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The 2017 HEUREKA conference is pleased to announce the debut of a startup library in cooperation with various publishing houses. The library will feature an expansive compilation of recently published books and classic texts covering a spectrum of topics – from entrepreneurship to finding happiness.
Our exclusive roof terrace lounge is the perfect space for participants to sit back and relax, while reading or chatting with other attendees. Did we mention the unlimited supply of coffee and tea will be provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
We are also thrilled to welcome Felix Plötz, CEO of "Plötz & Betzholz" and author of "Das 4-Stunden Startup," and Nicolaj Højer Nielsen, Startup funding specialist and CEO & Founder of Copenhagen United Aps, to our startup library. Both Plötz and Nielsen will read sections from their books and answer any and all questions in the library's casual and relaxed atmosphere.

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Sony has released a question-and-answer document that sheds some light on the features and selling points of the Home system. Most of the points are things we've already learned, but there is a lot of information that fleshes out what we can expect from the service. Download the whole thing (PDF) and give it a read, but here are some of the things that jumped out at me. First, the release date:
Q: What is the timeline for rollout?
Closed Beta (appx. 15,000 users): April - August
Open Beta (appx. 50,000 users): August - October
That looks like a good schedule to test everything. I'm still waiting to sign up to be told when I can sign up for the closed beta, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be able to be one of the first people to be told when I can sign up for the actual thing. We're hopeful. This is intriguing, though:
Q: Is Home a PS3 specific service? Will users be able to access Home through other devices?
Initially Home will only be accessible via that PLAYSTATION®3, although over time our intention is to enable users to interface certain Home features and services via other networked devices such as PlayStation®Portable (PSP®) and mobile phones.
Can I hope that I'll be able to play my downloaded PSone games on my PlayStation 3 before I can play Home on my PSP? Let's get these things done in order, people! Still, checking on my virtual stuff with my PSP is a nice feature and might get more people interested in Sony's handheld if we start to see some major Home addiction.
Q: Can I launch and watch a BD movie from within Home?
Launch, yes. Watch, no.
This makes sense; who wants to watch their avatar watching a movie?
Q: Will we be able to sell products (other than Home assets) online?
Eventually Home will not only support the merchandising of virtual assets, but also will provide cross-promotional opportunities for selling physical goods online.
Remember we were promised this on Xbox Live as well? I'm skeptical about Sony being able to deliver this sort of service; the legal issues and headaches with security seem prohibitive, as well as sellers and buyers being reticent to buy real goods over what amounts to a pretty version of an MMO. Is there a market for selling your real golf clubs in World of Warcraft, for instance? Of course, it's important to note that Sony is now telling us Home is not persistent:
Currently Home is not a persistent world, so when you leave Home, all of your possessions go with you. For instance, it is not currently possible for other users to visit your apartment while you're not there. We are working on the persistent aspect of Home, and expect to implement it in the long term.
Some features I wasn't expecting to see, that's for sure. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on Home directly to see how it works in practice. Looks like we will have to wait a few months, though.


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On a night that pretty much recognized greatness of NFL history before announcing the new season about to begin, with Cris Carter, Larry Allen, Jonathan Ogden and Warren Sapp highlighting the 2013 class that also included head coach and Super Bowl champion Bill Parcells, along with two senior selections in Curley Culp and Dave Robinson. More
Despite signing Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss weren't the biggest winners on the flag day of College Football recruiting. As expected, some bigger names like Alabama, Florida, Ohio State and Notre Came came away with the largest number of commitments from the potentially impressive recruits of the 2013 class. More


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The other day (on my to Dominique Ansel Kitchen), I stumbled upon this card shop in the West Village that I'd never even heard of (and, if you know me, you should be well aware that I'm a dominant figure in the greeting-card-store scene*). They've had a storefront since 2005 and surprise, surprise - it's great!
They sell a lot of independently published greeting cards (ie. the best ones), some stationary, wall decor, etc. If you find yourself on Christopher Street, you should definitely stop inside.
*Yes, there is a greeting-card-store scene and no I'm not embarrassed to be in it.


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Lana Wood, the sister of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood, is speaking out about the actress' untimely death. Now that authorities have reopened Wood's accidental drowning case, Lana says she's "frightened" to learn the truth.
Will Natalie Wood ever rest in peace? Over the past week, her former husband Robert Wagner, and former yacht captain Dennis Davern have had their say over the new investigation surrounding her death. First Davern appeared on NBC's The Today Show to reveal his theories on what really happened and now Lana Wood is having her say.
Davern initially stated that he lied in a police report about events that took place prior to Wood's disappearance. He claims that she and Wagner had a heated argument and that Wagner didn't put much effort into the search and rescue.
What does Lana Wood think about his allegations? She says, "I've never known him to lie." Apparently, Davern has kept in contact with Wood years after her sister's death. She claims that he'd only give her bits and pieces of what happened that night, but never the whole story.
When host Matt Lauer asked Wood about her feelings on the reopening of the case, she said she was "scared" and "nervous."
"I have spent the last thirty years preferring to just believe that everything was a simple an accident," said Wood. "A slip and fall and an accident. It's easier that way. And I think easier for a great many people. Although a lot of things didn't add up and I was always concerned about various things that were said. It's easier. You want to think the best. You want to think what's easiest to believe and what's kindest to believe."
Prior to this interview, the police announced that neither Christopher Walken or Robert Wagner (the last men to see Wood alive) are considered suspects. The authorities are currently reviewing leads from other sources besides Davern.
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Well, it's time for the annual Lewis & Clark Cultural Tour in Montana and Idaho. As usual, I go kicking and screaming, because I am never ready when the moment comes, not physically and not spiritually, and I have so much to do back in civilization that I let myself think I don't have time for pleasure in the wilderness.
By the time I meet the 25 or so participants—mostly Jefferson Hour folks—from around the United States, in the back of a motel in Great Falls, Montana, I'm pretty ragged. My trunk is filled with duffles and sleeping bags and life vests and books, but far the more burdensome baggage is in my heart and soul.
How does it happen? How do we get so busy with our lives, so stuck in routines, that we surrender our autonomy and sometimes our integrity, and become not much more than robots going through the motions of life but with pretty anemic vital signs.
I know this much. That it is essential to my happiness that I break my routines a few times per year, get out into some heartbreakingly beautiful lonely place in the American West, where I can sit under the stars at night, listen to the crooning of coyotes, contemplate the ways in which the limber pines sway and dance in the nocturnal breeze, watch for shooting stars, breathe deep, and let the accumulated noise and angst and strain slip out of my soul to be drawn down the great river towards the Gulf of Mexico.
Yes, Becky will attempt to drown me, as always, and about ninety minutes into the nine-mile vertical hike up to Wendover ridge, while I am bent over coughing up a lung, I will vow never, ever to do this hike again. But later that night, after a glass or two of fine red wine, sitting with other serenely smiling Wendover "survivors" around a lovely camp fire, I feel more spiritually re-integrated than I would have thought possible. Among other things, I find myself back in my body after a period of being only lightly anchored in my body.
Thoreau said, "In wildness is the preservation of the world." Jefferson was about as civilized a man as I have ever encountered in my reading. He loved nature with a capital N, but he was not much for wilderness. I doubt that Jefferson would enjoy the summer cultural tour very much—he was not one for roughing it. In this respect, my heart is more with Captain Lewis (who thrived more in wilderness than in Philadelphia), and with Thoreau and John Muir and Aldo Leopold, than with the severely civilized Jefferson.
There is a moment, on the second day of the canoe trip through the white cliffs section of the Missouri River, through what Meriwether Lewis called "scenes of visionary enchantment," when most of us slip out of the canoes into the great river, well-protected by life vests, and just float on our backs down to the evening camp, letting what Lewis called "the mighty and heretofore deemed endless Missouir River do all the work." We camp precisely where Lewis and Clark did 200 years ago. Wine, beer, and hor d'oeuvres are waiting, but for about an hour we bob down the river like characters out of Huckleberry Finn, and when you finally surrender to the river and the magical landscape through which it flows, surrender to the mingling of wide land and big sky that is Montana, my life soon feels like paradise on earth.
And oh my do I need that rebirth and renewal. Becky, I'm on my way. Be gentle with your fractured Captain.


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According to Alexa, nearly 30% of my blog's search traffic comes from the query, "amoeba music." A friend said that sounded like a so-so name for a band (as it turns out, it's the name of an indie record store in Berkeley – which doesn't begin to explain how anyone got here that way). I thought Paramecium was a catchier band name, although I wouldn't rule out "Songs of the Amoeba" as the title of our debut album, or maybe "Judas Eukaryote" for the first single release. I think Marilyn Manson should direct the music video, just to ensure that it shows the darker side of things best viewed under a microscope.
Somewhat more realistically, these are the top (unencrypted) search terms that Google says led to my blog:
1. human health care
2. healthcare is a human right
3. costco all american chocolate cake
4. 4rv publishing
5. costco chocolate cake calories
6. healthcare as a human right
7. health care is a human right
8. "holly" fantasy hd
9. all american chocolate cake costco
10. cigarette eating trick
11. custom fields word 2010
12. calories in costco chocolate cake
13. custom document properties
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15. emphasis style word 2013
16. healthcare is a right
17. right to healthcare
18. website illustrator
19. advanced properties word 2013
20. honelife
Get the feeling I should be charging Costco money for this? Or at least getting some kick-backs from their bakery? And maybe I should be teaching lessons in using Microsoft Word – to people in the healthcare industry?
I don't perform the cigarette eating trick anymore.
Currently, this blog is ranked 106,205 in the U.S., and 414,540 worldwide. Visitors come from around the world, despite Alexa's claim that 100% of them come from the U.S.. If you're outside the U.S., you should resent that – but WordPress stats and StatCounter correctly show the international set. Top countries include: India, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Philippines, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Indonesia, South Africa, and Ireland.
And my plan for domination of the No-Niche Niche progresses nicely…
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Harden of Tempo Graphics Takes 2003 Best Web Offset Operator Award
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Press release from the issuing companyPittsburgh, Pa., May 29, 2003 — In a battle of problem-solving and web offset press operating skill, Kim Harden, plant manager for Tempo Graphics in Carol Stream, Illinois, came out on top. Mr. Harden was the winning finalist in the second annual "I Am the Greatest" GATF Web Press Skills Contest. Sponsored by the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) and MAN Roland, the contest used the SIR Heatset Web Offset Training Simulator, a virtual press, to present problem-solving exercises. The competition took place during the Web Offset Association's annual conference, May 4–7, 2003, at Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. "The ability of the simulator to track the costs of the contestants' actions makes it ideally suited for this type of contest," said Jim Workman, GATF director of training programs, who managed the competition. The simulator is a highly integrated, interactive software package used as part of a training system for press operators. It recreates the operational aspects of a web press, from the reelstand to folder through computer simulation. The preliminary round of the contest attracted 14 press foremen, supervisors, production managers, and plant managers. These contestants were given 30 minutes to solve the same six specific makeready problems involving registration and color variation and worn ink rollers. Solving the exercise within the allotted time and with the lowest cost, Harden and Andre Dolor, a web foreman for Hagadone Printing Company in Honolulu, Hawaii, advanced to the final round. As the attendees of the Web Offset Association conference watched their actions on two large screens, Harden and Dolor raced to detect and solve seven identical problems stemming from tension variation, poor cut-off register, misadjusted dampening rollers, and registration and color variation. Harden pulled ahead to solve all the problems in only 10 minutes with a low cost of $326. "I was concerned I wouldn't be able to troubleshoot as well using a computer graphic as having a real sheet in my hand. But the simulator does a fantastic job of representing a printed sheet—detailing fold marks, register marks, and the associated unit problems," said Harden. Harden, who worked in the heatset web press environment for 25 years, learned web press operations after high school and operated a press for 10 years. He noted, "During the contest, I had a dry-up on one side of the sheet. When I increased the water, the dry-up got a little better but then color became washed out. This led me to suspect that the roller setting was bad. It all looked very real and allowed me to react exactly how I would with a real sheet. It also made you solve problems in a proper sequence." Now in a managerial role at Tempo Graphics, a direct mail printer in business for 30 years, Harden commented how the simulator's cost tracking mechanism could demonstrate to a press operator how his decisions and problem solving abilities directly affect the profitability of a job. "The simulator would be a great tool in any pressroom to advance the troubleshooting skills of press operators and train newcomers. Plus think of the great competitions you could hold, all the while advancing the skills of your employees!" Along with his new title, Harden received a plaque, a commemorative watch from MAN Roland, GATF textbooks, and a case of French wine by Paris-based Sinapse Graphics International, the company that developed the press simulators. For finishing second, Dolor received $150 set of GATF's bestsellers, Solving Web Offset Press Problems and Web Offset Press Operating, along with a bottle of wine. GATF distributes both the SIR Heatset Web Offset Training Simulator and the Sheetfed Offset Training Simulator to printing companies and schools, conducts a training program on how to use the programs, and provides technical support for the systems. Training via simulators prepares printing apprentices for real situations without losing machinery production time and materials or jeopardizing safety. It also enables educational institutions to overcome space and financial limitations and offer "hands-on" press training on larger-format presses. Those interested in participating in next year's contest or in either the web or sheet press simulator may contact Christy Holstead, GATF's training curriculums coordinator, by phoning 412/741-6860 extension 112, faxing 412/741-2311.
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Legionnaires' outbreak in Edinburgh6th June 2012
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh has caused one death and 17 cases of the illness have been confirmed.
NHS Lothian said a 50-year-old man, who had other health issues, has died and there are 17 confirmed and 15 suspected cases of the disease.
Thirteen men and two women are in a critical condition and are being treated in intensive care in hospitals in the area.
The trust said most of the cases were associated with the Saughton, Gorgie or Dairy parts of Edinburgh.
Doctors confirmed the first case on 28 May.
People contract the disease by breathing drops of water which are contaminated with the Legionella bacteria.
NHS Lothian's Dr Duncan McCormick said they were hopeful they had found the source of the outbreak, which they believed to be located in industrial cooling towers in the south west of the city.
"I would like to reassure the public that household water supplies are safe and that Legionnaires' disease cannot be contracted by drinking water," he added.
"Older people, particularly men, heavy smokers and those with other health conditions, are at greater risk of contracting the disease. I would urge anyone who develops symptoms of Legionnaires' disease to contact NHS 24 or their GP."
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Sometimes, you just don't have a few grand lying around to buy that Louis Vuitton of your dreams. A great designer handbag is a joy and an investment, but they aren't always feasible if you're on a budget. After all, there are splurges and then there are splurges.
But if you're trying to ball on a budget, have no fear! You can still get the bag of your dreams if you consider pre-owned bags. It's all the quality and style of a designer bag but without the sticker shock.
If you can look past the lack of glory you get for getting an in-season designer bag, and you're okay with a bag that's not in pristine condition, used bags are a great way to get a designer bag, especially if you're new to the luxury handbag game or just trying to keep a tight grip on your money.
Here are some tips to you started as you go hunting for your dream bag.
Know How to Spot Knock-Offs
The worst-case scenario with used bags is paying a premium for a knockoff bag. Aside from just being a shady thing to do, selling a knockoff at designer prices (even used!) is the worst sin in the consignment bible.
Know the signs of a knock off before you go shopping to spare yourself some heartache. Does the bag have plastic parts where they should be leather? Is the bag branded on the inside? Is the logo centered? Are the zippers and hardware high quality? Are the straps cut straight?
These are all things to look for when you're shopping.
Go Online
A good way to avoid the risk of buying a knockoff is to find a seller that specializes in used designer goods. They'll verify the bag for you to make sure you're not getting scammed. You'll pay more than you would if you were hunting through thrift stores, but there's no risk that you're going to get cheated.
Some good sites to try are The Real Real, Rue La La, and Fashionphile.
Score With Secondhand Stores
A riskier but cheaper route is to go to thrift stores and online retailers like Craigslist and Ebay. You can find some killer deals this way. Because places like Salvation Army and Goodwill will often not realize what they have, they may price it the same as other handbags or mark it up only marginally compared to its worth, so you can find some rock-bottom prices on bags.
This route requires patience though, so be prepared to hunt!
You can also find some good deals through online retailers, but be careful. There's no way to verify that what you're getting is authentic, so ask for photos of the branding and the details with proof that the pictures are authentic. Consider asking them to photograph it with today's newspaper, for example.
Don't Compromise
Just because you're buying second hand does not mean that you should snap up the first deal you find just because it's cheap. That's a great way to carry around a bag just for the prestige of the name and without considering what you actually want out of a purse.
Don't get caught up in the exhilaration of finding a great deal and ending up with a bag that is not your taste or just plain ugly.


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Last weekend I attended my sister's college graduation at Virginia Tech. Since the drive to Tech is a bit long, my family had lots of time to catch up. While talking about FreeReading with my father, he mentioned that I should spend time on the website blurb.
Blurb is a website and service that allows you to turn your photos, text and artwork into beautiful and professionally bound books. For examples of the types of books you can make using this site, click here. My father's good friend Andy Ilachinski uses blurb to create books of his photographs. Andy highly recommends the site, which in my mind is the equivalent of giving blurb a Michelin star!
Just imagine how much fun it would be for your students to create a professionally bound class book filled with student poetry, illustrations and more!
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From your email account to your iPhone, it seems that everything requires a password nowadays. With the dozens (or hundreds!) of passwords that everyone is supposed to remember, it's only natural that many people will take the lazy way out and pick an easy to remember password like, well password!
It turns out that "password" was indeed the most commonly used password on the internet according to a report compiled by SplashData and posted by PC World. The company created the list by examining password dumps posted online by crackers, some from very notable attacks.
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- 123456
- 12345678
- qwerty
- abc123
- monkey
- 1234567
- letmein
- trustno1
- dragon
- baseball
- 111111
- iloveyou
- master
- sunshine
- ashley
- bailey
- passw0rd
- shadow
- 123123
- 654321
- superman
- qazwsx
- michael
- football
So what makes a secure password? Well, it should be a minimum of eight characters and should contain a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. The more characters, the harder it will be to break. You should also avoid using the same password on more than one site, although you can probably reuse passwords for websites that contain no personal information and that you don't care about being compromised. Another tip is instead of using words, pick a phrase or song lyric and base your password on that. If you're a Dream Theater fan, for example, maybe you could use "pmu!IamNOTa" for "Pull me under, I am not afraid."
Another security concern to take into consideration is the fact that some installations of Windows store your password insecurely. This is because older versions of Windows use what is called a LAN Manager Hash, or LMHash for short, and this is an easy hash to break. You could have an ultra-secure 14-character password, but if Windows is not configured to ignore the LMHash it will be stored as two individual seven-character passwords in the system, making a break-in extremely easy. If you're really paranoid, create a 15-character password because that will always avoid the LMHash vulnerability.
So how do you keep all of these passwords safe? While some may recommend an online password manager, by doing so you're trusting that nobody on the Internet will be able to intercept your keys. Instead, rely on a desktop solution like TrueCrypt or Password Safe for your security needs.
It's interesting to note that even a password that appears secure on the surface, such as "qazwsx" is not safe because cracking tools use keyboard patterns in their dictionary as well.
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University of Wyoming police are investigating an anonymous message posted to a public Facebook page. The message directed sexually violent language toward a UW student.
UW Crushes is a page on Facebook where users can anonymously submit messages about other UW students. They're usually vague compliments, but some are sexually explicit or use real names.
On Wednesday night, an unnamed poster targeted undergraduate Meg Lanker-Simons, a blogger and community radio show host who is a vocal advocate for many progressive social issues. The explicit post said her liberal messages made the poster angry, and that the poster wanted to have sex with Lanker-Simons until she became a quote "good Republican." Lanker-Simons says she felt threatened.
"I'm married. I don't know you. And, honestly, I have been open about the fact on my website that I am a survivor of rape. You don't message something like that to someone who's been the victim of a sexual assault. Because to me, that's saying that, 'I'm going to have sex with you against your will until you believe what I believe,' Lanker-Simons says.
"You're going to use sex as a weapon… as punishment."
After backlash from students and alumni, UW Crushes removed the post. Page administrators posted a statement, identifying themselves only as "Engineering students" and saying they are too busy to read all of the page's submissions before posting them.
UW Spokesman Chad Baldwin says UW Crushes is not affiliated with the University, and that UW is looking into whether the post "constitutes a criminal violation."
STOP Violence Coordinator Megan Selheim says it's not uncommon for outspoken women to be threatened with rape, or to be told they deserve the negative attention. Selheim says "rape culture" normalizes and makes light of gender-related violence, and outspoken women are often targeted with threats.
"It can make it more difficult for survivors to reach out for help, or they may have trouble recognizing that what happened to them is not okay and that there is recourse for them," Selheim says.
"It can also cause people to think it's okay to behave more aggressively or more threateningly than they might otherwise do if they were more aware of how other people perceive their actions."
Selheim says anyone upset by the post on UW Crushes can call the STOP Violence offices for support. Information is available at their website: http://www.uwyo.edu/stop/
UW student targeted with violent, sexual language on anonymous web page; police investigate
University of Wyoming police are investigating an anonymous message posted to a public Facebook page. The message directed sexually violent language toward a UW student.


text: Oktoberfest Dirndl Oktoberfest Dirndl Oktoberfest is the perfect time of the year to put on a cute German dress and celebrate your German heritage. There is no better place to go than European Fashion and Gifts by Ernst Licht to help you find the perfect Bavarian dirndl. From Bavarian Tract outfits to sexy dirndls that show off your German genes, we provide the quality dirndl you are looking for. Our American and German dirndls give you a variety of colors and patterns at all prices. Our selection of German imported sweaters, socks, blouses and aprons will give you everything you need for the complete Oktoberfest dirndl outfit.


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Thank you so much for all of your messages and kind words regarding our new addition 🙂
To answer a few questions….
1. yes im still creating and im as busy as ever with lots of new projects on the go.
2. ?yes I will be doing the fairs again as soon as they start up for summer/school holidays etc
3. ?I will be back full time blogging soon with a whole new look and lots of fabulous ideas.
4. No im not giving hints on baby names and yes this will be our last! haha
Today I received a fabulous old (40s/50s) solid wooden dresser which was given to me by a lovely freecycler who knows I love doing up old furniture. ? It is stunning but really does need a good sand down and redo – I shall post some before and after pictures as soon as I get the chance to get the sander out 🙂
Evie is a huge craft addict too and is currently addicted to play doh! ? Well, play doh and wanting me to make her crafty things – including stitching things onto plain tshirts – I have to say im loving it too! ? Will show some custom Evie tshirts soon too 🙂
Off tomorrow to the hospital to pick up my baby support belt as my hips are giving in already, topped with daily clexane injections in my thigh! ? ? That being said I still love being pregnant! *heart* xx


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Looking for a new job and don't know what to ask for salary wise? Trying to find out what others in your profession are making? Glassdoor, arguably the best website for salary information, can solve your problems for you.
The site categorizes salary information by job title, company, and location. They also have a job board and an interview information section.
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The salary information is supplied by Glassdoor's users. Glassdoor locks some of its' data until you supply some of your current salary information. In this way, they build their database. What's great about their salary information is that you can browse by company and location. So if you're applying for a web developer position at Google in New York City, you'll be able to find that exact salary information. You can even find information on benefits.
Glassdoor aggregates all this information by locking some of the site's information until users submit salary information, interview information, or a review. Once submitted, Glassdoor's team manually approves the information before it is visible on the website. Some people complain about this system. Other people claim that Glassdoor salary information is $6k-$10k less than offered salaries.Reddit
More About Their Job Board and Interview Information Section
The job board is, for the most part, your typical job board. They do supplement job postings with information from their database including average salaries and company rating for the position you may be applying to.
Their interview information section is a particularly useful section. In this section, you will be able to find general information about interviews and also exact questions that were asked during interviews. Need to prep for an interview? Glassdoor is one place you should check in at.
Keep in mind that Glassdoor is just one of many sites where you should do salary research. You should also check out Salary.com, Indeed.com, and PayScale.com. In our research, Indeed.com salaries seemed to be the most accurate.
Glassdoor's salary information database is among the largest. They also offer a section where you can see previously asked interview questions which could be very helpful!


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This has to be one of the finest stone circles in Europe, if not the world. The mountains of the Lake District provide a brilliant backdrop to its siting on artificially-levelled ground. The stones are large and closely-spaced at approximately 1.5m (5-foot) intervals. Fifty-five of an original sixty remain, with thirty-two still standing.
The tallest stone in the 28.5m (93-foot 8-inch) diameter ring is a slender 2.1m (7 feet 6 inches) high pillar located almost exactly at the north point of the circle, a feature common to other circles in the Cumbrian region. In addition, there is a recognisable 2.1m (7-foot) entrance at the SE consisting of a wide gap and two portal stones just outside the perimeter of the circle. This is another feature in common with circles of the region (e.g., Long Meg and Her Daughters). Standing at the centre of the circle and looking between the two portal stones in the SE is very close to looking at the midwinter sunrise.
Access: Walk from Broad Gate. Well worth the 1km trip.
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Oil on New Orleans' back doorsteps became a possibility this week with news that tar balls had entered Lake Pontchartrain, the 600-square-mile inland body of water that for generations has been the city's playground and proved to be its Achilles' heel during hurricane Katrina.
Fishing in the eastern waters of the lake was closed due to encroaching oil for the first time Monday, idling commercial fishers and crabbers, and sending hundreds of recreational fisherman back to their docks.
Tom Lopez, president of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, first spotted oil entering the lake on Sunday through two passes, the Rigolets and Chef Mentur. Slipping past miles of boom and dozens of barges acting as oil barriers, the quarter- and nickel-size tar balls began washing onto shorelines and docks on Monday. Approximately 2,000 pounds of crude have been collected from the lake since Monday by containment workers using skim nets from small boats, says St. Tammany Parish president Kevin Davis.
Compared with the beaches and marshes stretching from central Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle that have been soiled with oil from the blown wellhead in the Gulf, the oil that has entered Lake Pontchartrain has so far been a minor skirmish in the region's ongoing war with the spill. But the tar balls and oily sheens, blown in over the past few days by remnants of hurricane Alex and another low pressure system that formed just offshore in its wake, are causing worries about what an active tropical storm season could mean for the lake in coming months.
"Tropical weather will have an impact," says Mr. Lopez. "The normal wind and current patterns don't tend to push the oil right into the lake. It has to have these complex patterns we've seen over the past few days to do it. But once the oil gets close, the tides coming through the passes are very strong, and the currents will carry it right into the lake."
Rough weather continues to keep skimmer boats in dock, says Mr. Davis, but the lake's first lines of defense – including 39 stationary barges acting as solid boom, 10 miles of floating heavy boom, and 9,000 feet of newly installed stationary boom – helped keep additional oil out. Twenty-four skimmers have been docked due to choppy water, but a small armada of 50 other boats met the tar balls head on.
"If those get on shore, they will melt and dissolve and get back into the water, so we have to clean it up before that can happen," Davis says. "We [are] keeping our fingers crossed that we have good weather and get the skimmer back, and hopefully the fishing closures can be lifted soon."
While St. Tammany Parish enjoys the longest coastline on Lake Pontchartrain and has taken the lead with oil containment, neighboring Orleans Parish – home to New Orleans – has the longest history with the lake. The city was founded on its spot along the Mississippi River because the nearby lake offered an outlet into the Gulf of Mexico. In the first half of the 20th century, the southern shore of Lake Pontchartain became a playground for New Orleans, with beaches, lakeside restaurants, and an amusement park located adjacent to the spot where the campus of the University of New Orleans now stands.
By the 1970s, however, the lake was in crisis, its water quality plunging due to industrial clamshell dredging and wastewater runoff from bordering municipalities and farms. The lake started a comeback in the 1980s, beginning with the creation the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, a state-funded nonprofit that patterned itself after the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Shell dredging and oil drilling on the lake were banned. Federal and state grants helped build new water treatment and sewage systems upstream.
"It was a dramatic turnabout, and the lake has continued to get healthier over the years," says Lopez.
Fish stocks in the lake have rebounded over the past decade, with record trout caught this season in eastern portions of the lake that were closed to fishing this week, says Chris Schieble, a director of research for the University of New Orleans' Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Science. "It was one of the last bastions for fishing that hadn't been closed yet because of the oil," said Mr. Schieble, who studies the lake's fish populations as director of the institute's Nekton Laboratory. "Overall, the health of the lake keeps trending upward, but we keep having setbacks from what could be called catastrophic events."
In 1998, hurricane Georges pushed large amounts of salt water into the lake, damaging plant and animal life. Hurricane Katrina did the same in 2005, then waste waters from New Orleans were pumped in by the US Army Corps of Engineers after the levee failures. The BP oil spill is just the latest challenge.
"If a large amount of oil gets into the lake now, that could be just as damaging as the clamshell dredging had been," Schieble said. "The worst-case scenario could be a slow, weak hurricane or even a tropical storm coming in just west of the lake. It would push in a lot of oil, and in particular would cover all the marshes on the lake's east side with oil. That would be devastating."


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2. A 1987 psychological horror thriller novel by Stephen King.
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Boston's Bodega is one of the most well-known shops in the world. Situated in an extremely nondescript building on Clearway St., nearly under the Massachusetts Ave. overpass, if you didn't know what you were looking for, you'd miss it. The entire store front is actually a faux grocery shop and it takes going through a Snapple machine turned secret passage to get to the real goods. Bodega is no stranger to Vans collaborations either, their first being a Real Tree branded Chukka LX way back in 2010. Seven years later, Bodega is delighting fans of Steve Caballero's signature models with a new Asian-inspired collaboration with the premium Vault by Vans line.
It's hard to believe, but this collection marks the first time Vans has allowed a third party to make-over the Full Cab. And Bodega did not hold anything back. With the "Return of the Dragon" moniker, Bodega pays homage to skateboarding's original flying dragon: the great Steve Caballero.
Both the Half Cab LX and Full Cab LX are designed with exotic reptilian leathers, pony hair, and premium suedes. With this release, you get two of each model with the Half Cabs done in complementary, but definitely not the same, color and material blockings to their Full Cab ancestors. The pairs also alternate between black and full gum foxing and outsoles.
Bodega could've stopped there, but they decided to go a step further, adding an additional level to the collection. Along with the footwear, we get some choice Chinese restaurant apparel that come packaged in special takeout containers. Each shoe will also come packaged with a hóngbāo, or a red envelope that is traditionally given out during the Chinese New Year celebrations. The hóngbāo included with every pair of shoes contain best wishes for everyone, but a few lucky recipients will get an extra windfall of good fortune.
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Calling all young scientists! It's time for the Cougar Ridge Elementary Science Fair.
This year we are combining the Science Fair and our Family STEM night into one "All Science" event!
Families are encouraged to come enjoy student projects and many hands on activities focused on all areas of science and technology.
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Project ideas should come from the students and the project should be driven by them. Parents should use their best judgment in deciding when to get involved, such as when there is a potential safety issue. For especially young kids, parents may provide some guidance, but it is important that the kids be able to call the project their own.
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Students in grades K - 4 may work independently or with a partner who is also a student at Cougar Ridge Elementary (for example, a classmate or sibling). For groups of 2-4 people, each person should register individually online and indicate they are part of a group. You also can do a project involving your whole class or scout troop! (In this case, one project coordinator can register the entire group.)
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|"I'm gonna have to side with the lesser maiden this time 'round - only by a hair, though - and that doesn't discount how excellent this was."
I invented a new adage when judging good Chinese black teas: "The more gold in the batch, the better." I had wondered how they could top the normal Bai Lin Gong Fu...and now I know the answer. They made it pure gold. This batch was all buds, like a Yunnan Jin Cha but smaller and curled. The peppery, honey-sweet smell was also there.
Canton Tea recommended a brewing temp of about 176F (80C) with a two-minute infusion. None of that sounded right. Sure, it seemed like a delicate brew, but I believed it could take more - just like the regular Bai Lin. I went a full 195(-ish?)F degrees and practically a four-minute steep.
The liquor was bordering on burly red but still maintained a lightness of character to it. The scent was all sweetness with a malty follow-up. The taste was just as excellent as regular Bai Lin Gong Fu, except for one key difference. It was a much lighter, more subtle taste - likely a trait imparted by the leafy contents being so young. All the excellent earthy sweetness was there, but it also possessed flutteriness that demanded attention. Not exactly floral, but flirting with flowers.
I'm hard-pressed to say this was better than the regular Bai Lin Gong Fu. That one had all the earthiness of a Yunnan Dian Hong and much of the sweetness of a Keemun. I adored it to death. This was a more nuanced cup but also softer on the tongue. One would think - given my prediliction for lighter, high altitude black teas and white teas - that this would be a clear favorite. I'm gonna have to side with the lesser maiden this time 'round - only by a hair, though - and that doesn't discount how excellent this was. Try both and see what you think.
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we decided to spend our first christmas as a family with just the two of us. we started traditions of our own, like sugar cookie baking & decorating, reading the biblical christmas story, and watching elf. we also had my brother over for turkey dinner. chance was so spoiled & so thrilled about it, while oscar wasn't as thrilled (he did looove his cat nip though.) it was such a beautiful,calm day, and the week that the hubs got off afterward was incredible. we had so much time to start packing up the abode, which was nice, and we had a date about every night. what a dream.
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I recently finished two weeks of racing back East. First was the Canadian Road Nationals in Ottawa where I raced with Team Alberta, and the next was a junior women's race in Rimouski, Quebec where I raced with NCCH (National Cycling Centre Hamilton). After not having an ideal performance at Nationals, I was determined to redeem myself at Rimouski and finish the race with a notable result. The previous year I won the QOM jersey (Queen of the Mountain) but this year, being a second year junior, I had my eye on the yellow jersey.
Stage 1: Team Time Trial
Stage one was a nine kilometer team time trial; a flat course that went along the St. Lawrence River. At race time we were fortunate enough to get very a strong tail wind which meant that speeds were going to be very fast, and we felt confident we would be in the top three. Overall, the team rode a strong ride. We finished second place to the very strong Centurion Next Wave Cycling Team coached by fellow TRT teammate Karlee! Their time was 11 seconds faster than ours and that meant in the individual GC (General Classification) we were 11 seconds back, which isn't hard to make up at all. As a team all the girls and staff were in high spirits and excited to race the first road race.
Stage 2: Road Race #1
Stage two was pouring rain and cold, which made the race a lot more interesting racing in such harsh conditions. The race started fairly fast, a Quebec rider attacked right off the gun, however we all grouped up immediately. Riding up the first QOM, I felt strong and was riding a steady tempo with three other riders to the top. Behind us was a group of about 12 girls who eventually caught us at the top.
When we reached the second QOM, again it was myself and three other girls that reached the top together. However on this climb the group shattered and bigger gaps between groups began to form. Eventually three other girls caught us and we were now a break of six.
In my mind I thought the break was going to stick, we were about 15km from the finish and every team but one was represented in the break. However, with one kilometer to go, our break was caught by a strong chase group of riders. This wasn't ideal for me because now it was a bunch sprint to the finish. Overall, the second stage didn't turn out ideal with the bunch sprint, but we didn't lose any time in the GC.
Stage 3: Individual Time Trial
Out of all the races in cycling, I would have to say time trials are my least favorite, especially when it's a pancake flat course. However, this was the most important stage for me because I didn't want to lose too much time on the GC. In these next 16 kms it was crucial for me to dig deep and ride as fast as I could. Overall, I ended up riding a fairly strong TT, I lost one minute and five seconds on the leader, which put me sixth in the GC, but I was still confident I would be able to make it up in the final road race.
Stage 4: Criterium
Going into the crit the team did not have too much of a plan. We were just planning to ride aggressively, make the race hard but ride safe, and not lose any time in the GC. Overall, the team rode a very strong race.
We were constantly making attacks and making the race interesting. In the final lap in the last corner I was caught up in a near crash where many people were forced to unclip. Despite almost crashing, the rest of the team and I finished in the bunch and didn't lose any time on the GC. It was now time to focus on the last and hardest stage.
Stage 5: Cathedral Hill Road Race
Out of all the stages, this race was the most difficult; the reason for this was Cathedral Hill. This was a very steep and hard climb that we would ride four times. Everyone knew that when we hit the climb, the group would shatter. For me, climbing is a strength of mine and I was confident I would be able to break away and hopefully make up time in the GC.
As the race started I made sure I was at the front because we would approach the hill in the first 2 kms. In the first lap I wanted to break up the field right away, our team figured this was the best move in order to crack the field. Quebec rider Simone and I rode a strong tempo up the climb, and once we got to the top the group went from 50 to eight riders. I was happy with this number of people because I knew most of them were already pretty tired from the first climb, and I still felt strong and confident I could break up the group some more on the second lap.
As we got to the climb on the second lap Simone and I rode the front again, setting a hard pace up the climb. When we got to the top I looked back and it was only Simone and myself left. I was happy but knew we would have to work together and continue to drive the pace in order to get a comfortable gap. We were told we had a gap of 36 seconds, which wasn't enough. We both wanted to stay away and expand the gap, so we got organized quickly and drove the pace.
The rest of the circuit was a mix of flat roads, and a bit of up and down. On the third lap, we were up one minute and 36 seconds. I started to get more excited that we gained a minute on the group, and I was now ahead of the rider in the yellow jersey. However, I was still not comfortable with the gap yet; it's bike racing and anything can happen!
Simone and I communicated with each other quite a bit and worked together really well to continue growing the gap. We both knew that we would grow the gap on the climbs so we continued to push the pace and to ride a hard tempo.
Going into the final lap, the gap was up to three minutes. I was excited to hear the gap grew that much but I wasn't surprised due to our organization, how well we worked together, and how hard we were pushing the pace. Coming into the last KM, we were going back and forth with each other; Simone out-sprinted me for the stage win but I still managed to win the yellow jersey.
Thanks to Simone for the awesome ride! Overall, the gap ended up at three minutes and 48 seconds, I was extremely excited and relieved that I won the overall GC win. A big thanks to my team that protected me in the race and the NCCH staff in the follow car! The win wasn't possible without the team effort.
Thank you to NCCH for allowing me to ride with the team this past week, now it's time to meet my teammates at BC super week!


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Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
UK-based model Vogue Williams showcasing flimsy, if luxurious, pieces from Brown Thomas' The Lingerie Room; the "ultimate destination to find the perfect gift to spoil loved ones with on February 14th".
Vogue is wearing a Stella McCartney Red Bodysuit €139.95 (above) and La Perla Black Robe €231 (top).
I am showcasing a white, wool-blend vest and y-fronts from Dunnes Stores (€20).
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A small and appreciative crowd turned out last night to enjoy great performances by Katie Glassman and Snapshot and our opening act Windup Monkeys.
The weather impact was significant and Katie Glassman took advantage of the intimate setting, abandoning the defined area of the stage and the amplification and venturing into the middle of our audience for an impromptu acoustic only performance and sing along. It was great fun!
Only two concerts left! Pray for some good weather to come our way in two weeks as we welcome Open Space with opening act Laura Meyer!


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Friday, August 28, 2009
This One is for the G-Parents!
Okay G-Parents!! Just so you don't have to miss out on the funny memorable moments, here is a video clip that you will especially enjoy. Just don't forget to pause the music play before you play this clip!
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Excavator Brothers
I am loving the new season of life that we are presently in. We are in the beginning season of a new homeschool year. Life is exciting here at our house, and I am determined to keep it that way. Creativity don't fail me now! I fear that about three months from now I will run out of steam. For now I am plugging along strong! Thanks be to God! I am loving that we are not having to rush our third grader out the door to school only to see him again near three in the afternoon. I love not having to rush through an afternoon of snacks, homework, dinner, and in what seems like the blink of an eye, bedtime. Our days seem a little less hurried and a lot more relaxed. In spite of that, I really think a good bit of learning is taking place. I am also amazed at how much less fighting takes place among the boys. It seemed like the boys did a bit more of that after Austin got home from school during the last school year. I think the difference is the pace of our lives. This homeschool business certainly seems to suit Austin! Today He got to do quiet reading time outside in the backyard! We were lovin it. Yesterday we got to put some real archeological skills into practice. We are reading Story of the World Vol. 1
A very kind friend let me borrow a teaching guide that goes along with it. We have been having so much fun. Thank you, Mari! Austin has been reading books on the topic like a maniac. I'm all for maniac book reading! This past weekend we were in a store that had these fossils buried in plaster paris along with the mini tools to dig them out. They were on clearance and I couldn't resist them. The boys were with me when I discovered these, but I managed to purchase them on the down low. I think they were distracted the many other toys in the store. They didn't see me sneakingly make the purchase. So as we finished our study topic on archaeology, they were more than thrilled about our activity of the day. My little adventurers that they are, worked hard to dig out the fossils! Hopefully we will continue to have many more exciting days like this at our house.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Look Who Learned to Swim!
Happy Friday!! Just wanted to share a clip of the newest swimmer at our house! I think it's official, Wes is part fish! Don't forget to pause the music player before starting the video! :)
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
More Chocolate for the Choc-aholic!!
Internet recipes might just be my downfall. I am addicted to finding recipes online. I just love finding recipes that someone else already tried. I noticed my friend Pauline had a link to this website and I just couldn't help, but to check it out. It was there that I happened upon this molten chocolate cake recipe. I have radar for this type of cake. If my eyes scan the words molten chocolate cake it sends this alarm signal to my brain. I kid you not. So ever since I saw this recipe, it has been on my mind to try it. Then when I saw that it only required a few simple ingredients, I had even more of an itch to make it. The one ingredient I was lacking was whipped cream. And, Yes, I had to make a trip to the store for that! You really CANNOT eat molten cake sans the whipped cream. It's practically a crime to do that. I have the picture, but I really wished I would have taken a photo to show the goey chocolatey insides....but once the four of us got started on dessert, we just couldn't stop. Then of course I felt guilty for making such an unhealthy dessert! I had to quickly clean up all the evidence. Out of sight, out of mind. It's almost like I can pretend we didn't eat it. All I know is that the four of us at this house scarfed it down. After Wes ate his, he left the kitchen, only to return a moment later to give me a kiss! A random spontaneous kiss from my busy almost four year old boy??? I must have done something right! I'm not sure, but I think it was a thank you kiss for the yummy dessert! :)
If you dare, here is the link where I first came across the recipe.
And if that isn't enough, here is my own picture from this baking adventure! :)
I can almost still smell its yummyness!! :)
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Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday always bring about so many emotions.
It is on this weekend, I just feel so overwhelmed with God's love. I look at my life. I look at my family. I look at my brothers and sisters in Christ. I look at us all, imagining us all at the foot of the SAME cross. We are all so different in many ways. We all have different life experiences, different hurts, different joys, but on this weekend, I am reminded that we all are on the same humble knees, in thanksgiving to God.
I cannot get through any of the services this weekend without a tear in my eye. I am just overcome with emotions when I think about what Christ has done for us. To take upon HIS shoulders, MY guilt. MY shame. MY sin. When I look at my life and who I have in my life, I deserve none of it. I deserve death. I deserve hell. But Christ, in His unconditional love, chose to leave the throne, become like us, and then die the most undeserving death. Yet He CHOSE to forgive. Like He said, for they do not know what they are doing.
And that is ME. I am no different. I am just as guilty.
That is why I sit here in tears, over His compassionate love and forgiving grace. I look at the cross and realize that my hope is truly built on nothing less, but Jesus's blood and righteousness.
Yesterday at our Maundy Thursday service, as we were singing the last few songs, Mazy held out her arms in the shape of a cross. I held her hands, and knew that moment was a small reminder of Jesus on the cross – a picture of open arms, inviting us in. Open arms, welcoming us into that saving grace.
So today, may we not forget why we live. Why we breathe. Why we love.
It is finished and we now look to the glorious hope that awaits, all because of Jesus's death on the cross.


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Over the course the school year, the ITF / DTC team has supported colleagues, and learned from them, about a variety of innovative uses of video to transform learning with their students. This post will share highlights from several teachers.
Advanced Strength and Conditioning (PE 866) - Mike RadakovitzAlthough Mike does not currently teach a 1:1 pilot class, but since the majority of his students have iPads, he has taken advantage of the technology to improve student progress with their lifts in PE 866. Mike asks his students to use their iPads to record their peers when they do their lifts. After practicing the lifts, and for the summative assessment, the students upload the videos to an assigned Media Album in Schoology. From the Media Album, all students in the class, and the teacher, have access to the videos.
From there, the students are asked to use a rubric to complete a self-assessment and a peer-assessment. Mike builds coaching skills into the peer assessments. He asks each peer assessor to articulate: the criteria for a quality lift; what the peer did well; what the peer needs to improve; and, specific steps to make the needed improvement. Students are much more engaged in the learning process.
French classes - Kirsten FletcherLanguage teachers can all probably remember spending the better part of an entire week for students to do presentations in front of class to assess their speaking skills. With 1:1 technology however, teachers can streamline the process, save instructional time and improve feedback! One way to have students to create video presentations and, just as Mike did, have them upload the videos to a Media Album in Schoology.
Kirsten recently did this with her French 2 students. Students created video presentation on a Francophone country using the apps Educreations or ShowMe. They uploaded their videos to an assigned Media Album in Schoology, and then they were asked do a self-assessment of their own video, and to watch the presentations of three other students and offer feedback aligned to the speaking rubric. Having all of the videos curated in one Media Album creates a class portfolio of student work that Kirsten can use in a variety of ways. She can highlight examples of quality work for future students and she can use the videos to facilitate individual student progress conferences.
Orchestra - Maura Brown1:1 technology also streamlines and improves the assessment process for Maura. Instead of meeting one-to-one with every student for a playing test, or having the entire class listen while individual play, she has her students use YouTube Capture to video record each other for their playing tests. That way students can self-assess, peer-assess, revise their work, and submit their summative playing tests to Maura via email. She developed clear how-to guides for using YouTube Capture, along with guides that explain the assessment process. You can see the resources she created on this Collab Lab Page
Do you have examples to share? Please comment below. Would you like to try some of these ideas in your own classes? If so, please come see us in the Collab Lab! We would love to brainstorm ideas with you!


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The Craftsman & The Passion Mindset
It takes much practice to build a craft, just like it takes much practice to choose the perfect "dibs" for a parking space.
A friend of mine, Jessica Jacobs, was telling me about the word that she was choosing to focus on in 2014. It's an interesting concept that focuses on arranging your goals around a word, rather than general resolutions. Her response is below.
"…PRACTICE, in all its meanings: To do something again and again in order to become better at it. To do (something) regularly or constantly as an ordinary part of your life. To live according to the customs and teachings of."
I love hearing about the importance of practice. It's one of the hardest and necessary parts of making good work, but also the toughest and least glamorous. There's been a rise in entrepreneurial mush making the rounds with grand statements such as: "follow your passion and the rest will follow." I disagree heavily.
I'm currently reading this book, So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport, which is all about why skills triumph passion in the workplace. It's refreshing because it not only debunks the whole "follow your passion" advice, but explains the counterpoints in immense detail, which tickles my geek needs perfectly. There was a certain part in the book that stuck to me, called "The Craftsman Mindset vs. The Passion Mindset."
According to Cal Newport, the craftsman mindset "focuses on what you can offer the world" and the passion mindset "focuses on what the world can offer you." The former is built upon the importance of consistent practice and developing your skills to do the work you want to do, while the latter believes that once you find what you love to do, you will magically succeed at it. Sadly, the passion mindset is force fed at virtually every conference, book, podcast, and form of media you can think of. It's practically the Shake Weight of the working process: promises of quick and satisfying results, with little time and effort.
Ira Glass, when asked about practice, stated that "the key thing is to force yourself through the work, force the skills to come; that's the hardest phase." Practice is one of the grittiest, but most important parts of making meaningful work. Is there anything that you are looking to practice at this week? This month? This year?
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April 7th, 2011, 6:20 pm
800 fans! <3
average rating: 5.00
April 7th, 2011, 6:23 pm
thank you so much everybody! <3 this is also a thank you picture for the comic spotlight!
i usually wait a while just to make sure it won't go backwards again, but...i'm pretty happy with this picture! for once, haha!
oh tristan, why did i make you a frog? i miss drawing your big ol' moon face.
remember KaPow! Comic Con is in London this weekend! i'll be there with mild gronktapus (mild tarantula/ gronk comics/ dogtopus)! tickets must be bought in advance, there are no tickets on the door.
Hemlock #1 is now available to buy online!
the first issue is priced at £6 plus postage and packing. it can be bought through lulu.com at my storefront here: http://stores.lulu.com/mildtarantula
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April 8th, 2011, 6:10 am
@Stitchedbullet: thank youu! haha i don't set out to do cute drawings but it kind of just happens D:
@Coffins_for_Kids: ILU2 <3
@Lyco: haha thank you so much! \(>w<)/
@MIDOxRI: and thank you so much for being one of them!!!
@vapidity: ahh, well, i think it will change in september >m< third year of college, i'm gonna have to be juggling my studio work, my dissertation and hemlock...then i'll probably be one page a week like everybody else!
@jello-bomb: thank you! i'm super out of practice with colouring, i've spent so long doing hemlock in black and white D:
@Fang Shinobi: thank you! <3
@Hadles: maaaybe he will, maaaybe he won't XD
@SignorinaAlli: awww, thank you! (^^)
@FiaFreckles: thank you very much! i don't think my art is very detailed though XD
@novembertree: awww i love your style too! \(>w<)/
@SunshineMoonlight: thank you so much! haha that little frog is totally the puppet master here, he is mind controlling tristan!
April 7th, 2011, 6:25 pm
D'awww, Tristan is so adorable! ^-^
Congratulations on the spotlight (and 800 fans)! You totally deserve your 15 minutes. (And moooore~!)
... I can't get over how adorable your drawing style is. 8D
April 7th, 2011, 8:12 pm
and your comic to!
All of your at is so flipping gorgeeoouussss <3
April 7th, 2011, 8:47 pm
Eeeeee, he's so adorable >w< Congrats on, frankly, a FUCKTON of fans XD
April 8th, 2011, 12:16 am
I'm one of those 800~!
April 8th, 2011, 12:49 am
Aww I love Tristan so much! Such an adorable guy, look at those eyes and frog-freckles! Though I like him as a frog, too. I love that you post more than 1 page every friday, it gives me something to look forward to. C:
And congrats for the 800 favs and spotlight! You definitely deserve more, though. Keep it up~
April 8th, 2011, 8:59 am
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MOON FACE it is too. I love his eyes. Very nice colouring.
April 8th, 2011, 10:33 am
Aw this is too adorable. I love these shades of blue... and blue green lol.
April 8th, 2011, 5:48 pm
Tristan is a beautiful boy.
Maybe he'll turn back someday? *sparkly eyes*
April 8th, 2011, 6:31 pm
My word, I will never be able to get over how much I love your style... c:
April 9th, 2011, 12:03 pm
Oh wow I absolutly LOVE this webcomic <3<3 Just read it from start to most recent in one sitting, I really admire your artwork, it seemed to me the more a read of it the more Id find little details that I really loved, and the story! <3 Im very interested in fairytales, did my final project on a Baba Yaga story =[ though never did enough pages to be satified with. Anyway! I am rambling now... Can't wait for the next update, thankyou for sharing such an awesome comic of yours x
April 10th, 2011, 3:56 pm
sdlkfjsdlfj I don't think it's possible for me to love your style any more than I already do. ;UUU; sdlkfjsdlkfj. <33333333
April 10th, 2011, 11:50 pm
So cute!The little frog is adorable! :)))
Congrats on the spotlight and the 800 fans! You totally deserve every single one of them (and more) ! ^____________^
April 12th, 2011, 12:09 pm
Oh I think it is! Maybe not as often detailed in the obvious sense, but just things like the point of the shoes, or lines in the hair X3 Im not very good at explaining myself, ahem - but yeah XD I find your work very pleasing (in a non-creepy way) ^^;;
April 23rd, 2011, 8:12 pm
i larvs yew.
April 29th, 2011, 1:27 pm
August 8th, 2013, 12:33 am
I absolutely love the "swamp effect" of this picture. And adnnsnnfjfnne tristan!!! D': you need to exist so I can hug you and/or marry you!!


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In California, an incomplete dream for undocumented Asian students
In California, Terrence Park made his mark as a high-achieving student and president of the maths club at the University of California, Berkeley. Then he garnered even more attention for coming out as an undocumented student.
It's not just the children of Hispanic immigrants who were brought illegally to the US as children. In California, Asian Dreamers - so-called because they'd benefit from the proposed Dream act - are the biggest group among students on the University of California's campuses.
They make up 46% of undocumented students compared to the 42% for Latinos.
The Dream Act stands for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. It proposes a path to citizenship and, with it, increased access to federal education funding for undocumented children and adults who were brought to the United States at a young age.
No matter what the ethnicity, undocumented students in California face a unique challenge: they can access state funds to help pay for their undergraduate education, but have fewer resources when it comes time to put their skills to use.
Kate Dailey talked to Park about how he is using his maths skills to campaign for reform.
Filmed by Matt Danzico. Edited by Peter Murtaugh
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Good Old Fashioned Little League!
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Had a chance to catch one of my godson's Little League All-Star games and have some fun with one of my favorite subjects: Patrick! It rained, it poured, but it was great, and the boys won to advance into the next round. Very exciting to watch and incredibly proud of Patrick!


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Feel Stuck? 5 Ways To Get Your Career Moving
By Beverly Flaxington
Do you feel like you should be further along in your career? Have you received performance reviews and felt disappointed that you didn't rate better? Are you stuck or frustrated in your job?
You could be engaging in what a recent survey calls "career-limiting habits." The study found that 97 percent of employees described themselves as possessing at least one of these five traits: (1) unreliability, (2) responding with "it's not my job," (3) procrastination, (4) resistance to change, or (5) projecting a negative attitude. Their bosses believed fewer than 1 in 5 employees would actually make the changes in their behavior that could boost their careers.If you find yourself in a professional rut and think a career-limiting behavior may be holding you back, consider these five ways to pull yourself out:
%VIRTUAL-hiringNow-topCity%1. Look where you're going
Name your desired outcome. Put pen to paper and record where, specifically, you want to go next in your career. Give yourself a date by which you want to accomplish this goal. Does your current position help or hinder you in reaching your goal?
Writing your vision helps you articulate where you'd like to be and may help you identify why you're stuck. Namely, you may be in a dead-end job that's not helping you progress. Stay positive, engaged, and committed by keeping this goal statement in front of you where you can read it daily.
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2. Name what's stopping you
Write down the obstacles that are standing in your way. What's bugging you about the job? Take a few minutes to air all of your grievances (to yourself!) in writing.
Next, organize them into three categories: those within your control, those you may be able to influence, and those out of your control. Put a big slash mark through the obstacle that are out of your control entirely.
Now brainstorm what you can do to overcome the remaining ones. By focusing on what you can do, rather than what you can't, helps counteract negative feelings and behaviors that are keeping you stuck.
3. Adopt a new communication style
Pay attention to your own communication style. Are you assertive? Are you a quiet thinker and planner? Do you talk before you think?
Next, pay attention to your boss's style. If your boss is direct and "get it done" but you need time to process information and plan, you may come across to her as slow, procrastinating, or even resistant to feedback or authority.
Modify your approach to match the boss's style. Use the same words your boss uses, match her tone and approach to the degree you can. Mismatched communication styles lead to many misunderstandings about effectiveness and intention.
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Trying different things to see what works and what doesn't can be fun, if you take the attitude that this is an opportunity to learn. Seek outside experts or inside mentors to talk to about your options for changing. Ask for advice and feedback on what you are doing right and where you might need to modify your behavior.
Take a look around the culture–who succeeds and why? Become like a curious detective, look for "clues" to get unstuck and picking up tips all around you. Try out a new behavior–such as coming in early, or volunteering for a hated task–and observe how others react and how it makes you feel.
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Think the boss is a jerk? Hate the company culture? Can't stand the people in the corner offices? The more you tell yourself how horrible they are, the more you will respond negatively in your behavior.
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If you find you just can't stand the person or people in charge no matter what you try, it might be time to find another job.
Remember that we often control the perception of people around us more than we think. Take these steps to turn your career-limiting behaviors into career-enhancing habits–so you can look forward to your next performance review.
Beverly Flaxington is a business advisor specializing in individual and organizational behavioral change, and the award-winning author of five books, including her newest, Make Your SHIFT: The Five Most Powerful Moves You Can Make to Get Where YOU Want to Go (ATA Press, 2012).
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Nightmare on Wall Street
Nightmare on Elm Street is the name of an old movie, perhaps you've heard of it. I've heard of it—never seen it. Well, last weeks headline of a weekly paper I subscribe to was "Nightmare on Wall Street." The U.S. financial crisis is worst than any horror movie and it is having a frightening effect on many. With the S&P 500 stock index down 20.46% in the past 12 months, who hasn't been affected in some way?
Fortunately, I have very few accounts that have declined anywhere near that of the S&P, and those are limited to clients who chose an aggressive strategy with a small portion of their wealth. My average client is down about 5% over the past year. I feel pretty good about that, considering how brutal the market has been lately—and, also having seen what has happened to some people and their investment accounts this past year—prior to becoming my client.
I use a Tactical Asset Allocation methodology to adjust portfolios for major changes in the market cycle. August of 2007 is when I began reducing exposure to equities. I've made a few other changes since than and any new clients coming in have been mostly out of the typical equity positions. Last Friday, and today, I'm making additional reductions in equity positions. I'm protecting your down-side exposure to this market—which I believe will get worst before the year is over.
By the way, I'm making the same type of allocation adjustments in my accounts and my mom's accounts as I have been making in your accounts. I've been through lots of market cycles over the years, but, I'll have to admit this one has been interesting and I've definitely learned a few new things. And, wouldn't you know it… I've added a few more grey hairs to what is left.
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Big Booty Photos » Kandee Lixxx
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Featuring: Kandee Lixxx and Levi Cash
Date: May 13th, 2009
Photos: 75
Welcome back, Kandee. What goodies are you serving up? "Take a look at my body. I have all sorts of goodies! I am young, tight and just right, so you take your pick. What would you like to taste first? You can kiss these sugary lips. Or you can suck on my chocolate nipples. But if I were you, I would go down to my delicious, wet pussy and get yourself a healthy helping of heaven!"In the Oct. '08 issue, you said, "Why tease when you can fuck?" Is that still true? "You see me taking all that hard cock up my pussy, don't you? Does it look like I'm a tease? I don't think so. I can't stand it when girls are all talk and no action. If you are going to put yourself out there like you are the bomb fuck, then be the bomb fuck, bitch!" .