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by Roman aka jar
Now it is up to me and my cup of coffee...
After finding a decision about all your great entries was harder than expected here, first there comes my honest expression: I am really stunned by your cars and your imagination. Everyone of you could show off in a post apocalyptic world as everyone has made his totally personal car with much heart and passion. I am very proud of every entry of the famous 29. You can find the big gallery of all entries here - sorry @Peacewagon: I did not yet solve the problem why your pictures won't be shown in the gallery. I am still at it. Now i have to talk about the winners and it still seems a hard decision as i really fell in love with every entry. Such great ideas, such cool conversions, such great detail, such great stories, but there can only be 3 to win the main prizes and some to win extra prizes. In fact you are all winners as you did create something beautiful from the heart and with ton of passion and personality included - you can be very proud and i hope no one is angry with me judging work - believe me, never had such a hard decision to make in the last years. I really did it from the heart and choose those who hit me the most when the email dropped in. Gratitude to all of you for making this contest what it has become...
Okay, i made it. Even it was hard as hell. Please know that this really was hard work with headache and non-sleeping nights - as i do love all your cars there are now some special prices which will be randomly given away to everyone who took part. I am using http://www.random.org/ for this. Those who won the main prizes are not allowed to take part in the draw. Let's get it on...
The Strange red crossed box is won by
The Maschinenkrieger Figure Set in 1:20 is won by
Les (Black Pearl)
The Nato Wire by Ätztech is won by
Martin (The Prospector)
The Mini surprise box by BADSMILE Miniatures goes to
Daniel (The Groover Reloaded)
And another special price - in a postapocalyptic world there are no computers, no emails, etc. - so i will write a letter to one person :) - this person is: Jeff (Plum Crazy Jeff) - read you soon :)
Again i have to thank everyone who helped making this contest so cool. I am still amazed by everyone's entry. Please don't feel bad if you did not win something, you've won the pride to have your own Mad Max Car at home. I will prepare the shipping of the prices from next weeks Monday on so please stay patient.
Applause to everyone via comment - clap! clap! clap! Hoorrayy! and for sure to those fabolous cars of the 3 winners. Read you soo, again out of the Mad Max Future :)
Keep on happy painting!
Best Regards


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Hello Everyone,
Yesterday, my friend Wanda had posted this post on her blog. She and I have very similar tastes in fabric. We both love Kaffe, batiks, and African fabrics. I have been following Wanda's blog since I started blogging in 2007. She has some of the best color and design sense that I have ever seen. Wanda continually amazes me.
Anyway, when I saw her blog post yesterday, I just had to play.
Since I had been playing with my African fabrics about a month ago they were still sitting near my sewing machine and were at the ready for playing.
Using Wanda's technique for "crooked" cobblestones, I set out pairing fabrics and sewing.
I was able to complete these in the course of a little over an hour. I think that I will make some more tomorrow and then square them up to join them for a mini wall hanging.
One of the things that I love about the African fabrics is the color and design. I just LOVE them!! Stay tuned to see how this one grows.
If you would like to try your hand with some African fabrics, I just added new ones to the shop and they are only $7.50 per yard. You can find them by clicking here.
Thanks, Wanda for all your inspiration!!
Until Next Time...


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Network Working Group V. Cerf Request for Comments: 829 DARPA November 1982 PACKET SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE SOURCES Vinton G. Cerf Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ABSTRACT This paper describes briefly the packet satellite technology developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and several other participating organizations in the U.K. and Norway and provides a biblography of relevant papers for researchers interested in experimental and operational experience with this dynamic satellite-sharing technique. INTRODUCTION Packet Satellite technology was an outgrowth of early work in packet switching on multiaccess radio channels carried out at the University of Hawaii with the support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The primary difference between the earlier packet-switched ARPANET [1, 2] and the ALOHA system developed at the University of Hawaii [3] was the concept of multiple transmitters dynamically sharing a common and directly-accessible radio channel. In the ARPANET, sources of traffic inserted packets of data into the network through packet switches called Interface Message Processors (IMPs). The IMPs used high speed point-to-point full-duplex telephone circuits [4] on a store-and-forward basis. All packet traffic for a given telephone circuit was queued, if necessary, in the IMP and transmitted as soon as the packet reached the head of the queue. On such full duplex circuits there is exactly one transmitter and one receiver in each direction. The ALOHA system, on the other hand, assigned a common transmit channel frequency to ALL radio terminals. A computer at the University of Hawaii received packet bursts from the remote terminals which shared the "multi-access" channel. Under the control of a small processor, each terminal would transmit whenever it had traffic, and would await an acknowledgement, on another frequency, dedicated to the service host. If no acknowledgement was received, the terminal processor would transmit again at a randomly chosen time. The system operated on the assumption that no store-and-forward or radio relay was needed. The University of Hawaii researchers later demonstrated that the ALOHA concept worked on a satellite channel linking Hawaii and Nasa-Ames via NASA's ATS-1 satellite [5, 6]. A variety of more elaborate satellite channel assignment strategies were developed and analyzed in the early 1970's [7-13, 31]. Cerf [Page 1]
RFC 829 November 1982 Remote User Telnet Service THE ATLANTIC PACKET SATELLITE EXPERIMENT (SATNET) In 1973, DARPA began the development of a packet satellite system which would support the sharing of a common, high speed channel among many ground stations. Using an INTELSAT-IV satellite, the Atlantic Packet Satellite experiment was carried out with the cooperation and support of the British Post Office, COMSAT Corporation, Linkabit Corporation, and Bolt Beranek and Newman Corporation, later joined by the Norwegian Telecommunication Administration and the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (NDRE). Along with University College London and COMSAT Laboratories, NDRE became one of the major users of the SATNET system. During 1975-1978, SATNET underwent a broad range of performance evaluations and tests. Since 1979, it has served as a stable support for international experiments and demonstrations of command and control technology of interest to DARPA, NDRE and the U.K. Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE). Late in 1982, a ground station was added to connect the German Aeronautics and Space Research Establishment (DFVLR) into the system. The early development of SATNET is outlined in [14]. The system design is documented in [15-22]. Experience with the operation of the SATNET is reported in [23-24] and experimental results in [25-26]. Potential services which might be supported by this technology are discussed in [27]. The integration of the packet satellite technology into a larger, multiple packet network context is discussed in [28-29]. The system is expected to continue in use to support joint research by DARPA, RSRE, NDRE, DFVLR and UCL. DARPA and the U.S. Defense Communications Agency are experimenting with a 3 megabit/second domestic packet satellite system to determine whether packetized voice and data services can be integrated economically using this technology. DARPA and the U.S. Naval Electronic Systems Command recently demonstrated a Mobile Access Terminal Network (MATNET) which uses packet satellite techniques to support ship-ship and ship-shore communication over a shared FLTSATCOM satellite channel [30]. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The development of Packet Satellite technology has involved many institutions and individuals, but special credit for the successful realization of the SATNET and its successor systems must be given to Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Director, Information Processing Techniques Office, DARPA, for his continuous support and technical contributions throughout the development and maturation of this technology. Cerf [Page 2]
RFC 829 November 1982 Remote User Telnet Service REFERENCES 1. L.G. Roberts and B.D. Wessler, "Computer Network Development to Achieve Resource Sharing," Spring Joint Computer Conference, AFIPS Proceedings, Vol. 36, 1970, pp. 543-549. 2. R.E. Kahn, "Resource Sharing Computer Networks," Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 60, No. 11, November 1972, pp. 1397-1407. 3. N. Abramson, "The Aloha System - Another Alternative for Computer Communications," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, Vol. 36, 1970, pp. 295-298. 4. F.E. Heart, et al, "The Interface Message Processor of the ARPA Computer Network, Spring Joint Computer Conference, AFIPS Proceedings, 1970, pp. 551-567. 5. R. Binder, et al, "Aloha Packet Broadcasting--a retrospect," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, National Computer Conference, 1975, pp. 203-215. 6. N. Abramson and F. Kuo, Editors, Computer Communication Networks, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1973. 7. L. Kleinrock and S. Lam, "Packet Switching in a Slotted Satellite Channel," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, NCC, 1973, pp. 703-710. 8. L. Kleinrock and F. Tobagi, "Random Access Techniques for Data Transmission over Packet Switched Radio Channels," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, NCC, 1975, pp. 187-201. 9. L. Kleinrock and S.S. Lam, "Packet Switching in a Multiaccess Broadcast Channel: Performance Evaluation," IEEE Transactions on Communication, Vol. COM-23, 1975, pp. 410-423. 10. L.G. Roberts, "Aloha Packet System with and without Slots and Capture," ACM SIGCOMM, Computer Communication Review, Vol 5, No. 2, April 1975. 11. S.S. Lam and L. Kleinrock, "Packet Switching in a Multi-access Broadcast Channel: Dynamic Control Procedures," IEEE Transactions on Communication, Vol Com-23, September, 1975. 12. L.G. Roberts, "Dynamic Allocation of Satellite Capacity through Packet Reservation," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, NCC, 1973, pp. 711-716. 13. N. Abramson, "Packet Switching with Satellites," AFIPS Conference Proceedings, NCC, 1973, pp. 695-702. Cerf [Page 3]
RFC 829 November 1982 Remote User Telnet Service 14. R.E. Kahn, "The Introduction of Packet Satellite Communications," National Telecommunications Conference, Nov. 1979, p. 45.1.1-45.1.8. 15. I.M. Jacobs, et al, "CPODA - A Demand Assignment Protocol for SATNET," Fifth Data Communications Symposium, Snowbird, Utah, 1977. 16. I.M. Jacobs, et.al, "General Purpose Satellite Networks," Proceedings IEEE, Vol 66, No. 11, November 1978, pp. 1448-1467. 17. I.M. Jacobs, et al, "Packet Satellite Network Design Issues," Proceedings, NTC, November 1979. 18. L. Palmer, J. Kaiser, S. Rothschild and D. Mills, "SATNET Packet Data Transmission," COMSAT Technical Review, Volume 12, No. 1, Spring 1982, pp. 181-212. 19. Weissler, et al, "Synchronization and Multiple Access Protocol in the Initial Satellite IMP," COMPCON, September 1978. 20. Hsu and Lee, "Channel Scheduling Snychronization for the PODA Protocol," ICC, June 1978. 21. E. Killian and R. Binder, "Control Issues in a PODA Voice/Data Satellite Network," ICC, June 1980. 22. C. Heegaard, J. Heller and A. Viterbi, "A Microprocessor-based PSK Modem for Packet Transmission over Satellite Channels," IEEE Transactions on Communications, COM-26, No. 5, May 1978, pp. 552-564. 23. P. Cudhea, D. McNeill, D. Mills, "SATNET Operations," AIAA 9th Communications Satellite Systems Conference, Collection of Technical Papers, 1982, pp. 100-105. 24. D.A. McNeill, et al, "SATNET Monitoring and Control," Proceedings of the NTC, November 1979. 25. P.T. Kirstein, et al, "SATNET Applications Activities," Proceedings of the NTC, November 1979. 26. W.W. Chu, et al, "Experimental Results on the Packet Satellite Network," Proceedings of the NTC, November 1979. 27. E.V. Hoversten and H. L. Van Trees, "International Broadcast Packet Satellite Services," ICCC Conference Proceedings, Kyoto, Japan, September 1978. 28. V.G. Cerf and R.E. Kahn, "A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication," IEEE Trans. on Comm., Vol. COM-23, May 1974, pp. 637-648. Cerf [Page 4]
RFC 829 November 1982 Remote User Telnet Service 29. V.G. Cerf and P.T. Kirstein, "Issues in Packet Network Interconnection," IEEE Proceedings, Vol. 66, No. 11, Nov 1978, pp. 1386-1408. 30. L. Evenchik, D. McNeill, R.P. Rice, F. Deckelman, et al, "MATNET, an Experimental Navy Shipboard Satellite Communications Network, "IEEE INFOCOM 82 Proceedings, March, 1982. 31. M.L. Molle and L. Kleinrock, "Analysis of Concentrated ALOHA Satellite Links," Sixth Data Communications Symposium, Nov 27-29, 1979, pp. 87-95. Cerf [Page 5]


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ONLY ONE DAY LEFT! I bought ten lottery tickets today and won two free plays and $20. So there's still kick in this dog yet.
Also, I'm going to be on CBC Radio's Here and Now on Monday! It's on between 3 and 6pm, but I don't know what time I'm on until Monday morning. FM 99.1 in Toronto.
Screening party is coming up fast, this THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST to be exact! If you want more info, click here to see the flyer!
Heard about My Million Dollar Bake Sale? I made cookies just for you! Check em out!
Also, have you heard that I'm throwing a party? It's on THURSDAY DECEMBER 1st, at Cinecycle (behind 129 Spadina St, between Adelaide and Richmond), at 8pm! Installations of selected documentation and artifacts, and a screening of compiled video footage from the year thus far!
People keep emailing me these days and telling me how great this project is. And I appreciate it and all, I really do, but an even better use of those words has been brought to my attention, which is that they should be emailed to Conan O'Brien so he'll have me on his show. I've got about 4,500 of you coming here every day, and I think a group project is in order!
Read about it here.
Lately has not been easy, but the lesson of the month is It Won't Be This Way Forever.
BUT! The first installment of the My Million Dollar Road Trip Diaries are up! Pictures, stories, oh my! Click and see, more coming this week.
Home from the road trip, barely recovered over the last week. I didn't know how much of a hit I'd take physically from 33 days on the road. All in all though, a productive trip ... have you seen the press?!
Wireless connections have been harder to come by lately, so there haven't been as many updates as I would have liked. BUT! There's a new podcast up, there's been press all over the south (check out Creative Loafing in Atlanta and Athens Banner-Herald for a couple of samples ... more press coming out in Texas, and I was even on the Dudley and Bob show!)
Driving to Seattle over today and tomorrow!
Last day in Austin, Texas ... on the Dudley and Bob show on KLBJ FM tomorrow morning, bright and early, and then have to hit the road for the two-day drive to Las Vegas. Have to make up a lot of time! After Vegas ... LA! New podcast going up tonight! Maybe I'll get that RSS business sorted out too ...
And so ends the first week on My Million Dollar Road Trip, and thanks to a couple of hours with a net connection, I have updated the crap outta this site.
The biggest development is that I have added Podcasts to the site, which means that you can listen to audio (and perhaps, later, video) that's recorded on the road. Due to lack of processor power while on the road the video probably won't happen until later, but the audio is happening now!
What's a podcast? It's just like a radio show, that you can download and burn to CD, listen to on your iPod, or listen to on your computer. This is a medium that is exploding in popularity, so click here and learn about it and stay in the loop, dig?
(As a side note ... I don't have RSS working yet, but when I do you'll be able to subscribe to my feed and download my podcasts automatically to your iTunes folder! Yes! I can't believe it either! I'll let you know when that's ready.)
Also updated ... PICTURES! Check the blog!
First: Check out my appearance on Breakfast Television by clicking here! Everyone was impressed with my mad Etch-A-Sketch skillz.
Second: I was in Dose Magazine yesterday! A big picture in the paper, I was a little surprised when I opened it. Click here to read the article!
Third: Holy crap I'm leaving on a road trip tomorrow!!! If you haven't heard, click here to read all about it! It's going to be crazy, I'll be updating (and hopefully Podcasting) from the road, watch for updates! I'll be coming to a town near you with a car full of Jones Soda! I hope you're ready.
I'm going to be on TV on Tuesday, on Breakfast Television, Toronto's #1 morning show! It's on CityTV from 6-9am, so if you're up at that ungodly hour tune in. If not, set your VCR!
ALSO ... I added a new product to the Stuff Page, where you can buy personalized things that aren't necessarily one of a kinds but are still damn cool (like copies of my hate mail). I'm selling post cards from the road on My Million Dollar Road Trip, a personalized post card from a random location, written and addressed by yours truly! Click the link to check it out!
ROADTRIP!! I'm leaving July 15th, as it turns out. Read about the whole thing here!
Everything's fixed that was broken. All it took was a couple of hours of outage and a stroke on my part. But everything's good! If anything is out of place let me know, because I may have lost a couple of bits and pieces in all the hubub.
Jones Soda, one of my illustrious sponsors, sent me some great stuff:
Guess who was MSN.ca's Site of the Day today!
I kept the trailer under wraps for a bit, but screw that. Go watch it here. It's actually more of a mini movie, and is low-quality as to not explode bandwidth, but the great news is that it's a piddly four megs. There I go sending the love out to the dialup users, once again.
Higher res version to follow when I get a minute.
See that number on the right? That's the smell of progress.
Trailer is coming together. Get your BitTorrents ready.
Someone gave me a fabulous idea today - get an AIM account for this project. So I did. If you use AOL Instant Messanger, I'll be sporadically online under mymillionyear. Add me to your buddy list, and say hi.
Great news - Jones Soda has agreed to be one of the sponsors of My Million Dollar Road Trip!
Click their link in the Sponsor page, it's a kickass website.
You might have heard that I'm thinking of taking My Million Dollar Road Trip this summer. Well, you heard right, and planning is underway! I'm planning on coming this summer to a city near you! (Read about it here.)
New artifacts for sale! Some really great stuff, more being added soon. I've been collecting a lot of stuff.
LA pictures and stories are online! Photographic evidence! Unfortunately there aren't nearly as many still photos as there are hours of footage, but they're pretty funny nonetheless.
Read about it in the blog! More pics!
LA was hilarious, you wouldn't believe it. I have a bunch of still photos, many of which are out of focus because the person holding the camera was laughing so hard. Look for the Los Angeles Photo Diary that'll be up soon!
Total has also gone up, yay!
I'm going to Los Angeles today, to see how much ridiculousness I can create for myself in ten short days (including, but not limited to, attending a taping of the Price Is Right in hopes of winning a Fabulous Array Of Prizes, and trying out for Jeopardy).
I'm going to be on Dicky Barrett's Mighty Morning Show on Indie 103.5 in Los Angeles on Thursday March 31 (right before I try out for Jeopardy!), so tune in if you're able.
Enough of all this gloom. The February blahs came and found me a month late it seems and sucked up any productivity I could have mustered over the last few days.
Good news: I'm on fire again.
More good news: 325,000 hits to this site since January 1st. Oh my!
Even more good news: New pictures up on each page! I hated to retire the little devil thingy I had but it was only intended to be temporary.
YET MORE good news: The Best Of page has been updated with the good moments of the year thus far. All in one place! How convenient!
Look what I did yesterday!
(Check the blog for the story.)
I added a new section today, for Other Stuff that's not really an artifact but still original. The reason for this was I needed a good home for somewhere to sell copies of hate mail, and a BRAND NEW SERVICE I'm offering.
I get the impression that a lot of people that write to me - both love and hate mail - would really like to talk to me personally. So now you can. I'll call you, at my own expense, and you can say whatever you want to me, ask me things, confess things, yell things. Visit the Other Stuff page to check it out!
It's Valentine's Day. I posted what I'm listening to because these songs make a good mix tape - nothing's cheaper or more of a crowd pleaser than a well-sequenced mix tape or CD.
I was on CBC's "The Hour" tonight on CBC Newsworld, which is aired at 8pm, 11pm, and 2am EST (check www.cbc.ca/thehour for more details). Yay! Big props to GoldenPalace.com, my illustrious sponsors who paid me to wear their name on my shirt!
And because I love you, I've posted Love Mail and Hate Mail in the Mailbag section of the site for your perusal and amusement! Check it out!
Three cheers for organization: I've made a section to keep all the statements about art and Profitism (my brand-new art movement) so they're easy to find. Even contains a link at the bottom so you can send me scathing hate mail. Check it out. All kidding aside, I totally welcome comments, positive and negative. I'm working in a vacuum here so I appreciate input!
You kept asking for it, it's finally here ... the first installment of my explanation of this project as art. Will be expanded as necessary.
Ebay axed the listings again ... I have no idea why this time. I'm starting to take it personally.
I think I'm just going to list this stuff on the artifacts page again ... if you've got any bright ideas, I'm all ears.
Updated the About This Project page. I've decided to do this once a month to keep track of what I feel I'm doing, as the dominant ideas seem to shift the further into this I get.
Not to be defeated, I'm listing items on Ebay again!! Click the link to see ephemera for sale. Get it while it's still cheap!
Time to start listing on Ebay! Hurray!
Yesterday's Star article got reprinted in Metro News today, which is a free Toronto newspaper targeted towards commuters and seems to have a circulation of about nine zillion in this city. I found it in a copy on the floor of the Spadina streetcar covered in slush. It was almost poetic ...
Had an epiphany today. You can read about it in the blog. Bookmark it while you're there.
Changes to the mailbag section of the site! Better and more hilarious than ever!
Well, today's been eventful:
TORONTO STAR ARTICLE! The Toronto Star ran the piece they did on me, with a picture and everything. This has resulted in a lot of response - a lot of positive response, as well as some of the most hilarious and venemous hatemail to date. Which brings me to the next news item:
NEW ARTIFACTS FOR SALE! I refuse to spend time responding to and correcting the spelling and grammar in each piece of hatemail, because it would take me forever, it means I would have to say the same things over and over again, and basically it doesn't interest me and doesn't get me any closer to a million bananas. But what to do with all this fantastic material?
I've decided to do something constructive with it: Since I'm not bothering to post the hatemail on this site you won't ever get to read it. UNTIL NOW!! You can now buy a copy of My Million Dollar Hatemail for the bargain price of $20 CDN! Perfect for gifts for distasteful in-laws, terrible bosses, and general enemies.
MY MILLION DOLLAR YEAR ON MYSPACE! My Million Dollar Year now has an account on the online community site MySpace! Visit http://www.myspace.com/mymilliondollaryear to check it out!
ARTIFACTS FOR SALE!! An important part of this project is the objects used and associated with it, as they are telling of the events that transpired. They're even more telling of the person who used them.
I've been wrestling with it for awhile, but I finally decided how I want to sell the stuff that's produced by this project. A few of the artifacts from the first week, as well as the first original tapes, are for sale in the artifacts section.
So the last few days have sucked. That's not for you to worry about. The only thing you need to decide is how many of the NEW SHIRTS you need to buy. I recommend keeping one nice for weddings and job interviews.
Fully recovered from the little outage yesterday afternoon, to the best of my knowledge anyway. If something's missing, let me know.
Want to know how to make Astrid lose her mind? Get her ftp client to stall while downloading a backup of the site and delete everything.
There was an outage at about 2.20pm EST. I've uploaded a slightly older version of the site until I can get to the computer that has the newest version.
I think I just aged about ten years.
January 1st, 2005 marks the launch of My Million Dollar Year, the year in which I make a million dollars. Check out the links at the top of this section to find out more, and use the links at the top of the site to check out the other sections. (Don't forget to bookmark the blog!
To find out how you can get in on this, check out the Contribute section.
Happy 2005!


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Clothing Manufacturers in Portugal
World Clothing Manufacturers (WCM) introduces fashion designer startups with the most appropriate knitters, textile vendors, hardware suppliers, sample makers, and clothing manufacturers in Portugal. With years of knowledge and experience in the clothes manufacuring business, WCM fully understands the typical challenges and acknowledges that the textile business is vast, often complex, and consistently inconsistent.
WCM has taken all those variables, simplified them, and put them in one convenient place, all to create a supply chain that is reliable, profitable, and easy to manage. Our goal is to assist clothing and fashion designers of all sizes by "bringing their ideas to life," and networking them with the most fitting clothing manufacturers and other cut & sew product factories.
According to MarketResearch, in 2018, the US apparel retail industry had total revenue of $348B. This revenue means that between the years 2014 and 2018, the compound annual growth rate was 2.4%. In the year 2022, the total revenue in the apparel market is likely to amount to $335B, with a compound annual growth rate of 2.15% between 2022 and 2026.
Clothing manufacturers in Portugal have benefited from these trends and used them to their advantage to maximize value. Moreover, local manufacturers have established that despite their prospects of sourcing materials from sources abroad that may seem cheaper in the long run, the expertise and demand for clothing manufacturers in Portugal remains as high as ever. In addition, local service providers in Portugal are in demand, and growing clothing businesses recognize the value of ordering locally.
Clothing Manufacturers for Small Businesses
There are several use cases for sourcing materials and clothing manufacturers locally; the foremost among them remains the SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) that lack the monetary resources or connections that more prominent manufacturers have. Large scale manufacturers order volumes so large that sending a representative to a foreign country to monitor quality relates only to 1% of their total budget. Small clothing companies with smaller orders don't have room to cover such large expenses.
Small businesses account for 99 percent of all companies in Portugal. To put it into numbers, we are looking at millions of businesses that are categorized as SMEs, that create millions of jobs on an annual basis; out of these, we have a rough estimation of tens of thousands of establishments that are categorized as clothing manufacturers for small businesses or retailers. The combined revenue of all the amounts as mentioned above to a staggering $186B.
But the best part is that it offers numerous opportunities for clothing manufacturers for small businesses and small apparel businesses to locally source their materials and personalize them to their specifications instead of reaching out to any manufacturer abroad. So the main question here is how can small businesses search for local manufacturers on the state level to meet the demands of their customers?
The simple and easy solution to this is right here at World Clothing Manufacturers, where small businesses can find local suppliers and manufacturers who can provide them with world-class materials. On the one hand, small businesses can source local manufacturers. But on the other hand, manufacturers themselves can enlist to ensure their availability on a state-wide level for better and effective interaction with small businesses that would rather do business with them instead of searching for manufacturers from abroad.
The Portugal clothes manufacuring business
Portugal has a well-developed apparel manufacturing industry, with a wide range of resources and capabilities available to support the production of a variety of clothing items. The country is known for its high-quality garments, which are exported to markets around the world.
One of the main resources available to clothing manufacturers in Portugal is a skilled labor force. Many workers in the clothes manufacuring business have experience in sewing and other clothing production techniques, and there are also a number of technical schools and vocational training programs that offer training in these areas. This skilled labor force enables knitters, textile vendors, hardware suppliers, sample makers, and clothing manufacturers to produce high-quality clothing items that meet the standards of local and overseas customers.
In terms of physical resources, Portugal has a number of modern factories equipped with the latest sewing and finishing machinery. These factories also have access to a range of fabrics and other materials that can be used in the production of clothing. This includes both locally sourced materials, such as cotton and wool, as well as imported materials such as synthetic fibers and finished fabrics.
In addition to these resources, clothing manufacturers in Portugal also have access to a range of support services, including logistics, financing, and marketing. These services help to ensure that manufacturers have the resources they need to meet the demand for their products and grow their businesses.
Overall, Portugal has a range of resources and capabilities available to support its apparel manufacturing industry. These resources, combined with the country's strategic location and growing economy, make it an attractive destination for both local and international clothing manufacturers.
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Get me connected nowClothing Manufacturers for Small Orders
Due to shorter lead lime, small clothing businesses can save a ton of time as well as money. The shipping is faster and inexpensive with flexible timeframes and costs; something not possible with international sourcing.
Not only can businesses place smaller orders but it also naturally builds the confidence of your consumer in your brand. If you can gain the confidence of your consumer, you can expect them to work as your advocates and increase your brand awareness.
Despite placing smaller orders that will only work in your favour that you can scale up as per the growth of your business, you can build stronger relationships with local suppliers. It ensures better communication with speedy resolution of issues. Placing smaller orders gives better control oversight to manufacturers.
All in all, it is a win-win deal for businesses situated locally where they can form a symbiotic relationship; small clothing businesses, in particular, can greatly benefit from this entire setup.
Finding a Clothing Manufacturer in Portugal
Of course, if you just set out to find a suitable clothing manufacturer in Portugal, it is likely that you won't have much success. Though there might be plenty finding the right fit for your business can be difficult and time-consuming. For this reason, World Clothing Manufacturers has made it easier with finding a clothing manufacturer in Portugal. We do this by offering a collaborative platform for manufacturers and retailers where they can meet and do business.
Here at World Clothing Manufacturers, you can find all the essential clothing manufacturers in Portugal. We are a one-stop shop for finding a clothing manufacturer in Portugal, whether small businesses, retailers, suppliers, or designers. Search across the best suppliers in Portugal to find the most suitable match for your business. Local sourcing is a rising trend that companies are turning to instead of seeking their suppliers abroad; World Clothing Manufacturers is playing our part in revolutionizing the apparel and clothing industry, and you can be a part of it.


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Once you have calculated what your sustainable price range is for a new home, and have secured the pre-approval for a mortgage to suit, it is now time to start the homebuying adventure. There are a wide variety of sources that can assist you in the search for the perfect home.
The Internet - Simply by clicking on individual realtors' websites or www.mls.ca, you will be able to quickly and efficiently zero in on the properties which are in your geographical area and price range. One of the great advantages to internet searching for properties is that you will be able to see a number of properties in just minutes, with full specifications and vivid color photographs of the interior and exterior of the home. Although you should never "fall in love" with a residential property just from photographs, the internet search can certainly save a lot of time and effort in eliminating a number of unsuitable property from your "to visit" list.
Real Estate Magazines & Newspapers - Every area has at least one real estate magazine which features a selection of homes from area realtors. Although not all the listings will be in any given publication (unlike the MLS internet site), you may find some exclusive properties which a realtor is marketing directly without placing them on the MLS system. Newspapers usually run large weekly real estate sections featuring numerous ads from realtors dealing with properties of special interest.
Drive-By - You know the general area that you would prefer to live in, so driving around and marking down the phone numbers on For Sale signs is a great way to find your dream home. The advantage to driving by over seeing photos on the internet or in an ad is that you are able to more accurately gauge how the home is placed in the neighbourhood as compared to others, as well as be able to truly see the front of the property from all angles.
Word Of Mouth - Informing your friends, colleagues, and relatives that you are in the market for a home is a great way to find out about properties that might not be on the market yet, or are more difficult to find. Many real estate transactions are completed by people who previously know each other, and in many cases the conditions are more advantageous than those that would have been extended to a stranger.
Of course just finding the property is not the end of the considerations which must be undertaken prior to placing an offer. Take time to review the entire condition of the property with an eye towards future maintenance and repair expenses. Many residential properties in Canada have an Energy Rating tag usually on the electrical panel. The higher the rating up to 100, the more the home is energy efficient, and that is a critical consideration these days.
Existing financing or the possibility of creative financing can make a huge difference in the process of purchasing the property. Some mortgages are assumable and their terms could be more favourable than those available on a new loan. The seller may even be amenable to extending vendor financing in the form of a take-back mortgage, which in many cases is a buyer's best financing option.


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From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
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Click and gape at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam's most sacred site. Or strap on a headset and enter the holy city of Jerusalem.
There you'll hear the murmur of Jewish prayers at the Western Wall or thousands of worshippers saying amen in unison at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. You can even light a virtual candle at the site where Christians believe Jesus rose from the grave.
All without ever leaving home.
Worshippers, tourists and visitors from around the world are increasingly joining virtual reality religious activities and pilgrimages to some of Earth's most sacred sites. Such experiences are among the many evolving spaces in the metaverse, an immersive virtual world where people can connect via avatars, that have grown in popularity during the pandemic.
"We believe that virtual reality is, if you like, the new internet, the new way for people not to watch things passively on the screen and just to click on photos and videos, but to actually teleport themselves," said Nimrod Shanit, CEO of HCXR and Blimey, the producers of The Holy City, an immersive VR experience that allows people to visit Jerusalem's holiest sites.
Participants "get a sense of the different rituals, culture, architecture, get a sense of the world without the need to actually spend tons of money on travel and contribute to global carbon emissions," Shanit said.
Using a 360-degree camera, a lidar scanner and his training as a photojournalist, Shanit in 2015 began to capture videos and photos of Christian, Islamic and Jewish religious festivals and holy sites in his native Jerusalem. He then stitched the footage and images together digitally to create a visually immersive experience.
Virtual pilgrims can follow Orthodox clerics as they emerge from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Holy Fire ceremony, with candles lit by a fire that the faithful view as a divine message. They will also hear bells tolling and chants of "The Lord has risen!" in multiple languages. They can tuck a prayer note into a crack of the Western Wall, or follow the steps of thousands of worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
To accurately render details of Jerusalem in the virtual space, developers scanned the holy sites and a large physical model made in the 19th century that is on loan at the city's Tower of David Museum. Users can hover over this digital model leading to full-scale scans of the city entering through different gates that lead to the Cathedral of Saint James and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Shanit, who is Jewish, and his two partners — one Muslim, one Christian — hope The Holy City can foster dialogue and understanding between faiths.
Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly communing spiritually through virtual reality. Around the world, people are also able to experience sites sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism and other faiths through 360-degree videos, virtual maps and 3D temples.
Experience Makkah uses 3D modeling to let users circle around the Kaaba building, meet praying pilgrims dressed in white terrycloth garments, learn about rituals and explore other significant landmarks. They include Mount Arafat, the nearby desert hill where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon nearly 1,400 years ago.
This immersive VR experience was launched in 2015 but became most popular when it was updated in 2020, said Ehab Fares, chief executive of the digital agency BSocial, which created Experience Makkah.
During that first pandemic year, the hajj pilgrimage — which drew about 2.5 million people a year earlier — was limited to as few as 1,000 already residing in Saudi Arabia because of restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"In less than a month, we had more than 20,000 users from the Middle East and the rest of the world," said Fares, whose company is based in Cairo.
Fares calls Experience Makkah a "digital good deed" with a particular focus on young people. The latest version can be explored through Google Cardboard, a low-cost cardboard attachment that turns smartphones into virtual reality viewers. "There's a young generation which is glued to the mobiles, and I wanted to reach that generation and introduce Islam using technology."
Fares said he has been pleasantly surprised by the positive response from people across the world. But he cautioned that he's not trying to substitute the hajj, which is one of the pillars of Islam.
"The intention was to give you a feel of what you will experience on the ground," he said, "but it's definitely not a replacement to the actual experience."
The Sistine Chapel reopened to the public in early 2021 after closing the previous November due to the pandemic. But even while in-person access was shut off, Michelangelo's breathtaking frescoes could be experienced through a virtual tour on the Vatican's website.
The 360-degree panoramic projections of the basilicas and papal chapels are part of a collaboration between the Vatican and computer science students at Villanova University who travel to Rome as interns.
"It's a great opportunity for … our students to get involved with the church, with religious experiences, because our computer science majors are working alongside Vatican developers to create these experiences," said Frank Klassner, a computer science professor at Villanova who runs the project with the Holy See.
"And the folks at the Vatican, dare I say, are also getting to know the next generation of churchgoers and pilgrims," he said.
Faith-based VR projects are also making inroads in academia.
This spring at the University of Miami, students strapped on VR headsets to watch 360-degree videos of a Haitian Voodoo ceremony, a Hindu funeral rite and a Christian baptism. They explored Barcelona's Sagrada Family Basilica, the Parthenon in Athens and Mecca for a course called Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence.
Matthew Rossi, a 21-year-old math and computer science major who served as teaching assistant for the course, grew up Catholic and now counts himself among the religiously unaffiliated. But the class, he said, gave him a new appreciation for religious traditions and rituals.
"You feel like you're moving with the crowd," Rossi said about experiencing a 360-degree video of pilgrims circling the Kaaba at Mecca, "and I was like, 'this is unbelievable.'"
Students also created their own virtual sacred spaces. One team fashioned an island refuge where students, via their avatars, could silently contemplate a smiling, rotating Buddha statue. Another built a stone-like labyrinth leading to a place where sky and heaven seemed to merge.
William Green, professor of Religious Studies and Fain Family Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Miami, said faith needs to involve concrete actions, from praying or singing to meditating or fasting.
"Religion engages your mind, and it also engages your body," Green continued. "And you can't do that in two dimensions — but you can do it in the metaverse."


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Description of the Game:
Minecraft 22.214.171.124 Apk Mod for Android
1.16.200.02 Final
MOD Version: No Damage
Minecraft is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch†Persson and later developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.
Multiple gameplay modes are available, including survival modes where the player must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health, a creative mode where players have unlimited resources to build with and the ability to fly, and an adventure mode where players play custom maps created by other players. The PC version of the game is renowned for its third-party mods, which add various new items, characters and quests to the game.
The alpha version was publicly released for PC on May 17, 2009, and after gradual updates, the full version was released on November 18, 2011. A version for Android was released a month earlier on October 7, and an iOS version was released on November 17, 2011. The game was released on the Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live Arcade game on May 9, 2012; on the PlayStation 3 on December 17, 2013; on the PlayStation 4 on September 4, 2014; on the Xbox One the next day; and on the PlayStation Vitaon October 14, 2014. On December 10, 2014, a Windows Phone version was released. All versions of Minecraft receive periodic updates, with the console editions being co-developed by 4J Studios.
Minecraft is about placing blocks to build things and going on adventures.
Pocket Edition includes Survival and Creative modes, multiplayer over a local Wi-Fi network, infinite worlds, caves, new biomes, mobs, villages and lots more. Craft, create and explore anywhere in the world so long as you have hands spare and battery to burn.
There's never been a better time to enjoy Minecraft on the move.
Minecraft: Pocket Edition is a Universal App. Pay once and play on any of your Android devices.
WHAT'S NEW:
Unlocked premium skins
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No damage mod
Unlimited breath
Max Inventory Size
ONE hit kill with weapons
Max score
Indestructible Tools
Basic Information:
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Platform | Android |
Game Size | 112 MB |
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Being a young and fairly inexperienced developer recently employed by a "real" software company I'd like some opinions and pointers on how to do the following:
Approaches on how to get familiar with a companies products , especially when you've no idea how it all works. The company I'm at now has one HUGE product , continually evolving and having been here for 2 weeks I've still no idea how it all sticks together apart from a special kind of glue made from the tears and frustration of young developers, it's incredibly fragmented and only 4 people in the office know the inner workings, all of them constantly busy
Give useful input on the product : Now, I know I'm just a kid in the company and I can't be expected to deliver anything ground-breaking in my first months, but you have to give as much as you're paid. I'm getting around twice as much as at my previous job but objectively speaking I've not done anything to deserve it yet. Just sat around staring at my laptop screen trying to decipher code. Now you might say that this is what I'm here for , to start off with at least, but at my previous job I was something of a go-to-guy, making decisions and contributing to almost every aspect of the company's daily running. While that was a lot of work I enjoyed the feeling of being 'connected' in the inner workings of the company I have a stake in (a symbiotic relationship if you will).please edit this point down, I'll leave it up to you guys to decide what's important
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Oh please. That's a slap like Michelob Ultra is a beer. In fact, between this and the outrage over Fabio Aru not waiting for Chris Froome, it's tempting to say cycling's getting too soft.BREAKING: @BouhanniNacer has been penalized 1 minute in G.C. standings & fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Stage 10 #TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/3UdGAkXnKW— NBCSN Cycling (@NBCSNCycling) July 11, 2017
Wait! Are we critiquing Tour de France riders for being too soft?!?
Cue an outraged old guy in five...four...three...
"If the race is on, it does not matter what happens to the yellow jersey, he's got a team and that's what a team is for," added the American, who won the Tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990.
"The riders have lost their ability to race," said LeMond.
And with that, LeMond took a bong rip the size of a team bus:
Of course, if you really want context for the Tour de France, you've got to dig deep into the race's history. Here's a New York Times article on the race from 1926:
Many internationally known cyclists will compete in this event, the twentieth of its kind—last year's champion, Bottesvia from Itall, Belgian's Buysse brothers, Huysse, Beniot, Frantz, the Frenchmen Bellenger, Aymot, Huot, Sellier and many others, including Swiss, Hollanders, &c.
In those days they left off the first name for weight savings.
Of course, the basic idea was the same, but the wardrobe was a slightly different:
The man with the least number of accumulated hours will wear the coveted yellow sweater which often changes hands during the circuit.
I couldn't help plugging the delightful phrase "coveted yellow sweater" into a popular search engine, and here's what I came up with:
The professional cyclists operate in squads representing various bicycle manufacturing firms and lend each other a hand in case of punctures. The amateurs operate alone, and while they cannot expect to win, they have a lively competition with each other for amateur prizes. All along the route towns and villages offer prizes for spurts, &c., and the native sons always get a wild reception, whatever their standings in the race may be.
It's true, the native son always did get a wild reception, but once he arrived in the next town and was no longer the native son he was beaten mercilessly about the head and torso with a stale baguette.
In other news, I received a press release by email yesterday, and imagine my surprise when it was 50% about me:
As the NYC Bike Snob, the snarky and elusive Weiss became a guide for cyclists all over the world, with posts ranging from bike part information to bike lane etiquette -- never afraid of criticizing the big names in the competitive sport.
The above paragraph continues thusly:
"Interest in the Bike Snob eventually faded until Outside found him behind a taqueria scrounging for discarded burrito stubs. Taking mercy on him, they engaged him as a columnist ."
Anyway, being a "top influencer, " you can imagine I get lots of great marketing emails, such as this one:
Breaking the wind with Wood...Aerowood
Never one to resist a fart pun, I read on:
In today's carbon rich bicycle environment, it's difficult to stand out from the crowd and introduce something truly unique and different. The new Renovo Aerowood is a genuine head turner and a great conversation piece. Please share this with your followers and if interested, please ask about Review Bikes that are readily available.
Wait a second:
Did they say review bikes are available?!?
I may have to try one of these things:
The new Aerowood combines wood with carbon to produce Renovo's FFSVD© (full frame shock and vibration damping) engineering technology which creates an incredibly fast and smooth ride. In addition, the hollow wood frame is a unique departure from mainstream bicycles that Renovo has found to absorb vibration better than other frame materials and has been expertly engineering since 2007. Completing the package the Aerowood sports a shrouded rear wheel, aero downtube and seat mast fairing to reduce wind resistance.
Not only will that give me at least two weeks' worth of wood puns, but I'll finally have an appropriate bike for my $45 wooden bidon:
Not to mention my wooden combination bottle opener/tire lever:
Not only is the shape highly ergonomic, but if you're using a tubeless system it can also be used as a sealant injector.
Best of all, I understand Best Made Co. has a travel bike conversion kit available specifically for wooden frames. It consists of one of their axes:
And a set of hose clamps:
They're like S&S couplers, only more artisanal.
Still, being a top influencer comes with a lot of pressure. For example, I'm woefully behind on all the different road bike categories, and I need to get caught up. To that end, I recently browsed the VeloNews Buyers' Guide, where I was stunned to find that ther eare now "All-Around Road" bikes:
And "Aero Road" bikes:
And "Endurance Road" bikes:
And of course "Gravel" bikes;
Even more confusingly, the top Aero road bike was a track bike:
And in case you're wondering, the last place Gravel bike was a Cannondale Slate:
Cannondale's Tim Johnson calls the Slate "the Swiss Army Knife of road bikes." Do you really want to dress a deer with a folding knife? Isn't that can-opener a nuisance? That's not to say the Slate isn't a fun, versatile bike. It just seems like a complicated design that tries to do too much for a very specific person. But maybe you're that person.
Oh snap.
Anyway, I don't know much, but it seems to me that maybe one day they can come up with a bike that's just kind of a regular road bike you can use to do pretty much anything:
Nah, it'll never catch on.


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Case Study: Doritos 626
Recognizing that online media had forever changed youth behavior and the capacity for food and beverage companies to reach them, Doritos decided in 2007 to go the digital route. The company launched SnackStrong Productions, a game-changing digital media giant, a to help them execute a multifaceted marketing campaign that seamlessly combined cutting-edge digital techniques with blockbuster events. Modeled after a Hollywood studio lot, the campaign's online venue put consumers in the director's chair, inviting youth to create their own Superbowl ads, vote for new product flavors, and even pitch video game concepts to Xbox Live.1
Two of the campaign's biggest successes were the development of the immersive websites, Hotel 626 and Asylum 626, which gave viewers the feeling of being trapped in a horror film. Marketers used that fear to captivate teens, blur the line between fantasy and reality, and collect additional insights for future targeted campaigns.2 The strategy was as shocking as it was sophisticated, raising concerns about the fairness of such marketing practices. It was also a huge success: More than 4 million people in 136 countries viewed Hotel 626 alone, driving Doritos sales back up and selling out the re-launched brand — without ever showing the product.3,4,5,6
"We employed head tracking in one scene so the player literally must move to avoid an attack. We used the webcam in new and innovative ways to actually place the player into the game play itself. We asked people to give us more access and information this year, telling them upfront that the more they gave us, the scarier the experience."
Creating immersive environments
With its Hotel and Asylum 626 campaigns, Doritos created elaborate, immersive online games designed to trigger highly emotional, vulnerable experiences among teens and link online gaming environments to real-world products. The campaign's virtual worlds, mimicking a serial killer's hideout and torture-filled insane asylum respectively, both used sophisticated audio techniques and webcams to make users feel like they were there in person. Asylum 626 required viewers to submit a special code imprinted on Doritos bags to access the final scene and escape.8,9
Infiltrating social networks
Doritos made Facebook and Twitter a seamless part of these campaigns, particularly Asylum 626. To increase the intensity of the experience, viewers were encouraged to log in to the site through one of the social networks. The site then culled user profiles for information — Facebook photos and videos, for example — and incorporated them into the interactive experience. Using Facebook Connect, users could also allow two randomly chosen friends to join them in asylum. And participants could post rescue messages to friends on Twitter.10
Location-based and mobile marketing
Mobile technology was integrated into both the Hotel 626 and Asylum 626 campaigns. In Hotel 626, for example, trapped teens could only escape through a series of unpleasant challenges that required them to use their webcams, microphones and mobile phones. The challenges culminated with a call to teens' actual cell phones with directions on how to get out.11,12
Collecting personal data
Using social media and mobile phones, Doritos facilitated the collection of site visitors' personal information. Though viewers could access limited content without providing personal information, users were encouraged log in through Facebook and Twitter — and thus grant access to those accounts — to experience the "full treatment."13
Studying and triggering the subconscious
It is unclear whether and to what extent neuromarketing influenced the design of the Hotel and Asylum 626 campaigns. However, Frito-Lay has used the controversial technique for some of its other products campaigns, including the 2009 Cheetos "Orange Underground" campaign, which won the U.S. ad industry's highest research honors (the Grand Ogilvy).14
1. Videolog. (2009, June 18). Doritos | Hotel 626 Case Study. Retrieved July 29, 2010 from http://videolog.uol.com.br/video.php?id=44997.
2. Diaz, A.C. (2009, September 23). Goodby and B-Reel Enter the Asylum for the Sequel to Doritos Hotel 626. Creativity Online. Retrieved April 11, 2010 from http://creativity-online.com/news/goodby-and-breel-step-into-the-asylum-for-the-sequel-to-doritos-hotel-626/139224.
3. The Inspiration Room. (2009, June 22). Doritos Hotel 626. http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/doritos-hotel-626/.
4. Cyberentries.com. Hotel626.com. http://www.cyberentries.com/hotel626/.
5. Answers.com. What is Hotel 626? http://wikianswers.com/Q/What_is_hotel_626.
6. Long, D. (2009, June 24). AKQA and Fiat win Cannes Cyber Grand Prix. New Media Age. Retrieved April 11, 2010 from http://www.nma.co.uk/akqa-and-fiat-win-cannes-cyber-grand-prix/3001773.article.
7. Diaz, A.C. (2009, September 23). Goodby and B-Reel Enter the Asylum for the Sequel to Doritos Hotel 626. Creativity Online. Retrieved April 11, 2010 from http://creativity-online.com/news/goodby-and-breel-step-into-the-asylum-for-the-sequel-to-doritos-hotel-626/139224.
8. Ritchie, K. (2009, September 22). Doritos Continues Interactive Horror Franchise with Asylum 626. Boards. Retrieved October 12, 2011 from http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/online/20090922/asylum626.html.
9. Total Immersion. What We do? Retrieved July 29, 2010 from http://www.t-immersion.com/en,what-do-we-do,8.html%5D/.
10. MyAwardShows.com. Asylum626.com. Retrieved July 29, 2010 from http://www.myawardshows.com/2010/OneShowEntertainment/asylum626/.
11. DinahMoe. (2009, June 18). About. Retrieved July 29, 2010 from http://www.dinahmoe.com/?page_id=2.
12. DinahMoe. (2008, September 30). Launch: Hotel 626. Retrieved July 29, 2010 from http://www.dinahmoe.com/?p=114.
13. Contagious Magazine. (2009, September 29). Doritos/Asylum 626. Retrieved April 11, 2010 from http://www.contagiousmagazine.com/2009/09/doritos_5.php.
14. NeuroFocus Receives Grand Ogilvy Award From the Advertising Research Foundation. (2009, April 1). Retrieved April 11, 2010 from http://blog.taragana.com/pr/NeuroFocus-receives-grand-ogilvy-award-from-the-advertising-research-foundation-877/.


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Guess what, TBR readers. It's time for us to drop some health knowledge via an infographic about staying fit. The bottom line is that if you don't use your body on a daily basis, it will slowly erode. Your lungs and heart won't function at their peak (not good if you're trying to avoid a heart attack or stroke), and your muscles will wither away. But what are the best exercises to do if you want to remain healthy and lose some flab? The infographic below offers some pointers.
Via: Bodybuilding.mx


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CSS theming, magnification, and foot pedals
| development, geek, kaizenI'm working on the stylesheets for a site, which means lots of fiddly little changes.
I decided to make all of my styling changes to my Sass source files instead of editing the attributes in Google Chrome because I found myself forgetting to copy attribute values back from Chrome. Editing the source files directly meant that the changes would be persistent – a slightly slower workflow, but a more reliable one.
I used Chrome to set selected divs to show up with display: block
. This meant that I didn't have to keep triggering hover behaviours myself. Then I used CSS Reloader to reload the stylesheet. Chrome kept my manual attribute changes, like display: block
, while applying the new styles. Awesome!
I wanted a quick way to update my browser windows after I saved the file. Saving would automatically trigger Compass' conversion of the Sass files into CSS, but the browser still used the old stylesheet until I trigged CSS Reloader with F9 or the context menu. I didn't want to refresh the entire page because that would lose the display: block
I'd manually set.
AutoHotkey to the rescue! I wrote a function that saved the current file, waited for Compass to convert the Sass file into CSS, and then used the CSS Reloader shortcut key on all open Chrome windows. This meant that I could have a translucent browser window superimposed on the design PDF for easy comparison (thanks, WinWarden), and an opaque browser window for inspection and navigation.
RefreshStylesheets() { Send, ^x^s Sleep, 2000 SetTitleMatchMode, 2 WinGet, id, list, Chrome current := WinExist("A") Loop, %id% { StringTrimRight, this_id, id%a_index%, 0 WinActivate, ahk_id %this_id% WinWaitActive, ahk_id %this_id%,,2 Send {F9} } WinActivate, ahk_id %current% }
Then I mapped it to my foot pedal, just because I could. I didn't need to take advantage of the 3-way switch, so I mapped all 6 possible functions to RefreshStylesheets.
+F1::RefreshStylesheets() +F2::RefreshStylesheets() +F3::RefreshStylesheets() +F4::Send, +F1 +F5::Send, +F2 +F6::Send, +F3
To make it even easier to fine-tune tiny differences, I installed Magnifixer. I used the "Fixed" mode to magnify the translucent portion I was working on, and I moved the display next to my code. That meant that I could avoid turning my head all the time. I could simply tweak my code, nudge the pedal with my toes, glance at the display (or use peripheral vision!), get it right, and then check the overall view.
Foot pedals are fun. More fun than mapping the shortcut to something like F9 or F12, which would involve taking my fingers off home row and finding a small key. You can literally stamp out bugs.
All this put me in such a good humour that I ended up getting the homepage almost pixel-matched to the specs, except for the limitations on letter-spacing and the adjustments I made for the inconsistencies in the spec layout.
Whee! I can't wait to use this idea when developing backend code. I've played around with Autotest on a Rails project, and it should be a simple matter to write a shell script running selected tests on any project. Fun!
Foot pedal + second monitor = awesome squared.


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Action On Sugar's usual gimmick is to read the nutritional information on food labels, collate the figures and then alert the public, via a press release, that food companies use sugar as an ingredient. The amount of sugar is explained in terms of teaspoons and the quantities consumed are contrasted with the government's guidelines. Never mind that the guidelines relate to added sugar whereas Action on Sugar's figures show total sugar. Never mind, too, that the guidelines were arbitrarily halved a couple of years ago to ensure that everybody is eating too much of it; a sugar ration from World War II would take you over the guidelines these days.
This schtick works quite well for savoury products. If you're the kind of moron who doesn't realise that sweet and sour sauce has sugar in it or doesn't know that white bread is supposed to contain sugar, you might find Action On Sugar's press releases vaguely interesting. One consequence of the decline of home cooking is that people are constantly surprised by the amount of sugar, salt and fat that are used - and have always been used - in food. Action On Sugar like to talk about sugar being 'hidden' because it implies some sort of chicanery, but everything is 'hidden' in food once it's been cooked.
The inexplicable success of the Great British Bake Off has done nothing to calm the sugar panic. A certain amount of doublethink is required for a nation to go crazy for baking cakes while panicking over tiny quantities of sugar in tomato ketchup. Jeremy Corbyn personified this confusion when he described himself as 'totally anti-sugar'. His hobby is making jam.
Jam is now firmly in Action On Sugar's sights. Their latest publicity stunt exposes the 'shocking' amount of sugar contained in jam, marmalade and chocolate spreads. The worst offender is the seemingly respectable Women's Institute, whose Fine Cut English Breakfast Marmalade has 14.3 grams of sugar per 20 gram serving. In the jam category, Mackays Scottish Strawberry Preserve is named and shamed for having 13.4 grams of sugar per serving and Tesco has the sugariest chocolate spread with 11.8 grams per serving.
Aside from a wry article in The Times, this 'story' has not received much attention from the press. That is a shame because the public need to know what kind of people they are up against. A spokesman for the National Obesity Forum says the WI 'should never have allowed a manufacturing company to lace its product with so much sugar'. The chairman of Action On Sugar has demanded that jam makers 'go well beyond the 20 per cent sugar reduction that Public Health England is calling for'. This is wingnuttery of the highest order and should be reported.
The obvious problem for Action On Sugar is that everybody knows that chocolate, jam and marmalade contain sugar. It is not newsworthy. But there is also the more subtle problem that jam and marmalade are not regarded as suspicious processed foods invented by scary corporations. They were made and eaten by your great-grandmother and the recipes have not changed since the days of Mrs Beeton. The idea that children are endangering their lives by eating two slices of toast with jam, as Action On Sugar have suggested today, would strike any sane person as ludicrous. If having a bit of marmalade is enough to take you over the government's guidelines, you might conclude that it is the guidelines that need changing, not the marmalade.
But it doesn't matter what you think. Jam, marmalade and chocolate spread are going to be changed whether you like it or not. Like a host of other products, they are included in Public Health England's ludicrous sugar reduction scheme. If the manufacturers fail to reduce sugar content by 20 per cent, the government is threatening legislation.
In a few years time, the only way to eat jam the way your grandmother made it will be to do as Mr Corbyn does and make it yourself.


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Important: Re-flashing of the ZTE MF627 USB Modem MUST be done on Windows XP ONLY. If you try it on another OS, you'll brick it! (break it!)
This is the procedure I've now done twice!
1. Download this file from here. This contains replacement firmware, and will replace the software on the USB modem.
2. The file is a RAR archive (similar to a ZIP). So you'll need an extraction tool to handle this file and extract the contents. e.g. winrar.
3. Extract the contents of the above file to a directory e.g. c:flash.
4. DO NOT USE A USB HUB FOR THE FLASH UPGRADE. (you've been warned!).MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT PC ATTACHED TO A UPS OR USE A LAPTOP CONNECTED TO MAINS. (Enough credit in your electricity meter etc). THE FLASH UPDATE ON AVERAGE TAKES APPROXIMATELY 18-20 MINUTES TO COMPLETE, SOME COMPUTERS CAN TAKE UP TO 46 MINUTES. THIS IS A VERY LONG DANGEROUS TIME, IF IT FAILS IT WILL BRICK YOU USB MODEM. (aka stuff it!). It's also probably a good idea to stop all other Windows XP application as well!
5. Install the software that comes with the USB modem dongle. After inserting the USB modem into your Windows XP computers' USB port, Windows XP will do the plug N play thing, and install all the drivers, it will then Autorun the software installation and install the 3Connect GUI.
6. Unplug, and re-insert the usb modem, to check drivers are correctly loaded.
7. Select Start->Control Panel->System->Device Manager, Expand the modems section, you should see a ZTE modem.
8. Run FlashUpdate.exe in the c:\flash directory. (don't worry that the update states is for the MF626, if you query the modem using Hayes AT commands, you'll see this is a MF626, it's just the MF627 is a black/green version OEMed for '3')
9. The updater scans serial ports looking for the modem, when it finds the Diagnostic port, the Download Button un-greys. (you may need to maximize the application to see the Download box).
10. Wait for approximately 20 minutes. (see above) It will eventually announce when it's completed and the Cost it took in minutes!
11. In the first few seconds, it disables autorun, and resets the modem, and waits 50 seconds before it re-appears again on the USB bus, so don't be tempted to flash under VMware! So you should here it disconnect and re-connect to the PC (bing bong Windows XP sound!).
12. Your 3 ZTE MF627 USB Modem dongle is now been unlocked from 3 and you can put any network's data SIM in it.
13. You'll need to install different Connection Management software in the c:flash directory.
14. Once that's been installed, create a new Profile for your Network Provider.
Not that this is a big issue, but I've noticed that using another SIM (other than 3), the light always stays in ROAM mode (solid/flashing red) rather than Green = GPRS, Blue = 3G/HSDPA.
The Telstra/3Connect connection manager software is able to correctly tell, whether you are connected at GPRS or 3G/HSDPA. You can still use your 3 SIM correctly with the 3 Connect software after flashing, but the 3Connect software will only work with a 3 SIM.
Luckily there are software programs that can over-ride this lock. I've used the following procedure to over-ride the lock in a 3 USB Modem (ZTE MF627) and replace the 3 SIM Card with an ASDA SIM Card. Your mileage may vary, and I will not be held responsible if this procedure fails, and turns your 3 USB Modem into a brick (breaks it!).
UPDATE (12 Dec 09) :- I originally thought that using a non-3 (three) SIM caused the ZTE MF627 to flash RED. This is not the case, RED Simply means GPRS mode!
For details on software please make a 10 GBP donation via PayPal and by return I'll send you the software to unlock your MF627. The donation pays for the hosting of this website, and thousands of hits and free information I've provided on unlocking Three Mobile Modems.
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In 2013 I wrote on a curious 15th century French clay beaker with rings that made a tinkling sound. Supposedly this was to draw the attention of a barmaid to refill the beaker with whatever beverage that was in it. Some weeks ago I discovered some glass equivalents of the clay beaker. They date from the 17th century and now reside in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass. Apparently this type of drinking vessel kept some popularity over the centuries.
An octagonal beaker made of colourless soda-lime glass with a thin trail wrapped around entire bowl; three loops
are applied to alternating facets of the cup, from which movable rings
are suspended. Origin Germany. Height: 8.8 cm, Width: 9.3 cm, Diameter: 8.5 cm.
(Left) A goblet made from heavily crizzled clear glass,
producing a pale pink tinge. There are six loops applied around bowl of
which three hold crimped rings. Height: 12.8 cm; Rim Diameter: 5.9 cm;
Foot Diameter: 7.8 cm. (Right) A goblet probably originating from the Netherlands dating between 1650 and 1700. The goblet is made from colourless non-lead glass with six applied loop handles, four of them holding loose milled glass rings. Height: 17.6 cm; Diameter (rim): 8.4 cm, Diameter (foot): 9.1 cm.
Goblet made of clear glass with many minute bubbles with applied and tooled decoration. Three small loop handles arching over the rigaree band, three more loop handles holding rigaree rings applied to the top of the glass. Height: 16.7 cm; Diameter (rim): 7.9 cm, Diameter (foot): 8.9 cm.


text: Today, RIM co-CEO, Mike Lazaridis, and Director of Developer Relations, Mike Kirkup, gave us a little taste of what the future of browsing on a BlackBerry will look like…and it's much better. While the UI is familiar, the rendering accuracy is what really shines through. The browser, which uses the WebKit rendering engine, fully supports HTML 5, still uses RIM's compression schema for data efficiency, and gets an impressive 100/100 on the Acid 3 browser test. Now, we're not 100% sure,but…we do see a web ad at about 0:41 in the video that appears to be running in Flash; if you go to live4soccer.com, you'll see that only Flash advertisements seem to run on that particular spot in the page (middle left). Will the BlackBerry WebKit browser deliver Flash support? We sure hope so. No word from RIM on a release timeline or supported devices, but our connects tell us it is coming relatively soon. We've got a video of the browser in action set up for you after the break.


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Old Fashioned Mom's Summer Camp List~The only List That Mom's Can Trust
The highly anticipated Summer Camp List is about to be unveiled….this list was assembled by Mothers, Educators, and International Leaders in the Industry of matters relating to Children. While there are many good Camps out there we feel these are currently the best in the World. Old Fashioned Mom Magazine announces the following:
1. Le Rosey Summer Camp – Boys and Girls – Exclusive and divinely rich in Culture. Offers academic courses, sports, artistic activities, and fabulous outdoor excursions. There are two campuses…Lake Geneva, and Gstaad Mountain Campus in Switzerland.
Website: www.roseysummercamps.ch
Phone: 41 21 822 55 00
Contact: Mr. Gregory Guinot-Summer Camps Director, – firstname.lastname@example.com
2. Camp Winaukee – Boys Only – Premiere Sports Camp for Boys, located on magnificent Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. This camp offers boys the best of the best in Sports Instruction. Has a reputation for attracting the most handsome athletes.
Website: www.winaukee.com
Phone: 603-253-9272
Contact: Mr. Mike Karp,- email@example.com
3. The International Riding Camp – Girls Only – Excellent Equestrian Camp offering various riding disciplines: hunt seat equestrian, cross country jumping and polo. The program is wonderfully well rounded and exceptionally instructed in Greenfield Park, New York.
Website: www.horseridingcamp.com
Phone: 845-6473240
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
4. Stagedoor Manor Camp – Boys and Girls – Renowned theatrical training in the majestic Catskills, offering a performing arts program like no other. Campers will learn from Directors, Choreographers, Vocal Coaches, and various other professionals what it takes to be the best performer.
Website: www.stagedoormanor.com
Phone: 845-434-4290
Contact: email@example.com
5. Camp Robindel – Girls Only – Gorgeous facilities offering lovely young ladies the finest athletic and artistic activities. The camp is nurturing and provides a loving environment in beautiful Moultonborough, New Hampshire.
Website: www.robindel.com
Phone: 603-253-9271
Contact: Ms. Jolly – Assistant Director – firstname.lastname@example.com
6. Camp Laurel – Boys and Girls – Provides an exciting Summer experience with a plethora of waterfront and athletic activities. Clean and lush surroundings with a reputation for excellent food in beautiful Readfield, Maine.
Website: www.camplaurel.com
Phone: 207-685-4945
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
7. Camp Takaja – Boys Only – A rich and diverse program that includes skills, water front activities, hobbies, sports and pioneering. Offers a wide range of activities located in Naples, Maine.
Website: www.camptakajo.com
Phone: 207-693-6675
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
8. Tripp Lake Camp – Girls Only – Fabulous performing and visual arts with team and individual sports. Beautiful camp site with seasoned counselors in Poland, Maine.
Website: www.tripplakecamp.com
Phone: 207-998–4347
Contact: email@example.com


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Rulemaking is the process government agencies must use to create, modify, or repeal rules in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
Rules are regulations, standards, or other statements of general applicability adopted by an agency to either:
- Implement, interpret, or make specific a law enforced or administered by an agency, or
- Prescribe or interpret an agency policy, procedure or practice requirement binding on persons outside the agency.
Rules are valid and binding on the persons they affect, and have the force of law unless amended, revised, or unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.


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Book Blitz - Excerpt & Giveaway - Impossible Odds by Jill Ramsower
He was a vision of power and privilege.Ruthless arrogance personified.A total stranger and an irresistible challenge.I approached him in a busy casino and felt the sting of his brutal rejection.Then I did something incredibly brazen. Impulsive. Reckless.I stole from him.The object was inconsequential, only worth a handful of dollars.I didn't do it for the money; it was about making a statement.I went back home thousands of miles away without giving him a second thought until I spotted those quicksilver eyes glaring at me across a busy nightclub.It was too impossible to be a coincidence.Yet, there he was, seething with a violent promise of retribution.He thought he'd intimidate me.Hunt me down and make me pay.What he didn't realize was I don't scare easily.My name is Giada Genovese, and I'm a goddamn mafia princess.
His eyes cut to the side, lips quirking up. "You don't exactly seem busy."
Ugh! Men. That wasn't the point.
I re-crossed my arms. "Maybe you're just not very perceptive."
He grabbed my wrists and wrenched my body against his. "Fuck, that mouth makes me crazy." He slammed his lips down on mine, pressing inside me with unrestrained savagery.
Lust, raw and demanding, dug its claws into me, addling my brain and melting my resolve. I'd been struck by lightning, a bolt of heady pleasure firing straight between my legs and pooling in my belly. His hands dug into my waist, holding me immobile and recklessly affected. A supple piece of clay to be molded by an erotic artist. He was a god of seduction. How did this man wield such power over me?
"Wait … wait." I panted helplessly, fighting to think clearly. "I shouldn't be doing this. I don't even know your name." I shook my head, eyes on his chest so I didn't fall victim to his hypnotic stare.
He leaned in, using his tongue to trace the line of my upper lip. "My name is Primo, and I've been waiting for this for three days. No more stalling." Deep, predatory, and unapologetically lustful, his voice purred across my skin.
I was lost. A paper boat drifting on his sinful ocean of promised pleasure. It was only a matter of time before I sank beneath those dark depths. I surrendered any hope of survival. I needed his turbulent waves more than I needed to breathe.
Primo lifted me in his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist, and devoured me in a kiss. He carried me effortlessly to the bedroom, leaving the lights off so the ambient glow of the city was the only illumination.
I worked at the buttons on his shirt as he walked, resting my palms against the hard plains of his chest beneath. His skin was warm and smooth, hair-free and taut over sculpted muscle. The feel of him sent another greedy command whispering darkly through my core.
This man made my body respond as no other man had before him. Just his presence sent a sledgehammer of sensation rocketing through me, rendering me mute and dumb. A mindless creature consumed with only one thing … him.
I wasn't in the habit of giving men that power over me, but with Primo, there was no choice. The pull between us was greater than logic or rational thought. I didn't think I could say no to him if I wanted to.
Everything about it was dangerous. Irresponsible. Maddening.
And so very right.
Author Bio:
Within a year of self-publishing her first book, Jill Ramsower quit her job as an attorney and dedicated her days to churning out romantic adventures. She likes to think of her books as contemporary romance with a touch of fantasy—at its core, her writing is about the connection between two people. Sometimes that connection involves a little magic…
With Jill's books, you can count on confident heroines, plenty of steamy tension, and deliciously assertive leading men. There are no guarantees in life, but with her books, you know everything will work out in the end. However, a perfect ending would not be nearly as satisfying without a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Jill loves to add plenty of adversity in her stories, creating unforgettably dynamic characters and sneaky plot twists you will never see coming.
Jill is a Texan, born and raised. She manages the hectic social calendars for her three active children and occasionally spends an evening with her dashing husband. Aside from being an author and a mom, she's a travel junkie and loves to read when she is not lost in her own stories.
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