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tom is a ny artist who uses everyday waste and combines them with designer logos for his sculptures. sachs created the hermes handgranade, a sony atomic bomb, the prada toilet or a chanel chainsaw. at his last exhibition the gallery owner was arrested because visitors were allowed to take displayed ammunition home as souvenir candies. mary boone has a few of tom's pieces on permanent display.
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The Polyphonic Spree
Album came out today, in store at rough trade, sold out gig tomorrow.
No real mention of the anywhere.
Where did all the love go?
They were amazing at Rough Trade btw.
I saw them a few times when their debut album came out. I haven't
got the new album but do have a ticket for tomorrow.stanstubbs this'd this
The new album is great and they were on jolly good form
I'm really excited for tomorrow.
I met the singer in McDonalds near Heathrow once.
I said that I'd bought their album (which was true) and he couldn't thank me enough.
I sat down to eat my meal and when he walked out he thanked me again....Nice bloke.
Didn't like the Fragile Army
but I'm relistening to Together We're Heavy and remembering how wonderful it is. Perhaps I'll give the new one a listen.
Absolutely loved them between 2002 and 2005
Then gradually lost interest before the Fragile Army came out, although listening back to it now I kinda like it.
Have now been listening to their new album constantly for the last few days. Really really enjoying it- surprisedly so in fact. They were great at rough trade, and I'm really looking forward to a proper gig of theirs tomorrow. Even if only the band only has about two of the same members as when I first/last saw them.
Who else went?
I only have their debut album but thought that it was a brilliant gig. A Nirvana cover towards the end was perhaps a little tacky but I'll overlook it seeing that it was overall an excellent set.
was it lithium
they released that as a single
Loved the first album,
had a cursory listen to some of the latest one - have to disagree with the review I read on here where it said they were back to doing what they originally did by numbers - can't hear much of a similarity to the first album (the only one I've given any time to) at all. It sounded quite nice though, all simple Beatles-esque piano parts and so on.
Saw them at Kentish town
Touring the first album. Honestly, I thought they were rubbish. Oh well.
That was excellent
It reminded me why I obsessively went to their gigs a decade ago. My favourite gig of the year so far.
Pretty amazing night
I hadn't seen them live in ten years. Here is the Lithium cover:
An incredible live experience
Saw them in Brighton back in the day and they were stunning - they were clearly going for that religious gospel fervour vibe and they nailed it.
I seem to recall that they couldn't quite recreate the same experience on disc and didn't check out any more of their albums.
I imagine once they finished touring and divided out the profits it must have worked out as about a tenner each...there were about thirty of them on stage when I saw them!
Was I the only one
who initially liked the euphoria of it, and then suddenly thought "but every song seems to be a single idea stretched out beyond its natural length"?


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Mrs Melissa Jane Davidson
MPhil Melb., DipPhysio AIT, BSc Auck., DipManipulation (Canadian Physiotherapy Association), PGCertPhysio (Pelvic Floor) Melb., PGCertPhysio (Acupuncture) Otago
Melissa qualified in New Zealand as a physiotherapist in 1990. Since then she has worked in various physiotherapy positions both in NZ and overseas, including private practice and hospitals. She owns a private practice in Queenstown and completed her MPhil (a pelvic floor research masters) in 2014. She enjoys spending her spare time with her husband, children and their black Labrador, cooking, gardening, fitness activities and being a member of the Red Cross National Disaster Relief Team.
Research | Current
Investigation of the change in pelvic floor muscle stiffness during pregnancy: Developing a risk prediction tool for delivery outcomes
Research intent: Investigating the effect of pregnancy on the in-vivo tissue properties of the pelvic floor, and correlating these findings with delivery outcomes.
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- the evolution of PFM changes that occurs during pregnancy and post-delivery;
- whether these changes can be related to the risk of birth injury and enhance the predictive capability of a numerical 'risk score' and;
- whether the quantitative measures of PFM stiffness and strength can be correlated to typical clinical subjective measures such as digital palpation.
This project forms a component of a larger long term study of pelvic floor mechanics, involving both experimental and modelling approaches.
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- Secretary for the International Organisation for Physical Therapists in Women's Health
- Physiotherapy New Zealand
- National Executive
- Professional Development Committee (which develops career pathways for New Zealand physiotherapists)
- Pelvic, Women's and Men's Health Special Interest Group Committee (Secretary from 2009 - 2015)
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Davidson, M. J., Bryant, A. L., Bower, W. F., & Frawley, H. C. (2017). Myotonometry Reliably Measures Muscle Stiffness in the Thenar and Perineal Muscles. Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada, 69 (2), 104-112. 10.3138/ptc.2015-85
- Ferreira, C. H. J., Dwyer, P. L., Davidson, M., De Souza, A., Ugarte, J. A., & Frawley, H. C. (2015). Does pelvic floor muscle training improve female sexual function? A systematic review. International urogynecology journal, 26 (12), 1735-1750. 10.1007/s00192-015-2749-y
- Davidson, M., Bryant, A., & Frawley, H. (2014). PERINEAL MUSCLE STIFFNESS IN WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT VULVODYNIA: RELIABILITY OF MEASUREMENT AND DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE STIFFNESS. Paper presented at 44th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL. 20 October - 24 October 2014. NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS. (pp. 2).
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Special Report: Why I can't report on the Apple shareholder meeting
February 26th, 2010
YouTube – Special Report: Why I can't report on the Apple shareholder meeting
Daniel Eran Dilger
A series of tragic circumstances related to Apple's shareholder meeting yesterday has resulted in problems only you the reader can help solve. So I'm enlisting your help.
Members of the media who attend Apple's shareholder meeting as reporters and not shareholders have pressured Apple to prevent me from reporting on the questions I posed to Steve Jobs as a shareholder of record. Unfortunately, the tech media also refuses to report on those events.
This has also prevented me from sharing my experience at the meeting outside of RoughlyDrafted, given I agreed not to cover the meeting in order to placate members of the tech media who have found my ability to ask questions in front of them so greatly offensive since 2008.
On top of all this, I was also up late the night before working on my final iPad Myth 10 segment, in collaboration with Bay Area comedienne KharaCara, who helped turn my intended "Get a Mac" skit into what might be too suggestive for some audiences.
Armed with about three hours of sleep, I got up early to ride Caltrain down to Cupertino, only to find the system hung up on an accident in Sunnyvale. Fortunately, reader Stephen Keese contacted me to offer a ride to the Apple campus and I got there just in time. A fellow blogger, Dan Butterfield of iPhonAsia.com also gave me a ride back to the City.
In between, I was able to pose questions to Jobs, but as I explain in the video, I can't report what I asked nor what responses I got. Fortunately, unlike 2008, there wasn't really all that much to report, thanks in part to the ironic media-led repression of Apple's shareholder event.
In the meantime, you can watch out for my Myth 10 segment and let me know what you think of its RoughlyDrafted sense of humor.
Thanks! Also, special thanks for the readers who helped me get back and forth to the event at Apple, to Steve Jobs and Tim Cook for answering my questions, and all the people playing supporting roles at Apple, who handled the event without being too excessive about the whole "you blog, therefore you belong in the overflow room with the professional media who are not shareholders" thing.
http://blog.cytv.com cy_starkman
That sounds like an entirely disgusting experience.
So Daniel, a question. So what if you report on it, what's going to happen to you? You lose your shares? You lose your right to write? Someone attacks your domain? Won't get invited for drinks with the media mob after events?
Are other shareholders prevented from telling their friends and acquaintances what they asked and what the answer was?
You strike me as the sort of person who would specifically go out of your way to write what the media didn't like you writing.
Don't you have some kind of constitution in the USA, or did the media re-write that bit of history as well?
Can't find any decent coverage of the shareholder event – would have been more interesting if you had just listened from the press room and then written a detailed report on all the proceedings.
Not a great deal of use for your readers that you asked a couple of really incisive questions if we don't know what they were or what was said in response!
However, love the articles you have been writing and always read your blog – undoubtedly the most knowledgeable blog and always with a different perspective to the mainstream headline chasers.
What sort of question did you ask to have media outlets pressure Apple into stopping you from writing about it? Why is nobody else reporting on this issue? Can you mention what the question was about? i.e iPad, iPod, Apples cash hoard, Steve Jobs? Are there legal reasons you can't say too much?
Can we read on Fake Steve's blog? ;)
No, a better idea – please code it so only those with a copy of your Snow Leopard Server can decode it.
Interesting Kafkaesque corner you got your self in Daniel :)
I do think you made the right decision though.
And it even reflects stronger than usual (your articles), the 'depth' and 'scope' of the so called tech media.
Keep up the great writing (video blogging)!
Can't Prince McLean write about it? How about here in the comment section? Can you post the question/responses somehow here?
It is tragic.
So, the tech media are relegated to the press or overflow room since the auditorium is reserved for shareholders. The reporters covering Apple for tech media outlets are not supposed to own Apple shares, since the policy of their employers is to attempt to maintain some appearance of some degree of non-bias.
Yet, they don't simply report in an unbiased manner upon the proceedings of interest. They spend their time whining that you get to ask incisive questions in person that they would have never thought of. They don't like it that you upstage them at every turn and reveal how little grasp they have of the tech issues.
What I find surprising and tragic, is that Apple listened to them and asked you not to write about it, though you acknowledge your mostly pro-Apple stance and status as a shareholder when you do write, and we love reading your material anyway. This is the Apple that never caters to the press and relies upon thoughtful people like yourself and your readers to clear up many misconceptions that many in the media and tech industry love to stir up and perpetuate. Way to go Apple!
Sheesh. I have enough places I read, that I tend to not post comments on most sites since it is a PITA to do so, having to create an account to log in. But, I decided to bite the bullet and sign up on RD to post the following, since I thought it relevant and couldn't find an email address for Daniel to cc it to him. Just mailed as requested.
2010 February 26
re: Daniel Eran Dilger & reporting the Apple Inc shareholders meeting
Hello AppleInsider,
I enjoy reading Daniel Eran Dilger in his articles, whether he reports under his own name or under an alias. His articles are great, very well thought out, are detailed and more complete and cover a lot more than other tech writers seem to spew out. While it is very clear that he wears his Apple logo proudly, he is not just a fanboi waving the flag. What he brings to the table is perspective of Apple products as well as competitive products and does an HONEST comparison, not just a hatchet job against anything Apple-related.
Since Daniel posts both on Roughly Drafted as well as AppleInsider, I tend to read it on AppleInsider to get Daniels articles and the articles that AI puts out in one place and go to RD to see if it has been updated with other articles that didn't make it to AI as well as to read the comments that others have posted about his articles on RD. His analysis of what appears or actually is happening is so much more relevant, interesting and useful than most of the crap spewed out by so-called journalists. If I want PR crap full of sunshine flowing out of someone's ass, I'll subscribe to the PR email's and ignore all the websites.
I've been an Apple user since 1979 when I got an Apple ][+ with a 4-digit serial number and have used and worked on Apple products since. I've worked in three different Apple dealers, one where my position was essentially the Genius guy at today's Apple Store, but this was in 1985. I've worked at three different school's/school boards as a tech and did spent some time as an on-site tech working independently.
I am at present, not in the tech field, but I do keep up to date on what is happening out there in the PC, Apple and IT fields. I have a number of family members and some friends who I point in the right direction with my ideas and help a few others out with actual hands-on support. This may change in the future, but at present I am not directly involved in the industry.
I've read Daniel's articles since shortly after he started RD and I will continue to read his articles as long as he writes them the way he does. Lose him as a writer at your own peril for there are a large number of sites where I simply refuse to go to read for the inanity and gibberish they spout. I hope that AppleInsider.com doesn't become one of the sites I refuse to visit because of politics or debasing its value for a site with valuable insight and information. The internet, for all its vastness of data is really a desert with only a few oasis's of great information. My time is valuable and I do not need to waste it with the majority of the crud out there.
As a solution to the problem of not being able to report on questions asked, why not simply ensure that there are TWO people there, someone who can ASK the questions and someone who can REPORT on the questions. I could care less if Daniel asks the questions personally or someone else asks the questions that Daniel would like answered and Daniel reports on them. As I am in Canada, I have no ability to be there at a shareholders meeting, but I find some of the inane questions asked useless. As Steve Jobs is reported to have said to a number of people, "Do you have a question?" Too much time is spent by people spouting crap rather than in actually asking a question that is relevant, useful and/or interesting. Daniel does not spout crap questions.
Thank you for your attention and in keeping AppleInsider relevant to the public interested in Apple Inc. and in Apple products.
So, if I understand it correctly, you're complaining that as a shareholder, you can't be a tech reporter? I suggest you sale your shares… or stop reporting. Whatever is more important to you.
Can't have your cake and eat it, too.
Seem's like you're caught in Apple's Catch-22, Daniel. The only way to get the questions you want asked is to ask them yourself, but asking them yourself means you can't report on them. Of course – and I'm not suggesting this, mind you – you could have a private conversation with someone who happened to be the kind of person who tells tales, and THEY could write it up. Not that I'm suggesting that.
On the video, it's hard to comment without seeing it. Maybe you could post it so we could look at it and tell you whether or not you should post it :-)
http://berendschotanus.com Berend Schotanus
You Rascal!
about the shareholder meeting
Actually I think you did the right thing. You are exploring the borders of what is possible, you are playing with the roles of reporter and shareholder. When I see your face in the video you enjoy doing so.
Apple is a big company putting a lot of effort in mitigating the "risk" that comes with shareholder meetings. You obviously are a "risk" for them that they are trying to deal with.
I think it is the right thing to do, to keep your promise. The fact you play it open and honest will help you to maintain a relation with Apple and others. Maybe they will laugh about it in the end. It doesn't help you if they put you on the blacklist.
I understand your frustration you cannot publish about your questions but that doesn't mean they are worthless. It helps you to improve your understanding of what's going on at Apple.
You see it as a disappointment other reporters didn't pick up on your questions. See it as a discovery, you apparently have a unique point of view that others don't (yet) get. And you shared it with Steve Jobs and Tim Cook.
Just keep going, the parts will fall in place when the time is right.
about CalTrain
I found it interesting to hear about your CalTrain experience. I've done a lot of thinking about those train services and how to improve upon them. Currently I'm thinking about a kind of railway-OS (would it be possible to use OS-X principles for better railway operation?)
But probably the subject is utterly boring for most readers.
about Myth 10
Well, I'm not promising I'm gonna applaud. When it's over the top, it's over the top. But you have the courage to take risk and go for new experiments, that's a good thing. So, I'm anticipating…
http://www.muir.tumblr.com John Muir
Poor coverage? This seems plenty good enough:
Sure, it would be nice if Apple had a stream, like Cook's great Q&A at Goldman Sachs, but then it'd also be jolly decent if the usual nut jobs didn't have to show up and hog the mike with nonsense.
As for Daniel, whose questions I'm sure were sensible, this curious post is about the DED / Prince McLean dual identity thing at AppleInsider, I presume? (Rolls eyes.) A bit of full disclosure on what precisely that's about would probably help some day. Not that I'm suspicious of anything, but whenever it comes up, things get abstruse.
I guess you need to play the system a bit.
I suggest you ally with a like minded, and long standing shareholder or two who lives in the SF area (I'd do it, but I live in Chicago) and agree beforehand on useful questions they could ask in your stead. Seems like that would be easier and produce better results than your only obvious alternative — finding a cooperative tech journalists to report on the questions you ask!
In future, if I go to an AAPL shareholder's meeting I'l give you a call, and I suggest other RD readers who are shareholders do the same.
Solution's trivial: prearrange for someone in the other room to play the role you least enjoy – questioning shareholder or reporter.
Love to see the comedic attempt. Even if it doesn't work too well it's unlikely to do any major damage, since your analyses of Apple's strategies are consistently among the most insightful that I've found. I'm kinda surprised they don't find an internal role for you to keep you from spilling the beans. Keep it up (and maybe improve the lighting and background in your videos).
Where's this sexed up spoof? Your comments made it sounded like it was available for viewing or did I misunderstand?
Was anyone in attendance that could post the unmentionables here in a response?
Congratulations, Daniel…you've now become important enough for the media to resent you. :)
Apple produces disruptive technology, and you produce disruptive analysis. For the win!
Daniel, much as I emphatise with your plight, we, your readers are not in the position to rectify this sad state of affairs. Since, as you say, you were able to ask questions AND received valid answers (from two "unnamed members of the Apple board"), I have to assume one of the questions was whether the board was behind the conditions forced SOLELY ON YOU at that meating. If so, what are you now, a shareholding chattel? Else, if you did not pop that question, why didn't you?
Secondly, with the damage done, you really need to escalate the matter in the court of public opinion – e.g. by publishing the copy of the waiver Apple security had you sign [I assume you to have a copy of it], and addressing the same question to Steve Jobs himself. Even if it isn't resolved right away, it won't die in the press.
[For guidance while you wait get hold of the original English version of the 6hr-miniseries "State of Play" (not the bowdlerized American movie version), which shows just such a case: a daily newspaper with multicolumn blank placeholders for articles and fat 48p headlines "What we can not print. Ask your MP why."
To anyone considering publishing Daniel's work:
do it, it's good stuff. Good enough it moved me to donate money via paypal.
Part 10 video:
I dunno, haven't seen it yet :)
Setup some kind of survey and have an advisory on the video and do a post-viewer poll. Blame the comedienne, it wasn't you, it was her, she made you do it.
http://allasloss.com Nick R
Comedy is good, but I would say to stay away from the route you are talking about. If it caused you to use caution prior to posting, it's probably not the best idea.
Actually talking monologues are okay Daniel. I just want to see that Mac skit, because that sounds really cool. But anyway, keep it up, your site and reporting is awesome.
In the absence of details, I can only make some general observations, but here goes:
The Constitution constrains the power of government, not the power of the people. What constrains the people are the laws enacted by the government. Fortunately, Congress has passed laws making it illegal to use coercion to deny someone their civil rights. Enforcing a contract (if it was entered into with informed consent) is not coercion. It's just holding someone to what they agreed to. And federal law trumps state law (Article VI).
With that overview, please analyze the nature of the suppression of your free speech and whether or not someone needs to be put in prison for it.
Hi Dan
No porn or skits please, it would just be embarrassing.
What you do best is analyse and write. Stick to that.
Why not apply your talents to a full-length book recounting the development and history of the Mac ? Far more fulfilling (and financially rewarding) than ephemeral, jokey videos. As a former editor and publisher, I'm sure you'd have no problems selling or marketing such a book.
I find it interesting that Apple should want to suppress Daniel's reporting on specific questions he asked during this or any other Shareholder meeting. To me this indicates that either Apple is bowing to tech media pundit pressure, or that Steve and Tim don't want Daniel's insights made generally known. My guess would be the latter, since Daniel is so often correct when describing Apple's strategy and motives that is like giving the competition your playbook (if only they would read it, which apparently they are not).
Good luck Daniel! My email to AppleInsider is already sent. Looking forward to iPad Myth 10 video…
http://backaccessward.blogspot.com beetle
I am a big fan, but in this case I must concure with sapridyne that you are trying to have things both ways. I had forgotten that you played the asshat a couple of years ago too: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9886333-37.html
http://www.muir.tumblr.com John Muir
I like what the Macalope does, with this signature on all his Macworld posts:
(Disclosure: the Macalope holds an insignificant number of Apple shares.)
There is, arguably, a conflict of interest in reporting on a company you invest in. The old media certainly wouldn't like it. But let's not kid ourselves here. Krazit took a toasting from the comments on that post.
@#25: Tom Krazit of CNET is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill because of Dilger not previously explicitly disclosing owning Apple shares. Because, see, had he not, only then could he be considered "impartial." Or something. Don't ask me, ask Krazit. We live in a world where, because of institutional holdings and cross-investment, shares in basically any mutual fund (or some such) means one is a part-owner of IBM, Microsoft, HP, Dell and probably, yes, Apple. Besides, owning shares, thus gaining the right to question policies of one's publicly-listed company, is often the last resort of a consumer. So why is that right of Dilger's –a shareholder, a consumer and a blogger– suddenly made contingent on signing a waiver?
@John Muir: there is a potential conflict of interest in everyhting we do. Do you ever remember Krazit (or, say, Dvorak) making a disclosure of owning shares of a competitor to some company's products' that either may have been slamming in print? Because that wouldn't be a conflict of interest. No? I though not.
http://www.muir.tumblr.com John Muir
It'd help to read all of my comment. (It wasn't long.) Daniel made a minor mistake and Krazit was the douche.
http://ObamaPacman.com ObamaPacman
That's too bad. I am sure plenty of your readers and shareholders would ask your questions for you next time. Perhaps code the questions.
YES with spoof! Just put NSFW tag in the title and big fat disclaimer in the video.
David Stevenson
I attended the meeting as a shareholder (which I am), not as a journalist (so I didn't take notes). I thought your first question was stupid (not understanding on a personal level how things really work in Silicon Valley), Tim Cook's answer was straightforward, and Steve Jobs' answer was arrogant (no surprise) and delusional (but it showed how his mind works). The second question was thoughtful, Steve's answer was arrogant but straightforward, and Cook's response was insightful as to how things work at Apple. So here goes (from my memory):
First question: since you focus on great ideas, why not license merely good ideas to others to develop, rather than have employees with merely good ideas leave to follow their dream?
Cook's response: "We're not in the business of licensing ideas" (read, that's not our business model).
Jobs: They don't leave, we give them a chance to work on a great idea and they stay.
My take: of course that's why most stay, that's why they came to Apple. But there are a lot of reasons people leave apple (I worked there), and leaving to start their own company is pretty far down on the list, but the history of Silicon Valley is replete with examples (off the top of my head: Fairchild Semiconductor fathered tens/hundreds of companies (including Intel), Intel tens/hundreds (including Zilog), Zilog tens (while I was there, including two, Xylinx and ViewTech, by people for whom I was on a first name basis/worked for, etc).
Second question: Since you publish life-cycle green impact for your products, why not include comparisons with HP and Dell, who do talk the talk about sustainability?
Jobs: Because they don't publish their results: we don't do our competitors' jobs. Ask them at their shareholder's meetings [my note: HP's shareholder's meeting is coming up]. We don't do these things to wave the flag of sustainability, we walk the walk.
Cook: we do these things, like audit our suppliers( about a hundred factories), because we think it's the right thing to do. Most of them said we were the first ones to do that.
PS: Dan, if you need a ride to next year's shareholder's meeting, or to HP's for that matter, contact me.
John, I did read it all (and I apologize for the typos). I simply deny the concept of "a conflict of interest" where anyone's rank-and-file share ownership is concerned (perhaps if we'd be talking of owning significant chunks of some company). Also, it's not as if Dilger is an uncritical shill for Apple… institutional bloggers like Krazit want us to believe we all live in a pure, unadulterated, formal-disclosure-of-childhood-mumps-world, where everything is hunky-dory except for the few rotten blogging/share-owning apples[sic!] that dare to criticize the Krazits of this Phantasy World in print!
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Thanks for the info. I didn't think Daniel asked anything earth-shattering, otherwise it would have wound up widely reported. (The tech media isn't that broken yet.) Steve's suggestion sounds like a good idea. Somehow I doubt Daniel has any HP shares though…
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I guess one had to be there to personally determine whether Steve Jobs was arrogant or not. Body language, voice inflection, loudness and tone can change one's opinion versus just reading a transcript of the event (which I do not have) or your recollections as described above.
I don't see arrogance based upon your comment, more I see someone who HAS to attend the shareholders meeting and having to answer questions that may be banal, inane and ill thought out. There is only so much time that the heads of the company have to answer questions and long winded responses reduces the time for other shareholders to ask questions. As I recall from other reports on this years meeting, Steve Jobs had to interrupt several long-winded people by asking if they actually had a question to ask.
Either way, Steve Jobs doesn't suffer fools easily, as has been reported many times. When you are a visionary as he clearly is in guiding Apple from its near collapse a decade ago to where it is today, what some might call arrogance, others might call confidence.
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Hello Daniel, it's a pitty you can't post your questions, I read this site because of your point of view and the way you explain things.
That goes for Myth 10 as well. I don't consider your videos boring at all. I think that there are too many cuts and paste, but what you say is what matters to me the most, so please don't change anything unless is to add more information. The style of your videos has been improving greatly with each iteration and will continue the more you do it.
Anyways, don't get depressed, there are too many things to be happy about, even if sometimes life simply sucks.
I commend your integrity in sticking to your word not to report on the questions you asked. I am sure that is difficult to bear. FYI, I did fire off an email to AppleInsider this morning expressing support for the high-caliber articles we have come to "expect" from you. No response, although I guess I probably shouldn't expect any.
YES you need to be more Buster Keaton she less hammy then you can start a TV show. Less is more!
Hay comedy is the best way to educate the masses – monty python* sex education skit notwithstanding – Apple in its Eden allowed programmers license to add humor to the OS.
* Clease started a Business education Video Company on that premise.
But you have still not said why you have no license to drive cars!
Get Dan Butterfield of iPhonAsia.com to do your questions on your blog from his blog!
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Of course the extraordinary irony here is that this past month corporations and similar organizations were given extraordinary rights to freedom of speech by the Neo-Con-Job dominated US Supreme Court. And here is Dan inside one of those extraordinarily privileged corporations being gagged with an extraordinary lack of freedom of speech. Conclusion: Corporations are indeed extraordinary citizens of the oligarchy. (o_0)
Just gotta laugh in the madness and push sanity back at it all.
Sounds like Apple is stifling shareholders who are also bloggers. Not good. Glad you kept your promise. You need the karma to help survive future accidents.
I find your articles interesting as they usually offer up new angles and insights. The level of detail often astonishes me and I think Apple probably has read a few articles and felt the same? Perhaps that's why they put the screws to you.
For what it's worth… the only site I've had a comment deleted is this one. There's that karma thing again. Apple was merely resetting the balance.
On the videos: They are not as good as your writing. Work on exercising that hand. It's like your brain runs on Flash and stutters whereas your hand runs on H.264. Plus you can't do aural graphs and charts.
The last video was funny. Mostly your deadpan expression while she indulged herself. I don't think it went too far at all. By the time it was finished, I was an expert in desktop mouse-driven interfaces vs. the touch/gesture paradigm.
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Apple did not "repress" Daniel, they gave him a choice: be a shareholder in the auditorium, or be a reporter from the viewing gallery. He chose the former, and is continues to honor his word.
I understand Apple's position. The shareholders's meeting is, after all, for the shareholders. It's not a press conference, but it would turn into one if the full-time press could participate by owning a trivial amount of shares. Apple drew a line and asked Dan to pick a side.
To be fair, they only drew a line because the regular tech press was crying foul (and by that, I mean they were crying like little girls, and it was foul). The profession "blogger" is still not considered "journalism", depending on whom you ask and the time of day.
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First, let me say that I started to watch the Myth 10 sketch, and I just didn't think it was going to be worth it. I got in far enough to know it wasn't something I wanted to watch. Comedy plays different ways, but the best comedy plays above the lowest forms. I believe you're smart enough to come up with something really funny, rather than lewd. You gain more by making the video accessible to a larger audience…
As for the Stockholder meeting affair, I think you're exploring an area that not many people have come across before. It's a shame that Apple asked you to make a decision, but I greatly appreciate your keeping your word when it came to not writing about it. Some have criticized your integrity because you both blog and attend the shareholder meeting. I think you've shown your integrity is in tact. Apple's stance is an understandable one I think. Keeping the press out of the meeting helps to maintain order and access for shareholders. There's no reason that you shouldn't be able to report on this though. My biggest concern is Apple playing favorites with the press. The press doesn't like you, they whine to Apple, and Apple thinks "This could blow up in our faces." Apple likes being the darling of the tech media, and I'm disappointed that they made this request of you.


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This week, Speaker Ryan joined Fox News Radio's Benson & Harf for a wide-ranging interview on everything from the Farm Bill, to the Democrats' promise to repeal the tax law, and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Watch their conversation here and check out excerpts below.
On the Farm Bill:
Speaker Ryan: "We are well on our way to executing our agenda…We've passed well over 500 bills here in the House, the fastest pace in about four presidents, since the President has taken the oath and we've been in the majority here…At the end of our agenda was working on people. Getting people from welfare to work, working on skills, closing the skills gap, closing the opportunity gap. So what does that mean? We have on the floor this week our welfare reform, and our workforce development reforms…We're saying for able-bodied people on food stamps, there's going to be a work requirement. We think that's really important. We think it gets people from welfare to work, and a job training requirement. We're also doing career [and] technical education reform, we're doing prison reform. We've passed one major infrastructure bill, which is a part of the Trump agenda that's out of the House. Another one's coming down the pike, not to mention appropriations, and many other regulatory relief issues. Our Dodd-Frank Bill is going to be moving to the House in about a week, which is repealing and replacing Dodd-Frank. So we are well on our way in executing our agenda, and we've got plenty more that we're going to be doing in the weeks and months ahead."
On Tax Reform:
Guy Benson: "I think the crown jewel, you could argue, of that agenda, at least the successes so far, is tax reform."
Speaker Ryan: "Absolutely, because look at the economy that it is helping produce…It's really turning out economic growth in jobs, which makes it easier to do welfare reform, to pull able-bodied people who are on welfare off of the sidelines, into the work force. So it puts us into a virtuous cycle where we want to get people on the sidelines back in the work force, and that's why we're now moving with our work force development agenda."
Guy Benson: "You've got Nancy Pelosi saying that if the Democrats win, she wants to repeal or roll back tax reform. You've been talking about making the middle-class tax cuts permanent. Is that going to happen?"
Speaker Ryan: "We're working on the timing with it, but that is something that we obviously intend on doing. That's something that we think most people want, and that is something that we will be bringing through here in the House."
On Israel:
Speaker Ryan: "Obviously, I'm for the embassy. We voted for this years ago, on a bipartisan basis. Hamas is a terrorist organization. Hamas is pushing people through the border. And so any sovereign country obviously has a right to defend its own border when people are, when there are incursions occurring across the border. These civilian casualties, loss of life, it's very regrettable, but clearly Israel has a right to defend its border against these incursions, and, yes, I would put the blame on Hamas, as well, because Hamas is the one who's responsible for trying to push people in and through the border, into conflict. If Hamas didn't do that, you wouldn't have the conflict. Israel has a right to defend its own borders, like any sovereign country."


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Before taking the mound at Nationals Park, Marlins starter Tom Koehler was philosophical about facing one of the game's best players in Bryce Harper, who blasted three home runs off the pitcher on May 6 and entered Saturday hitting .625 with four homers and seven RBI against Koehler this season.
"It's not like I'm coming into the game looking specifically at that matchup," Koehler said. "There's eight other guys in the lineup. He's had very good success against me, but it's going to be just like any other three-hitter in the lineup."
Koehler would win his personal battle against Harper, holding the slugger hitless in three at-bats, but wind up taking the loss in a 5-1 setback to the Nationals in an action-packed night for the young pitcher.
Koehler (8-13) lost his seventh consecutive start and is now 1-9 in his past 10 outings, erasing a promising early season that had him at 7-4 on June 3.
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"No one's feeling bad for me," Koehler said.
"I'm not going to quit. I'm going to give these guys everything I got with every pitch I throw and something's got to change."
For the second night in a row, a Marlins starter wilted in the sixth inning.
And while Adam Conley was able to escape with a win thanks to the bullpen, Koehler wasn't as fortunate, as he allowed back-to-back home runs — a two-run shot by Clint Robinson and a deep solo blast to center by Ian Desmond, to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 5-0 hole.
"It was just two pitches that stayed up — a changeup and a breaking ball — and they punished the ball," Marlins manager Dan Jennings said.
"That created a little bit of a hole for us to crawl out of, and it proved to be too much."
Koehler was active on all fronts Saturday, going 2 for 2 at the plate for his first career multi-hit game after collecting two hits in 27 at-bats the entire season.
He also was thrown out at the plate in the third inning while attempting to score on a wild pitch that would have tied the score at 1.
"I'm slow," Koehler said. "I probably shouldn't have gone."
Justin Bour provided the Marlins' lone highlight in the seventh inning with a home run into the second deck in right-center field, his 13th homer of the year.
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Marlins rookie reliever Kyle Barraclough hasn't been fazed by being in the majors thus far, allowing just four hits in 102/3 innings in his nine appearances since being promoted from Double A on Aug.7.
"He has no fear," Jennings said. "He has ice water. We put this kid in some tough spots, and he's responded well. To see him trust his stuff the way he has, has been really remarkable."
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There was no way Martin Prado was going to get away with his third at-bat Friday, when he fell just one step out of the batter's box. And sure enough, there was a chalk outline of the sprawled veteran by his locker in the clubhouse Saturday along with a picture of his stumble.
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Recently, I had the chance to play Bandai Namco's upcoming RPG adventure Lords of the Fallen, which is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this October. It felt very similar to the games in the Dark Souls franchise, but had things that made it feel like a separate experience. The combat is similar to the Souls series, but there are new additions that keep it fresh. There are crowd control abilities that are tied to the gauntlet weapons. The game features three set classes – Warrior, Rogue, and Cleric. All three of these classes come with different spells and abilities. In the demo I played, I chose the Warrior class.
Lords of the Fallen looks phenomenal on the PlayStation 4. The animations are solid, the environments are incredibly detailed, and the enemies look great also. The combat in the game felt natural, and I found myself cutting through a room of enemies with ease. After that, though, as I progressed through a tight hallway, I encountered a larger enemy type. He killed me. I worked my way up to that part in the demo again, and (you guessed it) he killed me. It took me a couple tries before I lured him back into the main room, where he fell through boards on the floor to his death. Lords of the Fallen makes you feel extremely satisfied after you take down a challenging foe. I had a great time playing the demo. It is perfect for fans of the Dark Souls franchise, along with anyone who wants a great and challenging next-gen RPG experience. Lords of the Fallen comes out on October 28, and keep it here on NextGenerationGamer for an in-depth review of the game!


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We'll pick a random winner at 4:20 pm West Coast time on Aug 7. Make sure to see the restrictions below. You can learn more about the prizes and other Harboside specials here.
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You must be a medical marijuana patient in the state of California, at least 18 years old and have a valid medical marijuana recommendation. You will need to pick up your winnings at Harborside Health Center's San Jose location.
Good luck with the giveaway. And huge thanks to the Harborside Health Center and Steve DeAngelo for the generosity.


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Georgia Peach
We all have lasting childhood memories of summertime, going to the beach and building sandcastles, a lazy day spent at the lake fishing with your grandpa, or the many backyard picnics with your family. One of my fondest memories was going to a peach orchard and picking the fruit straight off the trees, what a great time! This drink reminds me of those times, and it's a great summertime drink.
3/4 oz. Peach Vodka (I used Absolut)
3/4 oz. Vanilla Vodka
1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
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All 20 members of Team CdLS crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon this past Sunday. To date, the team has raised more $63,000 for the Foundation, and the donations are still coming in. A big thanks to all the members, many of whom are pictured in th pre-race photo below.
And a big high-five to Joel and Maureen in Michigan, who held the first Walk for Will and Hope this past weekend as well. Their event raised nearly $5,000 for the Foundation. Read more about the walk (and see pictures of the always adorable Hope) at http://journeyofhopekurth.blogspot.com/2009/10/walk-for-will-and-hope.html.


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Since the last blog, I still have been working on my rough draft. I have to admit it is starting to get hard. I am making progress, but I am not making progress as quick as I would like to. I set an amount of pages I would like to complete for the day and sometimes I do not accomplish what I set out to do. Naturally, I am not satisfied but then I try to keep reminding myself I still have more time. I am trying to get everything done as early as possible. But sometimes, I feel like I have no choice but to move the pace I am moving because of the way my ideas are flowing. I am trying to flesh out as much as I can before I move on to the next idea as well. I am mindful that this is not my whole thesis.
Some days, I literally just feel like I spend my time going over what I already wrote. I feel like every time I reread my paper I am changing something or finding another area I need to work on. I am trying my best to do everything the first time around. So, a lot of my time is dedicated to making sure what I said makes sense, rereading some of my sources again, and then going back to my paper to add the sources.
But in the process of doing all this, I know I made the right decision when it came to just writing instead of choosing something and sticking to it. When I first started, ideas and pages were just flowing. Now, sometimes I find myself feeling stuck or just sitting trying to figure out exactly what I want to say. Sometimes, thoughts just come to me out of nowhere and other moments I feel like I have nothing. I had an idea of what I wanted my first rough draft to look like but like I said last week things are changing. Right now, my goal is still to complete what I set out to do, but I want to end up with a draft that I am satisfied with. This is exactly what you go through when you tend to like things that are difficult lol.
But through all the stress and frustration that comes along with school, I am grateful to be in this master's program.
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Friends of wrestling came together Wednesday for an evening of networking and conversation with Mike Novogratz, Beat the Streets Board Chairman and Principal and Director at Fortress Investment Group.
The night sold out with over 70 guests, each with a background in wrestling and interest in the sport.
Although wrestling was the central theme of the event, Novogratz imparted knowledge and wisdom on topics ranging from career advice to the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. His talk was peppered with fascinating tidbits about business and trade (such as the surprising notion that all the gold ever mined could fit inside an Olympic-size swimming pool!), and included insightful discussion on life and what it means to succeed. Asked about a time of struggle, Novogratz recounted a story that elicited a rousing chorus of laughter and approval. Feeling "sorry for [him]self" following a significant professional setback, his brother, who never wrestled himself, showed up at Mike's house, slapped him, and yelled, "What would Gable do?!" Novogratz's takeaway: always keep life, and its challenges, in perspective.
Beat the Streets looks forward to hosting more of these events in the near future, in which wrestlers and friends can come together to meet others who share a passion for the sport.
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Why Peace Doves Released By Pope Were Attacked By Other Birds
This caught my eye as the story was just too unique and interesting to pass up.
One of the photos that made its way around the world and through social media was the release of doves at the Vatican this past week. What happened next was something that seemed more fitting for the movies than for outside the Vatican.
The white doves came under attack from other birds. But why?
Because the doves were white. Thousands of pigeons (relatives of doves) live in Rome, as in most cities. They range in color from grayish to brownish to blackish and everything in between. Many other species of birds live in Rome as well, but none are pure white. So if you're an aggressive, badass bird (as gulls and crows tend to be), what's going to draw your attention? The pure-white bird. What's going to be the target of your aggression? The pure-white bird. There's a reason that albino birds (and other animals born without any color pigment) generally don't live long in the wild: They're easily seen, they can't hide, and predators single them out for attack.


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Robin Emmons created a non-profit organization committed to eliminating inequities in the food system that prevent marginalized populations from accessing healthy, fresh food. Sow Much Good engages more than 1,000 volunteers each season to maintain ten acres of farmland, cultivating nine tons of fresh, chemical-free food each season. The organization distributes food from the farms to low-income families through an affordable delivery service and a network of neighborhood farm stands. Under Emmons' leadership, the organization has served more than 20,000 individuals and families throughout the state of North Carolina. While on fellowship, Emmons explored China's agricultural and land protection policies in order to inform her development of sustainable agrarian initiatives for non-traditional and marginalized farmers. Her post-fellowship goal is to create policy proposals, case studies and funding models that will serve as a foundation for generating greater food equity and increasing opportunities for the working poor to alleviate environmental stressors and poverty in their communities.
Sow Much Good, Inc.
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Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Development, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Public-Private Partnerships


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Psychology Services for Children, Teens and Families in Sydney
Counselling for children (ages 6 – 11)
I provide compassionate and creative counselling for children, drawing on the latest developments in psychology and use creative techniques that engage children's imagination.
I work with children experiencing a range of challenges, including low confidence, difficulties controlling emotions, difficulties relating to peers and behavioural problems at home.
Visit my child counselling page to find out more.
Counselling for teens (ages 12 – 18)
I work with teenagers experiencing a variety of challenges that come with navigating their way through teenage life. I use a down to earth and friendly approach to engage teenagers to make a difference in their lives.
Some of the concerns I help teenagers address include, difficulties fitting in to family life, problems relating to peers, stress and anxiety, feeling sad and hopeless, behavioural issues, disordered eating practices, and coming to terms with their sexuality and/or gender.
To find out more, visit my teen counselling page.
Counselling for young adults
I work with young adults to help them face the challenges and seize the opportunities that come with moving on from school and entering the adult world.
Relationship dramas, stress and anxiety, sadness and hopelessness, and feeling lost and directionless are just some of the challenges I help young adults work through.
Visit my young adult counselling page to find out more.
Family therapy
I work with families experiencing difficulties living the kind of life they want to live. I help families to work through a range of problems, such as arguments that never get resolved, difficulties getting children and teenagers to engage in family life, conflict over boundaries and discipline and dealing with mental illness in the family.
Visit my Family Therapy page to find out more.
Adult counselling
I work with people from all walks of life who are looking to make a positive change in their life. I support people to work through a range of problems, including stress and anxiety, feeling down and depressed, drug and alcohol misuse, disordered eating practices and recovery from trauma.
To find out more, visit my Adult Counselling page.
Some of the benefits of counselling may include:
• Discover new ways of dealing with problems
• Develop better relationships with partners, friends and family
• Build confidence and self acceptance
• Support healing from trauma or stress
Length of sessions
All sessions are 60 minutes in length. We meet together to decide a schedule that fits with your needs and allows us to address the specific issues and concerns you or your child are experiencing.
Initial sessions
In the initial session I work with you, your child or your family to understand your concerns, and to find out about your goals, hopes and intentions for counselling.
The first session is an opportunity for us to explore how we can work together to relieve the burden on yourself, your child or your family's life.
I understand the apprehension that can come with engaging in counselling, and work together with you or your child to address any concerns or hesitations you may have.
Subsequent sessions
The number of sessions you, your child or your family engages in depends on individual needs and goals. Every person and family is different. However I have found the best opportunity for change and growth comes when a young person or family commits to at least 6 sessions.
For young people with a history of trauma or complex mental health needs, medium to long-term therapy is likely to be most beneficial, which may last longer than a year. Medium to long term therapy is also beneficial for those young people or families wishing to engage in therapy as ongoing self care practice.
I have a range of skills and experience that position me to work with young people and families on a short term, medium term and long term basis.
The frequency of therapy depends on the needs of you or child are experiencing. I generally suggest that young people or families come for therapy on a weekly or fortnightly basis for the first six session. After the first six sessions, some clients chose to maintain therapy on a monthly basis to ensure they achieve lasting change.
Do you offer Medicare rebates?
Yes. Under the Better Access to Mental Health Care Initiative you are entitled to a Medicare rebate of $84.80 for up to 10 sessions per calendar year, with a progress review required by your GP after 6 sessions. To access this initiative you will need to obtain a 'Mental Health Care Plan' from your GP, Psychiatrist or Paediatrician. You will need to bring a referral letter and a Mental Health Care Plan to your first session.
You do not need to access the Medicare rebate to attend counselling. If you choose not to access the rebate, you do not need a referral letter to make an appointment.
Do you offer Health Fund rebates?
Depending on your level of cover, many private health funds offer rebates for psychology services. Please contact your health fun directly to find out what level of rebate you are entitled to.
Please note, you cannot claim both the Medicare rebate and a private health fund rebate, only one or the other.
Office location
I hold counselling sessions in a tranquil and welcoming space in Bondi Junction. See the contact page for more details.
Office hours
My practice hours are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
I will let you know my current fees when we speak over the phone.
Payment is possible by cash, Eftpos or Credit Card. Payment must be made at the time of the session.
If you're ready to get find out more, here's what to do:
Call me on 0420 320 322 for a free 15 minutes chat to find out how I can help or fill out the form below for an immediate call back.Contact Emily


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Jacqui Lambie is known for her frank and forthright views, and she hasn't held back in sharing them during a wide-ranging interview with A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw.
A self-confessed teenage ratbag, Senator Lambie joined the army at 18. Ten years later, she was medically discharged with a chronic back injury.
Her impassioned pleas for welfare reform come from her personal history struggling as a single mother with a chronic injury.
"You're that angry and you're just like, you people (fellow politicians) just don't understand it," Senator Lambie told A Current Affair. "You go, that's it, I'm loading up, and off you go."
The former Palmer United Party member who has since formed her own party's calls for action on Australia's ice epidemic also come from a very personal place: last year, she outed her son Dylan as an ice addict.
"I was getting to the point where I couldn't get help for Dylan. I just, I had run out of options. I didn't know where to go. I thought, how do you combat this, this ice?"
"Was he going to end up dead or was somebody else going to be, end up dead, because of his actions?"
Dylan has now been clean for more than 15 months but is "still a little annoyed" his scandal was made public.
Senator Lambie has now been in office for over three years. She admits it has been a steep learning curve.
"I absolutely knew nothing about parliament or politics, and I thought, 'no, if I can just get on the inside, I'll be able to work it out,'" Senator Lambie said.
"The country is under pretty bad leadership and has been for a very, very long time."
She believes Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten need to "come to grips with what is actually going on."
Of Pauline Hanson, a woman with a similar personal history to her own, she believes "it will be very interesting to see how the next 12 months or six months" rolls out for her One Nation party.
While she would have liked to follow in Hanson's footsteps by going on Dancing with the Stars, her staff have different ideas.
"One of my social media girls... She goes, you know, 'you should go on The Bachelorette or something,' and I go, 'yeah, no, I don't think so.'"
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Photos taken at Portland during Winter 2014 showing just what the power of the sea around our coast can do.
Now you see it…..
These photographs were taken within days of each other by Stuart Morris and shows the Stack of rock at Portland bill, known to locals as Pom Pom.
Now you don't….
This stack has withstood rough seas for many years but finally succumbed to the battering given to it by the stormy seas of the last few days.
Portland Bill NCI would like to thank our good friend Stuart Morris for allowing us to use these copyright photographs.


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I joined the university in 2011, following a variety of industrial experiences, including a seagoing logistics role; and commercial and procurement management. My teaching focuses on two broad areas - procurement, and maritime business, including commercial practice and law. My research supports this, with my PhD linked to the competitiveness of regional maritime economies.
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I am the Education Liaison Officer for the Devon & Cornwall branch of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
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Alright guys, I have taken a couple of days to really take a look at this new profile system. I wanted to share with you my thoughts since I know a lot of you are kind of "on the fence" with giving Zamplebox a try.
First, let's take a look at the main home screen.
Quite a bit more information than what we have seen in the past. Let me break it down a little bit for you, since there's a lot going on….
This is a quick and simple process to change your subscription level. The 3 bottles gives you three 30ml bottles, while the other two gives you 10-15ml bottles that fit your flavor profile (I'll get to that in a second). There is no price listed here because just in case taxes get passed into effect, the payment could change. It almost sounded like you are locked into your price when you sign up, though.
Here you can switch between your nicotine levels. They have a full range from 0 to 18, which should accomodate almost every nicotine user out there! Usually with 3mg, you will get higher VG. One neat thing I noticed is the option to get high VG juices, for those of you that may have a PG intolerance/sensitivity. I had no idea so many people were like that…
The next section is the like/dislike section. There are a LOT of varieties to choose from. What they recommend is that you choose at least 15 tags for your like section, and 15 tags for your dislike. The extreme option (and you do not have to do this) is to go through every tag and put it in either of the two lists. Just press any key and you will get a drop down section like this:
Two tips on this. First, try to hit a button and select from the drop down menu, just in case the system doesn't pick up on a word being typed out completely. Second, you can always change your mind later! You will get a notice if you try to change something and it's too close to box shipping time, so keep that timing in mind.
This feature was kind of neat to me. It's called "Favorites"
Each month you can rate your current and previous boxes on what you did or did not like. The star is if you like a juice and would like to see it in future boxes, you can select it as one of your "Favorites". It's not guaranteed, but they will try to make sure you get this flavor in every box you receive for an extra fee. Rating not only helps your preferences, but also helps the computer to "learn" what might or might not work for some people.
So there you have it. I just posted my menu yesterday, but comparing this month to last month, I got a much tighter juice selection for the month. Instead of getting six random flavors, I upgraded and got a very specific box, which I am very happy with.
What do you guys think? I think this makes it much easier to tailor your Zamplebox experience to what you prefer. These guys provide a very good product and I think you'll agree if you take the time to really analyze and pick out as many flavor profile tags as you can.
If you want to check out Zamplebox, click the link here. You will get the chance to try a wide variety of juice and also help to support the content on this website!
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The 1990s staple outerwear design gets a modern update via our Jules Parka. Cut in timeless navy, the style features a gathered waist tie, concealed zipper and drawstring, fur-trimmed hood. Wear over slim fit trousers and a funnel neck sweater for cosy winter style.
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If you've spent the last several months (years?) perfecting your contouring technique, bad news: There's another cheekbone-enhancing makeup trend in town, and there's no bronzer required -- quite the opposite! It's called strobing, and this highlighter-centric method of creating depth is catching on big-time with celebs!
So how do you do it? Theoretically, it's a super-easy process: Just apply your favorite illuminating product -- Benefit's Watt's Up! Highlighter ($30), and MAC's Strobe Cream ($33) are good options -- to the parts of your face where light would naturally hit: your cheekbones and brow bones, the center of your forehead, down the middle of your nose, and on your chin.
The approach is definitely more foolproof than messing around with darker, potentially difficult-to-blend powders. And it's not just for faces -- apparently full-body strobing was all the rage at NYFW, where the fad was responsible for giving models fantastically dewy limbs (even more dewy than usual, that is).
Naturally, selfie-loving celebrities have been all over this new trend like, well, like highlighter on cheekbones. Here are a few high-profile examples:
Hmm, did Queen Bey do a little cheek AND cleavage strobing in this pic? Think so!
Feliz aniversário mãezinha! Obrigada por seres um exemplo de amor, dedicação, humildade, generosidade, simplicidade e me ensinar o valor de trabalhar duro, sempre priorizando a família. Te amo muito e tenho muito orgulho de ser tua filha!â�¤â�¤â�¤ Happy birthday mom! Thank you for being and example of love, dedication, humility, generosity, simplicity and teach me the value of hard work, while always prioritizing our family. I love you so much and I'm so proud to be your daughter!
To be fair, Gisele's bone structure doesn't need much strobing to stand out. (Hmm, is her mom playing with strobing too??)
More from The Stir: 6 Tips for Contouring Your Makeup Like a Pro (VIDEO)
Nice strobing there, Gigi Hadid. Your chin is absolutely radiant.
And Miranda Kerr makes strobing look 100 percent natural!
I don't know about you, but I think I've seen the (strobe) light! (At least until the next contouring trend takes over.)
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An illustration of what I've been working on for the past few years now. Photo courtesy of thebalance.com
I'll make this as brief and straight forward as possible…
For the past few years – I like to say five – I've been working on a book that tells my story about my social struggles with Asperger's Syndrome in a mainstream world.
The one plan I have in this brand new 2018 year is a simple one:
I'm fully aware that I've been saying that I was going to have this book of mine finished for a couple of years, but life got in the way; that, and the fact that with all the editing it's taken longer than expected (which shouldn't be surprising, I know).
Which is the only explanation I have for the delay.
This time I'm determined to have it done by spring or summer – the end of this year at the utmost latest.
Especially since I've got only one more chapter to edit, plus another chapter in which I'm considering changing an important detail in the form of renaming a place that was important to me.
If "WALKING ON EGGSHELLS" is not in your hands being read by December 31st of this new year, I will consider myself as having failed at this venture.
In fact, I'm going to start my final editing and printing of chapter ten, which I call "Frustrations In My Forties, With a Glimmer Of Hope", as soon as I finish this post today.
Then after I do that other chapter, plus a little more additional cleaning up and editing so the book will be as clear and concise as I can make it,
It should be ready to be taken to the self-publishing site http://Lulu.com.
It's a site that an old friend told me about; after I checked it out – and saw that it was free – I was convinced.
I have no illusions of this tome, I do not expect it to make any best seller lists.
Heck, if "WALKING ON EGGSHELLS" sells any copies at all, I'll be gladly surprised.
Particularly since my purpose is not necessarily to become like J.K. Rowling or Suzanne Collins (she wrote the Hunger Games trilogy) in any way, shape or form, but to simply tell my story.
And perhaps give other people on the Autism Spectrum Disorder who may read it an avenue of "Gee, I went through this too, I can relate."
Later this month on this blog I plan to write and post another excerpt, most likely from the first of two chapters detailing my failures in the workforce – which is what the chapter is called, by the way.
I hope you take the time to read it.
In the meantime, hold good thoughts for me as I go on this once-and-for-all home stretch.
I like this picture; not only does it show what I've been doing for the past decade, but the glasses make a nice touch, as I'm in need of them whenever I'm writing – or online at all, for that matter. Photo courtesy of bendelanoy.com


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Non-Immigrant Employment Visas
Foreign Nationals seeking to work in the United States on a temporary basis have a wide range of options depending on a number of circumstances. Below are brief overviews of many of the more common non-immigrant employment visas with which we may assist you. Also, depending on which visa category you may qualify for, you may be able to move from a temporary residence in the United States to that of a U.S. legal permanent resident.
Specialty Occupations (H-1B)
This Visa is granted to Foreign Nationals seeking employment in the U.S. in a "specialty occupation" i.e. one who is working within a field requiring a highly specialized body of knowledge as well as possessing at least a U.S. bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or a higher degree within their specialized field. This visa is also presently granted to fashion models with "distinguished merit and ability." Generally this visa is granted for up to three years with the possibility of extensions for a total of six years as well as a possible path to legal permanent residence. Only 85,000 H-1B visas are available each fiscal year: 65,000 under the regular H-1B cap and 20,000 under the Master's H-1B cap. The regular H-1B cap includes all applicants with a U.S. bachelor's degree or its equivalent. The Master's H-1B cap includes only applicants who have obtained their Master's Degrees from a U.S. institution. The H-1B is a petition based visa and will require a filing with The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS").
Intra-company Transferee (L-1)
The L-1 visa is for managers, executives or individuals with specialized company knowledge who have worked for a multinational company outside of the U.S. for at least one of the past three years. Those who qualify for this visa may be granted a visa for up to three years with the ability to obtain extensions up until the maximum of seven aggregate years in the U.S. has been reached. The L-1 is a petition based visa.
Extraordinary Ability (O-1)
A Foreign National who has distinguished themselves within the fields of science, art, education, business or athletics and has found an agent or employer who desires their services in the U.S. may be eligible. This Visa is can be granted for up to three years but there is no limit on the possible number of extensions nor is there any limit upon the number of years the Foreign National may stay in the U.S in an O-1 capacity. The O-1 is a petition based visa.
Performing Artists, Entertainers, and Athletes (P)
This visa is for those artists, athletes or entertainers who together as a group or as an individual who is a part of a performing group, have distinguished themselves and through an agent, employer or cultural exchange program (for example) seek to perform in the United States. Generally, a P Visa may be granted for up to five years with the possibility of further extensions. The P-1 is a petition based visa.
NAFTA Treaty National Temporary Entry Visa (TN)
The NAFTA Treaty National (TN) Temporary Entry Visa is generally granted to Canadian and Mexican Foreign Nationals in the professional fields, business visitors, traders and investors and intra-company transferee employees. These visas are usually granted for a time period of up to one year and may be eligible for one year extensions thereafter. The TN does not require a petition filing with USCIS. Mexican applicants can apply directly for the TN visa at a US consulate in Mexico and Canadian applicants can apply for their visas with Customs and Border Protection upon entry to the United States.
Religious Worker (R-1)
A Religious Worker visa may be granted to those Foreign Nationals seeking to enter the U.S. to undertake a religious occupation or vocation for a bona fide non-profit religious organization in the U.S. The Foreign National must have been a member of the religious denomination for at least 2 years prior to admission. These Visas are generally granted for up to three years with a possible extension of an additional two years. The R-1 is a petition based visa and will require a visit to the religious organization by a Department of Homeland Security representative.


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Military cap badge identification. Can you help identify this badge?
Occasionally Intriguing History gets requests to help identify various military cap badges and offers of help when we are similarly stumped. Collectors of military badges have such a wealth of expertise it's rare we can't resolve a problem of military cap badge identification.
The crown should help with the identification of this badge, could it be a colonial issued badge? If you can help please get in touch through the contact page.
Intriguing History is privileged to have been asked to curate a large collection of military cap badges so we are learning and sharing as we go. A Military Memorabilia and cap badges page has been created which will be updated as we get to each badge. There are about 800 badges so it will take a while. Please feel free to join in as this contributor has, so we can all enjoy this collection.


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Never let it be said that marketers and branding people can't poke fun at themselves! If you thought branding wasn't funny, think again. A new book was just released by Tom Fishburne called This One Time, at Brand Camp that is filled with sarcastic and witty cartoons related to marketing, branding and business.
I found out about this book from Tom Fishburne's current virtual book tour through Post2Post, and I'm glad I did. John Moore's Brand Autopsy is one of Tom's stops on his virtual book tour, and John posted links to a number of Tom's branding-related cartoons on Flickr in his review post. As far as Tom is concerned, no branding or marketing topic is safe from sarcasm.
Check out his cartoon called Ideation Nation that pokes fun at the many corporate brainstorming session that we all have to sit through too many times to count. One of my former bosses loved the word "ideation", so this one hit close to home for me. I also love his cartoon called Brand Hookups where two brands walk into a bar….you'll have to check out the cartoon to learn how this one ends.
This One Time, at Brand Camp is actually the second book in a series of branding and marketing-related cartoon books from Tom Fishburne. The first, Brand Camp, was released in 2004. If you like Dilbert, you'll most likely enjoy the Brand Camp series, which is all to real in its humorous look behind corporate marketing and branding doors.
I love Dilbert, and I'm going to buy and will likely totally enjoy This One Time, at Brand Camp. Why? Because it looks like it provides one more reminder that corporations have a problem in terms of not being able to get out of their own way.
It's hard not to get caught up in the "current way of doing things" and it's even harder to be truly innovative for the sake of creating the best marketing and branding initiatives possible rather than just appeasing the execs and hitting the required numbers. When you find yourself up against those common barriers, reach for your copy of This One Time, at Brand Camp and remember, you're not alone. Just keep on trying and don't give up!
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We understand that health and safety is the responsibility of everyone - our business and project sites are run in a safe and healthy manner. We are proud of our zero harm performance history; not only for our employees and contractors, but also for the general public on our work sites. Land Engineering is ISO 4801: 2001 Occupational Health & Safety Management accredited.
At Land Engineering protecting the environment is embedded in the fabric of our culture. We acknowledge our responsibility in regard to all sensitive environmental and cultural heritage aspects across all phases of our projects. We are proud to be working towards a paperless workforce. Land Engineering is ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management accredited.