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Experts in Family and General Practice Medicine. Family Practice experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Florida legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Florida.
The listings below are of Family Practice experts serving Florida.
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Arthur Hadley, MD
Katy, TX
Former Army Colonel and Army astronaut candidate who has commanded hospitals in the United States and overseas. Board certified in Family Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Bariatric Medicine and Addiction Medicine can help you in legal consultation as well as performing Independent Medical Examinations.
Emergency and Family Medicine Expert Witness
W. Anthony Gerard, MD, FACEP
Elizabethtown, PA
Experienced expert witness in Emergency medicine, Family medicine and Urgent care. Prompt response & excellent personal communication with your firm. Career emergency physician, assistant clinical professor in family medicine. Expertise & publications on rural emergency medicine, credentialing & scope of practice. As a family practice trained emergency physician, I have a broad scope of practice that includes the initial management of most clinical conditions.
Elliot D. Felman, MD
Medical Expert Witness
Santa Monica, CA
Board-certified in Family Medicine. Over 30 years Experience in review of Standard of Care and Expert Testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense. Clinical Faculty, UCLA School of Medicine.
Maxwell L. Axler, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Austin, TX
Dr. Axler is an actively practicing family medicine physician in locum tenens, with over 40 years experience as a family medicine physician. He is triple board certified in family medicine, bariatric medicine, and quality assurance. Dr. Axler has significant experience in occupational medicine, and has held numerous company physician positions. He has also provided medical services to Houston high school and middle school athletes as their team physician. Dr. Axler is a past Associate Professor in the Dept. of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. Dr. Axler has 18 years experience in clinical research and has co-authored several published peer-reviewed papers.
Elite Medical Experts, LLC
Tucson, AZ
Elite Medical Experts specializes in medical litigation. From Stanford to Yale, and from all places in between, Elite secures top-tier Family Medicine experts from the nation's leading universities. Each is Professor of Family Medicine with a busy clinical practice. Please call today for a case analysis by an in-house physician or nurse. Elite Medical Experts works directly with legal teams and does not accept inquiries from private parties.
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Robert Yale Meyerson, M.D.
Austin, TX
Board-certified clinically active Family Physician with over 35 years experience treating adult, geriatric and pediatric patients with emergency, acute and chronic medical problems. Peer recognition and professional achievement awards for multiple years. Extensive experience in both clinical outpatient and rural emergency medical settings. Past Medical Director of primary care office and psychiatric inpatient unit. Over 12 years' experience providing volunteer medical services in underdeveloped countries.
5 years of experience as expert witness during which I reviewed more than 100 cases. Former physician reviewer with Texas Medical Liability Trust.


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Joshua Emery Greene looks bemused in the mugshot featured in the above video. We find this an appropriate emotion, because we're bemused too. Why did he go streaking in a parking lot off Route 394 in Bristol, Tennessee, where the Irwin Tools Night Race took place on Saturday? And why was he carrying a live raccoon?
NBC 2 was just as confused as we were:
"I'm walking up through here and here he comes, back up and stops in front of the band waving and spinning in circles and stuff," explained Tim Lee, a witness.
Police were able to chase Greene and caught up with him in a nearby neighborhood. As police charged him, they discovered a wild animal in his car.
"With that we also found that he and a companion were in possession of a raccoon," said Bristol Police Captain Matt Austin.
Police called in Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to help with the furry situation. "They said his girlfriend rescued it from a park, but as far as where it actually came from, we couldn't really say for sure," Austin said.
There is so much we really can't say for sure.
Streaker arrested with live raccoon [NBC 2]

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Jewish World Review March 4, 2013/ 22 Adar, 5773
Treasure hunt is one man's legacy
By Mitch Albom
This past week, thousands of budding treasure seekers were so inspired, they crashed the website of a multimillionaire art dealer from New Mexico. His name is Forrest Fenn. He is 82. And he claims to have hidden a chest filled with millions of dollars worth of gold coins and gems.
The chest is buried somewhere in New Mexico. The clues are in a poem. The poem can be found in Fenn's self-published book. The book is available primarily through one New Mexico bookstore. And -- thanks to an appearance on the "Today" show -- that book was in the top 100 on Amazon.com last week.
Which may be the first time a treasure map made more money than the treasure.
"If I have a motive in this," Fenn told me Friday, "it's ... to get kids off the couch and away from their game machines and to smell the sun and have a little fun out in the trees."
He doesn't want fame. He has no plans to reclaim the chest. He simply wants Americans moving, exploring, seeing the beauty of the environment.
And maybe digging it up.
More than words for Fenn
I think Fenn is fascinating. A self-admitted thrill seeker, he joined the Air Force, flew missions in Vietnam, stayed in the service for 20 years and later became a successful art dealer. He also survived a cancer scare. They gave him a 20% chance to live.
"After that, I thought, I've had so much fun in the last 75 years finding things, if I've got to go, let me leave a heritage for other people to do as I did," he said.
And so Fenn, a lifelong collector of things -- precious and quirky -- said he stuffed a chest with gold and jewels, carried it to a secret destination and hid it forever. He hopes others have as much fun searching the land as he has had.
Now. I can hear you screaming. GIVE US SOME CLUES! Well, first of all, I have read Fenn's poem, and if you think, based on that, you can spot a location in the fifth biggest state in the country (nearly 122,000 square miles) good luck. Here's a sample:
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
From there it's no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There'll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.
Got that?
See you there tomorrow!
"I've gotten 8,300 e-mails," Fenn said.
What do most of them want? I asked.
"More clues."
The real thrill of the chase
It's funny. Most people hide treasure to keep it from someone. Fenn really wants someone to find his -- but only after many have trekked to look for it.
"They didn't find the Rosetta Stone for 2,000 years," he pointed out.
Admittedly, this is a unique way to motivate outdoor living. On the one hand, you get all these people in the mountains and streams. On the other hand, as soon as they find the treasure, they might buy a mansion and never come out -- except to adjust the satellite TV.
But Fenn calls his book "The Thrill of the Chase" and to me, that's where the real value of a hidden treasure lies.
Think about the word "search." What's the first thing that comes to mind today? Google, right? A computer screen. A keyboard.
But once upon a time, "search" was a loftier word. It implied going somewhere, making an effort or a journey. You know. Like "Lord of the Rings." They didn't commence their epic quest by punching in keywords.
Some think Fenn is making this whole thing up. I don't. But I can tell you this: If the worst that happens is a few thousand people traipse around the natural splendor of New Mexico, it's not so bad. They might even find that the hunt for one thing led them to something else.
A pretty famous Christian Bible quote suggests "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." My guess is that Fenn is hoping the seekers of his treasure have their hearts distracted by something else, the joy of the pursuit and the beauty of the landscape. That's worth its weight in gold.
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Researchers fly away from gravity on the 35th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign
Zero-G flying is just like throwing a football through the air, explains test pilot Captain Gilles Le Barzic as he briefs an audience about to leave gravity behind: "Except instead of a ball we have an aircraft."
Le Barzic is one of three expert pilots on ESA's A-300 'Zero-G' Airbus, billed by its operator Novespace as 'the plane that removes gravity'. The aircraft has been specially strengthened to fly parabolic arcs enabling researchers to carry out experiments in weightlessness without going into space.
Last week saw the start of ESA's 35th Parabolic Flight Campaign. Twelve teams from seven European countries and Canada and Russia gathered at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, in France, to prepare and fit their experiments inside the modified white-padded Airbus fuselage. On 14 October 2003, the A-300 lifts off for the first of three consecutive flight days.
Flying 31 parabolas each two-and-a-half-hour flight provides experimenters with about 10 minutes of weightlessness per day. Rockets and space flights provide much longer and continuous weightlessness, but only on parabolic flights can experimenters ride alongside their experiments.
The experiments on board are very diverse. They range from assessing how bubbles form in artificial blood and testing an exercise machine designed for astronauts to studying the behaviour of so-called 'complex plasmas' found in cometary tails and judging the effectiveness of weightlessness surgery. The one common factor in the experiments is their need for weightlessness.
Bubbles in blood
How do bubbles form in simulated human blood? A Belgian group from the University of Brussels is linking up with investigators from the Universities of Thessaloniki and Thessaly in Greece to find out. "We use a tiny quarter-millimetre heater to produce the bubbles in the liquid," explains Professor Thodoris Karapantsios of the University of Thessaloniki. "It's the same thing when bubbles form in the blood of divers experiencing the 'bends', or a spacewalking astronaut suffers an explosive decompression. Gravity and convection currents do not distort these bubbles. They stay spherical and keep stable which makes them easier to study."
Two unusual passengers on this week's flights are a pair of rats named Ariane and Apollo. However, they will not be aware of their free-fall. A medical team from the University of Bordeaux will perform some simple surgery on the anaesthetised rats. In this way, the team intends to investigate the feasibility of carrying out operations in space. This is something that astronauts may one day need to know how to do for long-term manned missions.
Testing for space
Several experiments are testing hardware destined for the International Space Station (ISS). One will test the concept of the flywheel-based Resistive Exercise Device. Developed by ESA with the Karolinska Institute, from Stockholm, Sweden, this invention has been specially designed to improve existing astronaut fitness machines. Astronauts rely on fitness machines to stave off the wasting effects of long-term weightlessness.
There are also two experiments flown by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics – the latter in collaboration with the Moscow Institute for High Energy Density. These experiments evaluate experimental apparatus for the study for complex plasmas on ISS, entitled PK-3 and PK-4. An earlier, more basic version of the equipment is already on board the ISS and yielding results.
Complex plasmas are electrically charged gases together with dust particles that exhibit unusual behaviour. For example, during weightlessness, lattice-works of statically charged particles form, called 'plasma crystals'. Complex plasmas occur in interstellar dust clouds, proto-planetary clouds, comet tails, and planetary rings. Understanding them better might help reduce costly dust contamination in the manufacture of plasma-etched silicon circuits, here on Earth.
Results on show
Visitors to Belgium's Euro Space Centre in Redu will soon be able to see some results from this parabolic flight for themselves. Students from the Centre's Space Camp are performing a variety of experiments designed to clearly show the effects of weightlessness on everyday objects.
"We're recording the results on ESA 3D cameras," says Centre teacher Pierre-Emmanuel Paulis. "We will put them on display at the Centre as soon as possible, and use them to teach young children about space." ESA also organises parabolic flight campaigns for students. Do you have a promising idea for a weightlessness experiment? It could be your ticket to ride, so send your application for next year's 7th Student Parabolic Flight Campaign before 12 January 2004.


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If you wore bell-bottom pants and platform shoes in the 1970s, you were groovy. If you placed a few solar panels atop your home or business, your cool factor went through the roof– literally.
Though solar panel technology had been commonly used in the early twentieth century and was especially popular during World War II, by the early 1980s, solar panels– once prohibitively expensive– had become accessible to the middle class thanks to significant federal tax credits enacted by the Carter administration.
But 20 years after Ronald Reagan removed those credits, solar– like a onetime disco diva– has lost its cachet. Can it make a Cher-like comeback in Charlottesville, or is it doomed to loll in obscurity like the Captain and Tennille?
When Roger Voisinet and David Watkins started Virginia Solar Contracting Services in 1980, the two young engineers figured they'd stay busy. But they had no idea just how busy.
"Within a few months we had eight employees," recalls Voisinet, 55, now an area real estate agent and coach of the UVA ice hockey team. Within five years, the company was flying high with annual sales around a million dollars.
The reason for that rapid growth? President Jimmy Carter's 40 percent federal tax credit, which meant that a family who purchased a typical $5,000 solar system to heat water could recoup $2,000 at tax time. When the Commonwealth of Virginia added an additional 20 percent credit, that family's return climbed to $3,000. Counting in the typical 65-70 percent savings on energy used for hot water, Voisinet says, the system usually paid for itself within five years.
A typical residential solar installation includes several rooftop panels set at a particular angle to maximize their sun exposure. Those panels collect the sun's energy and heat water– or in some cases antifreeze– which in turn flows through copper pipes and transmits the heat to water in a tank. In some cases, the heated water flows through copper pipes in a concrete floor, providing radiant heat.
But while residential installations were very common in solar's halcyon days, commercial entities may have seen the greatest returns on their solar investments in the years since, despite the fact that they were only eligible for a 10 percent federal tax credit.
"I think we're the only ones smart enough to do that in the world," says Lloyd Wood, owner of the solar-powered Jiffy Clean Car Wash on Route 29. "Knowing that energy prices were going up sky high, it just made sense to let Mother Nature help a little bit."
It's been 20 years since Wood built his solar carwash, and he says he can't calculate the amount of money he's saved. But he's sure of one thing: his initial $30,000 investment has long since paid off.
At Jiffy, the solar panels heat the water from the temperature at which it arrives from the reservoir– between 55 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit– to approximately 105 degrees. Natural gas boost the water the final 15 degrees to washing temperature of 120.
"Theoretically, that's a savings of 25 to 50 percent a month," says Wood, who claims he "would have done it even without the [tax] credit."
Wood's not the only one thrilled with his commercial solar investment.
Over on River Road near Pantops, solar panels have been heating massive tanks of asphalt for more than 20 years. And though the sleek glass panels seem somewhat out of place in an industrial lot filled with rusty metal, they've proven they're tougher than they look.
"There's no telling how much money it's saved the company," says Jerry Baber, plant superintendent for paving biz S.L. Williamson Co. Inc..
The solar panels heat two 18,000-gallon tanks that keep the asphalt as slurry. And while the tanks' insulation has deteriorated over the last two decades, the system itself has required "practically no maintenance," says Baber.
Not every 1980s solar system is still going strong. Consider the English Inn on Emmet Street. Originally equipped with solar panels to heat the indoor pool, there's now nary a sign of them.
While Fred Chason, president of Wytestone Company, which owns the English Inn as well as several inns in Fredericksburg, did not return the Hook's call by press time, a front desk clerk says today's toasty pool owes nothing to solar heat since the panels stopped working years ago and have been removed.
No matter how lavish the property or the solar installation, Voisinet explains, the complicated technology up on the roof may require special care, and the original owner may not be around to offer maintenance tips.
In the case of the English Inn, the hotel was developed in 1983 at the height of the solar boom. Ten years later, after a recession rocked the lodging industry, the property changed hands in a foreclosure auction.
Voisinet calls such a site that has lost the "parents" of its sun-based system a "solar orphan." For Voisinet, touring solar projects around Charlottesville is a trip down memory lane. But unfortunately for him, that lane is also a dead end.
In 1986, the federal tax credit was revoked, and the effect on solar was immediate and profound.
"Sales dropped to almost nothing overnight," says Voisinet, who with Watkins "hung on for another year," hoping the situation would improve.
Watkins was– and remains– disgusted with the way the Reagan administration dealt with the solar industry.
"The wisdom of the Jimmy Carter approach was to give solar a kick start," says Watkins. "The idiocy of the Reagan approach was to cut it off immediately" rather than phase it out over several years.
From 1985 to 1986, Virginia Solar's sales went from close to $1,000,000 to between $50,000 and $60,000, says Watkins, who points out that small companies weren't the only ones who suffered. Reynolds Metals, a Richmond-based company that had been a leading producer of solar equipment nationally, was forced to ditch its solar component.
"They faced the same kind of thing," says Watkins. "Sales dropped 90 percent."
In 1986, Voisinet and Watkins folded their company under better circumstances than many other small solar contractors. "We didn't go broke, but we paid our debts and went home," recalls Watkins. "The people who were experienced and could have maintained [the systems] were dispersed."
Since then, the big rage in solar has been passive solar– the notion of designing buildings oriented to collect sunlight in the winter and deflect it in the summer. For existing structures, green gurus have been touting the idea of planting deciduous trees on the south and southwest sides of buildings– to provide summer shade and winter light.
Today, Voisinet foresees a revival of more technical solar devices thanks in part to the rising tide of energy prices. He notes that there's still a 10 percent federal tax credit for businesses, and many states– including Virginia– are considering additional credits.
Consumers are well-known to embrace green technologies only to reject them when actually asked to pay. Watkins mentions the Toyota Prius. It's not the first hybrid car, but it's the first to become so popular that there's now a waitlist in many American cities.
That demand, Watkins says, is thanks to the Prius' relatively low cost, as little as $21,000. But because solar requires an upfront financial investment significantly larger than a traditional furnace or hot water heater, many consumers have been reluctant to embrace solar building or renovation plans. That could change, however, if energy costs continue to skyrocket.
But before solar can take center stage again, Watkins says the costs of the installations need to come down or traditional energy prices need to go up even further.
"Let oil stay at $50-80 a barrel, and it will work its way through," he says. "It's the touchstone for all other energy."
One massive energy company appears to be leading the return to solar. BP Solar, a subsidiary of BP Global, is currently the largest provider of photovoltaic panels in the world. (Photovoltaic panels convert sunlight into electricity rather than heating water directly.)
Some local businesses are getting back on the solar bandwagon as well.
Local health club ACAC uses solar to heat the outdoor pools at its Adventure Central location, and the club plans to include a rooftop solar-heated pool in its new downtown club under construction in the former Ivy Industries building.
The savings in heat costs for the Adventure Central pools is in the "tens of thousands," according to ACAC COO Grant Gamble, who adds that the $50,000 system put in place three years ago paid for itself by last year.
Watkins hopes it's a sign that solar can make a comeback.
"It's a technology that we ought not to give up on," he says.
THEN: Built for Southern Railway, the depota $60,000 building with $80,000 in solar equipment on West Main Street– could have done all its train switching with no outside power. PHOTO BY ROGER VOISINET
NOW: Now owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Company, the depot on West Main Street isn't used for anything, according to Norfolk spokesman Robin Chapman . PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
The Jiffy Clean Car Wash is the only solar car wash in Charlottesville. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
This Locust Avenue house is equipped with solar panels to heat hot water. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Solar panels heat ACAC's outdoor pools to approximately 85 degrees.PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
THEN: A Polaroid from the early '80s shows the English Inn when its solar panels were in working order.PHOTO BY ROGER VOISINET
NOW: The English Inn's solar panels are now gone, and Roger Voisinet says the Inn is a "solar orphan," a term that describes solar technology that's abandoned at a particular site.PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
THEN: Solar panels provided hot water at the McDonald's on Ridge McIntire in the early 1980s. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
NOW: Once crowned by solar panels, the McDonald's roof is now bare. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
THEN: Solar panels heat massive tanks of asphalt at S.L. Williamson on River Road. PHOTO BY ROGER VOISINET
NOW: The tank insulation crumbles, but the solar panels keep heating that asphalt slurry.PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Virginia Solar Contractors co-founder Roger Voisinet. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO


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Oracle Real Application Clusters is an option to the award-winning Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Oracle RAC is a cluster database with a shared cache architecture that overcomes the limitations of traditional shared-nothing and shared-disk approaches to provide highly scalable and available database solutions for all business applications. Oracle RAC is a key component of Oracle's private cloud architecture.
Oracle Real Application Clusters provides customers with the highest database availability by removing individual database servers as a single point of failure. In a clustered server environment, the database itself is shared across a pool of servers, which means that if any server in the server pool fails, the database continues to run on surviving servers. Oracle RAC not only enables customers to continue processing database workloads in the event of a server failure, it also helps to further reduce costs of downtime by reducing the amount of time databases are taken offline for planned maintenance operations.
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WEST GOSHEN – Coming into the semifinal game, the Unionville High School girls ice hockey team averaged five goals per game, but they needed just one to beat Lansdale Catholic in the Inter Country Scholastic Hockey League playoff opener on Thursday night at IceLine.
On the other side of the ice, Unionville's defense allowed only 22 goals all season, the fewest in the division.
That strong defensive play is what helped the girls pull out the win, especially in the third period when they had to kill off a 5-on-3.
'We have phenomenal defense,' said Unionville captain Jordan Hagerty. 'Back-checking is always great. We can always count on them on the blue line.'
Unionville took control of the game from the time the puck dropped and spent the majority of time down in the offensive end.
Lansdale Catholic wasn't able to get a single shot on net until a power play almost seven minutes in and even then, it was just one before Unionville took back over.
With time winding down in the first, Hagerty skated down the ice, around two defenders and once she reached the side of the net, sent a perfect feed to an awaiting Sarah O'Neill in front for what turned out to be the game-winning goal at 10:49.
Lansdale Catholic almost tied things up immediately after when freshman forward Allie Ward over-skated the puck and Alexandra Lombardi skated in on a breakaway, but goaltender Lillian Jones stood tall in net.
Shortly after, Lansdale Catholic was at it again when a chip from along the boards sent freshman forward Kendall Piazza in on another breakaway. Lizzy Gaebel tried to stop Piazza by attempting to block the shot with her body and slightly tossed her stick in the way as well, which was called for a penalty, but Unionville killed it off.
Despite taking two more penalties in the second, Unionville not only kept Lansdale Catholic off the scoreboard, but also the shot counter, out-shooting them 8-0.
Unionville had several chances to extend the lead, but junior goaltender Helen Cooney was stopping everything sent her way.
The third period proved to be a bit of a test when Unionville was whistled for penalties 10 seconds apart, giving Lansdale Catholic a huge opportunity to tie the game with a 5-on-3 for 1:50 just over two minutes in.
'It was really unfortunate that we kept drawing penalties,' Hagerty said. 'Killing them off has been one of our strong suits and I think killing off the penalties were a lot easier than expected.'
But the girls came up huge and kept Lansdale Catholic out of their end for most of the penalty kill.
'They all held their position,' said Unionville head coach Fred Henjes said. 'Nobody ran around too much. Fortunately, we played about half that penalty outside of our own zone.'
Unionville kept the pressure on once the 5-on-3 ended and tacked on nine more shots and defended the lead until the final buzzer.
Unionville will face Conestoga Monday in the ICSHL girls championship game and for that match, Henjes would like to see his team play a little better.
'Stay out of the penalty box,' he said. 'And get more shots on goal.'
Unionville 1Lansdale Catholic 0
Unionville 1 0 0 -- 1Lansdale Catholic 0 0 0 -- 0
Unionville goal: O'Neill.Goalie saves: Jones (U) 6; Cooney (LC) 26.


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Do you remember Bob Ross, the man with the soothing voice, wild hair, and happy demeanor who hosted The Joy of Painting shows on PBS for so many years? As I recall, one of his favorite phrases was pointing out in an encouraging way, as he added elements to his painting, that "the brush is our friend." He wanted brushes to expand our horizons, not limit them.
I don't know if Bob Ross (who sadly passed away at the young age of 52 in 1995 but lives on in re-runs around the world) knew anything about "human resources" or "corporate policies" — but I thought of him recently in connection to both of these topics. Continue reading


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27 Dinners was supremely legendary. First up was our pimp-assed limo trip around the peninsula, which was a little like being on the Starship Enterprise.
Onto the minor details, I gave a talk that contextualised the Steri Stumpie work we've been doing. I tried to show the geeks just what goes into a good messaging campaign, and how social media can be used to enhance and drive home the message, rather than social media being the idea. Sounds very complex but is basically the exact opposite of 'The Medium is the Message' (sorry McLuhan), which was really just some catchy l'il viral mnemonic that spread around when tactical had just exploded onto the scene. Must say congrats to Dave and Chris for organising a supremely awesome 27 Dinners. It rocked. PS. Red carpet photos courtesy of Brandon Golding.


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Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences
Course dates: 27 –28 April 2020
Organizer and lecturer: Dr Lasse Thomassen, University of Copenhagen and Queen Mary, University of London
Place/Venue: CSS, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K
Room number: to be confirmed
Meals: Lunch and coffee/tea will be provided both days
ECTS: 1 point
Registration: The course accepts a maximum of 15 participants on a first come, first serve basis. The final deadline for signing up for the course is 29 February 2020. To register please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The course consists of seven sessions across two days. It is aimed at research students and young researchers, who wish to learn more about deconstruction and how to use it for research in the humanities and social sciences. The aim of the workshop is to examine deconstruction as a method for political analysis broadly conceived. We read examples of deconstructive analyses by Jacques Derrida and others, and we discuss the methodological implications of deconstruction as well as the philosophical assumptions behind it. Deconstruction is often used in literature and cultural studies, but is little used as a method in political theory, let alone political science. Having said that, and although deconstruction is usually associated with Derrida's work, it has been put to use by political theorists such as Judith Butler, Lisa Disch, Bonnie Honig, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. The workshop examines the usefulness of deconstruction for the study of politics not only by reading about deconstruction, but also by seeing how it can be put to use in the analysis of texts. Each session is organised around set texts and will focus on methodological issues as well as substantial political concepts.
At the end of the course, the participants will have knowledge of the philosophical assumptions behind deconstruction, the implications of deconstruction for questions surrounding the use of methods in the social sciences and humanities, the politics of deconstruction, and the use deconstruction for concrete political analysis.
The course runs Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 April 2020. The course consists of seven sessions. The sessions are organised around topics and specific readings, with each session focusing on at least one example of a deconstructive reading while also examining wider methodological issues arising from deconstruction. Each session will consist of a mixture of lecture, seminar discussion and discussion of research projects.
Some knowledge of post-structuralist theory will be assumed, and the sessions will run on the assumption that participants have done the set readings in advance of the course (the programme below also contains suggested additional readings relevant for each topic). An interest in theoretical questions and discussions will also be assumed. You are expected to participate actively in course activities, abstain from non-course-related activities during the course, and be present for the full duration of the course.
No later than Sunday 19 April 2020, participants must send a short paper of 1500 words with a statement about their research project (with particular focus on the methodological aspect of it), and how they think the course may contribute to their project. The paper should be sent to Lasse Thomassen at firstname.lastname@example.com. The papers will be circulated to all participants prior to the course, and it is assumed that participants have read all the papers in advance. There will be opportunities to discuss individual projects during the sessions.
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thank you wargaming, im not the biggest fan of websights ,etc.
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thank you wargaming, im not the biggest fan of websights ,etc.
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I got like 60 barracks slots
I'd like to thank WG as well for their kind hearts and making such rewards possible.
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60 barracks sounds partially bogus, i dont even need 1(more), if ever. am certainly glad to have as many as i do, unless they give out crews(with out radio operator) 4members, in the past they were trained for a 10, got several crews like this, a good few i put as 'secondary crews' as i moved a crew past. was very useful for me. unless i get a crew donation, im right now wondering if i ll fill up barracks in the future, other than some maintenance use.
Yeah I know what you mean. I sent a tweet to the tankhollow in hopes they will feel pitty for me and send something my way.
But one can dream
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I still have yet to receive 2/3 of my rewards sooooo guess I'm putting in another ticket
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DRM VsBy CIOinsight
Web Extra: DRM: Turning Pirates into Distributors
Digital content control technologies used to be the sole domain of entertainment firms seeking to put digital locks on music, films and books, to protect them from being distributed illegally online. Now, though, companies across industries are looking at the technologynot so much to prevent stealing but to promote themselves to potential customers. CIO Insight Copy Chief Debra D'Agostino chatted recently with Ranjit Singh, an early pioneer of DRM technology, to talk about the new trend. What follows are excerpts of that interview.
Where is DRM in terms of acceptance?
There needs to be a standard for interoperability of rights management systems. And there also have been political and technological barriers. Take the political barriers. Many people don't want their content to go out on the Internet.
The media companies have expectations that these technologies can protect their content forever. But there is no such thing as security forever, because there are just too many smart people and there is too much computing power available in the world to make those kinds of promises. Anyone who tells you that their digital content controls can protect content forever is probably not telling you the truth.
What these controls can do, however, is help you to choose the appropriate locks you need to put on the content you're seeking to protect. This determination involves making decisions about the value of content to the corporation. It's got to do with strategy as much as being clear with people what you can deliver.
From a technology vantage point, this whole issue of interoperability is key and, once again, there's been a lot of effort to standardize content control processes, but people don't want to have a disadvantage if another standard is adopted.
People are now looking to get value for their technology through IP, licensing or, say, charging someone a tenth of a penny each time they make an electronic printwhat is called content metering. There's also the idea that because you're using my technology, you must give me a percentage of the value of the content that my technology is being used to protect.
DRM beyond Entertainment
DRM beyond Entertainment
Is that a direction that DRM may take in the future?
It will get into price per transaction, just like you have in the credit-card business, and maybe there's a minimum charge per transaction. I don't think DRM will be able to ask for what the credit card companies ask forsomething like two and a half percent of the value of the goods that you purchased.
When you're dealing with electronic, I don't think people will be willing to pay that much of a percentage. But they may be willing to pay a small transaction fee independent of the volume. If I'm buying an electronic good worth $20,000, for example, I don't want to be paying one percent of that. So I think this whole issue of metering and fair and equitable payment schemes is something that will have to be worked out in the future.
Further, there have been a lot of people trying to do end-to-end systems and, quite frankly, they've not been able to link up all the systems from billing to the selling of content. And that has been a factor that has delayed the deployment of DRM. But it still carries a hell of a lot of promise.
Originally, DRM was seen as something that only entertainment companies were using; now it's being more widely adopted across industries, by financial firms and also by healthcare firms. How can non-entertainment companies use DRM?
What DRM allows you to do is specify that content can only be used for specific reasons. Turn that around to a financial institution, for example, so that instead of selling its research material, it is actually in the business of acquiring customers. And if you take a financial institution, they will spend anywhere from $500 to $2,000 to acquire a financial customer. Now, imagine what you can do if you can now send these reports to people and actually encourage distribution, whet their appetites for it. It's a new marketing play.
You can say to someone, "If you want to open this, just give me your name and telephone number, and you can view it for free." So it becomes a marketing tool where you can now reach markets of many targeted at once. That's the beauty of this technology. Combined with the Internet, you can really reach and advertise to individuals with markets of millions.
And it's true in medical records, with such things as compliance with new federal data privacy regulations that govern personal medical records. As they're kept electronically, there is a need for controlling access.
Say I'm sending my doctor an electronic copy of my medical recordsbut using digital content controls, I can tell the doctor that he or she can only view them on a particular Tuesday afternoon between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., the time I'm going to be visiting that doctor. This way, I'm not giving my doctor the ability to look at my records at any time and send them all over the place. I can get very specific about usage rights.
Usually, you don't want your records put on the Net or distributed to your new insurance company, say. DRM is all about protecting somebody's rights to the information.
You know, people really confuse the issue when they talk about who has the rights to content. The way I define digital rights management is that it's the ability of the owner of the content to distribute content electronically and with the knowledge that it will be used according to his or her wishes.
What can those wishes be? Getting notification when someone reads, say, a magazine article online. Or you could say you can read this electronically, but I don't want you making a printed copy. In either event, you are defining how content that belongs to you or your company gets used.
It's all about the distribution of content, electronically over the Internet, and having the ability to define how people use it, for what purpose and for how longand under what conditions.
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DRM Vs. Asset Management
What's the difference between digital rights management and asset management?
Asset management is really part of the value chain for digital content. Before you start to distribute content over the Net and make money from itor simply distribute it according to your wishes and your policiesyou want to be able to manage it. This is a necessary part of the content value chain.
Some have said that DRM can also help firms expand their use of online collaboration in-house, to make digital products and to protect intellectual property from leaking out the door via the Web.
Companies right now say they want to encourage collaboration and yet they also want security. We're faced with these principles every day. You go into meetings and say, "This material is confidential and it will remain in the room." Now you don't want to take it out of the room because you've agreed to abide by the policies of the meeting holder.
The big-picture things with regard to collaboration really have to do with looking at applications of where it can be used inside the organizationplaces where people need to be able to control the use of content.
That could be limiting pieces of content to certain areas, it could be allowing connections to the consumer of the content and, like a financial institution or any enterprise, the CIO or the CFO may send a very detailed financial report. He or she can then start to specify that all of his or her peers can use all of it and can cut and paste it, and so forth. He or she can also stipulate that, say, the level below the peer group can only view it and can make a printed copy of it. DRM can also let someone say there are only a few individuals who can see it, or part of it, at all. DRM gives you that kind of flexibility.
This kind of control can cut across many organizations inside the company. You also could start to determine the rules by which certain documents can travel between corporations, and ensure that the rules that both sides have agreed to will be applied.
DRM and Profits
DRM and Profits
Are companies using DRM just to stop leaks and to ensure security of their documents, or are they trying to use it to plump up profits as well?
There are applications in streaming media, for example, where people are using DRM to go to the same Web site and are being able to have a very customized view of what they can and cannot see. Applications governing usage can save an organization from having to make multiple copies or multiple slices of the same content, and so you can store it once and publish it in many ways, many customized ways. So there are also cost-saving implications there as well.
There are other applications that, say, would let a company touch the user, allow training in certain courses, know when somebody's logged on, and how long they're looked at materials, and so forth.
Is DRM something that you think all companies, eventually, will be doing?
I think it certainly is, but it's going to take a whilelike most new technologies. I think there are applications that will take off much sooner than others, you know, working in healthcare, financial services. And I think once the media companies know what their business models are going to be for their content and how they are going to distribute that content electronically, you will see a great upsurge. But I think that like most technology, you go after certain verticals firstwhere there are pains that this technology can solve. Then we will see a much wider acceptance of this across industries.
What's the CIO's role here?
The CIO really has to partner with the business manager when he or she is talking about this technology and the benefits that this technology brings to the business manager. I talk to financial institutions and I was telling people at one of them that they can resell their research online and control it from being reprinted, using DRM.
Suddenly, one marketing guy said, "You mean to tell me that you can determine how many times something has been forwarded?" I said yes. Let's say I'm a subscriber to some research, and I send it to 20 of my friends.
Now when my friends open up the document, it will say, "Okay, this document was received from Ranjit Singh and by the way, would you mind answering a couple of questions first, before you read on?" You can have it for free, you can read it. Now if those people become customers at some point, you can actually give me a reward by giving me two stock transactions for free.
For too long we've been in this mode of saying I don't want pirates to take my content away for free. But I believe we should turn those pirates into customers, or at least those who can help us distribute the content. Rather than let them steal it, pay them a commission to simply pass it on. Turn the pirates into customers or into your suppliers and distributors.
That's your new business model right there.
Exactly. That's what I was saying to the media companies about Napster. If you can now track who has material, then you can deputize them, and pay them a commission for distributing stuff for you.
It's essentially turning the people who are taking your content into sellers of your content.
Exactly. Turn the pirates into your distributors. With DRM, you know exactly where your content is and where it's being used and how it got there. You also have to pick and chose where you are getting return on investment, limit your first sets of deployment, make it manageable, and don't make it intrusive for the user.
Because as soon as you start to put limitations on the user, they will start to dislike the use of these type of systems more and more.


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Miami-Dade District Wins Broad Prize
Guest blog post by Jaclyn Zubrzycki @jzubrzycki
Five-time finalist Miami-Dade County public schools has won the Broad Prize for Urban Education.
At an event today at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that the 350,000-student Miami-Dade district is the winner. In his remarks, philanthropist Eli Broad said the prize was aimed at creating environments where "good teachers can do great things."
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation provides $550,000 in scholarships to a school district determined to be the nation's most-improved urban school system, and $150,000 apiece to three finalists.
The announcement was broadcast on the Broad Foundation's website (and will be archived for viewing here). You can also view photos of the winner here.
The prize has been awarded every year since 2002, and Miami-Dade was also a finalist in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011. Miami-Dade is the nation's fourth-largest school district. Seventy-four percent of its students are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, 90 percent are black or Hispanic, and 21 percent are English-language learners.
The finalists are selected by a panel, and then an 11-member jury (the press release specifically notes that it is bipartisan, though that doesn't necessarily reflect their attitudes toward education policy) analyzes districts' test scores and conducts classroom visits before selecting the winner. There's no set formula to determine which district will win; here's a description of the process.
Some of the accomplishments cited by the jury:
- High and increasing percentages of Miami's Hispanic and black students scored advanced on state exams;
- There was increased participation and performance on the SAT for students overall;
- The graduation rate for black and Hispanic students increased, especially between 2006-09, when it grew by 14 percentage points.
In a conversation with Education Week before the announcement, Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said that the series of nominations demonstrated that the district's successes are not just a "flash in the pan."
"I believe we're providing a scalable, practical solution as America becomes more Miami. We've cracked the code of student achievement in Miami that can become America's solution," Carvalho said. Mr. Carvalho has been superintendent since 2008, when he succeeded Rudy Crew.
Carvalho drew attention to improvements in some of the district's lowest-performing schools, which he attributed partly to the Data/COM (short for Data assessment, technical assistance, coordination of management, according to Carvalho) process. During Data/COM, school officials analyze a school's challenges and debate solutions, Carvalho said. The Broad jurists also applauded that program in their announcement of the award.
The district's budget has also improved dramatically under Carvalho's tenure, which was noted by the jury. "This may seem strange, but we actually embraced the economic recession as an opportunity to leverage and accomplish change," he said. The district found additional government and foundation funding and made sure all spending was directed at improving student achievement, Carvalho said.
The event's keynote came from Admiral Michael G. Mullen, a retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which advises the president and others on national security issues, and was in keeping with Broad's framing of education as an issue of national security. Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, also spoke, touting his own district's successes. New York won the 2007 Broad Prize.
In terms of national security and America's intellectual capital, Carvalho was optimistic. "I'm an American by choice," he said (Carvalho came to America from Portugal as a teenager). "I too am informed by best practices across the world that we find in countries like Singapore or Hong Kong—but I believe also that we have an opportunity as a nation of innovation to reinvent ourselves as a better version of ourselves rather than attempting to copy someone else."
This year's runners-up were Palm Beach County, also in Florida; Houston, which won the first Broad Prize in 2002; and the Corono-Norco district in California. Corono-Norco and Palm Beach County are both first-time finalists. The superintendents for each participated in a roundtable this morning.
Last year's winner was Charlotte-Mecklenburg. A local TV station recently interviewed that district about its experience with the prize one year out.
Photo: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, center, and United Teachers of Dade President Karen Aronowitz, right, react after learning that their district won the 2012 Broad Prize for Urban Education. (Diane Bondareff/Invision/AP)
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Proof that plasma loves the planet as much as LCD
Conventional wisdom – of the pro-LCD persuasion, at any rate – holds that plasma requires far more power than liquid crystal. Panasonic is out to contradict this theory with its latest generation of NeoPDP gas flatscreens with the introduction of the TX-P46G10.
With the P46G10, Panasonic provides two ways of benefiting from its NeoPDP design, enabling you to either enjoy twice the brightness of Panasonic's normal plasma TVs while using the same amount of energy, or else get 'normal' Panasonic plasma brightness levels from half the 'normal' energy use.
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REDMOND, Wash. — Msnbc.com's Science Editor, Alan Boyle, has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 June Anderson Almquist Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism. The distinction is the highest honor in Washington State Journalism given by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Boyle will accept this award at the society's annual banquet on June 2, 2007, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash.
Since joining msnbc.com in 1996, Boyle has won awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Association of Science Writers, the Pirelli Relativity Challenge and the CMU Cybersecurity Journalism Awards program. He is president of the Northwest Science Writers Association, a contributor to "A Field Guide for Science Writers," the blogger behind Cosmic Log (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/) and an occasional on-camera source on the MSNBC cable channel.
"This honor is richly deserved," said Jennifer Sizemore, editor in chief of MSNBC.com. "Alan is one of the top science and space journalists in the country, but he never lets his expertise get in the way of his ability to communicate even the most complex developments. His passion for journalism and education have made him an important figure in the media landscape in the Pacific Northwest. We're thrilled that this award recognizes Alan for all he is and does."
The Washington Board of the Society of Professional Journalist's noted Boyle's long record of distinction, including his work at his previous post as foreign editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and managing editor of the Russian-American journalism review GlasNews. The board also highlighted his ongoing support of journalism education as past president of the Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ.


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Pittsburgh's Veterans Day parade is a tradition spanning generations
The 2013 Veterans Day parade in downtown Pittsburgh had people lining the streets in a tradition that goes back in different forms for nearly a century.
As Pittsburgh area veterans marched through the Golden Triangle, fellow Pittsburghers honored their service. Among those taking part was Josh Fales of Millvale, an Army veteran who was injured in Iraq in 2004 and now uses a wheelchair.
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"I think it's very important for veterans to be recognized, not only for the living and the ones that are able to walk in the parade but the ones that are still missing and haven't come home or are no longer with us," said Fales.
Generations of Pittsburgh veterans have seen public attitudes change over the years.
"As a Vietnam veteran, it was horrible. As the troops coming home today, it's about time that they get the consideration and the gratitude that they need for fighting for this country and making it free," said Chuck Berie, a parade marshal and a veteran who served both in Vietnam in 1966 and in Iraq in 2005.
Some younger veterans drawn downtown for the parade are pleased with what they've seen today.
"I think it's great. The city's always had a lot of people, a lot of support to the veterans. It's just nice to see everyone come out and share the day to people who deserve it," said Sean Clerkin, an Iraq war Army veteran.
"We're all veterans. It doesn't matter what war you fight, you're a veteran. You're fighting for your country, for freedom," said Larry Carilli, a Vietnam war Navy veteran.
Pittsburgh Mayor-Elect Bill Peduto walked in the parade and spoke briefly from the reviewing stand.
"Today is a way to thank everyone who served. And as long as we remember, their work was never done in vain," said Peduto.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl did take participate in this year's Veterans Day parade.
"I don't want to answer for Luke; that's his decision. But I can assure you that every Memorial Day and every Veterans Day , I will be present (for public observances)", Peduto said. "I can tell you this. The Memorial Day events and the Veterans Day parade come with the job."
Among the students taking part in the parade was the Keystone Oaks High School marching band.
"We just want to be here to support the veterans. We support our armed forces, and we appreciate their service to our country," said Bill Eibeck, Keystone Oaks' music director.


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Friday, July 22, 2011
Thanks to Tonya for getting me going on this orphan block quilt! And to her Word Play book for the letters. The Liberated Log Cabin blocks are from my first class with Gwen Marston, and the applique block is from a class with Gwen this spring. The quilt measures 51 x 51".
47 comments:
- Michele said...
Oh wow, so cool in every way!
- July 22, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Chris said...
Somehow you have taken disparate parts and put them together like it was "meant to be". Love it!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Clare said...
Isn't it great to have such lovely friends. Lovely colours.
- July 22, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Lisa said...
Love it! Your colors are wonderful and I love your letters. Aren't they fun to make!?!!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- fancystitching said...
I LOVE what you have done with this orphan block! No time to jump on the "liberated" band wagon right now, but you surely have tempted me to do so!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:43 AM
- Sharon said...
I love everything about this piece. The plaid in the inner border, the spool blocks, the little piece of polka dot fabric, the word, WOW! Congrats on a fabulous finish. Are you going to hand quilt this?
- July 22, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Quiltycat said...
Wonderful!...great, great job! I love it!
- July 22, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Jan said...
Oh, it's really wonderful - I hope that Gwen sees it!
- July 22, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- shellysquilts said...
Hey LeeAnn, LOVE IT! Well done my friend! A very happy piece!
- July 22, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Nicky said...
It is so colourful - so much going on and a bit wild! Great quilt!
- July 22, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Sharon said...
This is fantastic! I love the spark of the plaid and the print in the word amidst all the solids. How cool that it all went together so beautifully. Very fun! And isn't it fun to work together with a friend? Priceless.
- July 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Kathleen C said...
What a wonderfully free and cheerful quilt you've made. I'm also a big fan of Gwen Marston and only dream of attending her workshop :); her books are among my favorites.
Your center block will inspire me to make an applique folk art style block, free style of course. Thanks for sharing your quilt.
- July 22, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Pinkadot Quilts said...
Your color choices are fabulous. A happy quilt!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Kim said...
Love it!
Makes me appreciate one more time the power of solids to make a gorgeous quilt. Such a nice job LeeAnn.
Happy Sewing
- July 22, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Quiltdivajulie said...
Fantastic ... love every part of it!!!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- MB in MI said...
It's a treasure!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- West Michigan Quilter said...
I love this quilt. What a wonderful way to use those orphan blocks. Love the "gratitude" and the off center flowers. Beautiful!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Mary Keasler said...
You've done it again. Your brilliant ability to put all those piece together is astonishing. I adore this one.
- July 22, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Donna~~ said...
Great combination--really works together!
- July 22, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- YankeeQuilter said...
Really like how this one came together...a bit of Gwen, a bit Tonya and a lot of you!
- July 22, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Helen said...
I love, love, love this quilt!
- July 22, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...
so fun!! love it's off center placement! very cool. you rock!
- July 22, 2011 at 6:56 PM
I love what you did by combining the blocks from the two workshops together. Very nice.
- July 22, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- Julie Fukuda said...
Way to go!
- July 22, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Ann Champion said...
I absolutely LOVE this quilt! :)
- July 23, 2011 at 6:54 AM
- Tonya Ricucci said...
completely fantastic! love it love it love it!
- July 23, 2011 at 7:38 AM
- Rachaeldaisy said...
51 square inches of absolute fabulousness!!
- July 23, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- meli B said...
Love the way you have put it together. Looks like all the pieces were made for each other.
- July 23, 2011 at 7:04 PM
Nice! I'm a Gwen fan, too. She has a new book coming out next month, "37 Sketches". Can't wait!
- July 23, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- antique quilter said...
oh I just love this quilt
made me smile as soon as I opened up your blog.
ok Gratitude love that word...
and the liberated blocks around the quilt off center just perfect....
but the plaid flower pot and tulips perfect !
thanks for sharing, now I can't wait to see how you quilt this one...
oh and a shopping trip to PA to build up my collection of solids is on the agenda....
I feel a series/ collection of solid quilts coming
Have a great Sunday!
- July 24, 2011 at 1:12 AM
- Cathy @ CabbageQuilts said...
Absolutely fabulous quilt Nifty, love that vase in the middle esp. Nice that you were mentioned on Kathies blog too. xo
- July 24, 2011 at 2:25 AM
- Janet said...
Well done! It's a fun, fantastic quilt. You are so comfortable and competent with solids that every quilt you make with them is truly wonderful.
- July 24, 2011 at 3:25 AM
- Frog Quilter said...
Your quilt makes me SMILE from ear to ear!!! LOVE IT!
- July 24, 2011 at 4:26 AM
- Selvage Quilter said...
You make the niftiest quilts :)
- July 24, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- Juliann said...
I love this. I was just looking at some bits and pieces that I thought would make a fun orphan quilt. This might be just the inspiration I needed.
- July 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM
So charming and loving!!. Solids here look truly beautiful. I love the center piece.
- July 24, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Karen said...
Oh how I love this quilt!!!! I have just finished my upper case letters from the book and will start soon on the lower case ones. I hope to use some in a quilt soon. Thanks for the inspiration.
- July 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Unknown said...
I am in love with this quilt!! Just gorgeous!!
- July 27, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Barb said...
What a fabulous quilt!
- July 28, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Nyima said...
Fantastic quilt in every way.
I am grateful it that it graces our life in quilt world.
- July 29, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- Carmiña said...
I love your quilt, the pot of flowers, the colors...
- August 3, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Barb said...
great and happy quilt!!
- August 4, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- Andrea, the little collector said...
How wonderful the way all the different parts came together! Beautiful!
- August 4, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Sandra Kaye said...
OOOooo, I just love your gratitude quilt. Nice job. I'm new to blogland and having a blast checking out all the quilt blogs. Yours is wonderful. --hugs--Sandie
- August 7, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- Sujata Shah said...
It looks so wonderful! I am forever in awe with your talent!
Wish there was more time!
- August 15, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- Sherri ~ daintytime said...
It's so beautiful. You did a terrific job with this. It exudes gratitude!
- August 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM
- MulticoloredPieces said...
Marvelous quilt, great color, great design, and the unexpected is there as well. Very fun.
And thanks for the Sisters Show photos.
best, nadia
- August 18, 2011 at 3:16 AM


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Jenelle Evans' contentious behavior has caused some of the most shocking moments on Teen Mom 2. Her out of control temper, struggles with substance abuse and poor decision-making culminated in multiple arrests and led her to give up custody of her son, but the devastating events haven't slowed Jenelle's naughty streak down!
Jenelle is speaking out about what led to her most recent string of arrests and no surprise, she is taking little to no accountability for her actions! "I actually am confused about the arrest from last week," Jenelle explains to E!. "I haven't contacted Hannah [Inman] or [James] Duffy in a month, and I was the first to press charges, so I think they are trying to charge me with things out of spite."
Hannah initially contacted the police about Jenelle's allegedly harassing behavior and that led to her first arrest this January. "Hannah does not own a cell phone either so there's no way I could of harassed her with phone calls," Jenelle reveals.
"I never threatened Hannah," Jenelle insists. "I guess she claims I'm a threat to her, which makes me laugh, because I moved 45 minutes away from her three weeks ago to get away from the drama and be closer to school."
Jenelle was arrested a second time in less than a week, this time for a Domestic Violence Protection Order Violation. According to Duffy, the reason for that arrest was Jenelle's refusal to remove a naked photo of Hannah from her Facebook wall. This coming from the same man who released scandalous photos of Jenelle all over the Internet!
"I didn't post any naked picture of Hannah. I have four admins on my Facebook fanpage. One of them must of posted it. I didn't even know it was posted. After I got arrested, I searched for it and deleted it," Jenelle adamantly declares. "I really don't understand why any of these charges are taken out against me." Jenelle is due back in court February 6th.
Firing back, Jenelle accuses Duffy of controlling Hannah and bullying her! "Duffy is using Hannah to his advantage, I believe. He is forcing her to do this. It's a known fact, or else she will be on the streets."
"Duffy is also jealous of my manager and mad that Hannah won't give it up to him," Jenelle adds. "This is very disturbing to me, because she is only 19 and he is 46. I wish she would see how dangerous he is and move out."
Jenelle claims her distressing legal situation has led her to seek psychiatric help. "Now I have to go back to the psychiatrist because I feel like I'm about to have a nervous breakdown. It's constant harassment against me, having me arrested for petty things. That's why my probation officer hasn't violated me for probation. She knows it's not my fault."
"I'm hanging on to everything that's happening this past month," Jenelle reveals. "I almost reached my breaking point, but went to see my psychiatrist to get back on my medication to help with this depression and anxiety Duffy and Hannah caused. Everything always works out in the end though."
While Jenelle has been spending time in the care of mental health professionals, the troubled reality star was apparently diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder. Jenelle took to Twitter to defend her actions from Tuesday night's explosive episode, featuring her diabolical fighting with her ex-roommate, Tori. Jenelle has some serious ex-roomie drama!
In response to fans calling her "seriously psychotic," Jenelle tweeted, ""bi polar disorder sweetheart." Jenelle reassured fans that she is alright now, "I'm on my medication now and my life has change tremendously." Well, errrr… I guess you could say things have changed for Jenelle… On the upside, Jenelle seems to be focusing on her classes and hopefully staying away from the drama.
Jenelle's fellow Teen Mom star Amber Portwood also revealed she has bipolar disorder a while back.
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Downton Abbey | Promotion | Finale Preview
Bid a fond farewell to Downton Abbey with two special episodes. First, see series historical advisor Alastair Bruce in the new documentary More Manners of Downton Abbey, airing Sunday, February 28 at 9/8c. Then, see the series finale of Downton Abbey on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. #FarewellDownton


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Homegrown Heroes: Calvin Riggleman
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In this clip from Lidia Celebrates America: Homegrown Heroes, Lidia Bastianich tries whisky shots from Calvin Riggleman's distillery. Riggleman owns an 80-acre expanse, and grows all kinds of fruits and vegetables. He manages a farm stand, travels to farmer's markets, and makes his own jams, jellies and sauces, as well as several kinds of local moonshine.
Aired: 12/15/17
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What a week! Another successful NYFW is officially in the books and I'm still drooling over the beauty looks I saw on catwalks across Manhattan over the past few days. In addition to the looks you've already read me obsess over (nails at Nicole Miller, hair at Herve Leger, makeup at Badgley Mischka) here are the rest of my fav looks I saw at the SS16 shows…
Makeup at Hood By Air
I see what you did there, Hood By Air. The makeup team made a huge statement with this graphic, exaggerated (and purposely unblended) contour creation. It's hard to ignore that this look addresses the mainstream obsession with highlighting and shading a la Instagram. (Or at least, that was my interpretation when I saw it.) Lead artist Inge Grognard described it as "natural beauties defying the boundaries of highlighting and contouring to enhance their features." She used the process of sculpting the face by playing with graphism, using the following products: MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palettes, Prep + Prime Highlighters, MAC Pro Paint Sticks, MAC Pro Full Coverage Foundation White, Invisible Set Powder, and Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder. It was a bold move and I loved it!
Nails at Tanya Taylor
One thing rang loud and clear in the world of nail trends at NYFW and that is nail art is not dead! Sally Hansen Global Color Ambassador Madeline Poole created this striped design to complement Tanya Taylor's bright collection. Arm Candy, Kook A Mango, Ruby Do, Water Color, and In Full Blue-m are the trend-setting shades she used to achieve this exclusive look. Madeline explained, "Tanya's collection is an homage to the hand-made textiles, delicate beadwork and vivid dyes used in Africa, and I wanted to continue that aesthetic. I designed a striped nail look that mimics the multicolored, layered jewelry of the Maasai people, giving each model her own unique combination of five different stripe colors in various thicknesses."
Hair at Phillip Lim
Wella Professionals lead stylist Paul Hanlon created the perfect balance of street style and elegance at the Phillip Lim 10th Anniversary show, "Stop and Smell the Flowers." He took the undone sportiness of a bun and added netting to the front of the head for a beautiful juxtaposition of contrasting themes. Paul crafted this look by applying Wella's new EIMI Extra Volume Mousse throughout the hair to create texture. He then added flat S shape waves with a flat iron to create movement and twisted the hair into a low messy bun, leaving ends out and separated. He sealed the look with hairspray and fastened a square of netting across the head, slightly offset, for the perfect finishing touch.
Makeup at Marchesa
Inspired by Marchesa's pastels, the incredible Gucci Westman created a look to mirror the effect of the collection. The makeup design featured luminous skin, subtle eyes, and a powerful pop of pink on the lips. Gucci used MAC Strobe Cream (which is the best stuff ever, by the way) as a subtle highlight above the upper cheekbones, bridge of the nose, cupid's bow, and chin. Pro Longwear Concealer was applied as needed to perfect and Sculpting Powder Pro Palette was blended under the cheekbones to contour. MAC Pro Mixing Medium was applied over the entire eye for added dimension and shine. The star of this look was the perfect pink lip, created by To Matte With Love Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolor (available spring/summer 2016) blended from the outer corners inward to accentuate lips. Girl About Town and Flat Out Fabulous Lipstick was then applied over to intensify and finish.
Nails at the Blonds
Inspired by Cleopatra, the Sphinx and various elements of Egyptology, the fashion and nails at The Blonds show can be described as dramatic handcrafted treasures. Completing the designers' runway looks with a distinct nail style on every model, CND nail artists hand-sculpted the nails and embellishments with CND Liquid & Powder and Brisa Gel, then added layers of color with Shellac Nail Color, Vinylux Weekly Polish and CND Additives. Royal golden tones ruled the color palette while accents of blue, turquoise, red and green added texture and dimension. Hieroglyphics, snake skins, and beetles were constructed with an array of unconventional materials, including feathers, foils, ribbons, chains, and jewels. "The CND team never ceases to amaze us with their unique creative vision. If we can dream it, they can bring it to life," said The Blonds designer David Blond.
Hair at DVF
I adore Diane Von Furstenberg's designs and I loved the beauty look that accompanied her new collection just as much! The inspiration came from Diane herself who collaborated with stylist Orlando Pita to execute her vision. "Whether in Ibiza, Portofino, Los Angeles, or Bali, I love seeing all the girls head out at night with their natural waves fresh from the beach, just tucked behind their ear with a flower, it reminded me of how I used to wear my own hair back in the 1970s and I wanted Orlando to inject that carefree vibe into the show," Diane said. To get the look, Orlando prepped 2 inch sections with Make Waves Shaping Gel and Make Waves Shine Enhancing Cream and twisted into a bun, repeating around the base of the neck to create rows of mini buns to set the hair. When dry, he unraveled each bun, pulling apart the hair twists. Then, he used a soft bristle brush to brush out the waves and lightly tease the front section to create soft volume. He finished the look by tucking the hair behind one ear and spraying Perfectly (un)Done Ultra Brushable Hairspray.
Makeup at Sally LaPointe
Makeup Artist James Kalliardos describes the trend at Sally LaPointe as "Ethereal Rebel." He blended MAC Prep + Prime Moisture Infusion into the skin to instantly hydrate with MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation lightly buffed over the skin to add texture. Highlight was added with Peach Strobe Cream Shade Extension (available winter 2016) over the upper cheekbones. Promise Me Velvetease Lip Pencil (available spring 2016) was blended over the entire lip for a soft, natural look. The ends of the brows were embellished with sequins to complete – my favorite part!
Nails at Desigual
The denim embellished nails at Desigual looked awesome against the new spring/summer collection on the runway. Nail artist Keri Blair described it as, "A bit 90's grunge, a bit Kawaii, a bit Barcelona girl… This is where art meets craft." Actual white and dark rinse denim were used to cover nails, then distressed to appear worn-in, like your fav pair of jeans. Origami paper manipulated into shapes inspired by collage artists were then used to accent the thumb and ring fingers.
Makeup at Alice + Olivia
Stila Cosmetics' Global Director of Creative Artistry Sarah Lucero lead the charge behind the scenes at Alice + Olivia. The trend inspiration for this show was "Desert Goddess." Sarah used the Stila Magnificent Metal eyeshadows in comex gold and gilded gold to encrust the eye in gold and hit the top points of the face, giving the illusion of desert sun gleaming off the skin. She created dimension by using the Custom Contour Duo and Kitten shimmer. Lips were done using Stila Stay All Day Lipstick which is quite possibly my favorite liquid lipstick of all time. The shade she chose for the Alice + Olivia show, Dolce, is beautiful and complemented the overall look perfectly. Love!
Everything at Jeremy Scott
No literally, everything at Jeremy Scott was on point at Fashion Week. The standout elements of this look, for me, were the eyes, lips, and hair.
According to stellar makeup artist Kabuki, her inspiration for the makeup was "East Village party girls of the '80s who love playing dress-up in '60s vintage." Kabuki used MAC's Blacktrack Fluidline and On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eyeliner were used to create the "fishtail" eyeliner above and below the eye. A custom coral blend featuring MAC Pro Lipmix in orange, white and nude, was applied over the natural shape of the lips to finish.
The hair was created by Wella's Global Creative Director Eugene Souleiman who took inspiration from the heroine of John Waters' iconic film 'Hairspray', Tracy Turnblatt, and the bouffant-haired beauties of bands like The Supremes, The B-52s and The Go-Gos. "Building on the late-50s-meets-80s Americana influence that Jeremy loves, we created a caricature of that classic John Waters look, with masses of graphic, structured volume at the roots, set off by incredibly soft and bouncy movement through the lengths," Eugene said. He prepped the hair with Wella EIMI Root Shoot and Sugar Lift for maximum volume then set into pin curls. After the hair was dry and set, he backcombed into a gravity defying bouffant at the crown.
At NYFW, we go big or go home! Can't wait to see all of these stunning runway beauty looks translated for everyday wear in a few months. But first, Fall. 😉


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Tiwoser Gas Retro "Double Bubble" Clock
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These lighted clocks are a total throwback that will send you down memory lane! The American made Tiwoser Gas Retro "Double Bubble" Clock is backlit with a clear Lexan outer lens. They measure 14" across and plug into any 110 outlet. Quartz movement runs on a AA battery (not included) and lighting can be switched on or off via switch in cord.
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Detective is 50% off – only $0.99 – until Jan. 5!
Detective 1.0.3 is now available. It fixes some rendering bugs in Mountain Lion & a problem that sometimes caused it to stop updating when the Mac wakes from sleep. Version 1.0.3 runs only in Mountain Lion and uses notification center instead of Growl.
The next update will restore support for Growl & older versions of Mac OS X.


text: Tesla's Model S P85 can vault from zero to 60 MPH in 4.2 seconds or so -- pretty good for a luxury car with no pistons. Tuning outfit Saleen thought it could top that, though, and has come up with a new version called the Foursixteen. The company also bestows 700HP to Mustangs, but it thinks the Model S "is an entirely new class" of American car equally deserving of such treatment. To that end, Saleen started with the P85 performance variant of the Model S with 416 horsepower and 443 foot-pounds of torque, and changed the final drive ratio for better acceleration. It also added aerodynamic updates, a new suspension, 22-inch wheels, carbon ceramic brakes, a "supercar" interior and a new rear spoiler. The result? A quicker, slicker Tesla Model S that we're guessing won't hit the original EPA range of 265 miles. Oh, and the price: $152,000 instead of around $94,570. Despite its hot-rod status, though, the Foursixteen qualifies for all Federal and state EV rebates -- meaning that depending on where you live, it could be up to $15,000 lower.


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The second lecture in St. Bonaventure University's three-part series to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and career opportunities is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Dr. Sean Nowling, professor of science at Jamestown Community College, will discuss "String Theory and the Physics of Space."
The talk, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the William F. Walsh Science Center at St. Bonaventure. The series is sponsored by the university and the Dresser-Rand Challenger Learning Center.
"Following our first event's informative discussion of the substantial career opportunities for STEM graduates in the region, Dr. Nowling will provide listeners a sense of the academic excitement STEM studies afford by introducing us to one of the frontier areas of contemporary physics research," said Dr. Wolfgang Natter, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. Bonaventure.
Nowling earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois and has undertaken research at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in Sweden. String theory, the topic of his presentation, is the leading candidate for a complete description of nature on the smallest of scales. It promises to connect many disparate subjects, from black holes to subatomic physics. In his introductory talk, intended for high school students and a general audience, Nowling will survey current understandings of this subject and offer his views on what it may teach us.
A question and answer period as well as reception will follow the presentation.
The final lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 in the Walsh Science Center. Dr. David Hilmey, chair of the Department of Chemistry at St. Bonaventure, will talk about "Chemistry and Space: How the Very Small Influences the Infinitely Large."
Since 2009, nearly 10,000 students from 17 counties in New York and Pennsylvania have participated in the Challenger Learning Center's missions and other programs.
"As a longterm educator in the public schools, I know firsthand how meaningful early exposure to the sciences can be for area students," said Fred Welch, director of the Challenger Center. "I warmly invite area students and their parents to take advantage of this series."
For more information about the Dresser-Rand Challenger Center, visit drcl.org.
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Police are investigating the attack of two transgender women of color, who were harassed and stripped on an Atlanta, Ga., Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) train on May 20 by several men allegedly because of their gender identity, Atlanta's ABC-affiliate station WSB-TV reports.
The incident was caught on camera and went viral after it was posted to www.flyvidz.com. The two-minute clip, which was posted on May 22 and has been viewed more than 2.65 million views, shows the two transgender women getting into a verbal altercation with a group of men. One of the men then kicks the woman, sparking a brawl. During the fight, one of the woman's clothes are pulled off and is completely naked. Nevertheless, the fight continues. No one intervenes during the fight and there is even an applause and cheering towards the end of the altercation.
The women told WSB-TV they were at a MARTA train station when a group of men approached them and started yelling. They claim the group followed them into the station and waited on the platform next to them while taking pictures of them. The women added they believe they were targeted because they of their gender identity.
"[They] just kept of asking us was we real," Janell Crosby told the news station. "Like really trying to get us. 'Are you real?' 'Are y'all this or that?' Just trying to embarrass us."
Tryra Woods added, "They were trying to find out if we are men or women. I shouldn't have to disclose who I am to an innocent person who I'm not even interested in talking to."
The women say they were harassed, attacked, embarrassed and that no one came to their aide.
"I really didn't want to fight, but he just kicked me and tried to make a big scene," Crosby told WSB-TV.
"I told one cop who was following us to the gate. He acted like he didn't want to hear from us," she said, according to the GA Voice, Georgia's LGBT newspaper. "He didn't write any statement or anything."
"It's all over the Internet and like, I'm naked," Woods told the news station. "I felt like since it was in a public transportation, we should've felt like we should've been secure."
The GA Voice reports Crosby said she doesn't "know if people are viewing [the video] for the right thing or to change the situation or laugh at it."
Authorities are currently investigating the incident and say they are actively searching for the two men who may have started the fight.
"We will not tolerate this kind of behavior on MARTA," MARTA spokesperson Lyle Harris told WSB-TV. "We are now taking this under investigation. The MARTA Police Department is looking at what happened on that tape to see if we can determine who was involved and what happened and we will take every action."
MARTA officials were not aware of the attack until Young reported it on May 23. The women said hey tried to call 911 but did not have cell phone reception.
"We depend on our customers to help us make sure the system is as safe as possible," Harris added. "We do a great job, we have a very safe transit system; unfortunately, we will have events that happen and we depend on customers to give us information when it does.
Woods hopes the suspects are caught and arrested.
"I really want an apology from them and I really want the law put on them," she said, according to the GA Voice.
Crosby hopes for a public outcry and that MARTA officials will make policy changes to make their trains safe for all passengers.
The newspaper notes local LGBT activists are calling for action. Two town hall forums are planned to discuss the attacks, one planned for June 3 and another on June 4. Click hereto find out more details.
Woods, who was stripped nude by the men, has left Atlanta for Cleveland, Ohio, however, and is staying with friends and family until she moves back to New York City.
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The grand jury has been listening to testimony in this case for a month now. Chad Holley's attorney didn't say much about what was said because the proceedings are kept secret.
Joyce Holley said very little to us as her 16-year-old son Chad testified before a grand jury today. Unreleased surveillance video allegedly shows eight Houston police officers beating the unarmed burglary suspect outside a southwest Houston storage facility. After about an hour, Holley emerged from behind closed doors but said nothing.
Holley's attorney Wilvin Carter said, "Based on how Chad responded and based on the reception that I got from him, I think everything went pretty well."
Holley appeared before the grand jury for the first time almost three months to the day of the alleged beating by police back in March. Last month photos were released of the injuries which he claims to have suffered at the hands of several officers who have since been relieved of duty. Whether their alleged actions warrant criminal charges is still unclear. Carter says the uncertainty is beginning to take its toll on the family.
"They're tired. They feel like victims," Carter said. "They really just want it behind them at this point and time."
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Book of Saints – Albert the Great
(Blessed) Bishop (November 15) (13th century) The famous Dominican philosopher and theologian who had Saint Thomas Aquinas for his pupil and whose own works place him in the first ranks of Mediaeval Schoolmen. A German by birth, after refusing many Ecclesiastical dignities, content to serve in his own Order, he was constrained by the Pope to accept the Bishopric of Ratisbon; but, after three years of able and successful pastoral work, was allowed to retire to his convent at Cologne, where he died A.D. 1280, being then in his eighty-eighth year. His works are published in twenty-six folio volumes.
- Monks of Ramsgate. "Albert the Great". , 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 August 2017. Web. 19 September 2020. <>


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It's a day of mixed feelings for Nokia. On one hand the company announced poor outlook for 2012, on the other, they're all set to be the first Windows Phone OEM to introduce NFC in their handsets.
Nokia is the first OEM to have LTE based 4G Windows Phones as well. (The current HSPA+ implementation by AT&T and T-Mobile is NOT technically 4G, so they're HSPA+ phones don't count.) And in a second, Nokia is the first to implement NFC in their Windows Phone handsets. Passed by the FCC and announced by Nokia, meet the Nokia Lumia 610. The phone's numbering is absurd. Nokia has a Lumia 710 and 610 which has NFC, in other terms a newer phone with more features has backward numbering. (The company went from Lumia 800 to 900 and not 700.) I'm sure Nokia has a plausible reasoning for the numbers but that explanation would only make sense to the people within Nokia. Not to the buyer, unless explained. Anyway, back to the Lumia 610, here's what we know:
- Phone is being targeted as an "affordable phone," no frills feature rich phone
- Certified for contactless payments with MasterCard
- Compatible with Nokia's other NFC accessories
In the blog post on Conversations by Nokia, Heidi Lemmetyinen mentions Nokia's NFC bluetooth headset and not the Nokia Play 360—their NFC capable speakers, which are far more cooler and part of Nokia's super-expensive Lumia 800 bundle in the US. That aside, Nokia said they have sold 2 Million Windows Phone devices that is a decent number for starters. The Lumia 610 looks a lot like the 710: