quigley from their seats in the Parkhead stands and tweeted: "Well done @St_Johnstone_FC. Outstanding effort and a result of which #Perthshire is very proud."
McCredie, who is best known for playing the role of DC Stuart Fraser in Taggart tweeted after full time: "Wow!! Just......wow!!! #imgreeting #May17"
McCredie also appeared in the film Shallow Grave with Ewan McGregor, who is also a Perth boy.
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Hello and welcome to your home from home in the heart of Champagne. We are Jiles and Yvonne Halling and together with our daughters, Chloe and Lucy, we've been living here in Champagne since 1995.
What first brought us to this little-known area of France?
Before arriving here, we had spent 1 year living in the USA and 4 years in Japan where our girls were born. Jiles had been working for a large international drinks company, Allied Domecq as it was then called, and after a 1 year break from our travels, back in the UK, he decided he wanted to leave.
One day as he was travelling on the train into London, he spotted an advert in a newspaper which had been left on the seat nearby. His interest was peaked when he read that a well-known business school was launching a one year MBA course in Luxury Brand Management, for the very first time the following September.
It would mean leaving the UK again and setting up home in France, and there was no telling what would happen after the one year course had finished. What did we think? Well, we decided to go for it, trusting in whatever happened, it would be right for us.
So we sold the house in the UK and with our girls, then aged 2 and 4, we took posession of a lovely old house in the middle of a charming village near Paris. The girls were quickly registered at the local Ecole Maternelle, and although they didn't speak a word of French, they slotted in very well.
Within less than 3 months, they were fluent in French, and have grown up to be bi-lingual.
After Jiles graduated from the business school (where he was the top student in his class!) he was offered a job at Moet et Chandon in Epernay, and so off we went again, across the country to the Champagne region. We rented a house in Epernay first, because we didn't know how things would turn out, but after 4 years, all was well and we decided to buy a house and open a B&B.
We bought and restored our beautiful but neglected 19th century former grape farmer's house in 2000 and in fact it's a lifelong project that keeps us busy almost all the time!
We opened up our home in 2001 to visitors wanting to stay in a comfortable, spacious environment with all the creature comforts of home, and we've welcomed guests from all over the world. We'd love to welcome you too.
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Lamp switch knobs would be good.
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Comments about Lamp Switch Knobs - Set of 2:
I planned to use this to turn on and off my light by my chair. However the diameter of the switch was way too small for the opening of the item.
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Perfect for those who have problems with their fingers.
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About Me Arthritic, Medical Professional
Push the device over the switch and you will never have a problem turning on your lamps.
Lamp Switch Knobs don't fit just any lamp
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About Me Arthritic, Complicated To Put On Lam
I ordered 2 and one broke trying to put it on the lamp I ordered it for. The switch apparently was too large for the switch on the lamp. It would not tighten. I did however have another lamp that the other one fit on. It worked perfectly. Need to advice that it does not work on every lamp switch.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
too big for the switches
By SueD
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these did not fit any of my light switches when I put them on the switch it just kept spinning around
Doesn't Work!!
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from Louisville ky
Its too large for standard switches. Waste of money.
Fantastic Invention
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These are great for anyone who has limited use of their hands. If you use hand lotion, you can still easily turn off the lamp. Having arthritis, I am always looking for gadgets to aid me and sometimes get "taken." I am very grateful for this item!
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So easy to use! Don't want to ever be without these in our home.
Great idea but.......
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The knob works once then it just spins around the light switch. Very frustrating.
Great Product!
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very easy to use.
Handy has a pocket on a shirt.
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This is the besr purchase you could make if you have difficutly with the small turn swith on lamps. I love anf my Mom loves it.


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Accept Dave Nierman's invitation to be his "Friend" and you will be thrust into his humorous narrative which is packed with interesting and sometimes twisted stories on his relationship experiences. You will quickly learn why Facebook has influenced Pop culture on a global basis. Dave's quirky stories show first hand how Facebook has truly changed how people communicate, socialize, and think about socializing with each other in a very short period of time.
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and riveting humor that will provide entertainment, which demystifies and decodes this popular Internet social tool, and enhances your online experience. Nierman, as he is called by some of his closest off-line friends and foes alike, provides cautions and instructions for getting the most value out of Facebook with an insider's view on who you should target as your friend on Facebook, and who to avoid like a bad cold in the middle of a long cold New York winter with no more sick days left at work.
You will be sure to enjoy Dave's stories about the many different type of Facebook friendships he has experienced, analyzed, and has categorized for your reading enjoyment. From re-connecting with lost lovers and old neighborhood friends, former teammates and current work peers and superiors, to people he would have liked to have been a former teammate or an ex-lover but probably not in that order. Definitely not in that order, we checked with Dave. Dave also describes what to do when you're found on Facebook by some of the rudest, craziest and most annoying people he has ever known. He means ever! And ever is really a long time.
For anyone who has not yet joined Facebook, are their still any, or for any current Facebook user who wants to expand or share your list of valuable experiences, contacts and friends, Dave Nierman will show you how it's done. Both irreverent and disarming, Facebook Rules! makes the case for the use of social networking to build friendships, get in touch with people from your past, stay in touch, rekindle an old flame that didn't burn out due to someone being crazy, get connected to a brand new flame, and most of all have fun while doing it!
Besides writing an F'in hilarious book as cited by Dave's hard to please neighbor Shari Platt, Dave is donating a potion of the sale of every book to the Jimmy V Cancer Foundation. We mean a big portion. Dave would like nothing more then being part of the winning team that finds a cure for cancer. Coach Jim Valvano who started the V Foundation during his last months of his battle with cancer, amassed 346 wins as a NCAA Division I college coach to go along with one of the biggest upsets in tournament history by winning the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship as a very big underdog in 1983. Coach V, as he is known, deserved one more win during his lifetime- the win against cancer.
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The Electra Elite and the Elite IPK is one of NEC's best selling systems. Starting with the Electra Elite it bloomed into the Elite IPK and the Elite IPKII with many advanced features for it's time such as VoIP that allowed users to have extensions connected to the system at off-site locations and Voice Mail to Email that sent a user's voice mail message as a wave file to their email.
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We have mostly all the phones available for the Electra Elite and the Elite IPK and the IPK II. Such as the 8 button, 16 button, and the 32 button phones in the display model mostly used for caller ID purposes and the non display model.
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The EliteMail® Voice Mail Platforms in-skin interface cards for the Electra Elite® IPK systems offer a wide selection of media options, resulting in improved advantages and increased customer migration opportunities. As the voice mail market matured, NEC has continued to keep pace with additional features, ports, and storage hour options.
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Choral (2-Part)
From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Arranged by Philip Lawson. Broadway Choral. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.8621460).
Item Number: HL.8621460
6.75x10.5 inches.
This is a simply beautiful setting of the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber song from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Treble voices will shine! Performance Time: Approx. 3:45.


text: At La Villa Del Ensueno, you'll be 3 mi (4.8 km) from Hospicio Cabanas and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Plaza de Armas. After taking a dip in one of the 2 outdoor pools, you can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. A terrace and a garden are offered, and rooms at this Colonial hotel get the details right with jetted tubs and bathrobes.


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I do, of course, jest in part. But there is at least a quiet satisfaction at seeing the New York Times getting it right on the problems with pharmaceutical development. The difficulty is with the incentives that the Big Pharma companies face in trying to develop new drugs. We might want them to develop new antibiotics: it's at least arguable that having more, better and newer ones to replace those that are made redundant by increasing resistance to them will increase future human happiness and utility more than any other industrial investment we could possibly make. Yet we've also managed to construct a system whereby no economically rational company would invest in this area. We've made it so that the incentives just aren't there for people to be encourage to do what we arguably would like them to do.
The crux of the matter is here:
Antibiotics face a daunting proposition. They are not only becoming more difficult to develop, but they are also not obviously profitable. Unlike, say, cancer drugs, which can be spectacularly expensive and may need to be taken for life, antibiotics do not command top dollar from hospitals. What's more, they tend to be prescribed for only short periods of time.
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Importantly, any new breakthrough antibiotic is likely to be jealously guarded by doctors and health officials for as long as possible, and used only as a drug of last resort to prevent bacteria from developing resistance. By the time it became a mass-market drug, companies fear, it could be already off patent and subject to competition from generics that would drive its price down.
We should also note this little point:
The problem, of course, lies in the industry's incentives. The cost of developing a new drug has skyrocketed over the last three decades. A research paper by scientists from Eli Lilly suggested that in 2010, it cost $1.8 billion to bring a big new drug from conception to rollout, through the costly gantlet of clinical trials needed to prove that it is both safe and more effective than existing therapies.
Add them together and you can see what the problem is. It costs $1.8 billion to develop a new drug (most of that cost, the vast majority, being getting it through the FDA process of approval), a new antibiotic won't have widespread use when first introduced and will almost certainly be off patent by the time it is widely used. Thus no one can make money out of spending that initial $1.8 billion.
But if we do want to have new antibiotics developed then we do need to find some manner of creating the incentives that will lead to their development. The two obvious ones that come to mind are to either (or both) increase the patent period so as to enable an earn back, or to simply reduce the costs of drug development in the first place.
Of these, the simplest and most obvious might be to change the patent period. This could actually be done quite simply, without then also upsetting all of the other markets where patents are important. At present it can take 10-12 years for a drug to pass through the licensing process (note, that's an upper bound, an extreme). But the 20 year life of the patent has been running since that patent was first registered, right at the beginning of the process. Leaving the company with only 10-8 years to make back its vast investment rather than the 20 which the original patent system assumed. So, why not simply state that for drugs the patent clock starts ticking when the treatment is approved, not when it is registered?
The other type of solution is perhaps more radical. For example, the FDA insists that the pharma companies must prove that a treatment is both safe and also more effective than other treatments. That's quite an imposition. It's fair enough that there should be trials to show that the drug works. And we'd certainly like to know whether there are side effects. But we might perhaps be happy to put up with those side effects if we're properly informed about them. And quite why "works better" is something that is required by the FDA is not really understood by your humble writer. That's something that the market itself can work out. Doctors obviously wish to do the best by their patients so we can trust them to prescribe the "best" treatment given the circumstances their patients are in. We don't, perhaps, need a Federal bureaucracy forcing drug manufacturers to spend hundreds of millions proving this point before launch of the drug.
But whatever the detailed solutions are it is still good to see that the New York Times is now on the same page as the economics profession. The single most important insight of the subject is that incentives matter. And if we've got a non- or mal-functioning part of the economy the first thing is to go look at those incentives. And as the NYT says, the incentives around drug development these days, especially of antibiotics, are cockeyed. That's why we're not getting any new ones. So it's those incentives we need to fix.


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To watch the Live Stream click on Videos and then the Live TV button
KIXE is proud to bring the First Nations Experience channel to Northern California. FNX will start broadcasting in October and will be available on our 9.3 Channel every day from 9am-7pm. We're excited to bring you programming that showcases the lives of Native American and Indigenous people around the world. You'll have the chance to learn and explore through cooking and arts programs, documentaries, drama series and much more. Click the FNX graphic above to learn more. In addition to our main KIXE Channel and World/FNX we proudly also offer Create-TV on our 9.2 Channel. Create-TV is full of lifestyle programs covering a wide range topics including: cooking, crafting, travel, woodworking and home improvement.
KIXE TV Board of Directors Meeting
March 29th, 2018 - open meeting
Meeting starts at 3pm at the station
Public Media Is Helping Local Communities Keep More Students on the Path to a High School Diploma, College & Successful Careers.
KIXE is proud to take part in the American Graduate Initiative by highlighting these Champions of Education.
Michelle Carlson is the founder of Maker Space at the Tehama County Office of Education. Learn more about her and Maker Space here:
Melissa Mendonca runs both the mentorship program at the Tehama County Office of Education and the Green Room Art Studio for the Tehama County Arts Council. Learn more here:
Pamela Witt is the Lead Associate for the Children's Department at the Redding branch of the Shasta Public Libraries. Learn more about her and her programs here:


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One brandishes a katana that has killed more Japanese people than Godzilla and eyebrows that make Sandy Cohen look like a chemo patient. The other is super cute, and has the smallest breasts in Soulcalibur IV - which means she should still have crippling back problems and extremely limited mobility. Nevertheless, Mitsurugi and Cassandra's life bars are the same damn size, and they're gonna see who can sword-juggle the other one in the air for longer. Check out what happens when the honorable East meets the jiggly West in theseexclusive screens.


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Borgen (2010-2011)
Birgitte Nyborg is the idealistic new (and first female) prime minister of Denmark in this absorbing political series drama. The intricacies of parliamentary politics are surprisingly riveting by themselves, in addition to the melodramatic back stories and personal lives of Nyborg and the other major characters, including her too-good-to-be-true husband, Philip (but is he really?), her media advisor/spin doctor Kaspar Juul (with a mysterious and ominous childhood), and the rising TV anchor star Katrine Fonsmark (Kaspar's on- and off-again girlfriend). This drama is completely captivating on its own merits, with the added interest of seeing the world from a non-U.S. perspective. Check Our Catalog


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Contact: Brent Meyer
For Immediate Release
OMAC Launches Operational Technology Advisory Forum
(Reston, VA) One of the most significant roadblocks to standards adoption and the Industrial Internet of Things is the gap between information and operational technologies. OMAC aims to close the gap by launching an Operational Technology (OT) Advisory Forum, which brings together automation end users to collaborate on standards and best practices.
Members of OMAC's OT Advisory Forum will be part of the collective voice of end users, integrators, OEMs, technology providers and corporate members that champion standards in manufacturing automation. The OT Advisory Forum is open to qualified automation end users at no cost and allows them to collaborate with other manufacturers and participate in many OMAC sponsored activities, such as workshops, best practice sharing, OMAC document reviews, communication, and annual meetings at the member rate. Members of the OT Advisory Forum will also be recognized on OMAC's website and other promotional activities.
Members of the OT Advisory Forum can transition to full corporate members to access additional benefits, such as voting privileges, updates of ISA TR88.00.02, initiative proposals, technology demonstrations, workgroup and Technical Advisory Board activities and leadership opportunities. To learn more about the differences between corporate membership and the OT Advisory Forum, visit OMAC.org/Membership.
For more than two decades, OMAC member companies have championed standards in manufacturing automation. For example, OMAC is responsible for the ISA TR88.00.02 (PackML) standard that is driving production and ROI improvements for end users and OEMs worldwide. Additionally, OMAC has contributed substantially to the MTConnect, STEP NC and OPC UA standards. OMAC continues to advance automation standards with universal templates for machinery User Requirements Specifications, HMI dashboards and others.
The Path to the Industrial Internet of Things
To reach the full potential of the Industrial Internet of Things from the production floor through operations, manufacturers need to resolve numerous challenges and meet multiple requirements. Manufacturers have the opportunity to drive the discussion and solutions by working together in industry standards organizations such as OMAC.
Some of the pressing issues and questions OMAC and other standard organizations are working to address include:
- What OT standards are required to meet IT security concerns?
- How can manufacturers achieve interoperability and connectivity that takes advantage of today's analytics?
- How can manufacturers prevent proprietary industrial technologies from holding back effective Industrial Internet deployment?
- How can manufacturers convince suppliers to adopt standards without incurring unnecessary cost and delay?
"It's not enough for corporations to adhere to 'internal' standards and specifications," says Dr. Bryan Griffen, OMAC Chairman. "The Industrial Internet demands true end-to-end interoperability, with a flattened hierarchy between IT and OT systems."
Join OMAC's Operational Technology Advisory Forum
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Spartacus: Vengeance The Game
Today Starz Digital Media, announced a new FaceBook game "Spartacus :Vengeance The Game, which will launch on the 27th of January in conjunction with the third season of Spartacus on Starz. Fans of the TV Series are invited to view a video teaser of the game, and be notified when the game is available.
Starz also announced that that on Friday the 20th of January you can watch the first episode of Spartacus for free at http://www.startz.com/spartacus it will also be available for free on demand from Comcast, DirectTV, Dish Network and Charter.


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False Treatment, Real Harm: Differentiating a Real Dentist from a Fake One
Recently, a dentist based in Massachusetts was sentenced to a year in jail for a kind of practice that was wrong in many ways. Instead of using the correct tool for a root canal treatment, the dentist decided to improvise and use paper clips instead. The initial investigation also found out that he had been in previous trouble with Medicaid several years ago. In fact, he had long been banned from practicing dentistry since 2006.
The report above is a situation wherein a dentist practicing under false pretenses can do more harm than good for anyone's teeth. This dentist is just one in a great number of cases regarding dental malpractice and fraudulent dentistry. Dentists advise the public to keep a close watch on any dentist they choose, be it for cosmetic or medical purposes. Sometimes, you have to think that anything that is too good to be true probably is.
Information is your friend: Your best weapon against a phony is real details on what a dentist is, what he does, and how does he do it. A real dentist should be able to describe the details of a certain procedure by the book—and also online resources. Dentistry organizations, such as the American Dental Association, have a clear set of guidelines that every certified dentist has to comply with for a safe and effective dental treatment.
Not working alone: Usually a dentist in Colorado Springs does not work alone, as he has a staff of qualified assistants to help him. While the dentist works on your teeth, the assistant helps him by cleaning dental tools, giving the dentist a hand, welcoming patients, etc. Dental associations also have guidelines for a qualified dental assistant. Due to the difficulty of dental procedures in general, it may be hard for dentists to work solo.
Look around the office: Dentists say you can spot an illegitimate practitioner just by looking at how his office looks. The dentist Colorado Springs residents trust complies with regulations for dental offices: floor plan, equipment, sanitation, etc. A kitchen turned into a makeshift dental office will not do, according to experts. As a person who aims to reduce dental anxiety among his patients as much as possible, a proper office is important.
Sure and insured: It is imperative for healthcare firms to know various dentists to make it easy for patients for financing. If the dentist does not appear on the records of healthcare agencies, they may not be legitimate practitioners at all. A dentist in Colorado Springs CO is connected with various healthcare firms and insurance agencies, making it possible for the dentist to offer various payment options.
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#22 - Kathryn & Daniel's Bright Stripes, Big City
Name: Kathryn & Daniel
Location: Cooper Square, NYC
Type: 1 Bedroom Duplex, rental
Why I use color:
Upon moving in, our new apartment's rooms were all painted a timid
periwinkle. What we wanted was a home with lively colors that didn't
clash with the openness of our apartment, an airy duplex with large
windows and a view. Our goal was a space that was energetic and warm,
but also clean and modern...
We painted using neutrals to emphasize architectural details, choosing different tones of gray for walls, columns, and the ceiling, leaving trim and baseboards white. The contrast of similar grays helps bring out the depth of the space, and helps the rooms feel bigger.
Our apartment also has oddly shaped storage area underneath the staircase. We struggled for long time with what to do. Ultimately, we decided to make this the focal point of the downstairs. We draw attention to the wall using a horizontal striping pattern: orange, green, blue, black, tan and brown.
Dining Room & Kitchen
The bright stripes extend across the accent wall, and into the kitchen
area for continuity. Our striping theme extends to Dan's home office,
the bedroom, and into the bathrooms as well. Because we have a palette
of "our" colors to choose from, the color in our apartment never feels
overwhelming or repetitive.
Living Room
2 Good color tips:
1. It can be difficult to choose a bold shade of color and know that you want to live with it for a long time. Instead, purchase a quart each of the colors you might want and go to an art supply store. Buy a large piece of poster board. Carefully paint some swatches of your desired color on the board. Hang the board up where you want to paint -- that way you can really see how and when the light in your apartment will affect the way the color is perceived.
Daniel's Home Office
Things that look great in the daylight can look wrong at night or when lit. This is especially important for ceiling colors. It also helps to write down the name and code of the colors on the board itself, in case you have a few similar shades on the board. (Similarly, you can also paint some smaller swatches on a card to fold up and bring when shopping. Hold up the card when considering accessories and you'll know if that vase, pillow, candleholder, etc. will fit into your space.)
2. Be on the lookout for accessories where you can slip in a
photograph. You can customize these accessories like picture frames,
trays, and more using your bold, beautiful colors. We found picture
coasters at Crate and Barrel, and slipped in striped squares of our
colors (cut from our swatch board) in the place of photographs. It was
easy, and resulted in perfectly coordinated coasters. And if you don't
like the effect, it's easy to change your mind.
Favorite type and brand of paint:
Benjamin Moore 1529 Stingray
Benjamin Moore 1530 Senora Gray
Benjamin Moore 1557 Silver Song
Behr 220B-6 Harvest Pumpkin
Behr 580D-5 Ocean Ridge
Behr 400B-7 Lemon Grass
Behr 760B-7 Revival Mahogany
Behr 360E-3 Castle Stone
Behr S-H-970 Black Suede
Behr 1075 Polar Bear White


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AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE. - Hebrews 10:17
I'm so glad!
There was so much on my 'permanent record.'
Jesus blood washed over me and all that scarlet record of wrongs and slights, careless words and presumptions—erased—blotted out—removed once and for all.
"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool. - Isaiah 1:18
Thanks for stopping by and joining me in this rejoicing.


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OK this dream was a while ago. even before i was practicing magick. Ok i was in my estate (very vivid not like my real dreams)
and i was caught in the middle of my dream (as usuals) and i was running away. Running from a woman/,man (couldn't tell) his/her hair was covering there eyes and he was chasing me with a chain saw but this dream was different. I realized i was dreaming and i couldn't wake up. i ran at a wall. I jumped onto the floor. Still couldn't wake. I Woke up eventually and i have been stressing about this dream for nearly half a year. I found this site. Does anyone know what this dream might mean.


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When I was 17, and I bought my first copy of Elephant, I thought Jack White was seriously interesting. When I was 20, and I had amassed much of his back catalogue while checking out his production skills, I thought Jack White was seriously cool. With the blistering blues of The Raconteurs and one of my favourite new bands, The Dead Weather released in the last three years, I now seriously think Jack White is somewhat of a god. But as the palest man in rock 'n' roll moves into his second decade in the spotlight, the place it all really started for me was with their breakthrough chart record, also renowned as home to 'Seven Nation Army', aka the riff of the freaking millennium. Jack White can do more with three chords than most bands can do with twenty. As a performer, he can infuse the energy of an outfit twice the size, and as a producer, he's responsible for targeted, blasting walls of sound that are little more than a guitar, a drum kit and an 8-track recorder. You don't hear that any more vividly than on 'Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine.'
What it really comes dow to is White's voice; something which is evident in the way he attacks both the microphone and whichever 1960s vintage guitar he happens to be playing for any particular song. On 'Girl', you get to hear both, and it's electrifying. White yelps, shreds and dominates the track like nobody ever discovered computer recording techniques. It's as raw as it is exciting, and though it gives the impression of being slap-dash, The White Stripes' songs always have a lot more to them than what is initially apparent. I'm a huge fan of the bordering-on-maniacal Jack White persona, one of the many he filters through into his work. With this track, he assumes the role of a town crier, hell-fire preacher and local crazy all at once, shrieking and proselytising while Meg bashes away behind him. Those breakdowns where there's just voice and hi-hats are the kind of thing you just can't get away with if your frontman doesn't have bucketloads of personality. A lot from a little, as I said.
Girls, sometimes they don't listen to you. That was probably the feeling White was expressing (or invoking) here, as he attempted through solos and pleading to force the subject of this song to just take her medicine and be done with it. There have been a number of instances this week where I've been around girls who don't want to get rid of something that's making them feel awful. Sometimes these are men, other times they're lifestyle choices, but the fact remains that just because medicine tastes awful doesn't mean it's not going to make you better in the long run. And that's when I'd really like to grab them with both hands, shake them and scream 'Girl, you have no faith in medicine!' When I'm bored of all my other music, I find remedy in the White siblings/ex-spouses/caricatures, because with Jack White there's never any pretending. There's no grandiose statement about making the best record ever there's just red, white and black clothing, blood, sweat and fuzz recording, It's a formula which has proved devastatingly effective, and if music were a science, White may well have found a cure for cancer.
But even then, there's always some girl who has no faith in medicine.
White Stripes – 'Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine'
Find the White cure here.


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I notice that if I do not make my articles "sticky" and excerpt and thumbnail of them appears on my home page. Once I make them "sticky" the feature image now appears in the slider (great - I want this!) but then the nice thumbnail and excerpt that I like - disappears! I want the slider image AND the little excepts beneath them. How can I have this theme do both??? Thanks for your help!
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London, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Bristol will be the first cities in the UK to be covered by a 4G LTE network, announced Everything Everywhere this morning. Now to be known as EE, the network formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile will extend coverage to include Belfast, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Southampton by Christmas this year, aiming to cover 98% of the UK's population by 2014.
It's been a divisive road for EE to get to this point. They already have a comprehensive 3G network, and permission to launch on 4G was only granted on 21st August (here's the decision from telecoms regulator Ofcom). The other UK networks (Three, Vodafone, and O2) aren't cleared for 4G operations yet, but Ofcom do not expect EE to have "...an enduring advantage which distorts competition to the detriment of consumers."
That's open to debate. EE has been able to tweak their under-utilised spectrum allocation to run 4G and WiMax. The other networks will have to take part in an auction process at some point in 2013 to have sufficient spectrum to operate their own 4G networks.
Outside of the infrastructure issues, first mover advantage will allow EE to gather a lot of media coverage as 4G is explained, and the mental associations built up between 4G and EE will be substantial. Presumably the early adopter crowd looking for LTE are going to be locked into 24 month contracts with EE.
The network have announced a number of handsets coming to the network, including the next 'One' branded handset from HTC (the One XL), Samsung's Galaxy S3 LTE, and Nokia's flagships Windows Phone 8 handsets (the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820) will be exclusive to the network.
For whatever reason, there isn't an iPhone listed. It's as if EE wanted to announce their network themselves ahead of a bigger news story breaking out, presumably tomorrow.


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Enhanced by a good musical score and good cinematography, this first-time directorial effort by Francesca Comencini is an engrossing, partially autobiographical story of a drug-addicted couple who heroically try to break their destructive habit. Maria (Giulia Boschi) and Paolo (François Siener) agree to live apart and not reunite until they are heroin-free. Their scheme works, and to celebrate they take a vacation in Sri Lanka together -- but it was ill-timed. The two lapse in their resolve and soon they are shooting up as before. Paolo despairs of being normal again, and Maria devotes herself to playing her grand piano as a consolation and inspiration in her fight against her drug habit. The couple's differing attitudes toward their addiction soon reach dramatic and tragic proportions, as the film nears the closing credits.
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Since March 19, Pages Unbound has been hosting two weeks of posts about Tolkien in celebration of Tolkien Reading Day. Today features my review of Tolkien in Translation edited by Thomas Honegger. Here is the first paragraph:
Once upon a time, I wanted to write a paper about translating Tolkien for an undergraduate course. Numerous challenges accompany the task of translating literature. Tolkien crafted his stories on a foundation of language. His careful use of the English language and his creation of Middle-earth's own languages further complicates the process of translating his works. As he wrote of The Lord of the Rings, "Hardly a word in its 600,000 or more has been unconsidered" (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 160). Though my paper never materialized, the beginning of my research led me to Tolkien in Translation¸ a volume of works that "reflects on some of these challenges and how different translators overcame them" (back description). This book is the fourth volume in the Cormarë series from Walking Tree Publishers. The series currently consists of 35 books collecting scholarly papers and studies about Tolkien and his writing.
Head on over to Pages Unbound to read the rest of my review. Be sure to check out some of the other great posts from the Tolkien Reading Event as well.


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Industry Profile: Web Designer Brian Gonzales
16 Jul, 2009
Shay: So tell us about yourself?
Brian: My name is Brian Gonzales, friends call "da Gonz." I am a professional web designer, web developer and Internet marketing specialist. I live, work and play in Gresham Oregon – ½ hour from Portland – ½ hour from Mt. Hood. I am a uberHyper hobby guy. I love everything from cooking to IT consulting. Sometimes I snowboard, sometimes I skate, sometimes I Twitter. I love business and I come from a family line of entrepreneurs so I make excuses to run my own gig instead of working for another company. Did I mention I like art? Well I do.
Shay: What is your job title?
Brian: I should have read through these questions first huh? I am a web designer, web developer and Internet marketing specialist. I run a company – which is just me, my lady, my brother and my buddy Jesse – so I can choose any job title I want. Sometimes I change it for the client. One time I was the "Internet Operations Manager" and another time I was the "Art Director," on my biz card it reads "design.developer"
Shay: Who are some of your snowboard specific clients?
Brian: (The late) GMC Gloves, Defcon Gloves, CAPiTA Snowboards, Union Bindings. I also did work for Armada skis and Poor Boyz Productions in the ski industry. Trust me this is too many winter sports for one kat – thank god for Jesse's help.
Shay: Did your parents question your job choice?
Brian: Question? Never – I think they push me more and more everyday to become a better business savvy individual. My Mom and Dad were both public school teachers so they taught me the fundamentals of education and always made sacrifices to get me the tools I needed to become more skilled, be it cooking, computer skills or bow hunting skills. My Mom and I also run a veterinary supply business that my grandfather started back in the day for racehorses.
It was never question why – it was a question of when.
Shay: What was your first set up?
Brian: Snowboarding? I rocked an M3 155 with K2 bindings – slightly duck. I used to manufacture for M3 Snowboards back in the late 90's. It was fun – but not so fun at 5 a.m. when you have a hang over – not that tight.
Computer? I rock a G5 dual 1.8 Powermac with 3.5GB RAM and 2 monitors: 23" and 17" LCD. I use Adobe CS3 – mainly Illustrator, Photoshop and Dreamweaver. I also use a wide gamut of software for different reasons. I also rock a G4 Powerbook – damn I wish it was G5 Intel, but its not – I love the 17" display on it though.
Shay: What is your current set up?
Brian: Snowboard: CAPiTA MHT Board and Union Force Bindings – I hate knowing I need a new setup this season – cuz I love this one so much. I really want to try the new Flat Kick Tech on the CAPiTA Horrorscope board – come on Blue – lets hook it up this year!
Shay: What was your first job?
Brian: Like I mentioned before – I used to work with my Grandfather's business when I was in high school, but my first real employment was for the Taco Bell stand at my University. Yeah – I said it – I never had a real job until I was a freshman in college. My parents stressed education first – so they never really let me have a commercial job. I think I thank them for that now. Is this therapy?
Shay: What's a great day of snowboarding to you?
Brian: I love discovering new things with friends. I love hidden tree spots. I love a dope line I never felt before. I love being safe and knowing I can drop in without feeling like I might die from this one. I love good visibility and little wind. Oh – yeah – that made me stoked.
Shay: Who are your influences?
Brian: Peter Line, Basquiat, Isamu Noguchi, Bryan Ohno, my family, my homies, I am influenced by those who are real and cut the fake shit – sometimes I get deep and personal, but I think it makes for breakthroughs in self empowerment.
Shay: How long have you been snowboarding?
Brian: I started in my last year of college – 2000, but I never really took it to the next level until 2003 when I got a free pass for working at U.S. Outdoor Store. Robby gave us a community gold pass – we went up whenever we could. I now can't live without a season pass. The price is pretty decent here – Meadows is $444/yr.
Shay: How many days do you get to ride a year?
Brian: I try go up once a week – but that can change on a whim cuz I am my own boss – I like to go when the conditions are calling. I also sometimes get busy on tough projects and don't go riding for a few weeks at a time. It no big deal to me – its all a bonus.
Shay: How did you get your start in the industry, what opened up more opportunities for you?
Brian: I came down from Seattle back in 2001, where I was living during my college years. My buddy Jonas introduced me to his buddy Tim Gahr. Tim's a stud – after I moved back home to Oregon he got me a job at U.S.Outdoor – I told them I wanted to join the Internet department which at the time was only 3 people. They required that I work retail first – great choice really – I learned a shit load from retail experience. I understood the product from a new level and even went to my first SIA in Vegas. Get this – I was not really supposed to be there, but I just really wanted in so I can get my foot in the door. My co-workers were cool with it except for Arse, but he later chilled out about it and I consider him a good friend.
After that things started happening. I self-proclaimed that I could shoot all the photos for the sunglasses department which was the area of retail I worked in at the time. They gave me an old Sony Mavica 1.0 megapixle camera with a floppy drive memory device. Thing was a beast. I did some decent work mainly cuz I was good at photoshop.
Not long after that I joined the Internet department full time. I started the product photography studio by bringing in my own desk, monitor, laptop and new digital camera. My boss is kinda tight with money – so I felt if I wanted to see change I had to do it myself. Later my buddy Greg and I made a proposal for a new photo studio light kit, camera, assistants and shit lets rework the Internet.
Funny enough I had replaced myself with other people and focused on Affiliate Marketing and databases. Super Nerdy but well worth it. I also redesigned the website to go along with our new infrastructure.
After the usoutdoor.com was working pretty smoothly I knew it was my time to bail. I had already been doing freelance for Defcon Gloves (thanks to a hookup from Greg) and was starting to work with CAPiTA. The transition was scary, but I made it work – no problem.
I never looked back.
Shay: What is your role at Pairodime.design?
Brian: Developer.designer is the title, which means nothing. I basically am the "jack of all trades" but I think it is best to focus on what the others do best – they are the ones who make this operation work smoothly. My brother Miguel is the business developer, Alyssa is the pro blogger and social media expert, Jesse is the web Jedi in training – otherwise known as the Padiwan.
Shay: What services do you offer clients?
Brian: Design, development, marketing, photography, illustration, logo design, css+HTML theming, Drupal development, e-commerce development, retail integration, love, support hug time and friendship. I'm not a super hard-core business guy – I leave that to Miguel. I am super real and intentionally kind. I like to work with good people with cool business ideas – that makes a dope team!
Shay: How much work goes into updating their website each year?
Brian: Each site can take about a month worth of work each – some are more complicated than others. Many of them overlap each other in a month so my summer's are kinda hectic to say the least. Last year my appendix burst just before we launched CAPiTA. It was a super burly time in my life. Plus Flash replacement technique was messing up in IE6!!!
Shay: Is working on a website a collaborative or individual effort?
Brian: Always collaborative – we all work on different aspects of a project. I love working with Ephka and Aaron Draplin – they are both amazing designers and their sense of youth culture is par none. Every year we take the new seasonal assets and go to town. Some of it is designed for me some of it is not. Depending on the client I might have interns to work with also. I have many of my clients on Instant Messenger as well. Communication is key my friends!
Shay: What programs do you use for your job?
Brian: Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Falsh, Acrobat. Transmit FTP, Entourage, all the damn web browsers (lame).
Shay: How much time and effort goes into a single website?
Brian: I am pretty good at them now, but the effort is still pretty extensive if you want to do them right. I specialize in Search Engine friendly websites so sometimes I over complicate things. Flash can be super extensive too. Good clean code takes a while to develop, but if done properly, updates on the website are cake!
Shay: What is necessary for a website to be a success?
Brian: Websites need to look good, be accessible and have traffic. Simple as that. As an Internet Marketer I like to see traffic coming in from all our different marketing channels such as industry blogs like this one and even MySpace pages. More and more our efforts are branching out to adapt to new media channels. I love when a client is willing to go the extra mile with his marketing budget. It's not as simple as "hey cool – our site looks great" – we now need to focus on client acquisition via newsletters, RSS, etc. We need to reach out to blogs and forums, we need to convert traffic into positive online experience. Hopefully in the end we are successful. Sometimes this is through the sales of product online, sometimes it is the addition of new members to our mailing list. Its really up to the client to define and for us to help them refine.
Shay: Do you see social media as an important future in marketing?
Brian: Social Media is awesome because we now have more channels to interact and communicate with our client base. There is a time and place for everything. I sometimes have to tell clients that Twitter is not a good fit for their business model. They ask me why. I give them an explanation. I think Social Media is perfect for Action Sports in general.
Remember how it felt when you first signed up to receive FREE Stickers from your favorite snowboard brand? I do. When the package came – it had a grip of stickers and personal note of what's coming up for the brand. Now take that feeling and give us immediate satisfaction. With blogs and personal MySpace communication its like we got a direct line to our heroes.
Shay: Are your clients expanding social media to their websites more than in the past?
Brian: Absolutely – here is the problem though – if you can't maintain the social media channel – try not to do it. It actually is counterproductive. Focus and what you can do well. This might be Facebook and MySpace – for others this might just be Twitter. We also work with Definitive Jux Records and we use so many different channels because we have many people working on it. It becomes a community effort.
Shay: What other jobs/companies have you worked at?
Brian: I really have a short resume: Café at college, Kink County Public Health, Bryan Ohno Gallery, (I tried my own business called Pairodime Productions, but failed), U.S. Outdoor Store, Freelance as Pairodime, Pairodime Productions, Inc. (finally worked).
I also started a new business called Sole Position Internet Marketing We specialize in:
search engines
online strategy
pay per click ads
email campaigns
social media
There it is – that's my plug.
Shay: What's your average day like at work?
Brian: Well – its about 10:00am and I have been doing email for a solid hour and a half. I need to focus on client communication during the day, but I try to limit how many times I check email. I usually only check it 4 times throughout a day. This allows me to focus on other cool things like design and development, which get me paid.
Jesse just got here so we are going over IE6 problems on the Cage microsite for Definitive Jux Records. We are having computer problems on his laptop – lame. Soon I will finish up this interview and help Alyssa with some on-page SEO updates for another client.
Michael called earlier, he is not coming in this week so we need to communicate over phone and email a lot.
Around noon or 1:00 we eat lunch. We have a home studio so we just do what we want for lunch. I highly recommend Wall Street pizza – bomb garlic rolls!
I have a meeting on Wednesday that I need to prep for. It's an e-commerce/retail integration for a huge sports apparel company. Pretty stoked – plus we are going over my design revisions so I am excited to see what they think.
I do a lot of phone communication too – so I might be jumping a round a bit today – especially because its Monday.
(back to the Interview – real time is now 4:20 pm)
Day is almost done. Jesse did great on the IE6 problems. Alyssa added on-Page SEO to a clients site and did her usual blogging. No major problems. I am working out a deal for a Flash script. Jay from Def Jux is blowing me up about the new product on the microsite. Thank God its almost 5… quittin' time – gunna get some fish tacos!
Shay: What are some memorable experiences from working in the industry?
Brian: I love the Burton fashion shows at SIA, I also love the bro brahin' – I know that's cliché – but fuck it – I love it. One time the Burton rep put together a Boat cruise party and there was a shortage of tickets because it over sold – he was cool enough to feel bad for the people last in line – he took us all out for drinks and we had a blast with the Exit Real World Crew. Good Times. The Video Premiers are always fun too. I actually like how it can be such a small world. I know kats from all over the industry in some way or another. I am super family oriented so this is a perfect fit for me. I just don't like drama… that can be the only downer. Lame-O
Shay: How is working for Pairodime.design (any cool work events, work environment, job perks)?
Brian: I would not have it any other way. People want to work with us. That's a good feeling. When I was young I worked for dirt cheap on various projects just like almost every other Action Sports head. Now I don't have to do that. I like charging money for my expertise. It took me years of experience to build and it's worth the money.
Work environment is super casual. You can wear what you want as long as its decent – we breed style so we encourage it. We also work remotely when we want. We all have laptops so we can work from Seattle or the beach or from a trade show. We live in a digital era in a digital medium – I love it.
Shay: Do you have a college degree? If so, what is your degree in?
Brian: BA in Visual Arts from Seattle University. 2000.
Shay: What's the best perk you've gotten from your job?
Brian: Self-indulgence is always fun. Working with friends is always fun. Knowing that we helped a globally recognized brand is amazing. Even now – we are about to launch some stuff that supports Def Jux with an MTV lauch. I love this shit – how can you not?
Shay: Any disadvantages of your job?
Brian: Our work is laborious and we are on the net all the time. I love the net, but it can be a physical burden. We are thankfully are active people. Get a good chair too – we use mostly Herman Miller Aeron chairs.
Shay: What's the busiest time of year for you?
Brian: June-October is deadly… 'nough said.
Shay: Education vs Experience…which do you think is more important?
Brian: Both. I come from a line of Entrepreneurs and teachers. Walk the line.
Shay: What advice would you give to people wanting to work in designing websites?
Brian: Copy the shit out of those you love. I know this sounds like terrible advice, but I won't lie. I think every young designer should follow the rules before you break them. I also think it will help them learn discipline. Just copy stuff and change it slightly to give yourself an original take. Keep doing it. Pretty soon – you won't need to copy anymore. Others will copy you and the cycle continues. Also – try and develop a framework that works best for you and your clients. Make it easy on yourself to show them progress and make changes. Be flexible, don't take things personal and don't be afraid of doing pro bono work. If you want to be top dog – you should scrub the floor.
Shay: Final Thoughts?
Brian: I dig your site. Thanks for being real.
You can always find me at:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/brian_gonzales
*Pictures courtesy of Brian Gonzales
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8 Comments
July 16, 2009
Magician of the internets!
July 16, 2009
Hmm….contact on Sole Position isn't working.
Another great article Shay
July 17, 2009
Hi Justin – Thanks for visiting the site – I appreciate you letting me know about the contact page. I got that fixed now – try again: http://www.soleposition.com/contact
July 17, 2009
Nice interview!
July 19, 2009
Brian I like the modeling shots,,, very nice. I actually remember when you took that series of photos.
July 20, 2009
Your definitely gifted, besides being from a family of entrepreneurs. This was a excellent interview and a great response on your part.


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As a family physician who also deals with many adults who are overweight, I know that parents sometimes unwittingly set the stage for food and weight problems later in life.
"My child just isn't a good eater!" frustrated parents sometimes say during their son or daughter's well child check-up. This means different things to different parents – perhaps their child is very picky or eats only small amounts at a time. After examining the child and looking at their growth chart to confirm that they are growing well, we discuss feeding children and what being "a good eater" really means. We also talk about healthy eating for children that prevents childhood obesity and eating disorders.
Ironically, though there is more information available about nutrition than ever before, overweight and obesity in adults is epidemic in our society. The number of obese children and teens has doubled in the last 20 years, yet at the same time, we are seeing a frightening number of young women with serious eating disorders. Our society is plagued by convenient food on every corner, technology that has replaced playing outside, busy families rushing in multiple directions and an over-emphasis on our outward physical appearance as a measure of our worth.
Our goal as parents is to raise happy, healthy children, so let's look at how we can help them become "good eaters" – and carry those skills into adulthood too.
Feeding Children
Remember, from the moment they are born, our children have the ability to know when they are hungry – and they cry to let us know too! Of course, they also cry to let us know they are wet, hurt, or bored, but we soon learn to tell the difference and try to meet each need appropriately. When we begin to feed them solid foods, they let us know when they have had enough by turning away from the spoon – or spitting the food back at us! As toddlers, they seem to be in perpetual motion, barely stopping long enough to eat a handful of fish crackers here, and a few slices of banana there.
Why is it that once children are old enough to sit at the table their parents are often overheard bribing and threatening them to finish all their dinner? When we make our children clean the plate that we filled, we are teaching them to ignore their innate ability to know how much, and what, their bodies need. Instead, we should allow them to use their own hunger cues to determine how much they need, while we provide a balance of nutritious and "fun" foods. When we teach them about moderation and set a great example by living an active, healthy lifestyle, they will be less likely to develop weight problems later in life. Think of your slim friend who eats whatever she wants – but will turn down ice cream if she has had enough to eat!
"Eat all your dinner if you want dessert" translates to "you must overeat so I will reward you by letting you overeat some more!" By using sweets as a reward for good behavior or to bribe them into finishing the whole meal, kids begin to believe sweets are really special and they may want them even more. Instead, by making dessert just another (small) part of an enjoyable meal, kids learn to "save room for dessert" instead of becoming a member of the "clean plate club." Healthy Eating for Children
Parents' pressure to eat certain foods and certain portion sizes can cause the dinner table to become a battleground. At our house, we have a "Two Bite Rule" – everyone must try two bites of whatever we are having for dinner. This takes the pressure off of us as parents since it is "The Rule". And surprisingly, by the second bite, our children often discover that most things taste pretty good – even if they are green! We don't make them clean their plate or teach them that foods are "bad" or "good" – but we do teach them that making healthy food choices will help them reach their full potential. That is what a "good eater" does.
In short, it is not our job as parents to know how much food a child should eat at any given time, or to make them eat something because it is "good" for them. Instead, it is our responsibility to teach our children about healthy eating, provide them with a variety of tasty, nutritious choices, set a good example by our own eating habits, and most importantly, make meals a pleasant time to bond as a family. That's the best way to help your child grow up to be a good eater too!
Teach the children you love about the importance of healthy eating, an active lifestyle and unconditional acceptance for their bodies with Dr. Michelle May's colorful children's book, 'H' is for Healthy – Weight Management for Kids.
How do you encourage your kids to eat healthy foods?


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A high energy show, especially so considering the lack of Matt Gamble. Kurt and Andrew talk a little Tower Heist and the public whipping of Brett Ratner – due to more than one recent public faux pas and his penchant for being a douchebag in public. They then move into the meatier movie meal that is Martha Marcy May Marlene **SPOILER WARNING**. But wait, there is more: A new Top 5! Plus, the Watch List keeps the fires burning, all toasty-like, as Kurt gets really, really enthusiastic about big screen viewings of Kubrick and Gilliam films. There is a fair bit of disagreement about the pleasures of David Twohy's Pitch Black. Also We Live in Public, Streets of Fire, From Dusk 'Till Dawn (the proto-Grindhouse vampire flick), Super and Sexy Beast keep things lively and lengthy right to the very end. Have at 'er, folks, she's a good 'un.
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text: London - Alex Ferguson will retire as Manchester United boss at the end of the season, the Premier League champions announced Wednesday, ending the career of the most successful manager English football has known.GALLERY: Fergie in picturesFerguson, 71, guided United to 13 Premier League titles and two European Champions League crowns in 26 years in charge at Old Trafford.It was not until Tuesday that rumours of Ferguson's shock retirement started circulating, but he said it was a decision he had been considering for some time."The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time," Ferguson said in a statement."It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so," added Ferguson, who will bow out with United having wrested back the Premier League title this season from local rivals Manchester City.Ferguson, who will remain at United as a director and club ambassador, said he was confident he was stepping down as manager with the squad in good shape."The quality of this league-winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long term future of the club remains a bright one," he said."Over the past decade, the Glazer family have provided me with the platform to manage Manchester United to the best of my ability," he added in a reference to the club's US-based owners.United gave no indication of a successor amid speculation Everton's David Moyes could fill the Old Trafford hot seat vacated by his fellow Scot.Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who established a friendly rivalry with Ferguson when in charge of United's rivals Chelsea, has also been touted for the role.David Gill, who forged a highly successful partnership with Ferguson as United's chief executive that included the unprecedented Treble of 1999 which included the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, paid tribute to the veteran manager."I've had the tremendous pleasure of working very closely with Alex for 16 unforgettable years - through the Treble, the double, countless trophy wins and numerous signings."Alex's vision, energy and ability have built teams - both on and off the pitch - that his successor can count on as among the best and most loyal in world sport," said Gill, who is also leaving the club this season.United said Ferguson would remain at Old Trafford as a director and club ambassador. His final game in charge will be against West Bromwich Albion on May 19.Ferguson is due to have a hip replacement operation after the end of the season but until rumours broke Tuesday there was no indication he was about to step down.In 2002 it seemed as if Ferguson was on the brink of retirement, having said he was quitting, only for him to make a dramatic U-turn.The former Glasgow Rangers' striker's managerial career began with Scottish lower league club East Stirlingshire in 1974 and saw him win 49 major trophies in all.Ferguson forged his managerial reputation in charge of Aberdeen, taking the Dons to a trio of Scottish Premier League titles and the 1983 UEFA Cup' Winners Cup before joining United in 1986.In spite of all his subsequent success, Ferguson's early years in charge of United were frustrating as he sought to end the domestic dominance of arch-rivals Liverpool and it appeared as if he might even be sacked in 1989.But England great Bobby Charlton urged his fellow directors to stick with Ferguson and their patience was rewarded in 1993 when the club won its first English title in 26 years."In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team," Ferguson said Wednesday.Former United midfielder Paul Ince said he was shocked by the announcement."He's done the lot, you will never see anyone of his kind again."Factfile on Alex Ferguson:Name: Alexander Chapman FergusonAge: 71Date of birth: December 31, 1941Place of birth: Glasgow, ScotlandPlaying careerPosition: StrikerTeams: Queen's Park (1957-1960), St Johnstone (1960-1964), Dunfermline Athletic (1964-1967), Rangers (1967-1969), Falkirk (1969-1973), Ayr United (1973-1974)Playing honoursSt JohnstoneScottish Football League Division Two (1): 1962-63FalkirkScottish Football League Division Two (1): 1969-70Managerial careerTeams: East Stirlingshire (1974), St Mirren (1974-1978), Aberdeen (1978-1986), Scotland (1985-1986), Manchester United (1986-2013)Managerial honoursSt MirrenScottish First Division (1): 1976-77AberdeenScottish Premier Division (3): 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85Scottish Cup (4): 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86Scottish League Cup (1): 1985-86UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982-83UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983Manchester UnitedPremier League (13): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13FA Cup (5): 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04League Cup (4): 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011UEFA Champions League (2): 1998-99, 2007-08UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990-91UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008IndividualPremier League Manager of the Season (10): 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11UEFA Manager of the Year (1): 1998-99BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (1): 1999BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2001English Football Hall of Fame (Manager) : 2002European Hall of Fame (Manager): 2008FIFA Presidential Award: 2011OtherOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 1983Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1995Knight Bachelor (Kt.): 1999


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Spiritual growth includes, increasing in your knowledge and understanding of God's Word, decreasing in your frequency and severity of sin, increasing in your practice of Christ-like qualities, and increasing in your faith and trust in God. Perhaps the best summary of spiritual growth is depicted from Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 11:1, Paul says, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of what it truly means to be spiritual. In order for one to have a spiritual growth, you first need to make sure you possess a true spiritual life through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The bible states that; God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life" 1 John 5:11-12. When you believe in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit lives inside of you and you are a new creation in Christ John 14:16-17. 2 Corinthians 5:17says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come." Your old nature, which is dominated by sin, is replaced with a new nature that is under the influence of God's Spirit Romans 6:7. Spiritual growth can only occur in a person who knows the Lord Jesus Christ as his or her Savior. In order for spiritual growth to occur, we must be taught, rebuked, corrected, and trained by God's Word. Then we will be thoroughly equipped for every good work. This is the essence of spiritual growth. Another key to Christian growth is walking in the Spirit. Walking in the Spirit is allowing Holy Spirit to fill you Ephesians 5:18, control you, and guide you. This is brought about by consciously choosing by faith to rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you in thought, word, and deed Romans 6:11-14. Failure to rely on the Holy Spirit's guidance will result in a believer not living up to the calling and standing that salvation provides. Ephesians 4:1says, "I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received."
Causes of spiritual growth
Spiritual growth is a life-long process of manifesting the acts of the flesh Galatians 5:19-21less and less and producing the fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23more and more. It is only the Holy Spirit who produces the fruit in us and we must therefore submit ourselves to the Spirit's leading, it is the spirit that enhances spiritual growth in our lives. Galatians 5:22-23 reads, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." If you are becoming more loving, more joyful, more kind, more self-controlled, etc., then you can rest assured that spiritual growth is genuinely occurring in your life. God works in different people in different ways. Our focus should not be on comparing ourselves with others, but should be on comparing ourselves with God's Word. The word of the God is like the mirror to show us what we are like spiritually and to shine light on the areas that need to experience and learn spiritual growth. James 1:23-25declares, "Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it, he will be blessed in what he does."