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Dsifry / Sifry's Alerts:
The State of Technorati, April 2007 — I typically issue the State of the Blogosphere report each quarter to give a glimpse into our data and what that may tell us about the global social media phenomenon. As many of you have pointed out, it's been nearly six months since the last report. Yow!
Jason Chervokas / Social Media Club: Social Media Now: Tag You're It
Joshua Jaffe / VC Ratings: Technorati's fleeting lead over Google
Bilal Hameed / Startup Meme: Technorati Unveils State of Technorati
Tantek Çelik / The Technorati Weblog: Introducing Three New Widgets From Technorati: Top Searches, Top Tags, and Authority
Jason Lee Miller / WebProNews: Sifry: Technorati's Alive and Well
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: This Is Dave's United State of Technorati
Stephen Baker / Blogspotting: Tagging: What if a machine gave prompts?
Mark Evans:
Talking Up Technorati — If Technorati is looking for a suitor or more venture capital, the latest State of Technorati report is a dead giveaway. CEO David Sifry talks about how Technorati has evolved into a new media company, how tags have really exploded, and how it's still …
Discussion: Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, One By One Media and mathewingram.com/work
Andy Beal / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim: Technorati Looking to Sell?
Tris Hussey / One By One Media: State of Technorati is "up for sale"
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Technorati's Mating Dance — Update: Dave Sifry responds in the comments, saying "I'll be very clear about it - Technorati isn't for sale." Which means, of course, that Technorati is for sale. — Blog search engine Technorati has always been more secretive about itself than most other startups.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Mirror mirror on the wall, which blog search is best of them all? — Last Friday I visited the famous South Park area in San Francisco. It's a small park south of Market street where a number of cool Web 2.0 startups are located (Twitter's parent, Obvious Corp, is located in a building on one end of the park).
Discussion: Zoli's Blog, The RSS Blog and louisgray.com
Randy Charles Morin / The RSS Blog: Which Blog Search Engine is Better
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-017 — Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902) — Version: 1.0 — Who Should Read this Document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows — Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution — Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Brian Krebs / Security Fix: Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch
Ed Burnette / Ed Burnette's Dev Connection: Microsoft releases emergency patch for seven Windows vulnerabilities
Craig Schmugar / McAfee Avert Labs: ANI Patch Released, Patch ASAP
The Microsoft Security Response Center Blog:
MS07-017 Released
MS07-017 Released
Discussion: Microsoft Help and Support, Zero Day, George Ou, Windows Connected and Compiler
Ryan Naraine / Zero Day: .ANI attack update: Rootkits, 'Hot Britney pics' spam
Scott Gilbertson / Compiler: Microsoft To Patch Vista Vulnerability
Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
EMI to Drop Digital Locks in Web Sales — EMI Group, the British music giant, broke ranks with the music industry's biggest corporations yesterday by announcing a deal to sell songs online through Apple's music service without copy protection. — The move by EMI, which ranks last among …
Discussion: Profy.Com, The Browser, larry borsato and Freedom to Tinker
Paul Glazowski / Profy.Com: EMI, Apple, And The Premium Cost Conundrum
Jia Lynn Yang / The Browser: Apple and EMI (sort of) set music free
Ed Felten / Freedom to Tinker: EMI To Sell DRM-Free Music
EU price probe into Apple iTunes
EU price probe into Apple iTunes
Discussion: Daggle, Gadget Lab, Neowin.net, Podcasting News and TechSpot News
Danny Sullivan / Daggle: Ripoff Britain, DRM & Overpriced Music
Charlie Sorrel / Gadget Lab: The honeymoon is over. EU hits Apple over iTunes pricing
Joe Cashman / Neowin.net: EU Launches Probe into iTunes Music Store
Jose Vilches / TechSpot News: Apple to face EU antitrust probe
Nancy Gohring / InfoWorld:
Jobs unlikely to push for lift of video DRM
Jobs unlikely to push for lift of video DRM
Dylan Tweney / Epicenter: Steve Jobs: Free the Music, but Lock Up the Video
Scott McCartney / Wall Street Journal:
WiFi in the Sky: Airlines Prepare Cabin Hotspots — BlackBerrying, Web Surfing — Expected Aloft Within a Year; — Cellphone Service May Follow — The days when airplanes offer a hiatus from being connected to the office are numbered. — After years of discussion and delay …
Discussion: Consumerist, Gizmodo, Wi-Fi Networking News, broadbandreports.com, UNEASYsilence and Slashdot
Glenn Fleishman / Wi-Fi Networking News: Plane Crazy: Phone Ban Upheld, Journal Story Critiqued
Brian.Gunderson / Slashdot: U.S. Airlines to Offer In-Air Wi-Fi
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica: WiFi (again) flies the friendly skies
Somasegar / Somasegar's WebLog:
Listening to your feedback - Expression and MSDN — When we announced Expression Studio last December, we saw great excitement from both the design and development community - excitement that is clearly reflected in the hundreds of thousands of CTP and trial downloads we've already seen.
Discussion: The Universal Desktop, All about Microsoft, Paul Mooney and Microsoft News Tracker
Ryan Stewart / The Universal Desktop: Expression Blend and Expression Web will be available to MSDN premium subscribers
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft: About-face: Microsoft to make Expression Web, Blend available on MSDN
Robert McLaws / Windows-Now.com:
Microsoft Makes Expression Tools Available to MSDN Subscribers
Microsoft Makes Expression Tools Available to MSDN Subscribers
Discussion: One Microsoft Way
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Drinks with Dell — When I blogged that I was headed down to Austin and the University of Texas last week, I got email out of the blue from Dell's chief blogger, Lionel Menchaca, inviting me to meet him and his colleagues over drinks or out at Dell HQ. I said I hadn't been planning to pack …
Discussion: Chip Griffin, Matt Cutts, Web Strategy and The Social Customer Manifesto
Chip Griffin / Pardon the Disruption: You Can Go from Hell to Heaven with a Blogger
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO: Listening, Responding, Refining
Jeremiah Owyang / Web Strategy: Dell's Blog Warrior Embraces Community
Christopher Carfi / The Social Customer Manifesto: Jeff Jarvis Delighted With Dell (Wait...What?!?!)
Mike / Techdirt:
Utah Tries To Ban Keyword Advertising On Trademarked Terms — from the bad-ideas dept — For many years, companies have tried suing either Google or various competitors over keyword advertising on their trademarks. Say Coca-Cola decided to buy an ad based on the word "Pepsi."
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Will Utah's New Trademark Bill Stop Competitive Keyword Buys?
Will Utah's New Trademark Bill Stop Competitive Keyword Buys?
Discussion: Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog
Lisa Barone / Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog: Utah Passes Dumb Law And Other Fun Facts
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
ICANN may be looking for immunity from U.S. law — The closest thing the Internet has to a governing body seems to want the same kind of immunity from national laws that the International Red Cross and the International Olympic Committee have enjoyed for decades.
Discussion: GigaLaw.com Daily News and Inquirer
Nick Farrell / Inquirer: Homeland Security wants master key for the Internet
Todd Bishop / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Microsoft sued over Windows Vista marketing — A lawsuit alleges that Microsoft Corp. engaged in deceptive practices by letting PC makers promote computers as "Windows Vista Capable" even if they couldn't run the new operating system's "signature" features.
Paul Miller / Engadget: Microsoft hit with lawsuit for "false" Vista ads
John Biggs / CrunchGear: PCs Ready Not So Vista Ready: Call the Lawyers!
Joe Lewis / WebProNews: Microsoft Sued Over "Vista Capable" Campaign
David Hunter / Microsoft News Tracker: Microsoft sued over "Vista Capable" marketing
Warner Crocker / Life On the Wicked Stage: Microsoft Sued Over Vista Marketing
Toby Sterling / Associated Press:
Greenpeace Ranks Apple Last in Greenness — Greenpeace Int'l Ranks Apple Last for Environmental Friendliness, While Lenovo Group Tops List — AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Greenpeace International placed Apple Inc. last in its rankings of major electronics makers for their environmental friendliness …
Discussion: Byte of the Apple, Macsimum News, Gadget Lab, Venture Chronicles and Infinite Loop
Arik Hesseldahl / Byte of the Apple: There Goes Greenpeace Again.....
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: Apple ranks last on Greenpeace list
David Becker / Gadget Lab: Greenpeace Dings Apple
Google Announces TV Ads Trial — At Google, we are constantly looking for ways to improve user experience and bring value to advertisers, publishers and partners. Users spend a lot of time watching TV so improving the relevance of advertising information on that medium is important.
Miguel Helft / New York Times: Master of Search Seeks Mastery of the TV Dial
Chris Gilmer / Download Squad: Google Announces TV Ads, users get watched
Garett Rogers / Googling Google: Google to show ads from space
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: Google to sell EchoStar satellite TV ads
Bilal Hameed / Startup Meme: Google Testing Auctioning of TV Ads
Donna Bogatin / Digital Markets: Why Google Television will NOT make money
Owen Thomas / Business 2.0 Beta: Why Google's TV Foray Is Doomed
Kate Zimmermann / SearchViews: Google Announces TV Ad Partnership with DISH Network and Astound Cable
Nick ONeill / The Webpreneur: GOOGLE EXPANDS ADVERTISER'S CONTROL PANEL
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy: Google to Sell EchoStar Ads — Cable is a Long Shot
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Google Moves into TV, Announces Dish Deal
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com: Satellite circuit for Google TV ads
Henry Blodget / Internet Outsider:
Vidmeter: Viacom Videos Were Only 2% of YouTube Views — Vidmeter Incorporated has published an in-depth study of the number and type of YouTube videos that have been removed at the request of copyright holders. Importantly, the study analyzes not only the number of videos removed …
Discussion: Mashable!, Valleywag and mathewingram.com/work
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: Pulled Viacom Clips Account for 2% of YouTube Video Views
Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
Microsoft Adds Xbox 360 Warranty "Enhancements" — Microsoft bulks up its Xbox 360 warranty — Microsoft has made some new changes to the Xbox 360's warranty. The last change was made back in late December when the console warranty was boosted from 90 days to a full year.
Discussion: Kotaku, Game | Life, Xbox 360 Fanboy, Engadget, Opposable Thumbs, Neowin.net, Gizmodo, Forever Geek and Zatz Not Funny!
Susan Arendt / Game | Life: Microsoft Improves 360 Warranty
David Dreger / Xbox 360 Fanboy: MS Enhances Console Warranty too
Donald Melanson / Engadget: Microsoft intros more Xbox 360 warranty changes
Emil Protalinski / Neowin.net: Xbox 360 Warranty and Service Enhancements
Griffith / Forever Geek: Microsoft improves XBox 360's warranty
Dave Zatz / Zatz Not Funny!: Coming Soon: Xbox 360 Elite


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Wave Rock
East of Hyden you will find Wave Rock, a giant surf like landform of multicoloured granite, appearing as if it's about to crash into the ground below. Wave Rock is over 2,700 million years old.
Hippo's Yawn
Another rocky outcrop in the area, named because of it's resemblance to a hippopotamus yawning.
The Humps
View the Aboriginal artwork at 'The Humps,' a large granite formation.
Mulka's Cave
Hear the Aboriginal legend of Mulka and view the imprints of his hands which can still be seen in the cave today.
Wildlife Park, Antique Lace Collection and the Minature Soldiers Museum
If time permits wander through the Wave Rock Wildlife Park where you can enjoy time seeing kangaroos, emus, wallabies, wombats, koalas, lizards and a wide range of birds. Alternatively view the antique lace collection, dating back to the 1600's. Hand and machine made lace products are housed in beautiful hand crafted cabinets or the Miniature Soldier Museum. This amazing collection of over 10,000 handmade pieces are displayed in series of the great wars. See soldiers at war in jungles and deserts and the six metre long display of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Wildflowers (seasonal)
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Nansen, Fridtjof
Nansen, Fridtjoffrĭt´yôf nän´sən [key], 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, scientist, statesman, and humanitarian. The diversity of Nansen's interests is shown in his writings, which include Eskimo Life (1893), Closing-Nets for Vertical Hauls and for Vertical Towing (1915), Russia & Peace (1923), and Armenia and the Near East (1928).
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With today's growing demand for next-generation technology solutions, service providers today face challenges to meet the ever increasing bandwidth requirement from businesses and consumers today, ultimately finding it difficult to support these applications on legacy network infrastructure.
Walker and Associates offers a wide range of telecommunications and networking solutions from over 400 leading manufacturer partners, enabling service providers to lower network costs through consolidation, investment protection, as well as provide solutions to generate new revenue streams through value-added services.
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Build the backbone of your network on high-speed switching and routing with next-generation solutions that provide a platform for growth. Walker's switching and routing solutions are designed to simplify network management and improve QoS.
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- Bile acids are produced in the liver and then stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, from which they enter the small intestines via the bile duct.
- The major bile components in Bile Acid Factors are glycocholate and taurocholate, which are crucial for fat digestion and absorption.
- In the small intestine, bile acids emulsify fats to aid their absorption. Bile acid deficiency causes fat malabsorption and fatty stools (steatorrhea), indicated by diarrhea and floating stools. In addition, bile acid deficiency jeopardizes a person's nutritional status by reducing the absorption of fat and fat-soluble nutrients.
- Conjugated bile acids have been shown in clinical trials to be effective in improving fat absorption and nutritional status.
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ST. JOHNS, Fla. – In the aftermath of Friday's elementary school massacre in Connecticut, a local school system has begun testing of its emergency automated call services.
"Good evening. This is Steve McCormick, principal of Fruit Cove Middle School," said a recorded telephone message.
Parents of more than 31,000 students in the St. Johns County school district received this automated call after news broke of the Connecticut school massacre.
"School district administrators are working with local law enforcement and school principals to review emergency preparedness and procedures," continued the message.
The deaths of 20 children, six adults, and the gunman, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza has prompted principals at all 33 schools in the county to take a closer look at their own safety and security policies, and admit there is always room for improvement.
LINKS: St. Johns County schools | Duval County schools | Clay County schools
RELATED: Parents shocked by school shooting
"It's an awful reminder, but it's a reminder of us to not allow that to be a book on a shelf, or a chart on a wall, but we bring those pieces to life," said Tim Forson, deputy superintendent of St. Johns County Schools.
District officials say each school in St. Johns County has a fire drill every month and at least one other mass evacuation drill during the year. But could drills for a mass shooting become part of classroom life as well? Some parents believe it should be.
"I think that's something they may want to consider. It seems like this is happening more and more," said Joe and Ruthie Shaker, who have children in the school district. "There's tornado drills, there's hurricane drills. There's no question about it. They may start having drills like this."
As details continue to emerge from this tragedy, the district says it has its entire team of 56 counselors preparing for the questions and confusion that come after such a senseless act of violence.
The St. Johns County School District is encouraging parents to visit its website for information on security policies and help on how to answer questions about how to talk to your children about the Connecticut tragedy.


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One has to hand it to Nintendo for being willing to take risks. It kick-started the motion gaming revolution with its Nintendo Wii in 2006. Last year, it made a bold move by announcing the Nintendo 3DS, a handheld gaming device with glasses-free 3D display. Now, it is trying to shake things up again with the Nintendo Wii U.
Nintendo Wii U is the successor to the massively popular Nintendo Wii. Once again Nintendo is targeting casual users more than hardcore gamers. In fact, Nintendo is officially calling the Wii U a "home console" instead of a "gaming console".
As you might expect, the Wii U boasts of significantly improved hardware. It has an IBM Power based multi-core CPU, and a custom designed AMD Radeon HD GPU. This means that Wii U games will look at least as good as current PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games. The Wii U also supports full HD video output, and has a front-facing camera. The console will have internal flash memory, but you can use an ordinary SD card or an external USB hard disk drive to expand its storage. However, the real draw of the console is not its powerful hardware, but its innovative new controller.
The Wii U comes with a tablet-like 6.2-inch touchscreen controller, which also has all the traditional controls, including two analog Circle Pads. The touchscreen can replicate the image being sent to the television, and can be used to continue gaming when the television is unavailable. It can also provide entirely different perspectives and can add an extra dimension to gaming. It's difficult to describe in words exactly how this controller works. Check out the trailer video embedded below to understand the full potential of the Wii U controller.
Nintendo Wii U Trailer Video
The Wii U supports all Nintendo Wii controllers and up to four Wii Remotes can be connected at once. However, Nintendo hasn't yet revealed how many Wii U controllers can be paired.
What the Wii U is trying to pull off is ambitious and bold. It will be up to the game developers to leverage the Wii U in an intuitive and ingenious manner. If they succeed, then Nintendo might have another huge hit in their hands. The Wii U is slated to be released in 2012.
Tech Demo Demonstrating the Graphics Prowess of the Wii U


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News & Notes: Game 130
Follow the Herd:
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TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Pawtucket Red Sox in the first game of a two-game set from McCoy Stadium (7:05 p.m.). The Bisons are coming off a split of a four-game series with the Yankees. After the short series in Pawtucket, the Bisons will complete their nine-game roadtrip with three games against Rochester before returning to Coca-Cola Field for the final four home games of the season, August 31 – September 3.
vs. THE PAW SOX: The Bisons are 7-7 against their North-division rival so far this year. That includes a 3-3 record at McCoy Stadium. The Bisons have won five of the last six games between the teams, including a two-game sweep in Pawtucket, July 9-10 and a 3-1 series win in Buffalo, July 28-31.
MARVELOUS MOUND WORK: Over the last eight games, Buffalo's pitching staff has allowed just 12 total runs. Over that span, Bisons starters have not surrendered more than two earned runs in any start and have compiled a 2.01ERA. The relief pitching has been even more impressive for the Herd of late, allowing just two runs over their last 17.1 innings pitched (1.04ERA). The last time the bullpen surrendered a run was August 20, eight games ago.
TOBI TIME: It is RHP Tobi Stoner's time to add to the impressive streak of starts for the Bisons after new-comer RHP Chris Mason threw seven scoreless innings last night. Stoner is in search of his third straight win and quality start after three consecutive losing decisions. In his last two outings, Stoner has allowed just two runs in 12.0 innings pitched. Stoner has taken a decision in 12 of his 13 starts (5-7) for the Herd this season.
THE HIT-MAN: OF Jesus Feliciano is now tied for the IL lead in hits (136) with Gwinnett's Barbaro Cannizares. The outfielder went 3-for-5 last night with a double. Feliciano's .306 batting average is 7th-best in the IL. The outfielder has 38 more hits than any of his teammates (INF Mike Lamb, 98) and also leads the Bisons in runs (51), doubles (29) and stolen bases (12)
BISONS BITS: LHP Arturo Lopez has posted a 1.65ERA in his last seven relief appearances (16.1IP)…INF Mike Lamb has averaged .330 (32-97) with runners in scoring position. He leads the team with 46RBI on the season…RHP Jim Ed Warden has struck out 19 batters in only 12.2 innings with the Herd.


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Bisons Season Preview: Round II
From the back fields at Spring Training to the hardwood, we cover a lot of information on Sunday. The second of four Buffalo Bisons Preview Shows hit the air at 5 p.m. on the Bisons flagship station, WWKB 1520 AM.
Our guests include Buffalo manager Ken Oberkfell and FOX analyst and former Bisons player Steve Lyons. Each will talk baseball and brackets!
If you miss the show on Sunday, the program will be available Monday at http://www.Bisons.com.
There are just 25 days until the Bisons' 2010 Home Opener on Wednesday, April 14 against the Pawtucket Red Sox (3:05 p.m.). Tickets are now on-sale at bisons.com or by calling THE-HERD at (843-4373).


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This has been a long time coming. Microsoft Play
just added has (see update below) 15 Xbox Live Arcade games to Windows 8 and RT through the Windows Store. And it's about time.
When the Windows Store launched, its ability to unify games across computers made it seem like a natural fit for XBLA titles. But the fragmentation between Microsoft's various stores quickly because apparent through missteps like the Mature rating flub. This is an encouraging step toward getting all of Microsoft's stores (Windows, Xbox, Windows Phone) on the same page.
It's also possibly a heads up about the platform that the Xbox 720/Durango will be built on. It would make perfect sense to start this migration now, and then build the next Xbox as either a Windows 8 box, or at least on the Windows 8 kernel.
Here's the full list of games added in this first wave of Microsoft Play:
Skulls of the Shogun.
The Gunstringer: Dead Man Running.
Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
Rocket Riot 3D.
Reckless Racing Ultimate.
Pinball FX2.
Microsoft Minesweeper.
Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Microsoft Mahjong.
Hydro Thunder Hurricane.
4 Elements II Special Edition.
Update: This is not the "launch" we originally framed it as. The games listed have largely been available for a while—there are a few new ones—and this is merely the launch of Microsoft talking about how XBLA titles have been migrated. It seems like more of a statement of intent for more titles going forward, which is still notable, but not as important as we made it out to be. We apologize for any confusion.


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ThoughtWorks Studios has integrated its Mingle (project management), Twist (test automation), and Cruise (release management) tools into a single solution called "Adaptive ALM" which is designed to automate the Agile software development and delivery lifecycle, from requirements definition to release management.
"Many traditional 'ALM' tools focus on project management and require end-users to adhere to the dynamics of the tool, rather than the tool adapting to an organization's processes and practices," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Adaptive ALM allows teams to use their chosen development methods, while supporting engineering best practices that are vital to the successful development of sophisticated and mission-critical software projects."
Using Mingle as the management hub, Thoughtworks Studios claims that Adaptive ALM delivers the following benefits for Agile-based development:
- Provides both management and development teams with real-time visibility across the development lifecycle.
- Supports greater efficiency and timely capture, management, prioritization and tracking of business objectives.
- Teams can track business value through the development lifecycle
- Lets business requirements serve as test specifications and provide automation of test suites and routine test deployments.
- Provides team control and visibility into test and release processes, and improves collaboration.
Adaptive ALM is designed to leveragea flexible "work as you like" approach to building out ALM programs that promotes the use of both new and existing processes and best practices across the enterprise, removing operational silos in the process.
"Our experience shows us that 'Agile-in-a-box' products, and focusing primarily on project management practices alone, does not guarantee Agile success," explains Mitchell. "Adaptive ALM helps manage change and improves certainty of business outcome through collaboration and engineering best practices, like continuous integration, automated testing and refactoring, to help our customers minimize defects, eliminate waste, improve responsiveness and, ultimately, release better software faster."


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Innovative Stormwater Approaches Essential for a Healthy Great Bay
In 2003, a large retail development was proposed to be built on the banks of Pickering Brook, roughly a mile upstream of Great Bay. CLF voiced major concerns about the many pollutants that would run off of the retail center's massive parking lots – pollutants such as metals, bacteria and nutrients – and the harm they would cause to Pickering Brook and Great Bay. In response, the project's developer agreed to work with CLF and the UNH Stormwater Center to re-design their approach to managing stormwater.
The result? With guidance from the UNH Stormwater Center, the developer constructed a large portion of its parking lot using porous asphalt – an innovative approach that allows rainwater and snowmelt to percolate through the paved surface into a layer of sand and gravel, below. Porous pavement is an important and highly effective new tool in reducing polluted runoff; the Greenland installation is the largest porous pavement facility in the Northeast.
The developer also constructed a gravel wetland to treat stormwater from the site, before it reaches Pickering Brook. Recent monitoring by the UNH Stormwater Center confirms that these innovative systems are working – greatly reducing pollution that would otherwise occur.
Working together, CLF, the UNH Stormwater Center and the developer showed that innovative approaches can work – and can make a difference. To put Great Bay, the Piscataqua River and the estuary as a whole on a path to recovery, innovation and creative solutions will be essential. One of my primary tasks as the Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper is to work with stakeholders to identify and promote innovative solutions to the problems facing the estuary. We're extremely fortunate to have the Stormwater Center as a resource not only for Great Bay, but for the nation. And we're fortunate to have successful models to be replicated in the future.
To view the UNH Stormwater Center's "case study" description of this project, click here.
For additional information about the Waterkeeper, visit us on our website or Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.


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GIANTS: Victor Cruz signs contract tender according to sources
NEW YORK >> Wide receiver Victor Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the New York Giants.
Two people familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Friday that the restricted free agent with three years in the NFL had signed the tender while he works on a long-term deal with the Giants.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the signing has not been announced publicly.
Had the 26-year-old Cruz not signed before Monday, the Giants' offer could have been reduced to $630,000 for the 2013 season. The Giants could have matched any offers Cruz received from other teams.
Cruz skipped all of New York's offseason program, but will be required to show up at training camp beginning in late July.
An undrafted free agent in 2010 out of Massachusetts who became a star with the Giants as they won the 2011 NFL title, Cruz is coming off a Pro Bowl season. He made 86 catches for 1,092 yards and scored 10 touchdowns as one of the league's best slot receivers last year, and was even more effective during the Super Bowl season with 82 catches for 1,536 yards and nine TDs, including a 99-yarder against the Jets.
Those two strong seasons made Cruz vastly underpaid heading toward the upcoming season. So he sought a longer contract. When that didn't happen, he stayed away from the team's training sessions and this week's minicamp, which concluded Thursday.
Cruz has become extremely popular with Giants fans for the salsa he performs after each touchdown, and for his work in the community. He is from Paterson, N.J., about 30 minutes from the Meadowlands where the Giants practice and play.


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Last Sunday I checked off a bucket list item. To finish a Prairie Fire race.
Back in December, during a random evening I was feeling very ambitious, I signed up for the back to back challenge. This means I would do a race in the spring, and then one in the fall, and come home with special swag if I completed both. And I love me some swag. So, I chose a 5K for the spring, and a half marathon for the fall.
The weekend and race were amazing. Lori and I took off on Saturday. We shopped, ate new food, and giggled randomly in the darkness when we should have been sleeping.
The race was just a wonderful experience. This was the biggest race I've ever done. With the 5 and the half, they announced there was 2,400+ runners.
I ended up taking over 4 mins off my last 5K time.
Which I will take!
This winter, after an attempt to run on a really cold day, I noticed I was wheezing. Not long after I was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. (Yes, my post before this was about my cholesterol. I'm a mess.) This has taken me a little bit of getting used to. All this time I was convinced the reason I couldn't breathe was because I was fat and out of shape..which is still true! But I ended up being a little shocked at just how much AIR I WASN'T getting. It makes a world of difference when you can breathe!
These are the only race pictures that will see the light of day. My other ones...well, ..have you ever seen the beginning of Turner and Hooch? I look like the dog running in slow motion. Don't remember?? Here..
Friday, May 8, 2015
Praire Fire Spring Half
Last Sunday I checked off a bucket list item. To finish a Prairie Fire race.
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Now the final moments of the spring Martinsville race looked like this. Can you remember what happened next? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
MARTINSVILLE, Va.
Jimmie Johnson appears to have things well in hand in this season's championship battle:
With just four races to go, Mr. Five-Time is only seven points -- about seven finishing positions on any given Sunday -- behind tour leader Brad Keselowski.
And challenger Denny Hamlin, after a mediocre 13th at Kansas, that puts him 20 points down, may need to step it up here in Sunday's Martinsville 500.
Of course this is a great track for Hamlin. In his seven playoff runs here, he's got a blazing hot 4.0 finishing average.
Uh, unfortunately Johnson has an even better chase record here though -- in his eight chase races Johnson has a stunning 2.0 finishing average. That's four wins, two seconds, a third, and a fifth.
And if Hamlin and Johnson finish 1-2, or 2-1, as is quite likely, that's no big gain for Hamlin.
Keselowski has been supremely confident throughout the chase, and he's led right from the start. Still, this hasn't been a great track for him; his best finish ever at this flat half-mile is only ninth.
And last fall Keselowski fell out of the title chase at this place when he got caught up, however innocently, in that run-in between Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth.
Jeff Gordon, who has one of the best career records here and who could easily finish top-three or win, says he's not ready to put money on anyone yet. But Gordon says "It's hard to go against Jimmie. That team is pretty stout. They know how to step up. They are going to be very difficult to beat. When they are in contention, they rarely ever give it up."
And the clutch repair work by Chad Knaus' crew on Johnson's damaged car last weekend at Kanas City was breathtaking. It could easily have been the repair job that saved this championship.
Johnson could easily have won Kansas, but when he made a routine pit stop just before a caution came out, he was trapped back in the pack. And Johnson backed it into the wall while trying to play catch-up.
At that point Johnson seemed doomed to finish no better than 20th, and probably worse.
But clutch work by Knaus saved the day, and Johnson came home ninth, just one spot behind Keselowski. So the top two title contenders wound up playing to a draw.
Johnson doesn't sandbag his way to all these titles. He plays it very aggressively...and that in turn forces his competition, or rather what is left of it this season, to step it up too. And that's the way this game should be played.
"Everybody makes mistakes, and I would rather side on the aggressive side," Johnson says, "because I know what my competition is. I know Brad is certainly racing that way, and Denny is as well.
"You've got to stay aggressive. You can't protect, and you can't conserve at this stage. It's all about living on that ragged edge."
"I don't enjoy qualifying like crap," Keselowski grumbled after qualifying a very poor 32nd for Sunday's 500 (1:30 p.m. ET).
Johnson's on the pole, and that means Keselowski could well be lapped early in the race. The pressure now is on his crew chief Paul Wolfe to come up with a new game plan.
"I feel confident it will work its way out here," Keselowski said. "We have a lot of tools in our tool box."
Jimmie Johnson is looking pretty confident about the final four races of the championship chase (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
That repair job at Kansas is looming very big in this title game.
"When you get to the end of the year, the teams that are fighting for the championship are there for a reason," Johnson says. "It is a team sport. It's not just the driver getting the job done in the car. It's the people preparing the cars, it's the pit stops, it's crisis management...
"Last weekend -- I would expect that out of any top team... and I certainly expect it out of my team. They exceeded expectation with how well the car performed after the wreck; but I would assume other teams are capable of doing that too at this stage of the game."
Johnson fully realizes that repair job was big. How big?
"We will have to wait until Homestead to see where that fits into the story," he says.
"In one light, I look at it and think I made a mistake and gave up points. I really felt we could have won the race.
"It was a day that Brad wasn't leading, or running top-two or three. And we could have closed the points up, if not got ahead.
"I hope it's a story that we preserved the championship, minimized the damage, and minimized the loss.
"At the same time, I still regret I didn't take advantage of that opportunity."
Pressure? Well, Johnson and Knaus have again shown they can perform in the clutch.
How about Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe? They've made some great calls this season. How well will they perform when it's a down-day?
"The points leader, I think, has the most pressure," Johnson says. "I like being in that position because you are still in control.
"During different parts of the season it's an 'honor' to lead the points. That honor is still there right now, but that light at the end of the tunnel is becoming much more vivid --- There's a picture at the end of that tunnel, and that pressure starts to set in."
By the numbers, Johnson sizes up this weekend's Round Seven this way:
"The way everybody is running, you might get a point or two," he says, referring to a very small gain or loss. "If you're fortunate enough to win, you'll get three points on a guy.
"That's where my disappointment last week comes into play -- I feel I could have gotten a good chunk on Brad and Denny.
"Here, the way we're sitting in points, I would hope to get a handful of points on Brad.
"Denny: I got a few points on him last week, so if I gave up a few here, it wouldn't be that big a deal.
"I really think, going down the stretch, it's going to be a game of a few points at a time.
"If I lose a little to Denny, it's not what I want; but I got a few last week. And if I'm able to gain some on Brad, that's what we should do here."
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FOUR PILLARS DISTILLERY: Distiller's Masterclass
Four Pillars Gin
2A Old Lilydale Rd
Come backstage at our distillery to see where the magic happens. You'll get to meet Wilma, our original magnificent copper pot still, her (big) sister Jude and (little) sister Eileen. Our distiller Cameron Mackenzie will take you through the process of making a batch of Rare Dry Gin, explain how the solera system for our Barrel Aged Gin works, what makes gin Navy Strength and give a little bit of gin history along the way. Plus you'll get to taste at least five of the gins we've produced since we launched in 2013: the double-double-gold-winning Rare Dry Gin, the gunpowder proof' Navy Strength Gin, the sought-after Spiced Negroni Gin, the award-winning Modern Australian Gin and always something new... We will show you how we make them and talk about how we think you should drink them. Then you can grab a drink in our bar. That's a fun afternoon right there. Includes 90 minute tour, talk and tasting (plus a goodie bag with a bottle of Rare Dry Gin, RRP $75, and a jar of Orange Marmalade, RRP $9). FAQs Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? You must be at least 18 years of age to attend this event. Whats the refund policy? Due to the planning and travel required to attend a masterclass at Four Pillars Distillery in Healesville, we can only give you a 50% refund on tickets cancelled within one week of your scheduled class. If you would like to cancel or exchange your tickets, please email firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange the exchange.


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Microsoft has announced today that on April 8th, you will be forced to upgrade your WLM client and begin using Skype. While not a major surprise as Microsoft has already indicated that the company will be closing down Windows Live messenger, it's now clear that there is now a final deadline for starting the massive transition.
Skype states on their blog that the upgrade will begin on April 8th with English users and will conclude on the 30th with Brazilian Portuguese.
Here is how it will play out; as of April 8th, you will no longer be able to sign into your Windows Live Messenger account and if you wish to continue chatting with your friends, you will be forced to use the Skype client.
This is a massive transition for Microsoft as it looks to position Skype as its premier messaging service. While you can already migrate your account to Skype, the process is not perfect. When moving over from WLM to Skype, if you have the same contacts on both platforms, you will likely see duplicate accounts on your Skype client. In addition, if you receive spam from a WLM account while using Skype, you can't block that user from messaging you.
Microsoft has a long way to go to clean up the transition process but it does work, albeit there are a few hiccups in the road. If you haven't already made the move to Skype from WLM, it's likely best to make the upgrade sooner, rather than later, as we can imagine on April 8th, there will be quite a few users who will be upset when they find out they can't login to their account.
Source: Skype Blog


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Winter Scenes
Bronx River
Location: West Farms Rapids, Bronx
Date: December 8, 2006
Photographer: Malcolm Pinckney
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The Parks Department hosted sledding and other snow activities in parks citywide, including Manhattan's Riverside Park.
Take a look at how beautiful the parks look during the wintry season.
On the evening of February 8, a winter storm popularly known as "Nemo" dropped more than a foot of snow on New York City....
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Thanks in advance for putting up with what I'm afraid is a pretty simple question.
I have a 32 by 32 vertex surface I want to use for a terrain split up as an array of triangle strips (an array of 31 vertex arrays). I want to apply a single texture to the whole collection (not once per strip). How do I do this in OpenGL ES? Or is there a simpler way to accomplish what I want (I couldn't figure out how to make one continuous strip out of them)?
If I understand what I'm reading, glMultiDrawArrays or glMultiDrawElements would be what I need, but it appears as though they are not available in ES. (Correct?) What is the workaround?
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Nintendo Has An XL Surprise For Pokémaniacs
Nintendo has revealed that it's bringing the 3DS XL's Pikachu Edition to North America in a few weeks. If the idea of having a bright-yellow handheld isn't enough, Nintendo is offering a few additional deals in an attempt to woo shoppers.
The system and a 4GB SD memory card will retail for $199.99. It hits shelves on March 24, which just so happens to be the release date for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
If you register the handheld and a copy of either the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon or Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon by April 30, you'll get a code to download one of five other 3DS games at no additional cost. Those games include Super Mario 3D Land, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!, Star Fox 64 3D, and Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!


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With the new Leys Supermarket it is just like shopping at a Safeway. In fact I have heard that they are a division of Safeway Markets.
Living down here, we shop there all the time and I can buy a package with three Rib-Eye steaks for between $5.00 and $6.00 and they are great!
They have pretty much the same products you can find in the states, only the packaging is in Spanish.


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Performances/On Stage
Daniel Ovedia
The artist-musician in concert, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m. A solo drumming performance is paired with digital images. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Fetty Wap
The rapper in concert, Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
The acclaimed musical based on the Oscar-winning film about an Irish singer-songwriter, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 18-19, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 20, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21, 2 p.m. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Dennis Miller
The comedian speaks his mind on his latest tour, Friday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Last 5 Years
A musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five-year period, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The renowned orchestra in concert, with violin virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman as guest conductor and soloist, Friday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Program includes Beethoven, Mozart and Elgar. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville.(800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
The Journey tribute band in concert, featuring Hugo, with special guest, Heart tribute band Bad Animals, Friday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
The irrepressible comic strip heroine comes to life in the beloved musical, Saturday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
The Rock Pack
Foreigner founding member Lou Gramm in concert, Saturday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. With Journey's Steve Augeri, Asia's John Payne, Toto's Bobby Kimball, and The Tubes' Fee Waybill. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
'70s Explosion
45RPM and Disco Unlimited in concert, Saturday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
Buddah Big Band
The 17-piece Big Band in concert, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Carlos Pavan
The classical guitarist in concert, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. Tickets requird. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Daniel Rodriguez
The tenor, known as the "singing policeman," performs, Sunday, Jan. 21, 3 p.m. He is joined by Molloy College Cap21 musical theater students and the South Shore Symphony in a program of Broadway tunes. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-4444 or
The Precisions
The group performs vintage rock and doo-wop, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Salute to Swing
Jazz clarinet/sax great Ken Peplowski leads an all-star combo in swing classics, Thursday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets requird. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
For the Kids
The beloved tale, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday Jan. 20, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21, 12 p.m. The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Junie B. Jones
A musical adaptation of the popular book series, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Happy as Clams: The Musical
A musical adventure set in Long Island's Great South Bay, written and performed by Lena Pennino-Smith, Saturday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Tuesday through Thursday, Jan, 23-25, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Meet Clammy the clam and her best friend Gabby the fiddler crab. Long Island Children's Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Legion of Villains
A musical adventure with storybook villains, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 775-4420 or www.broadhollow.org.
Rainforest Butterflies
Join explorer Steve Fratello as he takes you into his journey through tropical rainforests, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. View butterfly and moth displays from Central America, the Amazon, Afric, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Andy Warhol
This original exhibition of works by pop artist Andy Warhol includes a selection of screenprints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum collections. By juxtaposing his photographs with his screenprints, the exhibit contextualizes and reveals his working methods and artistic process. Through March 11. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Fool the Eye
An exhibit that examines how artists use perceptual illusions, devising visual tricks to manipulate space, incorporating spatial illusion. Featured are 20th- and 21st-century artists whose work has explored illusion, including Salvador Dali, Janet Fish, Audrey Flack, Jasper Johns, Judith Leiber, Roy Lichtenstein, Vik Muniz, Ben Schoenzeit, and Victor Vasarely. Through March 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
From Frankenthaler to Warhol: Art ofthe '60s and '70s
An exhibition that delves into the two trends that defined the art of the 1960s and '70s: abstract and representational works. Color Field, Minimalist, Pop, and Photorealist work by Don Eddy, Audrey Flack, Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, and others are included. Through March 11. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve's exhibit examines varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and "hang out" in the museum's nocturnal area. Other installations include displays about Long Island's ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Afternoon Movie
See " American Made," the biopic about an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA during the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra affair, Friday, Jan. 19, 2:30 p.m.; also "The Hundred-Foot Journey," a comedy-drama about a feud between two adjacent restaurants in France, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See "Lady Macbeth," a thriller that centers on a young woman sold into a loveless marriage in 19th-century rural England, Friday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Tricia's Flicks
See "The Mountain Between Us," the survival drama about two strangers who must forge a connection after they are stranded after a tragic plane crash on a remote snow covered mountain, Friday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Film Screening
See the documentary "Josef and Anni Albers: Art is Everywhere," Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20-21, 1-4 p.m. The film explores the lives of the pioneers of 20th century modernism, including rare footage. Nassau County Museum of Art, Manes Center, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Art Talk
Examine "David Hockney," with Professor Thomas Germano, Monday, Jan. 22, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Matinee
See "The Glass Castle," based on Jeanette Walls' autobiography about her unconventional childhood, Monday, Jan. 22, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Time
See "Stronger," the biographical drama based on the memoir of a Boston Marathon bombing survivor, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.


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Welcome to Latino del Año 2013!
Starting today, FutbolMLS.com will unveil the 32 players nominated for Latino del Año 2013, where you, the fans, will select the Latin American player who had the best performance throughout the 2013 MLS regular season. Remember that you can start voting as of Monday, November 4.
MLSsoccer.com and FutbolMLS.com editors selected 32 Latino players that made an impact throughout the 2013 MLS regular season, including winners of FutbolMLS.com's weekly contest, Latino de la Jornada, and a draw was held to divide the players in eight groups of four players each.
Here are the nominees from Group B. (Click here to see the nominees in Group A.)
|Federico Higuaín
|As captain of the Columbus Crew and first-seeded player in Group B, Higuain is the man who runs the team in Ohio. Each time "Pipa" jumps onto the field, his team looks much more dangerous in attack. The Argentine scored 11 goals in 2013, his first full season with the team, after arriving in August 2012.
|Diego Chará
|Many names are thrown out there to be named the MLS MVP for this season. But few mention the Colombian Designated Player, who has become the motor shaft at the surprise team this season. Chará makes the work for his midfielders and forwards easier and has helped the Timbers to lead the Western Conference.
|Joao Plata
|The Ecuadorian striker came to RSL in preseason and immediately delivered results. His joy for soccer was contagious and helped the Claret-and-Cobalt finish the regular season as the second-highest scoring team in 2013. They'll hope "Platita" will replicate the great season he had during the playoffs.
|Juan Agudelo
|Although he will join EPL's Stoke City in January, Agudelo made it very clear when he signed the preliminary contract, that he was fully committed to the Revs, who have returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Colombian-American arrived in the middle of the season from Chivas USA, and has scored seven goals in 14 games.
Created in 2010, Latino del Año is FutbolMLS.com's annual contest to select the best Latin American Player in MLS based on fan voting.
The contest is held at the end of each MLS regular season, consisting of three weeks of voting by fans who determine which players advance to each round until a winner is chosen.
2013 Latino del Año Schedule
October 28-31 – Latino del Año groups announced
November 4 – Online voting process opens for group stage
November 7 – Group stage winners announced & online voting opens for Round of 16
November 11 – Round of 16 winners announced & online voting opens for Quarterfinals
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You will get CPU and even PSU (Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches comprised of recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular and predictable schedule)
But no more patchset. This the first time I see a release with only 1 pachset.
Well, if you use Linux, you can go to 11gR2. Otherwise you may better stick to 10.2.0.4 for a few more months
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Use our thorough list of linear actuator manufacturers and suppliers in Ontario to examine and sort top linear actuator manufacturers with previews of ads and detailed descriptions of each product. Any linear actuator manufacturers can provide linear actuator products to meet your company's specific qualifications. An easy connection to reach linear actuator manufacturers through our fast request for quote form is provided as well. This source is right for you whether it's for electric actuators, pneumatic actuators, or any other linear actuator needs.
BELIMO AmericasMississauga, ON | 800-543-9038
Belimo linear damper actuators are available with stroke lengths of 4, 8 or 12 inches and on/off, floating point or modulating control. The comprehensive range of 34 lbf 150 N force to 101 lbf 450 N force are ideal for a wide range of applications such as louvers, diffusers, greenhouse windows and anywhere linear motion is required.$$$
JSM AutomationMarkham, ON | 905-630-3807
JSM Automation Inc. provides you the full linein automation/servo motion products and technologies.Our professional specialists are able to implement advanceautomation technologies to meet and improve your needs.$$$
Companies Serving Near Ontario
Barrington AutomationLake In The Hills, IL | 847-458-0900
If your requirements call for pneumatic actuators, contact the experts at Barrington Automation, engineers & manufacturers of a full line of precision pneumatic linear actuators, slides & other components for complete coordination. They can manage virtually any material handling or automation task. High repeat accuracy actuators in a wide range of stock strokes & sizes or custom stroke lengths.$$$
BI-TORQ®La Fox, IL | 630-208-9343
Since 1981, BI-TORQ® has manufactured valve automation solutions to a host of loyal customers. We are a vibrant and growing family-owned business offering quality custom butterfly valves, electric and pneumatic actuators, manual and automatic ball valves, solenoid valves, limit switches, gear operations, and positioners. We always aim for total customer satisfaction.$$$
Bimba Manufacturing CompanyMonee, IL | 708-534-8544
Bimba Manufacturing produces air cylinders, stainless steel air cylinders, rodless cylinders and a variety of other cylinders. We provide custom-designed air cylinders, quick delivery and a company-wide commitment to quality. Contact us for your cylinder needs today!$$$
HIWIN CorporationHuntley, IL | 877-804-4946
HIWIN Corporation provides industries with quality products and services. Some of our products include linear actuators, linear bearings, ball screws, linear slides, linear stages and a variety of other linear motion components. Supplying industries with quality linear actuators since 1989. For more information about HIWIN Corporation, or about our many services, call us today!$$$
MISUMI USA, Inc.Schaumburg, IL | 800-681-7475
When it comes to valve actuators we are your premier source! We are still immensely dedicated to providing our customers around the world with the high quality products that they have come to rely on! It is our main goal that we exceed customer expectation 100% of the time to keep you coming back for more! To learn more about what we may do for you visit us online today!$$$
NB Corporation of AmericaHanover Park, IL | 800-521-2045
Manufacturing a complete line of precision linear motion products using advanced linear technology. We set standards worldwide with our premier slide guides, units, bushes, ways, shafts & screws, actuators, roller bearings, linear bearings, slide rotary series products, miniature & ultra compact slide guides & tables, etc.$$$
THK America, Inc.Schaumburg, IL | 847-310-1111
We manufacture a number of linear actuators with integrated linear motion guides. Different models can be either ball screw driven or belt driven, and we can customize our actuators with a rich selection of other primary parts and sizes. We have been a worldwide pioneer of linear motion guide mechanism, and have been providing a variety of industries with integral mechanical components since 1971.$$$
Warner LinearBelvidere, IL | 800-825-6544
If you were looking for superior customer service, excellent product value and a great experience than look no further! We are here to provide you with valve actuators and a many other products at a great value to you! We are able to do this because we house all of our designing and manufacturing all under one roof in Belvidere, Illinois. Count on us to bring to you products that will last for years and years, for more information contact us today!$$$
Wittenstein, Inc.Bartlett, IL | 630-540-5300
Wittenstein, formerly known as Alpha Gear Drives, is known worldwide for its research, development, production and sales of high-precision planetary gear reducers and motion control systems. For 25 years we have been a speed reducer manufacturer of right angle gear boxes, worm gearboxes, servo worm gear speed reducers, high precision rack and pinion, linear actuators and rotary servo actuators.$$$
Woodward MPCSkokie, IL | 847-673-8300
Woodward MCP specializes in linear actuators, rotary actuators, motors, electronics, and sensors. Woodward MPC has the ability to develop the highest performance electromechanical components and systems. We regularly serve the aerospace industry and other industries that demand utmost precision and reliability. Call us for more information.$$$
Yaskawa America, IncWaukegan, IL | 800-927-5292
Yaskawa is the world's largest manufacturer of ac drives and motion control products. Our Sigma Trac SGT series of linear actuators is designed to reduce the work and unknown costs often involved in implementing linear motor technology into automation machines, delivering uncompromising linear motor performance in a bolt-on, plug-in package.$$$
Hurst ManufacturingPrinceton, IN | 812-385-2564
Founded in 1950 as a small family business, Hurst Manufacturing is now a division of the Emerson Motor Company. Hurst provides all types of electric motors, linear actuators, and motor controls. We exemplify innovation in motor and control designs. Wire EDM and ultra-modern CNC capabilities. ISO 9001:2000 certified.$$$
NSK Precision America, Inc.Franklin, IN | 630-924-8000
NSK Precision America is a leading-supplier of linear actuators, ball screws, linear slides, roller bearings, and ball bearings. NSK serves a variety of industries including automation, pharmaceutical, medical, textile, automotive and more. NSK invests heavily in research and development in order to offer the most advanced motion control products available today.$$$
PHD, IncFort Wayne, IN | 800-624-8511
PHD, Inc., is a leading, ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of industrial automation actuators designed to help companies optimize their manufacturing processes. Our products consist of a full line of cylinders, escapements, grippers, linear slides, rotary actuators, clamps, multi-motion actuators, switches and sensors. PHD products are known for robustness, precision, and extremely long life and our products have the attributes and performance design engineers demand. We offer longest span of life, engineering software and tools to simplify and save time, factory trained application and industry specialists to ensure our customers a cost-effective and field-proven solution, and 1-3 day delivery on most products. We are the best in the industry. We strive to be a profitable, technologically advanced, environmentally friendly, growing global leader of products, solutions and services that offers discernable advantages that help customers reach their objectives. We provide our customers with what they want, when they need it. PHD prides itself in the ability to provide customers with the widest variety of configured automation components in the industry, which are built to order. Servicing our customers is priority in our business and through surveys and market research, the voice of the customer is paramount in all our product designs. Call us today or visit our website for more information!$$$
SMC Corporation of AmericaNoblesville, IN | 800-762-7621
SMC is dedicated to deliver first-class business solutions to our customers through superior products and top-notch customer service by creating an environment for our employees where each person is valued, challenged to reach his or her full potential, and contributes to the growth of the company. community and themselves.$$$
LINAK U.S. Inc.Louisville, KY | 502-253-5595
Making things move for more than 30 years is our business. At LINAK, we focus on our core competence – the production of superior quality electric linear actuator systems. Electric actuators is not one of several divisions of LINAK, it's what we do. We provide innovative actuation solutions that improve people's quality of life and working environment.$$$
APTEK Inc.Perry, MI | 888-949-0066
Specializing in Indexers, Vibratory Feed Systems, Vision Guided Feed Systems, Pick and Place Units, Cartesian Gantry Systems, Grippers and Robotic EOA Tooling, Linear Actuators and Slides, CNC Servo Presses, Impact Riveters, Orbital Riveters, Clean Room Equipment, Conveyors & Material Handling, Machine Mounts, Power Clamping, Jig and Fixture Tooling, Screw Feeders, Hydraulic Presses, Press Feeds.$$$
Aries Engineering Co.Dundee, MI | 734-529-8855
Aries Engineering Company is a leading manufacturer of linear actuators and hydra-pneumatic cylinders. Since our founding in 1994, we have continued to innovate and create new technologies. Our products are trusted by customers across many industries, including automation, manufacturing, commercial, and defense. Our products include lube trays, electric actuators, robust servo driven actuators, marking machinery, and more. Visit our website to learn more.$$$
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc.Livonia, MI | 855-853-5003
As a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative actuation solutions for the commercial and military aerospace and defense industries, Beaver Aerospace & Defense is the dependable choice for high powered valve actuators. Our seasoned professionals will work closely with you to fabricate a custom solutions to suit your demanding application. For more detailed information about our capabilities, check out our website today!$$$
Burr Engineering & Development CompanyBattle Creek, MI | 800-537-9940
Utilized in a variety of applications and industries, the products designed and manufactured at Burr Engineering & Development include ball screw actuators and similar mechanisms. Standard models or customized designs are available to ensure that wherever the part will be, whether in construction equipment, a platform table or a satellite dish positioner, it will be a perfect fit.$$$
DESTACOAuburn Hills, MI | 800-682-9686
With almost 100 years of experience, DESTACO is an innovative manufacturer of automation and material handling tools, including clamps, indexers, hydraulic workholding products, grippers, linear and rotary actuators, linear slides, robotic tooling products, end effector systems, and conveyors. Our industry-leading products and systems can help you become more cost-effective.$$$
E&E Special ProductsWarren, MI | 800-854-3577
E & E Special Products is a precision linear actuator manufacturer providing a wide range of products and linear motion compenents. We offer rotary actuators, electric actuators, positioning stages, positioning tables, and roller bearings. Call us today for a variety of solutions in linear motion products.$$$
MFP Automation EngineeringGrandville, MI | 616-538-0888
MFP Automation Engineering was founded in 1991 and has grown to become one of the Top 30 distributors in the country. We are formerly known as Michigan Fluid Power and specialize in fluid power, pneumatics, hydraulics, manifolds, custom power units, and much more!$$$
Parker ORIGA CorporationRichland, MI | 800-695-5984
Parker ORIGA provides a variety of automation devices including linear guides, linear actuators, hydraulic cylinders and a variety of valves. Our products are utilized wherever motion control is a necessity. We provide cellular manufacturing, machine tools and engineering as well.$$$
SerapidSterling Heights, MI | 586-274-0774
Serapid Integrated Products manufactures linear telescopic actuators using rigid chain technology. Rigid chain can push and pull, yet coils into a very compact space when not in use. Strokes range from as small as one foot (300 mm) and have no upper limit. Loads can go up to 200 tons.$$$
Exlar CorporationChanhassen, MN | 952-500-6200
Exlar designs and manufactures a unique and robust line of linear and rotary actuators for motion control applications. Our patented Roller Screw technology offers longer life than ball screws. For superior performance, use our electro-mechanical actuators to replace hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.$$$
TolomaticHamel, MN | 800-328-2174
Tolomatic has been manufacturing innovative automation components for over 60 years. From right-angle gearboxes to pneumatic actuators and complete electrical linear motion systems, our motion solutions are moving businesses forward. With a strong worldwide sales and distribution network, we deliver our products where and when you need them with industry leading customer service.$$$
FascoSpringfield, MO | 417-875-7000
Fasco is an international manufacturer of a wide range of industrial goods, including linear actuators and controls. FASCO manufactures an extensive line of FHP gearmotors and linear actuators, from light duty sub-FHP gearmotors to long-life high performance gearmotors and linear actuators.$$$
A-T Controls, Inc.Cincinnati, OH | 513-247-5465
A-T Controls is a valve, actuator, and valve control manufacturer. We produce automatic and manual ball valves, valve actuators, positioners, and other valve control products. We serve industries such as HVAC, refining, mining and transportation with our high quality products. Contact us to benefit from our highest-value products, extensive inventories, and knowledgeable staff.$$$
Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc.Cleveland, OH | 800-321-8072
Cleveland Motion Controls (CMC) offers a broad line of industrial control and automation solutions such as Brushless Servo Motors, Servo Motors, Linear Actuators, Servo Amplifiers, Motion Controllers, Web Tension Control and Load Cells. In addition, our engineering group designs and builds completely integrated Engineered Systems.$$$
ComptrolEastlake, OH | 216-587-5200
Comptrol provides industries with a wide range of linear motion products from a variety of quality manufacturers. Some of the products we supply include ballscrew assemblies, lead screws, precision ground screw assemblies, bearing blocks, linear actuators, electric actuators, linear motion components/positioners, profile rail, shafting, rotary actuators, linear guides and other linear motion products.$$$
Joyce/Dayton Corp.Kettering, OH | 800-523-5204
The Joyce/Dayton Corporation manufactures screw jacks, linear actuators, electric cylinders, and controls. We offer highly-efficient products and unsurpassed customer service. Our actuators are available in both AC and DC models, with capacity ratings up to 2000 pounds.$$$
K-West, Inc.Hamilton, OH | 513-942-9378
For over 40 years K-West has specialized in electric actuator sales, repairs, and modifications. We will repair or make custom modifications as needed, either at K-West's facility or yours. At K-West we can handle doing large or small quantities and ensure product satisfaction.$$$
Modern Fluid Power, Inc.Blanchester, OH | 937-783-2094
Modern Fluid Power is a leading distributor of valves and related products. We carry top brands from over 40 manufacturers and seek to deliver the best service and products available. We supply actuators, backflow preventers, switches, connectors, regulators, couplings, cylinders, filters, fittings, gauges, hydraulic equipment, lubricators and much more to businesses across the country.$$$
Nook Industries, Inc.Cleveland, OH | 800-321-7800
Nook Industries manufactures inch and metric mechanical and electro-mechanical actuators, assemblies and components including: Modular Linear Actuators, Ball Screw, Roller Screw, Acme Screw, and Lead Screw Assemblies, Ball Splines, End Bearing Supports, Worm Gear Screw Jacks, Electric Cylinder Actuators, HRC 60 Linear Shafting, Profile Rail Linear Guides, Linear Slides, Bearings and Pillow Blocks.$$$
Shafer Valve CompanyMansfield, OH | 419-529-4311
Founded in 1946, our company serves oil and gas pipelines, water pumping stations and mining operations. ISO 9001 certified, our main product line is the valve actuator: linear actuators, power units, fluid power valves, flow selectors, electric actuators, and hydraulic rotary valve actuators.$$$
TSK America Co., Ltd.Cincinnati, OH | 513-942-4002
TSK in-house made high quality positioning component parts are adopted to every part of the actuator, and exceptionally excellent in cost-performance and high-grade linear actuator is realized. In addition to catalog models, customized linear actuator is also available in reasonable lead time.$$$
Venture Mfg. Co.Dayton, OH | 866-365-1957
Serving industries such as solar, housing and medical since 1971, Venture Mfg. is an experienced manufacturer of superior quality servo actuators and related products. With full CAD and engineering design capabilities, Venture is an efficient and cost-effective source for all of your precision linear motion needs. We provide customized solutions for specialized applications.$$$
Dynamic Structures & Materials, LLCFranklin, TN | 615-595-6665
Dynamic Structures & Materials develops and specializes in micropositioning and nanopositioning linear motion systems. If your system is one requiring environmental or special geometric constraints, contact us. Our proven track record assures our customers we have the best products.$$$
Enerpac®Menomonee Falls, WI | 800-433-2766
Enerpac is the global leader in high-force tools and equipment used in industrial markets. Our focus is to provide our customers with the most extensive line of products and accessories that maximize force to increase productivity and make work safer and easier to perform. Our comprehensive family of tools and equipment deliver reliable and dependable performance for any industrial segment.$$$
LinMot USA, Inc.Elkhorn, WI | 877-546-3270
LinMot® manufactures direct drive Linear Servo Motorsthat use no belts, cams or gears, providing up to two billion cycles life,acceleration of up to 40 g's and strokes to five feet.With added guides, LinMot® Linear Actuators will handlesignificant side loading for strokes of up to 16 inches.$$$
Trombetta Motion TechnologiesMilwaukee, WI | 414-410-0300
Trombetta is a leading worldwide manufacturer of DC power switching and power management products for mobile applications. Our Products include DC Contactors, Voltage Regulators, Industrial Solenoids, Switches and various Electronic Controls. Focused on meeting customer's design requirements, we strive to develop innovative solutions that reduce costs while increasing performance.$$$


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Warning: Jesse Spencer may play a firefighter on TV, but in case of an emergency, it's probably best to call in the real guys.
"I failed. I killed the [dummy] baby," Spencer tells TVGuide.com of one of his recent practice runs at the Chicago Fire Academy. "I didn't find the dummy baby on the top bunk because I didn't know there was a top bunk and I led all my firefighters into a broom closet instead of an exit."
The run-through is just one of several types of training Spencer has had to go through to gear up for the part of Chicago firefighter Lt. Matthew Casey on Dick Wolf's new drama, Chicago Fire, which premieres Wednesday at 10/9c on NBC. The hour-long ensemble series follows the lives of the firefighters and paramedics working at Chicago Firehouse 51.
Exclusive sneak peek from Dick Wolf's Chicago Fire: Will the team make it out alive?
After logging eight seasons as Dr. Robert Chase on House, Spencer says it was the stunts in particular that drew him to Chicago Fire. "That stuff excites me. On House for eight years, I've been doing medical jargon and wearing lab coats, so it was good to be able to do something much more hands-on," he says. "I surf, I've done free-diving and I like a bit of adrenaline, so that was really appealing to me."
Spencer returns to TV just five months after hanging up his stethoscope. "I went on a surf trip to Indonesia, so a month roughing it out there was more than enough. Coming back into it, there have been times where I have gone, 'What the hell am I doing?' It's much more grueling work than House was. House was such a finely tuned machine and this is new and we're still finding the characters and finding the feel of the show and the tone of the show," he says. "But there's something about getting your hands dirty and being a part of the team that's just been invigorating."
"Getting your hands dirty" seems like an understatement considering the sheer number of fire sequences on the show thus far. "I didn't think there were going to be as many as there are actually," he says. "I did do one today where this door is burning down. ... They covered me in the fireproof gel. I couldn't even feel it. It was crazy. The stuntmen would yell at me, because apparently the fire was licking my face."
Check out photos from Chicago Fire
Although there are, thankfully, stunt doubles on hand to film the more dangerous scenes, Spencer and the rest of the cast have also been doing ride-alongs, gear drills and real-life runs into the burn room, like the one Spencer failed, since production started. The show also has a fire consultant on staff, who in turn has brought other real-life firefighters on to the set. "They're constantly around, which is a valuable source of information, because if we've got questions, you literally just turn around and ask the closest firefighter what's up," he says. "We still shoot at the real firehouse once a week and there are other firefighters there, so it's pretty authentic surroundings for us."
After moving to the Windy City to shoot Chicago Fire, Spencer said he and the cast have logged plenty of hours with the firefighters off set as well. "We've really got a rapport because we spend so much time together. We hang out on weekends and we hang out with the firefighters, so it's a different energy and a different scene and that's quite invigorating," he says.
Spencer says living in Chicago has also helped him adjust to using an American accent — a first for the Australian native whose House alter ego was also from Down Under. "Eamonn Walker, who's our chief on the show, is English as well, so we commiserate on how difficult it is sometimes to change everything," Spencer says. "In terms of TV shooting, there's just not really a lot of time, so you just really do it on the fly."
Law & Order boss Dick Wolf: Chicago Fire is not a fire-of-the-week show
On Chicago Fire, Spencer's American-born character, Casey, is estranged from both his wife (Battleground's Teri Reeves) and a friend and colleague (Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney) after the death of one of his men in the line of duty. Spencer says that the character appealed to him because Casey is far from the antihero trend made popular largely thanks to House's acerbic titular character. "Everyone's got a psychological problem or a bad streak or they're drug-addicted or this or that, and this felt like a real stand-up American guy who wants to have a family and he wants things to go smoothly," he says. "These firefighters — they're great, open, honest, genuine guys, so I felt more that I was playing a real guy than some sort of TV-concocted trick to get people hooked."
Unlike House, and what may be TV's most famous firefighter drama in recent years, FX's Rescue Me, Spencer says Chicago Fire is far less bleak. "Our show is more of an inspirational, optimistic view of firefighters. We do delve into all sorts of issues, but it doesn't get bogged down in the psychological element of it. It's an hour of entertainment," he says. "You see their lives outside of the firehouse probably just as much as you do in. It's an ensemble, so we follow these characters not just into fires, but into the bedroom."
Chicago Fire premieres Wednesday at 10/9c on NBC.


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In 2008, I published a book entitled 365 Ways to Live Cheap. The book itself is pretty straightforward. It's a collection of 365 specific tactics for saving money. The experience writing the book was an interesting process, however.
I had the genesis of the idea not too long after I started The Simple Dollar. I had originally been thinking of using the "365 Ways to Live Cheap" idea as a yearlong series of posts in 2008 and so I started on the project in early 2007, compiling a list of tactics and researching each one a little.
I kept this as a folder on my computer desktop for two years, as the project moved from a post series to a long book to a much shorter book. I tossed in little facts, some anecdotes, and other materials for each entry.
When the book actually came together, I condensed most of the material I had accumulated down to a paragraph or two for each entry on the list – and the rest of the material just sat there, unused.
Flash forward to late 2010. I started looking through those folders of material and began to realize that there was a lot of good stuff there. I considered making an "expanded" version of the original book, but eventually I decided that it might be more fun if I just revisited each entry in a new series of posts on The Simple Dollar made up of all of this unused material.
I won't be reprinting the material in 365 Ways to Live Cheap as I view that as a wonderful concise handbook on frugality tactics. Instead, I'm just going to use each of those entries as a starting point and riff on each topic, using the material I had saved for the book and my own thoughts over the years since writing the original book.
Each remaining day in 2012, there will be a new post discussing one of the entries from 365 Ways to Live Cheap. I'll label them with an "(X/365)" after the post title. Consider it a year of frugality basics.
I think you'll find the journey enjoyable.
Oh, and there's one more thing…
Mentorship and Photography
Several years ago, I started to mentor a young woman named Brittany who's passionate about photography. She grew up in a rural background much like my own. Like me, she's the first in her family to go to college. I've known her and her family for a very long time.
All along, she's harbored a real dream of having her own photography business, and she's been taking active steps to make it happen. She's taken some significant training in photography while majoring in business in college.
Time and time again over the last several years, she's come to me for advice on what the next step should be, and she's constantly impressed me with her diligence and work ethic toward her goals. Right now, for instance, she's knocking down good grades in college while keeping a part-time job and spending time establishing her photography business and growing her skills. She's building a foundation for the rest of her life in a very smart way.
I have consistently been impressed with the life choices and the professional choices she has made. She's far more entrepreneurial and has a harder work ethic than I ever had at her age.
I'm also a big believer in doing everything I can to give opportunities to people who are working to create a better future for themselves, which is exactly what she's doing.
So, this past fall, I made Brittany an offer. She became an intern for The Simple Dollar with a very specific mission. I wanted her to take a single photograph for each of the entries in 365 Ways to Live Cheap and allow me to use them on The Simple Dollar.
Each entry in the post series this year will feature an image from Brittany Lynne Photography (her budding business) that matches the content of that particular "way to live cheap." Hopefully, these images will visually illustrate the beauty of frugality in everyday life.
Naturally, she's still at a point where she's learning about photography and production techniques and growing in her skill set with every image. I don't expect the images in this project to look like the finished product of a truly great professional photographer with years of experience.
Instead, what I see in these images (of what I've seen so far) is a young woman with a bright future taking advantage of an opportunity. I see her learning and growing with every click. I see someone who's hungry for a chance.
That, to me, is beautiful in and of itself, and I think it perfectly complements the "do it yourself and improve yourself" nature of 365 Ways to Live Cheap.


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