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One Device To Rule Them All?
By Dan Koch - @danvkoch The year is 2012. Citrus Springs Middle School, in Citrus County School District, is one of the only schools in the state of Florida to be moving forward with a 1:1 device program for, at that time, one grade level (7th). Before being awarded the funds to purchase devices, the school laid out a plan for implementation with numerous monthly goals in place, which consisted of a teacher timeline that would slowly immerse students and teachers alike to any new technology that would be in their hands the coming school year. In short, the implementation guide was extremely lesson-driven (April and May, the end of the previous school year, would see teachers training with devices and exploring ways in which to use them with their specific content areas and colleagues, while August through the end of the subsequent year would see the timeline encourage teachers to attempt digital interactives using the 1:1 devices in the classroom at least once a week, gradually moving towards a "paperless" model by the end of the year).
None of this was mandated by administration. The timeline, which was treated more as a "guide," was never a "gotcha" document to trap teachers into being caught not using technology in the classroom and hence, not utilizing the money spent on the devices.
After some product demos by Lenovo, Microsoft, and Apple, the district and school eventually decided on Apple's iPad - a device with a rich background in the Liberal Arts, creativity, and, at the time, one of the only mainstream tablets on the market with a rich App store and device capabilities other tablets did not have (or were in their infancy). Citrus Springs Middle, like many other schools, had (and still have) mobile COWs (Computers On Wheels) carts full of laptops - which are still useful (if not a bit antiquated in terms of what our students are now expected to be able to do when they enter high school, college, or the job market). They can use them to type up essays. They have WiFi. They have Flash capabilities and iPads don't (Steve Jobs addressed this in his "Thoughts On Flash" piece in 2010 here). [http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/]
I think it's at this point in my writing where I can sense some readers beginning to take sides--whether it be in House
Lannister or Stark Apple or House "Every Other Thing is Better than Apple." In fact, I've heard this debate (which has evolved into a full fledged tech battle with warring Houses from all sides) over and over again--whether it be from tech bloggers, people who attend technology conferences and expos, and, most interestingly, teachers.
Fast forward to 2016. The pilot year of 1:1 iPads in the 7th grade at Citrus Springs Middle School has expanded to the entire Citrus County School District moving forward with a plan to distribute iPads to all of our elementary, middle, and high school students and teachers. There are also countless other companies with competing tablet computers on the market with varying price points when compared to the iPad, ranging from competitive to "way cheaper."
The drums of the Device of Thrones war are loud, and heard for miles in every direction.
Full disclosure: I am an Apple Distinguished Educator [http://www.apple.com/education/apple-distinguished-educator/] (no, I don't work for Apple; I applied for induction into this educator ambassador program in 2015. An excerpt from Apple's Website describes ADEs as follows: "...ADEs advise Apple on integrating technology into learning environments — and share their expertise with other educators and policy makers. They author original content about their work. They advocate the use of Apple products that help engage students in new ways. And they are ambassadors of innovation, participating in and presenting at education events around the world." My most recent professional development session for teachers? Using Google Apps for Education in the classroom.
I mention this because I think it brings up the central catalyst for many of the debates that occur surrounding educational technology (and, I believe, the wrong one to be engaged in): One device to rule them all (thanks, Tolkien, for the subtlety). This is simply the wrong thing to be focusing on. Here are some paraphrased remarks I've heard enough times to recall them from memory:
"Students NEED Flash based components to access proprietary "digital textbook" material."
"Students NEED a keyboard. They don't like typing on glass. Here's an article I found from 2011 that references some study someone conducted somewhere."
"Students won't NEED a tablet in high school. Tablets are just for making funny movies and doing pointless middle school work. In high school, they need a laptop for ACTUAL work."
"Students will NEED to use a laptop or PC in the workplace and not a tablet."
And, perhaps most damaging of all statements:
"Students NEED a laptop or PC because their exams will be on a computer."
If you are basing your decision making on which device is best for your students solely on how it will transfer into a Computer Based Test grade, you are essentially telling students something very clear: "We only care about how you do on a test."
Notice the phrasing of all of the statements above. We are also doing something very damaging to students without realizing it: Telling them what device they need when we don't even know what tomorrow's technology landscape will look like. The fact is, regardless of how much we do to prepare our kids for their eventual futures, many jobs they take will require some onsite training of some proprietary technology system--one that they will need to figure out. I doubt many of them will be reflecting on their 11th grade essay writing experience on their school-issued Chromebook/laptop (or iPad) to complete this task. What we CAN do is realize that in our current societal and technological climate, there are multiple ways to consume, curate, and create content or information, and these avenues only grow exponentially as we continue to evolve into a more connected world. A car salesman may have all the selling savvy to talk a customer into a deal, but if they can't use their dealer's tablet VIN program, they won't be making the sale. Restaurant owners use multiple devices in their establishments. Walt Disney World uses tablets to gauge their guests' experiences, while more in depth feedback from guests is completed on a PC. If students can only have one device, and we are concerned with mobility and capability, the iPad can accomplish essentially anything a Chromebook or laptop can--while the reverse is not necessarily true.
Schools and teachers are tasked with so many duties. Teaching our students state-mandated standards. Feeding our kids every day. Making learning fun. Using technology in a relevant, meaningful way should not be inhibited by those not in the classroom squabbling over which device they like best. Instead, let's empower our students and teachers, trust them to make the best decisions possible with the devices we've given them, and realize that the game changer will never be technology--it will be our teachers.
What do you think? Is there one device to rule them all in schools? Please let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Dan Koch is the Citrus County Schools Title I Technology TOSA (Teacher On Special Assignment) and is part of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2015. He is also the 2016 Lead PBS Digital Innovator for Florida.


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I don't want to talk about last night's game because I left after Philly scored in the beginning of the third. I know what the outcome was. Ugh.
Good news is that I am going to the game tomorrow! I had the option of choosing a game (I mentioned this previously) and I chose this one. Should be a great and close game. I also feel like a lot of people I know are going. My ex is going with her dad. Melissa is going. Cari and Kim are going, and are sitting with S(h)ara. I am sitting near their section so we're going to try and meet up. *crosses fingers* I sure hope I can meet you ladies!
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This is one of your best studies, Rev. Well done. The light looks slightly sharp on Judi's face but perhaps its how it was. I personally would smooth it out - could be wrong
Everything else is excellent I can't really give any critique.
This is one of your best studies, Rev. Well done. The light looks slightly sharp on Judi's face but perhaps its how it was. I personally would smooth it out - could be wrong
Everything else is excellent I can't really give any critique.
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Whoa, Rev, that last study is good. Ridiculously good.
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Lovin your painterly syle, keep up the good work!
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Man! This last one is good! Confident good strokes.
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Good that you understood what I meant.
Aha, didn't know that, but then I'm no great Bond fan either (I mean, BILBO's showing in the theaters, that's what's interesting ). But when looking at the trailer caps you've used as refs, I must say it seems like an aesthetically pleasing movie.
Oh, thanks for posting the ref for your previous picture. There are some highlights that could be brighter (on his lower lip for example), and some more that could be added, like on the spectacles and the area underneath the nose... I don't know if it would make any differences, but those were the things that looked different from your image. Still it's a friggin great picture.
This new picture... Wow... Love it, especially the right part of the table top on the table thingy in the background. I just want to reach out and touch it, to see if it's as smooth and polished as it looks. Odd thing to notice, I know.
Love their expressions as well. I haven't seen the trailer cap, but they both seem like actual persons and not just random people sitting around and looking at each other. They have personality and they feel alive, something I think is hard to capture. Great work.
EDIT: Just noticed something that looked off with the right inside of the frame of the window in the middle (didn't know how else to write it ). The perspective looks off, does it look like that on the ref, too?
MeteorCat - Thanks! No, you're probably right about the light. I struggled with those faces like crazy; they came out sort of decent, but still off from the ref.
Hayden_Zammit - Thank you! I'm happy with it. =)
magicpudding - Thanks!
Eraiasu - Thank you, that's what I'm working on. =D
PollyBoffin - I stand by Skyfall as the prettiest thing I've seen in ages, if you ever get the chance to see it, I highly recommend it! I'm not a huge Bond fan, but I've gone a bit nuts over this movie. Thanks for the crit, I think I missed some of the subtleties around the edges, which flattened it out like you said. You're also right about the window frame, looks like I roughed it in and completely forgot to go back and fix it. Painting those tabletops was super fun, I'd never noticed quite how bright the highlights got on polished wood like that. Thanks a ton!!
GESTURE SPAM. I'm trying to get out of the habit of doing one length of time only, so these start at 15 seconds and move through 30s/45s/60s/75s.
Nice updates! these last Bond movie studies are great (i really want to see that movie..) i was amazed by the detail you gave to the last one, nice one.., keep it up
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I can't find even one gesture that isn't good. What consistency!
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wahhhhh 15s gestures!!!??! that's ssome next level shit!
now for a more serious question ahha. What would you say is that ratio between how much traditional and digital practice you do? or has it changed much during various points of your life?
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Holy shit! You work like crazy XD. You have leveled way up since the last time i checked. The screen caps are awesome. Dont worry about doing more of those as long as you having fun. Lovely gestures as always. Great job! I have got no critiques, just keep doing what you are doing. Happy holidays and happy drawing!
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I like your style. Really good progress. Keep it up.
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Nice work! Enjoying flipping through the pages and just lookin through all the tasty stuff
Love your gesture drawings. The lighting in your Bond study looked good too. Nice work!
wow your studies look spot on!
Absolutely beautiful gestures, oh my god. Mine look drunken compared to yours, and don't seem to be getting better. Maybe I'm missing something.
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uff, havent been here in a while, wicked stuff! nice seeing the 30s+ gestures too!
also damn that last screencap study looks great!
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AAH CA IS BACK. HI GUYS. Between holiday madness and then the CA outage when I finally got back into gear, it's... been a while.
Gpozzo - Thank you! Spent way too many hours on it. =)
MeteorCat - I can. =) But thanks all the same!
wutangclam - I know a lot of animators do 10 and 15-second gestures... I still wish I could lifedraw like an animator, heh. The ratio between traditional and digital - when I was first starting out, and for several years after that, I carried a sketchbook everywhere, mostly traditional - I would colour in photoshop, but even after I learned digital painting I would still do the initial drawings traditionally. I also sketched a lot in college, did the requisite amount of acrylic painting (which I hated, and continue to hate), some watercolour (which I kind of liked) and the illustration style I left school with, though ending with a digital finish, was made up of traditional inks and watercolours mashed up in photoshop. (Here's some of it.) Since then, though - and especially over the past couple of years or so - I stopped drawing traditionally almost entirely, except for the one scribbly sketchbook I keep around for thumbnails and working out ideas, pen only. It's only over the past few weeks I've realized I sort of forgot how to use a pencil, and have started off my days with a half hour or so of random derpy pencil sketching, which will never, ever end up here. But it's also only over the past year or so that I've done this sort of serious study. Almost all of my traditional-pencil-sketchbook stuff was work from imagination. If I'd started studying like this in high school - hell, in ART school - then who knows how much farther I'd be by now. TL;DR - I used to work mostly traditionally, though not really for studies because I didn't really do studies, and I did finals in Photoshop. Now I work almost entirely digitally, studies and finals alike.
sin eater - Thank you!! I will! =D
vlad74 - Thanks!
PNate - Thanks a lot!
Woolichooks - Thanks, it's such fun light to paint.
kevin_ - Thanks!
diamandis - Thank you! I left some gesture tips in your SB, hopefully something helps. =)
rumpenstiltzkin - Thanks, I really need to start doing more large sets of gestures like that; I have a bad habit of only doing them when I'm too tired for anything else, which makes for small sets.
I'm going to post some long and rambly introspection and goal-setting, which is more for posterity and to have it in writing and on the public record than because I think this is of interest to anyone but me. Seriously, guys, this probably isn't worth your time. That said...
2012 was honestly a pretty good year for me, art-wise. While I haven't made as much professional progress or finished work as I'd really like, this was the first time I'd committed to this sort of daily study, and I have learned a lot. (I did a daily thing a couple of years ago, but that was mostly work from imagination, just trying to get back into the swing of things after a pretty bad few months post-graduation.) I got my new portfolio up and running, went down to GenCon to talk to art directors, and actually got my first professional work since ditching my old portfolio.
I did a lot of self-assessment, looking back on the past year, strengths and failures... this included a slightly obsessive spreadsheet, going through what types of studies, and how many, I did each month. My new years resolution for 2012 was to post something here every single day, and by and large I succeeded for the majority of the year. This fell apart 3 times - the first was before/after GenCon, when I was stressed out of my mind (to be fair, some of the missing posts around September were around the time CA was down for a while, but that's no excuse for not having done the studies anyway, and posting them in bulk.) The second was November, when I was doing NaNoWriMo, and I discovered I just don't have the mental energy for more than one ironclad daily habit. The third was December, when I had a hard time regaining momentum post-November, and then got caught up in social stuff, holidays, and so forth.
The fact that I thrive on momentum, and have a hard time starting again after letting a habit slip even once, is something I've long known. It's also something I can't really allow to stand - it's childish. Still, this is a new year, and a chance for fresh momentum.
A few other points of note:
- I don't apply what I'm learning as well as I'd like. I'm way happier with my studies than my finished illustration - I'm not internalizing what I'm learning, at least not as fast as I should be. Going through the motions for the sake of posting studies only makes me better at studies.
- On the same token, I'm not connecting the studies I'm doing to my finished work, at least not as often as I should be. Doing studies of unrelated topics, then gathering but not studying reference for finished work, is a pretty backwards way of doing things.
- I avoid studying the things I need to study most, because they frustrate me. My biggest weaknesses? Anything to do with backgrounds, or really anything but a single person just standing there - environments, perspective, relating multiple figures to each other. The things I've done the fewest studies of? Just that, especially perspective. I also struggle like hell with composition, but haven't made much effort to force that into my head, I just keep beating my head against the wall each time I start a new final. Also, animals. I've been trying to draw a wolf for like a year now.
And so I'm going to try to more or less do the daily posting again this year, but work smarter:
- I've made a schedule of sorts. I don't think I'd do well with a solid "draw this on this day" sort of thing, partially because my schedule isn't always predictable, but mostly because when I don't want to do something, I waste a lot of time not doing it but not doing anything useful, either. (Though not art, this was a huge problem during NaNoWriMo ; I would spend AGES sitting around going "I can't work right now, I should be writing," and then not writing. In the long run, this is something I desperately need to work on. In the short term, it's easier to just work with it rather than against it.) So instead I've made a sort of a checklist. Four things I need to do weekly (Gestures, anatomy studies, head study, and small colour/composition studies), a handful of things to do at least once monthly, and a few more complicated things to do at least once every 3 months. I'll probably revise it after the first 3 months, if I manage to stick with it, but it's a good experiment, at least. I can't avoid the things I need to work on, and this seems like the best way to do it. I don't like schedules, but I love filling boxes and crossing things off lists. (I've also made a giant list of stock sources, to make it easier to find something to work from, and thus get started quicker each day.)
- Better internalize what I'm doing, in three ways. First, make a legit effort to relate the studies I'm doing to whatever finals I'm working on, and do more specific studies for finals even if they're not things on the schedule/list. Second, take notes while I'm working of anything I notice/learn. I did this a long time ago, and just... stopped, I guess. It forces me to pay attention, and even if I never read the notes again, to articulate things I'm noticing. Third, any day when I have the time to do so, immediately follow up studies with something from imagination related to said studies. Sometimes when I've had a busy social day or something, I'll not start doing my daily studies 'til like 4 AM, so obviously that's a bad time. If I'm doing them in the morning before starting off my workday, though? There's no excuse for not following up gestures with figures from imagination, colour studies with quick comp speedpaintings, and so forth.
Other sub-goals include just finishing more things, having my portfolio completely refreshed by the time GenCon hits again, getting more work... but trying to quantify too many things at once seems like a recipe for failure, and I know I can more or less manage a single daily task.
So! All that said, here's some of what I've been up to since 2013 began.
[REF] - Real attempt to use mixer brushes here, for a much more painterly look that I've been trying to capture for a long time now. Honestly I'm not sure if I like the result, but it was worth a shot.
Attempts at understanding torsos; despite having no less than FOUR BOOKS open at the time, I think there's still some major issues here, even in the traced ones. Pelvises, man. There's some stuff here I'm seriously not grasping.
Poked at the goblin head some more, mostly because I wanted to play with brushes and it was there.
Commission for a friend, inked traditionally for once, all with one brush pen. (The line weights are pretty questionable in places, but not bad considering how out of practice I am.)
15 mins each, from various ref:
WIP of an entry for the ArtOrder nymph challenge:
HAPPY NEW YEAR, CA BUDDIES. Hope it's a good one for all of us!
My critique is to avoid using blacks in your shadows, experiment with cool tones (or opposite of light temperature) Great sketchbook and keep up the hard work, I want to see more
its quite impressive from your first post to here ..
keep up the great work !! :]
Last update was epic!! Superb!!
I'm loving how you are slowly building up to more anatomy.
You seem to be studying excellently I guess the only thing I don't notice are environment thumbs from imagination and mechanical studies (hard surface objects etc) but I have no idea if you are even into that.
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Ian Barker - Thanks, that's something I know not to do, but looking back on my last few posts, yeah, I need to pay more attention to that... I've been getting some really muddy shadows lately.
Xcarbon - Thank you!
Whirly - Thanks a lot! On the environment thumbs from imagination and mechanical studies - I want to try and do a few more enviro-from-imagination things, though mostly in the service of doing better backgrounds. (I've done a few I never posted, actually, because they were just THAT bad.) I also need to do some more perspective work and object drawing, they're both on the docket this year. Specifically working on full-on environments and mechanical objects, though - they're things I need to do, but they're lower on the priority list, because my highest priority right now is improving my portfolio, and neither of those are things that show up much in the kind of portfolio work I want to do. This is not to say that I don't think they're important and will never do them - just lower priority than other things. =)
Here's my latest attempt at a self portrait and, like all previous attempts, I don't really think I like it. Can I just complain for a second about what a hard time I have with my own face? I have chubby cheeks and a fat jaw area, making it hard to find useful markers like cheekbones and jawlines. My glasses get in the way of making sense of the area around my eyes, but if I take off my glasses I can't actually see. I still don't understand my own nose. I guess I just need to practice more, blah. Heads are hard.
To be fair, a lot of the issues here come from it starting as a straight-on shot and then migrating leftwards towards an awkward sort-of-3/4-view as I worked on it, but that's more of an avoid-for-next-time thing.
Last edited by Revidescent; January 13th, 2013 at 03:47 AM.
Nice figure studies and portraits. The env thumbs are great...
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Wow. I just clicked through every page of your sketchbook because the stuff you do is GORGEOUS. So much progress in one year, what even. Also digging' the idea of screencap studies. (Serenity FTW). 22 pages of pure inspiration and counting. Keep it up!
those are some very nice paintings, especially like your portrets
Man, those trace-ref-imagination process is really inspiring! keep up the great work
vlad74 - Thank you!
Inishmore - Thank you so much! I love doing screencap studies, I probably do way too many. Crazy theatrical lighting is fun for colour and makes it easier to see facial planes.
Elias Leonard - Thanks!
Hyunjae - Thanks, I do them for heads and things sometimes... I find it's a good way to wrap my head around a 3D form.
Ugh, been having some serious Bad Art Days. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Here are some gestures and some colour studies. Not happy with the gestures. I tried to keep the colour studies to 15 minutes-ish each, but I was watching TV, so it's super approximate?
Anyway, your gestures are great, as usual, so I don't know what you're talking about in your latest post. Question: I notice little notches at the knees ... do you add those as quick and dirty weight/shading, or do you draw them very early on as guideposts, along with the hips, shoulders, and feet, and THEN you go back and connect contours for the legs, torso, etc? Are you basically drawing the contours from imagination, and just putting in guideposts initially, or are you drawing the contours based on what you're actually seeing on-screen?
My thing about gestures is that they essentially become blind-contour drawings for me, since I'm frantically looking back and forth from screen to sketchbook, and I don't have enough time to get re-oriented every time I look back down at my sketch. Doing guideposts and then connecting from imagination is easier, but I don't think I know the body well enough to draw the individual contours convincingly.
Such a weird exercise. I gotta try other things, because it's getting boring. (Of course, there's plenty of opportunities to get bored doing fundamentals.)
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diamandis - Lists and spreadsheets are good if you're a list-and-spreadsheet sort of person. =) As for the gestures - I threw together a quick animation of how I generally do them. (Most people who know better than me start with the head, spine and/or line of action, but I usually start with the tilt of the shoulders, idk.) I hadn't actually thought of the notches at the knees until you pointed them out, actually, but mostly they're a quick indicator of some super basic 3D, showing where it's tilted. I always prioritize the form of the upper arms/legs and often indicate the lower with one line unless it's a longer gesture, but I couldn't give any logical reason why, save for habit.
I think a good way to think of gestures is getting down enough information so that you could recreate the pose if you had to. What way are all the major masses tilting? How's the spine bent? Guideposts aren't a terrible way to do it, honestly, and a lot of it just comes down to doing it over and over again, while informing it with more in-depth study. In the end, gesture drawing isn't really a product in itself, but rather a way to get a feel for the figure. The important part is, well, the /gesture/ - getting a sense for how all those disparate parts flow together.
Man, I offer gesture advice on a semi-regular basis these days and I feel so weird about it, because I'm still not even remotely happy with my gestures and don't actually have a clue what I'm talking about. Hopefully it's helpful, all the same!
Bluh bluh clothing studies. Wanted to do a couple from imagination, but ran out of time. Ref off The Sartorialist.
It's gonna be a busy week...
Your lines are so good, and those screencap studies are just awesome. ^_^
Your progress is fantastic and your gestures are so fluid =]
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George Baker is praying for that all-important piece of luck as Belgian Bill goes in search of second major handicap success at Ascot on Saturday.
The Manton trainer's stable stalwart gave Baker an unforgettable first triumph at the Royal meeting in the Hunt Cup last year, but things did not go his way when he went for a repeat last month.
Yet despite being denied a clear run, Belgian Bill was only beaten four lengths in seventh place behind Field Of Dream.
Heartened by that effort, Baker believes Belgian Bill has plenty going for him in the Longines International Stakes.
Proven on fast ground, the six-year-old has a favoured stands side draw in stall 29 and will be ridden by the in-form Ryan Moore.
"Belgian Bill didn't have much luck at Royal Ascot. Let's hope we get a bit of pay back tomorrow," said Baker.
"We're drawn high, so we know which side we're coming up. Let's hope the traffic lights work in our favour.
"We've got a man aboard who's on the top of his game and a horse who showed in the Hunt Cup the fire is still very much in the belly. We go there with him in good form and full of hope.
"Everyone will say the same thing, you need a lot of luck in these handicaps. We didn't get it the other day. Maybe it's our turn tomorrow. That would be lovely."
Hunt Cup hero Field Of Dream will be opposition with his trainer Jamie Osborne optimistic of another big run.
"Clearly he's going to need a career-best to win, but who is to say he's not capable of that," said the Lambourn handler.
"Who knows if he'd have won the Hunt Cup with another 6lb? I don't know, he might have done.
"With him it is not really a case of weights and measures, although it is to some degree otherwise the handicaps would be pointless, but what I mean is there are other factors that tend to affect him more, like the ground, the pace of the race and where he is drawn.
"He needs a strong pace to run at, he needs to get the splits at the right times and a lot of luck.
"The bits I am in control of I couldn't be happier with."
Horsted Keynes looked a shade unlucky when second to Louis The Pious in the Buckingham Palace Handicap over the course and distance at the fixture and has been a major fancy for this race from the start.
"Hopefully he goes there with a big chance. He's in good shape and the ground should suit him well," said trainer Roger Varian.
"At the Royal meeting he was drawn high and ran very well. He's drawn in stall 25 on Saturday, so hopefully that will prove a good draw and we will see what happens."
Gabriel's Lad had Belgian bill back in third place when lifting the Victoria Cup over this seven furlongs in May but floundered on the rain-hit ground at Newmarket's July meeting when well-beaten in the Criterion Stakes.
While his trainer Denis Coakley feels Gabriel's Lad is not well-handicapped, that could be outweighed by his liking of the track.
"He's maybe not got a great draw (eight). We'll just see where the pace is," Coakley told At The Races.
"He didn't like the ground at Newmarket, he couldn't get a grip on it and didn't have a hard race. He was never going.
"It was horrible ground. We had so much rain in an hour and a half and the top came off the ground and he couldn't handle it.
"He has 8lb more than when he won, so it's going to be hard. He's in good order. There wasn't anywhere else to go and he likes Ascot. We'll have to go there."
Dont Bother Me was putting in his best work at the finish when seventh to Baccarat in the Wokingham over six furlongs at the Royal meeting.
His trainer Marco Botti is convinced the extra furlong will play to his charge's strengths, and any rain would be a bonus.
"He's in good form, but I hope we do have a few showers," said Botti.
"He's an older horse and I don't want to run him on very fast ground. It's not that he doesn't handle good ground, but any showers would help.
"He's in great form and seven furlongs could be his trip.
"I think we will take a chance, but if we got a couple of showers it could be good."
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Centerville, Indiana Lions Club
2015-2016 News Stories
Officers for 2016-2017 installed...
Lions prepare for future meetings...
Community Service Awards presented...
The Centerville Playground Committee was presented an Outstanding Citizen Award for 2016. Led by Michael
Scott, the committee has raised over 54-thousand dollars to install new playground equipment in Maplewood Park. Scott
said the final equipment has been installed and mulch is scheduled this week. Scott, a recent resident of Centervillee
is Student Success Coach and Counselor at Indiana University East. Members of the committee include Julie Scott, Kara
Bellew, Carla Ballanger, Katie Alyea, Jessica Maule, Amanda Jones, Denise Lanman, Andrew Dickerson, Bob Nuss and Danny Shaver.
No Governor's Night!
What happened to Governor's Night? Members were disappointed as they
had expected to hear from District Governor John Brown at the Lions Club meeting Monday evening, March 14. Program chair
Tim McConaha said it had been planned back in August when the new season began.
Lion Jim Howell reported that the Hope House needs supplies. A collection
of over one-hundred dollars was taken up for the organization. And members were asked to bring toilet tissue and/or
laundry soap for the group to the next meeting, March 28.
Lion president Pam Tidrow reported the Leo Club at the high school is looking
for a project this year.
The Awards Committee met following the meeting and discussed the upcoming banquet. It is set for April
25 at the high school cafetorium.
An invitation for previous recipients has already been sent.
Lions hear from SWCS...
New Lions year is underway with annual steak fry...
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When you're looking for a rugged USB audio interface, ideal for recording and boasting low-noise power, PC, Mac and iPad compatibility and even Preamps, the Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX is a recording powerhouse, compactly stored in a small and convenient package.
The Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX has a surprising amount of features, designed for absolute convenience in the recording environment. It has MIDI input and output, Hi-Z input for electric guitar and bass, and is able to run either off USB bus power, an AC adapter or even three AA-size batteries. This portablic audio interface is housed in a road-tough, compact aluminium case.
VS Preamps
This interface comes with two digitally controlled mic preamps, made from premium-grade components that you can find in Roland's high-end digital mixers, including Roland's V-Studio 700 and M-400 digital mixer. You can connect via two XLR/TRS combo inputs and each has independent phantom power.
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Did you hear that? That's the clean, low-noise power supply, with balanced input and output. If you're powering the DUO-CAPTURE-EX via the computer's USB bus, the incoming power is regenerated, so you can expect the right voltage and optimised and consistent sound quality, when on the move.
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Pacelli Reunions
Reunion Weekend - June 17th - 19th, 2016
Class of 2006 - 10 years
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The Shamrock is published by the PACELLI Advancement Department for the graduates, students, families and friends of Pacelli Catholic Schools. Please send any story ideas, photos, or updates to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pacelli Advancement Team
Maddie Bosshart
For questions or inquiries, email the Advancement Office
Department of Advancement
I feel incredibly grateful to be a new member of the Pacelli family! I grew up in southern Minnesota and moved back to the area after graduating from the University of St. Thomas. I left college convinced that the exceptional education I just received was something I could have experienced much sooner in life. Being challenged in my theology, logic, and ethics courses really transformed both my thinking process and faith.
That is why I am now at Pacelli, a PreK-12 school, where students receive a values-based education, centered on academic excellence, faith formation, social involvement, and service to community.
C.S. Lewis once said, "Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." Those are powerful, truthful words. An education saturated in Christian values is critical to providing children a solid foundation to be rooted in as they grow. At Pacelli, we believe that it is our responsibility to help raise them as Christ commanded all of us to do as indicated in Matthew's Gospel.
"Full authority has been given to me both in heaven and on earth; go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you." Matthew 28: 18-19a,20
The Department of Advancement works to raise awareness and support to fulfill this mission within the greater Austin community and beyond. By strategically focusing our efforts in the areas of donor relationships, stewardship, communications, public relations, marketing, and community events, the Department of Advancement works proactively to ensure Pacelli's ability to support young learners.
Please contact me to learn more about how you can give to Pacelli Catholic Schools. Thank you for your prayers, gift of time, and financial support. Your commitment and generosity to the school is what helps us fulfill and further our mission. Let's work together to take seriously the words of our Lord: "teach them everything I have commanded you." Thank you for your involvement.
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text: All 12 episodes of the first series of the Japanese anime about the extraordinary adventures of a failing student. Having failed the college entrance exams twice, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi is regarded as a loser. But when a girl named Musubi literally falls out of the sky, he learns that he is in fact an 'Ashikabi', a special human earmarked to bond with the 'Sekirei', extraterrestrial superpowered beings who take the form of 108 beautiful girls. Episodes comprise: 'Sekirei', 'Door to a New House', 'The Green Girl', 'Strange Story About Izumosou', 'The Water SekireiI', 'Izumo Inn Flower Troops', 'The Black Sekirei', 'Shutdown in the Imperial Capital', 'Hire and Wind', 'The Night Before the Escape', 'Sekirei Crest Erasure' and 'The Sekirei of Fate'.


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Chicken in Tarragon Cream
from The Herbfarm Cookbook by Jerry Traunfeld
If you're an herb lover, this dish, which takes 10 minutes to prepare from start to finish, will become a standard in your repertoire.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 small shallot, finely chopped (about 3 TBSP)
1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 to 3 TBSP coarsely chopped fresh French tarragon
1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken about 1 minute each side until they begin to brown slightly. Transfer to plate.
Reduce the heat in the skillet to low. Add the shallot and cook, stirring continuously, until softened but not browned, less than 1 minute. Add the vermouth and cook 30 seconds, then add the cream and half the tarragon. Return chicken to pan and adjust heat so cream gently simmers. Cook until chicken is just cooked through (the cookbook says 4-6 minutes, mine took about 8).
Transfer the chicken to a warmed serving platter or individual dinner plates. The sauce should be thick enough to lightly coat a spoon. If it's too thin, continue to simmer for about 1 minute. Stir in remaining tarragon and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over chicken and serve right away.
Serves 4.
Notes: It's actually been two to three weeks since I made this. I have quite a backlog of posting to do at this point. However, I know this cookbook has never let me down yet, and that still holds true. Though my memories of this dish are not as clear and vital as I'd like, I know it was good. Just perhaps not as remarkable as some others. Faint praise, perhaps. Mise en place is particularly germane in this case as the ingredients are added to the skillet in quick succession. Otherwise, the ease of making this recipe has much to recommend it as well.Posted by Jennifer at March 12, 2005 9:32 AM
I love that book. I have broken the spines of two copies now. Which is really sad because the second one is signed by Jerry (and references the death of the first book).
Have you tried the Apple/Lovage/Leek halibut (or is it sturgeon?) recipe? We had it with Columbia River sturgeon at the HerbFarm restaraunt and it's since become a standard at our house. The ragout has been used on every form of pale flesh we can find (fish, chicken, pork) and while the chicken was not the greatest match, the fish and pork are awesome. I looked this morning and I still don't see any lovage peeking through the soil, but they should be soon.Posted by: kitchenMage at March 12, 2005 5:36 PM


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MATTY Smith is confident Wigan fans will see the benefits of their weekend off.
The England No.7 – a former Lance Todd Trophy winner – stresses he would much rather be involved in Challenge Cup action this weekend.
If we improve the little things I'm sure we'll go into the back end of the season confident and looking for another trophyMatty Smith
But with Wigan out of the competition, courtesy of a 16-12 loss to Hull KR in the previous round, they are using the extra time to polish their performances as Super League nears the Super-8s phase.
They have trained all week and will be back in on Sunday to prepare for their next match, at Warrington in front of the Sky cameras next Thursday.
Smith said: "We wanted to be in the Cup but we're not, so we'll have to take what advantage we can.
"We're tweaking a few things. We've used this week as an improvement week, everyone is looking to improve certain areas – we've just done an hour and a half kicking session – and we're getting stuck in.
"If we improve the little things I'm sure we'll go into the back end of the season confident and looking for another trophy."
Warrington's preparation will contrast sharply with Wigan's build-up – they face Championship side Leigh tomorrow, five days before Warriors visit the HJ Stadium. "They're having a tough run at the minute and we want to keep them where they are, and for Leigh to get stuck into them," said Smith.
"But we've got to concentrate on ourselves, we want to keep winning as well, and keep progressing up the ladder and that's means we have to beat Warrington."
Wigan, in third, are a point behind St Helens and trail leaders Leeds by two. There are four rounds before the season splits into the Super 8s, with home advantage of those additional fixtures favouring the teams which finish higher up.
"We want to finish 1st, that's our focus," added Smith. "We'd much rather be in the Cup but it's been great to have the week off and recharge the batteries."


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September 11, 2014
Join us for the fall Cabell Life Forum, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Cabell Library Multipurpose Room (room #250).
Students will gather for an open forum to learn more about current construction updates, the new library fee and other items of note. Attendees are invited to bring questions, ideas, concerns, their friends and an appetite; refreshments will be provided.
This event is co-sponsored by CLUAC (Cabell Library Undergraduate Advisory Committee) and the VCU SGA.


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Government scientists have found evidence to suggest that BSE might have infected sheep - something until now considered to be only a theoretical possibility.
Some 2,000 teachers in the South East are to be given government help to buy their homes amid rising concern about the impact of high property prices on the recruitment of key workers.
Cattle, not badgers, should be targeted in the battle against bovine tuberculosis, a report by animal health researchers from Bristol University proposed today.
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Ministers are set to reject calls to overhaul university tuition fees, opting instead for more bursary schemes for students from low-income backgrounds.
The Booker prize novelist Arundhati Roy moved a step closer to jail yesterday when the Indian supreme court said it was considering new charges of contempt against her.
New research shows that economic growth worldwide has slowed during the era of globalisation.
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Genetically modified crops could disappear from the British countryside under EU proposals to save conventional farms from contamination.
The departing anti-drugs tsar, Keith Hellawell, used his final report yesterday to warn that cocaine use was on the increase and that new research had uncovered worrying evidence of increased drug-taking among children aged 11 to 15. ( Daily Telegraph , Independent , Times , Guardian , Daily Mail )
Women are more likely to become depressed during pregnancy than after their child is born, according to research published by Bristol University. ( Independent , Daily Telegraph , Times )
Television executives were blamed yesterday for causing a decline in school discipline by portraying teachers in dramas as disreputable drunkards who often engaged in illicit affairs. ( Independent , Daily Telegraph , Guardian , Daily Mail )
Radio is more popular than television, according to figures issued yesterday by Rajar. ( Daily Mail , Daily Telegraph )
Dinosaurs will never look the same again: an anatomist from Ohio University has discovered that generations of palaeontologists have been putting the great beasts' noses in the wrong place. ( Times , Daily Telegraph , Guardian , Daily Mail )
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text: Athletes have their zone, writers have their flow, children have their play – are these related? Is there a zone for parents? What if parents could parent from a place of self-less absorption and complete engagement in the moment? Could they tap into an intelligence much deeper than any book, expert, or training could provide? My guest this week is Michael Medizza, author of Magical Parent-Magical Child, the Art of Joyful Parenting, with Joseph Chilton Pearce. Michael's work helps adults rediscover the "playful" and "childlike" genius of their own innate intelligence, as they guide, learn from


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I received an email today from Human Events that had this Jaywalking episode in honor of the July 4th holiday. Sadly, most of the people who made the airing showed a pathetic lack of rudimentary knowledge of why we celebrate. Jay has three generations of one family in the final segment, and only the elder statesman, grandpa, answers any questions correctly, and he aces them all. Sadly, I feel this generational disparity is an indictment of our educational system. It also explains how a community organizer who can become President.
About two years ago, I posted a link to a Civics Knowledge test that was sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. When the test was first released, 71% of those taking the test failed, and the average score was 49%. I did fairly well two years ago, getting 84.7%. After seeing this Jaywalking episode from the Tonight Show, I retook the test, and improved my score, getting 90.9% correct. You can click this link to take the test. Let me know how you do on it.


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Located at the corner of East 6th & Scotia, Wohlsein is at the heart of the Mt. Pleasant. Solid concrete construction brings peace of mind while the heritage brick exterior blends with the neighbourhood. Wohlsein is centrally located, walking distance to record stores, parks, coffee shops, restaurants and breweries. The interiors at Wohlsein reference the past while making full use of modern cues to create something distinctively original. In the kitchen, a heritage-inspired hexagonal backsplash contrasts a modern stainless steel fridge and gas range. Amenities at Wohlsein include a common roof top patio, bike workshop, artist's workshop and resident's lounge. One parking stall and one storage locker included with all homes.
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Girl With Down Syndrome Barred From a British Airways Flight
A 12-year-old British girl was denied passage on a British Airways flight for having Down syndrome, supposedly per airline policy.
M&Y Media
Airline staff refused to sell a plane ticket to Alice Saunders for an unaccompanied trip from London's Gatwick Airport to Glasgow. Her mother, Heather Saunders, was told it was company policy to not accept young passengers with Down syndrome flying alone.
Heather Saunders tried to make her daughter's reservation via phone.
"I explained I wanted her to travel as an unaccompanied minor, she was 12 years old, she had Down syndrome and was very independent," she told the Daily Mail.
However, according to the mother, the customer service agent said company policy would not allow it because of problems incurred in the past.
Heather Saunders further revealed that, according to the representative, had she not told the airline about Alice at the time of booking, she would have been turned away at the gate.
According to a British Airways spokesperson, it is not against company policy allow those with Down syndrome to fly alone. "We will carry any child over five years old as an unaccompanied minor provided they can go to the toilet unassisted, feed themselves, and behave in a socially acceptable manner," she told the Daily Mail.
This includes Down syndrome passengers.
The spokesperson added that the airline "apologizes unreservedly" to the Saunders and has offered them two return tickets.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Wells Fargo WFC, -2.13% reported third-quarter earnings of $1.56 billion, or 92 cents per share, up from its year-ago profit of $1.44 billion, or 84 cents per share, but a penny short of the average estimate of 24 analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Revenue at the San Francisco-based banking services firm jumped 19 percent in the latest three months to $7.2 billion from $6.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. The company said it took "a number of strategic actions" in the period - re-positioning its bond portfolio, retiring $1.8 billion in debt, and contributing roughly 40 percent of its public stock portfolio to the Wells Fargo Foundation - that reduced earnings by $171 million, or 10 cents per share, in the latest quarter. Wells Fargo expects these moves to benefit its future financial performance. The stock closed Monday at $55.37, up 37 cents.
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60IN - Predictors of sensitivity and resistance mechanisms
|01 October 2012
|ESMO Congress 2012
|Biologically based treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
| Anticancer Agents
Head and Neck Cancers
Translational Research
Basic Principles in the Management and Treatment (of cancer)
Biological Therapy
|Amanda Psyrri
A. Psyrri
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a validated molecular target in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC). However, despite high expression levels of EGFR protein in these cancers, EGFR-targeted agents have only had modest single-agent activity. Therefore, major research aims are to better understand the underlying causes of intrinsic or acquired resistance, and to develop novel treatment strategies that potentiate the impact of EGFR inhibitors. At this point, the mechanisms of resistance to EGFR-targeted therapies in patients with head and neck cancer are largely unknown. Potential mechanisms of resistance include the following: (i) constitutive up-regulation of downstream targets of EGFR (i.e. the downstream target is no longer regulated by EGFR), (ii) compensatory up-regulation of redundant receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that signal through common effectors (pAKT is one such effector), (iii) Ligand-independent signaling (i.e. EGFRvIII): EGFRvIII is a mutant receptor with an in-frame deletion of the extracellular domain that renders the receptor constitutively active despite its inability to bind EGF, (iv) Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that control EGFR expression: single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in EGFR promoter region [i.e. GC (EGFR*1)] or common CA dinucleotide repeat in intron 1 of EGFR affects EGFR mRNA levels; (v) Inhibition of the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of EGFR: the chromosome 11q13 region is frequently amplified in HNSCC (36%) and results in an increased expression of cortactin; (vi) Epithelial to mesechymal transition. Strategies to optimize EGFR-targeted therapy in head and neck cancer include not only the selection for patients most likely to derive benefit but also the use of combination strategies to override resistance.Disclosure
The author has declared no conflicts of interest.


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Especially about TATA NANO
Sales of the Tata Nano covered 10,000 units per month from the month of April 2011. This shows 184 % increase in he sales with respect to the sales of last year. Total sales of Nano is 1,10,794 units up to April 2011. Even though the company started pre booking of Nano from July 2009 they started sales only from 2000 August. Now Nano can be bought from the showrooms all over
such as 254 Dealers ,619 permanent Sales outlet and special Nano access point
of 210. The facility for test
driving and even test ride for those who
does not know driving are provided in each places. Nano
is also available in the 151 service Centres. Reports says that the customers of Tata Nano
are satisfied or more satisfied with the car.
This is because the car is having enough space, better efficiency,
Better mileage, security etc. Reports
says that some traveled with Tata Nano to the top most motorable road at
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This is a belated Christmas present from a dearest girlfriend . Not only she remembered my lemming, she was also able to find it, and being Gondola a 2009 release, it wasn't an easy task. =) I love her.
It slipped out of the package, so I received it last week instead of Xmas. Yay for presents in February =)
Now, the picture is quite dark, but I took it on an overcast day, so the pretty shimmer ain't quite visible.
The formula is perfect, as I have come to expect from Chanel nailpolishes (Nouvelle Vague being the only exception). Two layers were enough for opacity and it almost applied itself.
With a couple layers of topcoat (Mavadry + Essence Better than gel) I was able to extend its lifetime to three/four days.
So, thankyou bunches Chiarina dearest =)
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Best HYIP 2017
Welcome to our Best HYIP 2017 Blog. Since a lot of our members are interested in HYIP's (High Yield Investment Programs) we have created this blog. The HYIP"s these days are considered very attractive, smooth with high class
security and a nice background story.
If you are more interested in revshares, then please check out our best revshares 2017 blog!
In the early 2000's, the internet became very popular and so did HYIP programs. Most of the times these HYIP's offer you a high return on a daily base. (1-4% daily). Since it is very hard to pick the best paying HYIP's, we made this Best HYIPS 2017 Monitor-blog. This blog will be updated monthly and we will make sure to minimize your risk by doing a lot of research and staying on top of our online money game!
What you can expect from us are good instructions, monthly updates and of course great guidance as a sponsor!
With over 4 years of experience in HYIP's we feel very confident that we can provide you with the best HYIP's at this particular moment. Since picking a good HYIP can be very difficult there is never a guarantee, but we can guarantee you that we will provide you with the best information and guidance possible!
Our Programs – Best HYIP 2017
Banana Fund
If you are familiar with the HYIP/Revshare or online earning industry, then you probably came across some of the
projects created or managed by Richard Matthew O'Neill.
Every business that he created in the past was full of unique features, his past projects have the habit of making some of the early investors incomes of over $5,000+, $10,000+ or even $100.000! THis is the main reason why we are so thrilled when Richard started working on a 100% legit and transparent business-model called "Banana Fund"!
The basics of "Banana Fund" are simple, if you have a business idea for an online program… Then you can introduce your idea to them and they will manage and code your project. In return they will only take 3% of your business and the 3% profit will be shared among members who have bought shares of the project.
The best part is that you can buy shares of any connected company or project by a internal trading platform of "banana Fund". These shares can be sold our bought at any particular moment.
Because richard is the brain and face behind "Banana Fund" we can expect the site become a real big opportunity. Even in pre-launch "banana Fund" already had over 10.000 verified users! Not even to mention that it already has over 670 BTC on deposits!
Not everyone is going to agree that Dascoin is in our HYIP section. In our eyes Dascoin is the real definition of a HYIP (High-Yield-Investment-Program). It is a cryptocurrency with a MLM/Network marketing structure.
To make it easy, DasCoin is a hybrid cryptocurrency created to provide the members of its network with important features as security, transparency, simplicity, stability and scalability!
Dascoin is a combination of Bitcoin and Onecoin, they combine the best of both. It is not available for public trading yet. To participate in Dascoin you have to purchase a Dascoin License on their NetLeaders.com website. A license can be purchased by Bitcoins or Bankwire. These licenses are available from €100 up to €25000.
In december 2016 we have purchased a €500 license and are now waiting for a price increase in 2017. Warning: If you are looking for quick profit this is not the program for you! If you are here for the long run then Dascoin can be very interesting. Invest, sit back and relax. Imagine if the price would do the same as Bitcoin does €0.10-€950+ in just a few years!
How to minimize your risks with HYIP's
There are a lot of things to look at if you want to join a HYIP program. Here are some things that you should look at when choosing a program. If you participated in a HYIP in the past then you probably most of these risk-factors. Keep reading anyway!
- HYIP Memberships – As soon as new members stop joining a HYIP, they will most likely collapse within a short amount of time. Always keep track off the membership rate! Another useful tools is Alexa ranking, here you can see the monthly traffic and other details about the popularity of a website.
As an example, here you can see the traffic of Dascoin:
- HYIP Admin – Always do a background check about the HYIP owner(s). Are they capable of running a HYIP and what are they aiming for? Some programs are started by admins that have scammed in the past at the top of the website's popularity, don't become part of these programs! A good admin will almost always have a facebook page and never hide their identity.
- HYIP Script – If a HYIP is using a very basic script with no nice features or any modifications then you should not get involved in it. There are a lot of HYIP admins that have zero to no knowledge but still want to start their own HYIP. These admins will most likely struggle to get their program popular and well known.
Additional tips:
Don't keep repurchasing – Compound/repurchase for a couple of months, get your seedmoney out and continue with your profits.
Never borrow money – Only invest money that you can afford to lose. Just like anything in life, you never know what is going to happen. Even the banks can not be trusted these days!
Watch out for big promises – If a program promises you high profits like 800% in a week, it is most likely going to fail very soon!
Don't wait to long – If you think a HYIP is worth making an investment, don;t wait to long. As the biggest profits can me made in the beginning of a HYIP program. (keep checking our blog)
How to invest in HYIP's – Best HYIP 2017
You have searched the internet, read our Best HYIP 2017 blog, now what….
Here is our advice, never put your money in one basket! We can't say this enough: spread your risk and do your own research! When a program scams or fails, then you always have another one as a backup that brings you profit.
Since HYIP's can be a risky business we keep this blog updated with PROGRAMS THAT WE FIND THE SAFEST.
You are always free to invest in a program that you found in another HYIP monitor or facebook page, at your own risk of course.
Final words – Best HYIP 2017
We only list HYIP'S that we fully trust and have personal experience with. There are a lot of HYIP'S around. If you find one that we have not listed and you are not sure if it is trustworthy, feel free to contact us and we will have a look at it. We hope you enjoyed our "BEST HYIP 2017" blog.
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Department of History
Richard Twomey Profile
B.A., Connecticut State University
M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University Richard Twomey
Co-editor, Jack Tar in History: Essays in the History of Maritime Life and Labour (Fredericton, N.B.: Acadiensis Press, 1991), awarded the Keith Matthews prize, Canadian Nautical Research Society.
Jacobins and Jeffersonians: Anglo-American Radicalism in the United States , 1790-1820 (New York and London: Garland, 1989, "Outstanding Studies in Early American History" series).
"Jacobins and Jeffersonians: Anglo-American Radical Ideology, 1790-1810" in James Jacob and Margaret Jacob (eds.), The Origins of Anglo-American Radicalism new introduction (New Jersey and London: Humanities Press International, 1991), 313-328.
"Capitalism, Society, and the Rule of Law," Bulletin of the Committee on Canadian Labour History, 3, (Spring 1977, 10-19). (Review article on E.P. Thompson, Whigs and Hunters: The Origin of the Black Act , and Cal Winslow et. al. (eds.), Albion's Fatal Tree: Crime and Society in Eighteenth-Century England ).


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Should You Be Taking Prebiotics for Ulcerative Colitis?
By acting as food for helpful bacteria in the gut, prebiotics can contribute to a healthier digestive system.
By Quinn Phillips for online publication Every Day Health
"If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), chances are you've heard of (and may even use) probiotics — supplements of healthy bacteria that promote digestive health and general well-being. But you may not have heard of probiotics' counterpart, prebiotics."


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Machine tool locator
United States Patent
|October 9, 2001
|View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
|Los Alamos National Laboratory - Visit the Technology Transfer Division Website
|Machine tools can be accurately measured and positioned on manufacturing machines within very small tolerances by use of an autocollimator on a 3-axis mount on a manufacturing machine and positioned so as to focus on a reference tooling ball or a machine tool, a digital camera connected to the viewing end of the autocollimator, and a marker and measure generator for receiving digital images from the camera, then displaying or measuring distances between the projection reticle and the reference reticle on the monitoring screen, and relating the distances to the actual position of the autocollimator relative to the reference tooling ball. The images and measurements are used to set the position of the machine tool and to measure the size and shape of the machine tool tip, and examine cutting edge wear. patent
|Hanlon; John A. (Los Alamos, NM), Gill; Timothy J. (Stanley, NM)
|The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
|09/ 321,910
|May 28, 1999
|This invention was made with government support under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.


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In these pages, and in my forthcoming book, The Babo Gospels: Essays and Parables on Faith and Reason, I have hammered the point that religion is arguably the greatest causus belli throughout history. Nothing seems to justify killing, rape and theft more than setting your religion and god(s) above some other faith that your god(s) have told you to exterminate. It works just as well today as it did in the time of Gilgamesh.
But for a while I mistakenly thought that Buddhism might be a exception. Buddhists seemed more concerned with their own "enlightenment" and getting through their rounds of reincarnation than with beating non-Buddhists over the head with their rice bowls to make converts or appropriate territory. While have not had much direct experience with Buddhists I was sort of impressed with their apparent irenic posture during my visits to Burma and Nepal. In Nepal I spinned prayer wheels and listened to their chants. In Burma Buddhist monks are ubiquitous with their shaved heads, saffron robes and rice bowls. I even ate a vegetarian lunch with them at one of their monasteries in Amarpura. They smile and Namaste a lot, and seem the antithesis of bellicosity.
But, alas, those Burmese (Myanmar, if you prefer) Buddhists seemed to have a nasty as well as Namaste streak when it come to the Rohingya Muslims (some are Hindu) who have long occupied the Rakhine State in the southwest along the Bay of Bengal. The Rohingya are a peasant people of about one million who have been described by the UN as one of he most persecuted communities in the world. They are stateless since Burma stripped them of citizenship in 1982. So they are a vulnerable, despised minority, mostly for their religious difference, with no rights, who are under the threat of genocide.
Currently, thousands of Rohingya, their villages burned, and many murdered by the Burmese, are trying to escape (many drowning en route) to Bangladesh where, although a Muslim nation, they are not being warmly received. Bangladesh has one of the highest population densities in the world centered on the Ganges delta. Half the country floods if you just say the word monsoon. So, co-religionists, or not, Bangladeshis aren't looking for new neighbors. Add to that, to prevent the Rohingya from returning to Burma the Burmese army is reported to be laying land mines along the border. Nice Buddhists, huh?
Well, where am I going with this? Fist of all, it appears that, being a self-centered faith with all that enlightenment stuff, Buddhists are behind the curve in developing a social dimension to their religion. But where is the goddamn UN on this; they have identified it as an incipient genocide? Don't expect that bag of bat shit Nikki Haley to call for some protection and assistance; she's too busy trying to start a war with N. Korea by insisting that the US doesn't want like war(?). Anyway, the Rohingya are a little too swarthy for racist Americans to give much of a crap about. Don't expect the Muslim nations to lend a helping hand either; they're too busy killing each other. And, most mysterious of all, why is Burma's own Nobel Peace Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, so reticent on the matter?
I'm not even sure why this Rohingya debacle saddens and angers me. Maybe it's just because we can show their suffering and death of these helpless people on the evening news between our pharmaceutical commercials. Maybe it's because I no longer find Buddhism very enlightening and more like all the other murderous religions. Come to think of it, I seem to recall in my Roman Catholic upbringing a scripture from Matthew 25:40. "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'
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Within the Theme Building at LAX Airport — circa 1961 — is the Encounter Lounge, the interior of which is simply fabulous. Photos by Telstar Logistics.
The interior of the restaurant was designed by Ed Sotto and Ellen Guevara for Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). WDI designer Michael Valentino created the interior of the building and exterior lighting program. (WDI is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production management, and research and development subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.)
The Theme Building was part of an overall $50-million "Los Angeles Jet Age Terminal Construction" project, which began in 1960. The building itself was completed in August 1961 at a cost of $2.2 million. On December 18, 1992, the Los Angeles City Council designated the Theme Building a City Cultural and Historical Monument.


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ISTO Receives Clearance For Novel Bone Graft Substitute, Bone Graft Extender
FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for ISTO Technologies's InQu for use as a bone graft extender in the spine and as a bone graft substitute in the extremities and pelvis.
InQu represents a new class of synthetic biomaterial scaffold designed to optimize structural and biological properties to support bone cell growth. InQu is a biopolymer composite of hyaluronic acid which is entangled within the three-dimensional backbone created by synthetic polyester. Hyaluronic acid, a ubiquitous component of natural tissue, is known to play a predominant role in tissue morphogenesis, cell migration, adhesion, and cell differentiation. Mitchell Seyedin, President and CEO of ISTO said, "We are very pleased to receive FDA clearance and will focus on demonstrating InQu's clinical benefit to the surgeons and patients."
More than 1 million bone grafting procedures are performed in the United States annually, and more than 3 million procedures are performed worldwide. Synthetic bone graft material represents the fastest growing segment of the orthobiologics market. "We are very excited to participate in this evolving market with our exceptional product," adds Seyedin. ISTO intends to launch InQu at the upcoming annual North American Spine Society conference in Austin, Texas.
In addition to its biomaterial platform technology, ISTO is also developing cartilage regeneration products centered on its patented cell-based technology. Cartilage regeneration is often called the "holy grail" of the orthopedic industry because of its potential to restore function to damaged joints that otherwise have limited healing potential. Cartilage serves as a "shock absorber" protecting all joints, including spinal discs, from the wear and tear experienced during motion. ISTO's first cartilage product is currently in clinical trials.


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Want to get off Long Island for a day? Splashdown Beach is an amazing water park located in Fishkill, NY, a scant 90 minute drive from NYC, and well worth it! Splashdown Beach's newest attraction features Bob The Builder. The Bob the Builder Splash Works section was designed exclusively with little ones in mind. Appropriate for ages, 2-7, the Bob the Builder section is a full space of splash extravaganza. We liked the smaller space for our little ones. It was easy to keep an eye on them and we were comfortable letting them exercise a little independence and play as they pleased without us having to be right next to them. With only one entrance/exit, the space provided enough room for hours of fun, but enough safety that we, as parents, could relax as well. Freedom for kids, peace of mind for parents = GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ALL!
The Bob the Builder inspired space features: 2 slides, bungee swings, sprinkler shoots, water tables with parts to manipulate for fun water discoveries as well as plenty of surprise splashes from above. The children literally spent hours in the Bob the Builder Splash Works section of Splashdown Beach.
We spent most of our time with Bob, so we only had time to try a few of the other areas of the park. We noticed that there were plenty of available rides for kids/adults of all ages. The lines moved very quickly and for those that wanted some "down" time, there was plenty of room in the pool and arcade. We loved the Croc Creek Wavy Lazy River as well as the "kids only", Shipwreck Lagoon.
We were very impressed with the cleanliness of the park, including sparkling bathrooms and changing rooms as well as the amount of life guards on duty. The staff was accommodating and friendly and when one of the children had to make a visit to the First Aid team, they were competent, quick and their experience with children, obvious. Did we mention all of the life preservers around? You never had to go far to get one, and if you needed a different size, a staff member was right there to assist you.
Splashdown Beach is a one-stop adventure for ALL of your water park fun. Something for everyone, clean, safe and tons of splashing to go around.
Child: Guests Under 42″ & Seniors (62+) $25.99
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As most of us are probably well aware of these days, about half of all first marriages now end in divorce. But did you know that the divorce rate is even higher – about 65 percent – for second marriages? Currently, about 24 out of every 1,000 second (or later) marriages ends in divorce, compared [...]
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Planning For Retirement
There are many benefits to retirement, such as having plenty of free time available. However, like many things, retirement is something that's best planned in advance. The better you plan for your retirement, the more you'll be able to enjoy it.
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How to Choose The Best Reverse Mortgage Lender
There are many reverse mortgage lenders out there who claim to be the best, or an expert, and can help you accomplish your mortgage goals, but how do you know your specialist knows what they are doing? We have constructed a check list here for you to review before deciding which reverse mortgage specialist you [...]
The Advantages of Using an Escrow Company
Learning about business – Escrow and Wise Financing
Although you may often consider them as collateral, there are many reasons to invest in any of the services available from escrow companies. In a business, they can provide crucial support and stability. From a financial perspective, one can certainly put forward a strong case for them.
Defining Escrow
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Giving Your Canine a Good Dog Bed is Important
We clearly know that sleep is a very important part of a human life, canines also need a good night sleep and the type of dog beds their owners buy is very important. Contrary to the perception of some, a dog bed is more than a luxury for your pet. It offers a lot [...]