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Explain to a foreigner what's so great about the Moto X?
- The Moto X wasn't released here in Australia, but I consistently see people (both posters on websites and critics) praise the Moto X, which has really intrigued me as to what it is about the phone that's so appealing.
From what I gather, it's pretty much stock Android (just like any regular Nexus device), has different (better?) camera software, has active notifications (which a notification light does?) and had 'Ok Google' which is now available in Nexus devices.
Am I missing something? That's the difference in software I believe. So is it the fact that you can custom make the Moto X that makes it so appealing? Combining colours you want and possibly engraving the phone?
What is it about the experience from the Moto X that isn't in, say, a Nexus?01-09-2014 12:24 AM
- UJ95xRetired AmbassadorActive notifications does a lot more than a notification light. The light tells you, "Hey, someone _____ed you!" Sure you can customize the light's color but you still have to unlock the phone and go into the app to read it. The active display tells you exactly what you missed and lets you go directly in the corresponding app.
The Always listening feature isn't in Nexus devices, on those, it only works when on the home screen. Not when the phone is off like with the X.
That's the most noticeable differences in software, a lot of people really like the phone for its form factor (Curved to fit your hand nicely and not as big as the other phones, but still has a pretty great screen size) not like the usual slabs/bricks that you see with other phones.
Being able to customize it is just a bonus, I'm sure 90% or more of the people who got one would do the same, even without Moto maker
I don't have either phone so I'm probably not the best source but those are the big differences I can see between the two. Hopefully someone else can add on01-09-2014 12:33 AMLike 7
With motorola assist, the phone senses when you are driving by the gps and reads your text messages to you. Great, very practical feature to have.01-09-2014 01:07 AM
- what other posters said but i want to stress upon form factor... its nothing like nexus. I own Nexus and it like any normal phone but moto X really feel great while holding..
its difficult to explain, you have to hold it to understand.01-09-2014 01:19 AMLike 5
- Another thing I like is not having to use the power button to wake it up. If you pick it up without a active notification and you miss swiping down to wake it, then I just turn it face down and back up and the lock appears so that I can swipe it down. Now if they just had away to put it to sleep without the the power button or timer.
I had a HTC Resound before that was a real good device, but the Moto X 5 or 10 faster, and much smooth with very few warts! Chris
Sent from my A200 using AC Forums mobile app01-09-2014 01:32 AMLike 3
- Assist also has sleeping and meeting functionality.
Active Notifications will allow you to see that you received a call or text message & who it was from, then take appropriate action. If you weren't going to respond immediately, you have not turned on the screen which saves battery. The AMOLED screen only turns on the pixels it needs. Most people use the phone to check the time & notifications and since the screen usually uses the most battery, not turning it on will allow the battery to last longer. Average usage between charges is about a day.
Posted via Android Central App01-09-2014 01:58 AM
- I echo the thoughts about not having to press a button to get the screen to come on. I love being able to take it out of my pocket and have it light up for me just with that action. So many times all I want to know is what time it is, or what temp it is. This tells me. Without having to press a single button. If I want to know more, I can touch the screen and see, but I still didn't have to press the power button (which I have always HATED having to do). Yes I know there are 3rd party options for that trick, but it is so much better having it baked into the phone.
I also love the impressive battery life. It may be no big deal to some of you, but I came from a phone that literally couldn't make it more then 8 hours (5 if it was a heavy use day...with 3 hours screen time it was done). Today after two weeks I just hit a new milestone in battery life: 1 day 6 hours with over 5 hours screen time. That would have been impossible with my old phone so this makes me ecstatically happy.
Finally, the customization was a nice little bonus. I liked that. And they got it to me quick.01-09-2014 03:39 AM
- davidncModerator CaptainAs others have said above:
Its close to vanilla android with a few features thrown in:
Active Notifications
Touchless controls
Always listening
Camera gesture
Also not having to use power button to wake phone up , just give it a nudge and shows time .
Pretty much lag free
So far fast updates,some of the core apps are actually update from the play store therefore no need to wait on an entire OS update just to fix minor stuff.
Great Battery life.
Easily Pocketable.
Comfortable to hold01-09-2014 06:44 AM
- It has to be one of the most stable phones out there. It just does what its supposed to do
Posted via Android Central App01-09-2014 07:39 AMLike 3
- It also has lots of nice little touches that individually are very minor, but when taken together add up to a phone whose manufacturer clearly cares about details:
- Power up animation is really nice, changes for the holiday, and if you go through Motomaker also has a personalized greeting
- Fun little extras like 'Windy Day' will pop up on occasion. (And if you don't want them they're easy to stop)
- Consistent performance. There's less stuttering/pausing/hitching than any other Android phone I've had. (That includes the HTC One and LG G2)
One less minor item I've grown to appreciate: if there's any signal to be pulled in, the Moto X will do it. It always seems to have decent signals in parts of my hometown that other phones struggle with.01-09-2014 08:50 AM
- Form factor and active notifications are my favorites. Most comfortable phone I've held, I have small hands so the size is perfect compared to the giant phones that I would be annoyed to use. Love being able to see the time and any messages right when I pull it out of my pocket without actually having to turn the screen on.01-09-2014 09:45 AM
- I agree with what has been posted here. It is not each individual feature that wows you, but the entirety of the experience. Sounds a little corny, but it is true for me. This is the smoothest and least jumpy phone I've ever used. The only thing I would add is that it got the Kit Kat update quicker than most other phones which is very encouraging for future support.01-09-2014 10:15 AM
- It is the experience. First is the size and feel of the phone. It feels so nice in hand, and it is BARELY bigger than my wife's 5c despite having a much larger display.
An LED tells you something has happened, some phone have multi color so there is slightly more information, but many have a single color. Active display shows you exactly what app sent you a notification and you can even see what the notification is all without unlocking your phone. Plus it allows you to unlock directly into the app that sent you a notification.
The Moto X and Nexus 5 always listening are not at all the same, in fact the Nexus 5 is not always listening. With the Nexus 5, you can activate voice actions from the home screen and Google Now. On the Moto X, you can activate them from any app or even with the screen completely off. You do not have to touch your phone what so ever with the Moto X, you have to wake up, unlock, and get to the launcher with the Nexus 5. When you are driving and want to send a quick text or start a call, the experience is hugely different.
It really is a conglomeration of many small features that make the Moto X so great.01-09-2014 10:23 AM
- I agree about the great signal/radios on the Moto X. I have a GNote3 and side by side the Moto X and the GNote3 show the signal at the same level of dBms and asu's, but the Moto X holds onto the 4G LTE signal better compared to the GNote3 and the Moto X consistently outperforms the GNote3 in speedtests.01-09-2014 10:36 AM
- An LED tells you something has happened, some phone have multi color so there is slightly more information, but many have a single color. Active display shows you exactly what app sent you a notification and you can even see what the notification is all without unlocking your phone. Plus it allows you to unlock directly into the app that sent you a notification.01-09-2014 10:39 AM
- Form factor and ergonomics is perfect. IPhone screens are a bit small.... Samsung s3/4/notes are on the big side... Moto X just works!
As mentioned before, active display is a huge plus! Convenience factor, having to pull phone out of your pocket, your clock/messages turns on ASAP! Or when your phone is on the table facing up, once you move it or lift it up, it automatically shows time/messages.
As if its reading your mind! Also battery life is amazing! I can get through the entire work day on one charge. But grant it, I still bring my charger. Bad habit coming from gNex.
Posted via Android Central App01-09-2014 11:04 AM
- Let's not overlook something very fundamental: Motorola engineered a really good radio for this phone.01-09-2014 11:57 AM
- As a parent, who also [for work reasons] must keep their phone password locked, I cant stress enough how wonderful being able to bypass the lock screen to snap pictures of my kids is. A simple twist of the wrist and I'm snapping pics of my kids or my dogs before they can "stop doing" what ever I ws trying to capture.
the moto assit feature while driving is great as well01-09-2014 12:33 PM
- UJ95xRetired AmbassadorAs a parent, who also [for work reasons] must keep their phone password locked, I cant stress enough how wonderful being able to bypass the lock screen to snap pictures of my kids is. A simple twist of the wrist and I'm snapping pics of my kids or my dogs before they can "stop doing" what ever I ws trying to capture.
the moto assit feature while driving is great as well
Posted via Android Central App01-09-2014 12:43 PM
- Others have mentioned that with Active Display you can see details of your notifications without turning on the display. I think the larger benefit (battery wise) is that you can see these details without waking the phone. Waking the phone can trigger apps to update and/or sync. If this happens dozens of time per day when all you're really interested in is the time or a recent notification, it can take a toll on battery life.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk01-09-2014 03:24 PM
- Some great responses here. Thanks for that.
Would have loved to try out the phone. Shame they didn't release it here. Even if it didn't have the customisable cases and accents, would have been interested in it.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk01-09-2014 05:13 PM
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On Jan. 15, Jim Walz appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked him why he's running for the Democratic seat in the 14th Congressional district of Illinois in the March 2018 primary:
My name is Jim Walz. Democratic candidate running for the Illinois 14th Congressional District. I was a Democratic nominee in November of 2016. I'm presently a school board member at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, but I've been active throughout the district for the last 10 plus years.
Well, there are many issues that are staring us in the face. The health of our economy. The health of our democracy. The health of our environment and quite frankly, the health of each other. There are so many things that are facing us. I'm not going to Washington D.C. to be to the Democratic party what Randy Hultgren is to the republicans, a rubber stamp. I'm there to represent the voices of the 14th Congressional District. To do what is right and just and bring true representation to Washington.
Medicare for all. I believe that healthcare is a right not a privilege. I believe that we live in the richest country in the world. I believe that no one should have to decide whether or not how to take care of their own health or putting food on the table or a roof over their head.
The Chicago Sun-Times sent the candidates seeking nominations for Congress a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois. Jim Walz submitted the following answers to our questionnaire:
QUESTION: As a member of the House from Illinois, please explain what your specific cause or causes will be. Please avoid a generic topic or issue in your answer.
ANSWER: The economy is not working for most all of us. The stock market goes up, but we don't pay bills from a 401k account. And when we need that retirement savings, it may not be there after yet another correction. Right now the average person from IL14 isn't being heard, they can't get a voice without a hefty campaign contribution.
That isn't how our democracy is supposed to work. We see this when families are struggling to afford health insurance premiums; one side wants to keep the status quo and the other wants to go back to caps on coverage and no protections for preexisting conditions or medical bankruptcy. Wages are artificially suppressed for decades yet we are told $15/hr is too much until those same companies get to add trillions to our deficit in a tax scam at our expense.
I have a detailed list on my website dedicated to reasonable steps we can take now to stop the decline on middle class. jimwalzforcongress.com/economy/
Jim Walz
Running for: 14th Congressional district (Illinois)
Political/civic background: 2016 elected Democratic Nominee, Illinois 14 Congressional race, 2016 -Warren Township School Board
Occupation: Outside Sales, Customer service
Education: Western Illinois University, Bachelor of Arts Degree
Campaign website: JimWalzforCongress.com
QUESTION: Please list three district-specific needs that will be your priorities. This could be a project that is needed in your district, or a rule that needs to be changed, or some federal matter that has been ignored.
ANSWER: Climate Change and the New Green Economy – work to restore funding cut to Argonne/Fermi Labs and promote other new sustainable technologies within the district and work to end the policies that limit or penalize residential solar or other green manufacturing initiatives, including allowing for industrial hemp
Healthcare – work to immediately lower the eligibility age for Medicare to 55 and then begin rolling out the program to all Americans.
Income inequality – Immediately repeal the $1.5trillion dollar deficit burden of the tax scam to pass an equitable plan (detailed on my website at https://www.jimwalzforcongress.com/economy/) to lower taxes for small business and working families while only raising taxes on the top earners in very modest portion. Everyone pays their fair share and we move the economy forward.
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QUESTION: If you are running as a Democrat, what is your best idea for getting any initiative you may propose advanced if the House continues to be controlled by the GOP after the 2018 elections?
I have a long history of being able to collaborate with colleagues across the aisle and working with people, even if we do not agree on everything. I have demonstrated this ability in the past and I am today working on a program where private business, government and education are working to achieve costs savings and STEM education goals through two solar arrays for Warren Township schools.
The policies that I am advocating for are being championed across the country by candidates who are also flipping districts. People across the county are realizing that the divisive rhetoric and wedge issues are simply distractions and we, as neighbors, have the same goals and far more in common particularly in our income gap and access to opportunity in this country.
TOPIC: President Donald Trump
QUESTION: What do you make of President Trump?
ANSWER: Every day I am amazed.
QUESTION: Which three actions by the Trump administration do you support the most? Which three do you oppose the most?
I am most pleased that President Trump removed Tom Price, Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon from their staff. I would like to see more added to this list in the very near future.
I am concerned that President Trump ignored the emoluments clause in our Constitution. Had he heeded advice from prior Republican leaders, I feel that much of the talk on his business dealing might have been avoided.
I am concerned about the dim view this administration has taken toward the State Department, our diplomatic corps, and the role of diplomacy for our trade partnerships and future opportunities. Our businesses and economy depend of having a strong and well respected outreach through Foreign Service and State official channels.
I am concerned that he and his team are either not familiar with the laws of our country or are not particularly bothered by following them.
QUESTION: What is your view of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian tampering in the 2016 election, including possible collusion by the Trump campaign. Does Mueller have your support?
I hope that it is permitted to continue without obstruction. We are a nation of laws and hold to the principal that no one is above the law. If the investigation proceeds, we will all have an opportunity to see the facts presented and move past this difficult time.
TOPIC: Terrorism
QUESTION: What should Congress do to reduce the threat of terrorism at home, either from ISIS or from others?
ANSWER: The safety and security of all Americans is of utmost importance and we must also protect our civil liberties and constitutional rights. We have to deal with terrorism, both, foreign and domestic. The safety and well-being of our citizens here are tied to the safety and well-being of all others around the world. We must be a champion of freedom, justice and democracy. Lately, though, we have lost that moral authority when we have a President who issues travel bans that target the Muslim community.
We need to take domestic terrorism seriously and stop encouraging fringe groups. We witnessed a turning point in Charleston and saw some of nation's top leaders condone violence and fascism on our shores. We see the media contributing to the divisive rhetoric and profiting from the outcome. I would advocate for reinstating the Fairness Doctrine to help bridge the divide in our national conversation.
I also see the attacks on our nation's top security teams (CIA, FBI, TSA, and Boarder Patrols) as a destabilizing influence. When we need these agencies to be working together for our security, leadership is casting doubt for what appears to be personal gain.
TOPIC: Guns and violence
QUESTION: What is the single most important action Congress can take to curb gun violence in the United States?
ANSWER: Uphold the laws we have and allow states to defend their boarders from neighboring states who are not taking the issue seriously. Many of the illegal gun sales in Illinois originate in neighboring states. Illinois gun owners are law-abiding and advocate for stronger safety and training programs. Our state has the benchmark standard for safety requirements, yet we pay the cost in lives and resources from our neighboring states.
In addition to this, allow the universal background check program to proceed. This is one area where responsible gun owners and gun safety advocates agree. It is time to put aside partisan politics and work toward this easily achievable goal.
QUESTION: Do you favor a law banning the sale and use of "bump stocks" that increase the firing speed of semi-automatic weapons? Why? Do you favor any further legal limits on guns of any kind? Or, conversely, what gun restrictions should be done away with?
ANSWER: I would be open to a ban on bump stocks and limiting high capacity magazines.
Just as I support privacy right with regard to reproductive choice, I recognize the rights protected for law-abiding gun owners and have already begun having productive conversations with both sides; responsible gun owners and those who are opposed to private gun ownership of any kind.
I do not see this kind of progress being made by politicians anywhere who treat this as anything more than a wedge issue without regard to making progress for all our sakes. Treating just the symptom of an epidemic does not make us safer. After Columbine, Boulder, Sandy Hook and elsewhere, we can see the failure of politicians and corporate lobby groups like the NRA working against our best interests.
TOPIC: America's growing wealth gap
QUESTION: As an editorial board, our core criticism of the tax overhaul legislation supported by the Republican majorities in the House and Senate is that it lowers taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans at a time of historic inequalities of wealth and income in the United States. We believe in free markets, but it does not look to us like the "silent hand" of the market is functioning properly, rewarding merit fairly. We are troubled that the top 1 percent of Americans own 38.6 percent of the nation's wealth and the bottom 90 percent own just 22.8 percent of the wealth. Tell us how we are right or wrong about this. Does the growing income and wealth gap trouble you?
ANSWER: You are on the right track, but keep going.
Fixing our rigged economy is a priority for me and should be for all of us. For over 30 years we have seen wages artificially suppressed while the top 1% continue to get more. That isn't "Free Market" at work. That is a rigged system.
Right now CEO pay has increased to over 300% of the lowest paid worker in that same company. Politicians are even making false claims that the gender wage gap is a myth that women somehow choose to be paid less for the same work. Can we now admit that yes, ours is an oligarchy? This tax plan for Republicans is just a sign that they are no longer hiding their true intentions.
We cannot afford to lose more neighbors who are falling from the middle class – the group of producers who fuel the economy and run 98% of our businesses in this country. Recall that every large company once started small; NCR started in a garage, UPS from two college kids with a bike, etc. They had opportunity to compete, the opportunity our small business do not have now. The role of government is to create that "Free Market" by protecting business from monopolies. That isn't happening. An example of this is Net Neutrality and three monopolies profiting from infrastructure and regulation built off our taxes. Instead, we further burden our small business with high overhead expenses for phone and Internet where their counterparts in Europe are paying a fraction for better service. Is that "Free Market" at work or a rigged system?
I have thought about taxes quite a bit and outlined my plan, using 2017 tax figures. My plan helps build a thriving middle class and provides some relief to small business while ensure all of us pay an equitable share. https://www.jimwalzforcongress.com/economy/
TOPIC: International affairs
QUESTION: Do you support the Trump administration's decision to move the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? How will this help or hinder efforts to secure a lasting peace between Israel and its Middle East neighbors?
ANSWER: No. It has already led to increased destabilization in Jerusalem, lives have already been lost.
QUESTION: Is military action by the United States a plausible response to the nuclear weapons threat posed by North Korea? How might a U.S. military response play out for South Korea, Japan and China? What alternative do you support?
We need to fill the numerous vacancies at the State Department which would help clarify the U.S. position in the region. (We must use diplomacy as opposed to the twitter approach). If we and our allies in the region, Japan and South Korea, work with China and offered a comprehensive diplomatic strategy that included a combination of economic incentives and security assurances, that would be something we should consider. One of our objectives needs to be the lowering the danger of nuclear weapons and ultimately, eliminating them.
TOPIC: Immigration
QUESTION: The Supreme Court has ruled that the third version of the Trump administration's travel ban on eight countries with predominantly Muslim populations can go into effect while legal challenges against the ban continue. What is your position on this travel ban?
ANSWER: The reasons cited for this ban discounts the three-tier vetting and review process already in place and does not include countries whose nationals have engaged in terror attacks on our soil and around the world. I support securing our boards and keeping our citizens safe, but his plan appears to have been intended to distract and destabilize our national focus. This in itself is dangerous.
QUESTION: Has the United States in the last decade been accepting too many immigrants, and does this pose a threat to the American way of life?
ANSWER: Let's make a clear distinction here, legal immigrants, including those here through amnesty programs were invited and welcomed just as most all of our families were. Ours is a nation of immigrants and we have a rich national heritage because of this. This is what made us the "light of the world". There is no country in the world that integrates a broader range of people, races and religions than we do. That is where our focus should remain while to we build an economy that can support the traditional American Dream.
QUESTION: Should the "wall" between the United States and Mexico be built? What might it accomplish?
ANSWER: No. It is a fool's errand and a campaign lie. Family homes and land have already been taken through eminent domain for this arrogant and futile project.
TOPIC: Affordable Care Act
QUESTION: The tax reform plan created by Republican majorities in the House and Senate would eliminate the Obamacare "individual mandate" that most Americans must have health insurance or pay a fine. Does this threaten the viability of the Affordable Care Act? What more on this, if anything, should be done?
ANSWER: Yes, it certainly does. Right now, we have few benefits afforded through the ACA law that are already under attack: the cap on coverage and protecting those with preexisting conditions. But, our neighbors on the right have been telling us for years there is a problem of uncontrolled costs: of out-of-control premiums, and prescription costs. They are right and ACA did little the help alleviate this economic burden. What's more, subsidies were never available cover families if the employer offered insurance only to their employee. Remember, the employer mandate only covered insurance costs for their direct employee, not the whole family. That left millions without financial help and without coverage options. Ignoring these shortfalls made it easier for Republican Congressmen to strip away funding piece-by-piece just as they are doing with CHIP and Medicaid now.
In addition to this shortfall, a key provision in the ACA also hurt our private practice doctors. The ACA was designed to save money by reducing reimbursement costs for Medicare and Medicaid paid to care providers. We see the results today – an accelerated consolidation of provide practice offices into large health corporations. Today, it is difficult to find a doctor who will accept new Medicaid patients because of this. We have to be honest about ACA and truly consider the high cost of premiums with excessive deductibles and limits on who you can see at all. What good is insurance if you can't use it? It is time to start listening to ALL of our neighbors and really tackle the root of the problem – access to healthcare should be a right, not a privilege for a few.
I believe all Americans deserve access to care. We can join the rest of the industrialized world in providing basic coverage and work in partnership with private insurance through expanded Medicare for All. We trade a $20,000 annual premium for a $6,000 tax and no premium while businesses save, too. We already spend more than needed now nationally while we get far less.
In addition, it makes sense to negotiate drug prices as we do for the VA, to help control prices. The Federal government takes this approach in the defense industry and other areas, by capping the allowable profit margin and offsetting those costs to help with needed research. We can do the same to help promote research while saving lives of our citizens. And, by joining everyone together under a national plan, we have the strength of each other to prevent Republican politicians from so easily dismantling our system in piecemeal fashion.
TOPIC: The opponent(s)
QUESTION: What is your biggest difference with your opponent(s)?
ANSWER: I've been in this fight for years and I know this district better than anyone. I have personally spent years walking all seven counties, knocking on doors and speaking with neighbors from every political stripe. I know their stories and that we, as a district are not nearly as divided as some might hope.
We all agree that our district has been under siege from the policies of big banks who took our taxes in the bailout at the same time they foreclosed on our homes, charged us in exorbitant interest rates. Most of us lost 40 -60% or more of our retirement, yet these Wall Street darlings were rewarded through their lobbyists to convince Randy Hultgren to help strip away what little consumer protections we had.
We are struggling to care for aging family members and pay for college for our kids, all while Hultgren is serving his big donors, Pharma and Wall Street. Our access to healthcare is being stripped away, through millions cut from Social Security and the CHIP program for kids or the very high cost of health insurance. Even TriCare recently had benefits cut while costs rose for our veterans. On one side, establishment candidates are saying we should be happy with the status quo of ACA and $20,000 policies with $6k deductibles and on the other, Hultgren says we deserve even less.
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After the fire is put out the difficult work begins. Smoke as a result of a kitchen fire can completely change the pleasant ambiance and look of your home. Walls and ceiling area get discolored due to smoke and soot which can be difficult to clean. The best option is to hire Austin fire damage restoration experts to do the job. However, if you insist on
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People often use abrasive tools and cleaning solutions to attempt to remove these stains from the walls, but, this usually turns out to be another disaster wrecking the surface. This happens when we try to resolve things without any prior cleaning knowledge or experience. When you experience fire damage, as soon as you are sure the fire is completely extinguished, you should open all doors and windows, turn on all exhaust fans and remove as much of the smoke as possible. If you forgot to take this step and your walls have smoke and soot damage, then follow the instructions below.
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Here we're going to taking a look at one trend that has revolutionised the way that we can furnish and decorate our interiors. The folk art revolution has really come on in leaps and bounds over the recent years in a way that is not only cost-effective, but fun and easy for all!
One of the great things about folk art is its anything-goes approach to colour. This bedroom uses floral folk art patterns in conjunction with vibrant purples, indigo's and yellows to bring life and warmth into what could otherwise be a fairly sterile space.
Whereas this kitchen aims for a more classical take on the folk art approach. The dense wooden cabinetry is given a delightfully ornate face lift with the intricate East European folk art patterns, and the motif is carried over on the tiling that gives a reliable and welcoming feel.
The European folk art heritage is given a more modern twist in these soft furnishings that utilise intricate floral patterns that allow the textiles to create a deeply beguiling impression. The printed patterns show how adaptable folk art patterns can be in infusing your home with a traditional, yet uplifting flavour.
Another great thing about folk-art inspired decor is the way that many different influences and styles can come together to create something simple and effortlessly unique. This snapshot from a folk-art living room shows that by using a broad colour palette in a care-free manner, and by gathering a variety of intricate artefacts, it can tell a story all of itself!
Not that your folk-art inspired room has to be totally over the top of course! Sometimes a few little touches such as these colourfully patterned woollen blankets, and charmingly abstract wall print can do so much, especially when contrasted with the clean white walls and classically reliable wooden chest of drawers.
And even if you're lacking in the folk-art accessories and artefacts, then fear not, as sometimes just a little bit of paint and a lot of imagination can go a long way, as illustrated by this wonderful Hungarian painted doorway. Another excellent example of the welcoming power of folk-art!


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Saturday, September 26, sees well known acts performing in support of the Stars Appeal's Caring 4 Kids campaign at two of Salisbury's biggest venues.
Stars Appeal patron and BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker, is giving a special performance of his one man show at Salisbury Arts Centre. The show, which Johnnie recently took on a sell-out national tour, tells the amazing story of how he went from Pirate Radio to become one of the best known and most loved broadcasters in Britain. He has held down flagship shows on national BBC radio and was awarded an MBE in 2006. Johnnie became a Patron of the Stars Appeal after undergoing life saving surgery at Salisbury District Hospital during his battle with cancer in 2003. Demand for 'An evening with Johnnie Walker' has been huge and the event is already completely sold out.
Meanwhile, across town at the City Hall, ABBA fans are dusting off their platforms and getting ready for one of the biggest partys of the year, as Spire FM and Midas Prosound present the 'ABBA party night'.
The event features ABBA Gold, the most successful Abba tribute act in Europe, with support from Salisbury based vocal group Evolution and Spire FM DJs Chris Ewington and Martin Starke.
Over 800 tickets have been sold so far for what is expected to be a sell out event. Tickets cost £10 and are available from the City Hall box office on 01722 434434, or through the City Hall website www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk
Both events will raise money for the Stars Appeal's Caring 4 Kids campaign which aims to help fund a new Children's Unit at Salisbury District Hospital. This will benefit over 6,000 children from across Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire each year. The new Unit will cost £4million in total, with the Caring 4 Kids campaign covering the cost of extra facilities and equipment including 'home from home' rooms for children who regularly spend long periods in hospital, indoor and outdoor play areas and dedicated parents' accommodation, along with a range of other 'extras' to help ensure children receive the very best possible care.
Appeal Director Dave Cates said: "We want to make the new Children's Unit the very best it can be for the local children and families that will rely on it. We are thrilled that these two fantastic events will be helping us to achieve just that. Our special thanks go to Johnnie Walker for finding time in his busy schedule to do this show and to all involved in the organisation of the Abba Party. Saturday 26 September is going to be a great night for Salisbury and for the Stars Appeal." Ends
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Floyd Mayweather insists he will party right up until next weekend's showdown with Conor McGregor.
The pair will finally end months of trash-talking when they enter the ring in Las Vegas on August 26.
Mayweather remains the huge favourite for the fight as he puts his unbeaten record on the line against the UFC superstar.
And the 40-year-old has told fans he has no plans to rest up during fight week.
He uploaded a message on social media, confirming he will be at his own strip club Girl Collection to meet and greet his fans.
The unbeaten pound-for-pound king added: "That's right...I'm partying the entire week before my fight. All the way through to next Monday following my fight."
Mayweather will also host his official after-party at the gentleman's club.
Mayweather meanwhile has admitted "everything is on the line" ahead of the showdown with McGregor.
"When a fighter has lost before, if he loses again they say 'oh, it's nothing, he's lost before," he said.
"I try not to think about losing or taking the 'L.' That's not really my focus.
"Every day I tell myself I am a winner. I was born to be a winner at life. Not just in the ring but I was born to be a winner.
"But when a fighter has been dominating for 20-some years and never lost, everything is on the line."


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This pretty big project took its flying start around the end of June 2012. I'm also collaborating with a Dutch visual artist named Rik Couwenbergh for this one.
The drawing featured below will be put on a set of three walls in a conference room of the Dutch lawyer office of Bierens Advocatenkantoren in Amsterdam.
We also got to pick some neat designer tables and chairs for the room itself, courtesy of the owner of the office. The chair we've chosen is the infamous Universale chair from Joe Colombo. It was eventually also implemented in the design for the big mural drawing. The photos you see down below are of an early stage of the design. However, most of the things you see will ultimately be implemented into the final design.
Alas, the woman in kitchen had to be changed into a Universale chair! Pity...
I'll keep you updated about this one as it progresses!
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Here lies, the first original project form the two Kansas City, Missouri artists, Token & Irrelevant. This is all recording, mixed, and mastered by the two artists and half of the project produced by Irrelevant aka Mr. Smith. Follow Token & Irrelevant on social media: @Token816 (twitter & tumblr) @rtbbmrsmith (twitter, instagram, tumblr) With that being said, GET STONED, HAVE FUN, and BUMP THIS ISH!!!
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In recent years supplementing vitamin D has been touted as somewhat of a cure-all, but I'm a huge skeptic, and don't think it's quite that simple. But like all other dietary trends, the truth surfaces eventually… and surprise-surprise that truth is that a pill or supplement is NEVER the cure-all we're led to believe. If low vitamin D doesn't mean you just need to supplement vitamin D, what does it mean?
It appears that low vitamin D levels are the result of ill health, but not the cause. Low vitamin D levels can reveal a host of things:
• Ill health – According to a recent study done in December 2013 in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, "The discrepancy between observational and interventional studies suggests that low 25(OH)D is a marker of ill health."
• Low calcium intake – Chris Masterjohn explains that vitamin D levels and calcium levels go hand in hand. "Overall, then, we would expect that a deficiency in calcium would cause low 25(OH)D, and that correcting the deficiency would normalize the 25(OH)D, but that beyond a certain threshold, increasing calcium intake might not increase 25(OH)D any further." (source) Additionally, he adds, "As a rule of thumb, then, I would say that if someone has low 25(OH)D and she is eating two to three servings of dairy products or soft, edible bones, or two to three cups of cruciferous vegetables per day (which have their downsides), then calcium deficiency is unlikely to be the explanation. If one is not eating these foods, however, it could very easily be the explanation. In such a case, the person has little to lose and much to gain by including more calcium-rich foods."
• Poor digestion – Low vitamin D status can also be a reflector of poor gut health, especially since proper digestion is a precursor to good health. You can't be healthy without good digestion to break down your food and make it available and absorbable by the body. Digestion is king when it comes to health, and there are a host of reasons people have poor digestion. The ones I see most frequently are due to a slowed metabolism, low nutrient diet, and chronic stress.
• Low magnesium intake – "Intake of magnesium significantly interacted with intake of vitamin D in relation to risk of both vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency."
• Malnourished liver – Liver health plays a role in the absorption of vitamin D, because it affects the production and flow of bile. Bile emulsifies fat (vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin), and makes it more available for absorption in the gut.
As you may see, taking a vitamin D supplement does not address the root cause of low vitamin D levels; a host of other issues contributing to "ill" health.
However you slice it, vitamin D is still a hormone, and supplementation should be considered carefully, especially since there can be risks of mega dosing. According to Chris Masterjohn, "Vitamin D can be a double-edged sword: adequate vitamin D prevents heart disease, but too much vitamin D promotes heart disease. The available evidence suggests that the lowest risk of heart disease occurs when vitamin D status is between 20 and 40 ng/mL."
Aside from the risks of supplementing, there are sourcing and integrity issues. Most supplements are often low quality, contain irritating additives/fillers, and most of the raw materials are imported without strict regulation regarding safety and purity. Additionally, most supplements were not created to reflect how you find nutrients in real food. You see, when your body is carrying out a task, it needs not only one nutrient, but a combination of nutrients in balance to one another. For example, when your body is building bone, you not only need vitamin D, but you also need vitamin K2, calcium, magnesium, and good digestion (strong stomach acid to uptake calcium). So taking just a single one of those nutrients isn't necessarily going to do you any good! This makes food the safest supplement, because you have control over the quality, and you get the nutrient along with any co-factors that go along with it. Take milk for instance, when you get vitamin D from whole milk, you also get vitamin A and calcium as well.
If you decide to take a Vitamin D supplement, research the product beforehand. Make sure you have a good source of calcium in your diet (like dairy – if tolerated, bone broth, sardines, etc.), magnesium (like dark chocolate, fresh fruit & transdermal sources if needed) and find a food source vitamin D like roe, egg yolks, whole milk (without additives) and natural sources like the sun.
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This past week I was able to attend Exponential 2010 in Orlando, FL. The last session was hearing Francis Chan speak. For those that do not know, last Sunday he resigned from his church, Cornerstone Church. He didn't resign because he had a moral failure or took money. He was cocky/prideful either. He is leaving because he feels God calling him to step out. This is amazing to me, because in my memory this is the first time a mega-church pastor has left his/her church when it was doing well, and it not be because he/she fell into sin. Francis Chan has finished well. Not because he pastored a big church, but because he has been obedient and is leaving obediently.
This knowledge is the source of this confession. I desire to finish well, no matter what that looks like. I want to complete the task that God has for me. More than having a lot of people in service or in ministry, I want to hear my Lord say "Well Done" when it's all said and done. Seeing Francis Chan complete this encourages me that I can too. I can finish what God has started. I can stay obedient to the call He put on my life. I can be an obedient son and fulfill my purpose in Christ.
I challenge you as the reader to learn about Francis Chan's journey and let it mess your life up. God will not keep you where you are just because everything is going great, He may ask you to leave. In Acts 8 God commanded Philip to leave his successful ministry and ended up ministering to an Ethiopian eunuch. We must remain obedient to where God has us and where God will take us. Follow Christ no matter where He leads you, and make your goal not have big numbers but hearing your Savior say, "Well Done."
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Formula 1 performance
The methods behind 13 world championships
The Formula 1 paddock is a place of immense technical complexity and enormous commercial rivalry, but it is also a venue for the most intense panoply of human interaction. Whilst the physical, nutritional and biomechanical preparations count as much for a Formula 1 driver as for any athlete, it is a mastery of the human factors which really creates championship potential.
Laboratory for Hintsa method
When Mika Häkkinen invited Dr Aki Hintsa to assist him and his family in their pursuit of the 1998 world drivers championships, Aki didn't even believe that Formula 1 was a valid sporting contest, such was the stark divergence with the distance running culture he had studied so closely. In winning two World Championships with Mika in 1998 and 1999, he transformed this view and proceeded over nearly two decades to create one of the great untold stories in a sport where very few stories remain untold.
Dr Hintsa used to call Formula 1 "the most fascinating laboratory" for the Hintsa philosophy. Very few service providers are entrusted to work in the paddock across multiple Formula 1 teams, and it is a testament to the values of Aki and his staff that this privilege extends today to most of the top teams and drivers along with their junior programs.
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Whilst winning races and championships is at the heart of Hintsa Performance goals, perhaps the most formative period in any Formula 1 career begins in the seasons before a new driver takes to the grid for the first time. It is during this special time that Hintsa coaches, specialists and doctors mould the habits and relationships that bring raw driving talent to life.
It should also be emphasised Formula 1 is not only about the drivers. Hintsa Performance provides on-site medical support to the travelling mechanics, engineers, managers and catering staff for several top teams, and is increasingly involved in improving the human performance of this cohort as well.
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Following Mika Häkkinen's success, fellow Finn Kimi Räikkönen followed by young superstars Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel shone as Dr Hintsa's quiet influence underpinned their approach to racing. Lewis Hamilton's recent victory in 2018 turned out to be the 13th World Drivers' Championship for a Hintsa driver.
Hintsa drivers have won the last nine World Drivers' Championships in succession, but Hintsa's depth extends much further than the biggest names. Over the past five seasons – the current era of the deeply impressive and efficient new hybrid engine regulations – every Formula 1 race has been won by a Hintsa-affiliated driver, along with a staggering 96% of the available podium places.
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As most of you will know I spent a lot of December working as stills photographer on the Australian motion picture film Summer Coda. Most of the film is set in and around Mildura in far northwest Victoria. The film was somewhat of a family project with my nephew, Richard Gray, writing and directing the project. Richard's wife, Michele Davies, was responsible for continuity and dialogue.
Towards the end of the project Richards family: his mum Maree, sister Rachel, their partners Trevor and Dean, and brother Pat spent a few days in Mildura. On a rare day off for me we all crossed the border into NSW and visited Trentham Estate, a vineyard, for a lovely lunch after which I took Rachel, Dean and Pat down the Silver City Highway, past Wentworth where the famous Murray and Darling rivers meet, and out to the Perry Sand Dunes.
The above image features, from left to right, Rachel, Dean and Pat on top of the first dune surveying the surrounds. I love the warm colors provided by the late afternoon sun and the way they contrast with the blue of the sky. The shape and texture of the dunes are important design elements, although they're somewhat diminished by the footprints, particularly on the right side of the frame. Here's an important point to remember, if you're looking for a portfolio standard image be sure not to walk into the frame. Occasionally your footprints can add a narrative element to the image, but usually they become a messy visual distraction.
The dunes themselves are actually quite small. You can gain a good overview of them by driving out to the second car park and, after about 1 minute of exertion, cresting the first dune.
We arrived late afternoon. It was hot, but the light Iooked very promising. I would have been happy to wait an extra hour or so and photograph at sunset and dusk, but I had to get the family back to Mildura to see the rushes (a rough cut of important scenes filmed throughout the week) with Richard, Michele and other members of the crew. So our visit to the dunes was probably no more than 20 minutes, not including the extra 20 minutes Dean spent trying to help a bunch of folks move their car that, somewhat miraculously they'd succeeded in bogging in soft sand at the very entrance to the car park. In the end, with plenty of other folk around to help, we got out (I have a 4-wheel drive) via a back track. The lesson is if you decide to visit the Perry Sand Dunes a low to the ground, hotted up car may not be the best option.
The second image features Pat at the dunes. I tried to echo the strong shape of his shadow, cast by the low angle of the late afternoon sun, with the V shape of two intersecting dunes on the right of the image. In this case I believe the warm tone black-and-white rendering and the relatively deep (dark) tones present in the background add a powerful mood that contrasts with Pat's always happy and positive nature. I feel this duality (the contrast between the two) to be what lifts an image like this from a snapshot towards art, where the intention of the maker (the artist) goes beyond producing a pleasing likeness of the subject. In this case I think I have both, which should keep both the family and me happy.
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Monika Loveseat (Beige)
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Monika Loveseat (Beige)
Monika Loveseat (Beige) Details
OverviewFurnish your living room or entertainment area with the exceptional comfort and unique style of the Monika Living Room Collection by Coaster Furniture. With each item stuffed with thick boxed seat cushions, pillow-top arms, and plush channel-tufted back pillows, you are sure to experience the ultimate relaxation while sinking into its soft upholstery. Draped in a unique two-toned fabric featuring corduroy fabric on top and sleek brown vinyl on the bottom, this collection is infused with a charming style that has both casual and contemporary influence - perfect for a variety of occasions and locations within your home.
FeaturesBeige corduroy fabric
High-density foam cushions
Solid wood legs and frame
Frame is wrapped in a rich chocolate faux leather
Webbed back constructions
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Monika Loveseat (Beige)91 lbW-59" D-34.5" H-35"
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Coaster Company of America is one of the leading National Furniture Distributors in the United States. Coaster Furniture sets the standard by which other home furnishing businesses measure their performance. Coaster Company presents complete collections in Bedroom Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, Dinettes, Home Office Furniture, Youth Furniture, Accent Furniture and Home Decor. Coaster Furniture offers a diverse selection of quality, stylish, and valuable casual and formal dining furniture, entertainment centers, home theater chairs, sofas, futons, bedroom sets, bunk beds, daybeds, occasional/accent tables, curios, rugs and much more for your home.
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Project Director - New Residential project - London
Project Director ? New Residential project ? London
£110k-£130k basic plus car/cash allowance, travel paid on top, family private health, pension, holidays etc.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced construction Project Director to permanently join a successful main contractor to run a new major residential development in Central London valued at £100m+.
The position is to be the number 1 Project Leader, reporting to the Operations Director who?s based at head office. The successful candidate will be required to show great leadership skills and responsibility for the successful completion of the project.
The ideal candidate must have a stable career history of working permanently for several years with major main contractors or developers as a Project Director, and can demonstrate they?ve previously led a multi storey RC frame residential project valued in excess of £50m as a minimum. We are looking for someone who has experience on high rise projects - 30 storeys upwards.
On offer is an attractive salary package up to £130k base plus package, and an exciting opportunity to work with a leading construction main contractor who have built an excellent reputation in the industry.
If you are an experienced Project Director please contact me.
Fabio Cassandro
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A Microsoft MVP in Client Application Development since 2009, and a Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer since 2016, Kent has been heavily involved in Xamarin development from late 2012. He openly designed and developed a complete application for the benefit of the community, recording videos describing the process. He is one of the core maintainers of the very successful functional reactive MVVM library, ReactiveUI, contributing heavily to code, documentation, and support. In addition, he manages several open source projects of his own initiative.
Kent takes pride in his ability to communicate clearly and effectively, with developers, users, and business stakeholders. He has often been complemented for bringing clarity to a previous quandary.
His number one goal in any project is to delight the end user. Kent achieves this through deep thought and innovation - not satisfied until both simplicity and lucidity are attained. But at the same time a pragmatist, Kent dislikes getting bogged down on any particular problem, preferring to return to it later once sufficient thought and context is established.
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What to Look for in a Flyer Printing Service
In case you have ever tried to have flyers printed, you may have had a bad encounter where the flyers were not of good quality. In most cases, the flyers printing service may not have been the best in the market. It is always critical to make sure that you go for the best printing service for you to be sure that you will get the best quality services. It would always be critical to go for a printer who make sure that he or she invest his or her time in printing the best flyers. Even as the message on the flyer is as important, it would be as wise make sure that the appearance of the flyer is attractive. It would be modest to go for a printer who not only goes for the message of the flyer but also the appearance of the flyer. It would be imperative to go for flyers with big images as they tend to have a bigger impact when compared to ones with small images.
Color is yet another aspect of a flyer that one would need to consider in a flyer. It is essential to focus on using a color that can easily be noticed as well as one that is more professional. One would need to remember to have the important information highlighted with color. In addition, the quality of the paper tends to be critical.
It would also be critical to consider making sure that the message is as simple as possible. Cluttering and jumbling too much information into a flyer tends to turn people off. One would consider having enough space for the message to breathe. It would be critical to focus on coming with a template that can be customized for the business. It would be critical to for a flyer printer who make sure that the flyers are delivered within the shortest time possible. The color, the design and the message ought to be customized to best suit the target audience. You would need to make sure that the flyer has the message packaged in such a way that it resonates with the audience.
It would be critical to consider going for a flyer that attracts customers to your business. Among the approaches a flyer can use include giving a free product, a discount, or having any other thing that can attract people to the business in question. While a potential client may not be planning to visit the business at that specific moment, a flyer should create an impression such that people associate a given product with the business in question. The higher the number of flyers one prints, the higher the chances that he or she will print them at a reduced cost something that leads to higher chances of ROI.
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Join us Thursday, March 15 for Owner Appreciation Day. Owners will enjoy 5% off purchases* that day and all shoppers can take advantage of the local vendor demos:
** 10am-2pm Maplebrook Farm
** 12pm-2pm Apex Orchard/Shelburne Honey
** 4-7pm Aqua ViTea – free glass bottle with refill!
** 4-7pm Aqua ViTea – free glass bottle with refill!
** 5-7pm Classic Wines
Our beer & wine sale will also be happening so you can enjoy $10 off 6 bottles of wine and $5 off 4 6-packs of beer.
Mark your calendars for the other 2018 Owner Appreciation Days: Friday, May 25, Saturday, July 28 & Saturday, December 15.
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Shop Small This Weekend
It's small business Saturday and I wanted to thank you for supporting my Chloe + Isabel business. I am so grateful for every purchase, hostess, like, click, share, and comment over the years.
C+I has been such a wonderful journey for me so far. I have loved running my own business, working in the fashion industry, meeting so many other merchandisers, and getting to meet some of you!
Black Friday deals are running all weekend!
Our Black Friday sale is still going strong! There are 65 great pieces for up to 65% off. Make sure you head over to my Chloe + Isabel boutique to check out all the great pieces.
Never shopped with Chloe+Isabel before?
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Keep in mind you get FREE shipping when your total hits $100.
You get to choose a free gift from the image below when your total hits $125.
If your order is going to be $300 BEFORE taxes and shipping, go ahead and try to split that order in two. You can select a free gift (check out the image below) with each order and grab a matching set either for yourself or as an additional gift.
When checking out, make sure to enter 'Victoria Mast' as your merchandiser.
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Things to Know About C+I
I have been a representative for Chloe + Isabel for over 2 years now and I truly love this company. I am constantly amazed by our unique, detailed, and stunning pieces. All our jewelry is nickel free, lead free, hypoallergenic, and backed by our Lifetime Guarantee. If ever you have any questions or concerns, I would be happy to help and so would C+I's outstanding customer service team.
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Purogati will focus on projects that:
- Build networks and partnerships that bring long-term progress to India.
- Apply integrative thinking to cross socio-economic and gender boundaries.
- Develop systems that address the lack of infrastructure in areas served.
- Facilitate the development of future leaders within the populations served.
- Fill unique niches usually not supported by other service organizations.
- Have no religious bias.
Our first projects fulfill all of these major goals, and include:
Support of partnerships that facilitate the India Vision 2020 plan of Prof. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, including:
- Raising worldwide awareness of the key points of India Vision 2020 through conferences and educational programs.
- Organizing collaborations that fulfill goals of India Vision 2020.
- Maintaining regular public monitoring of progress towards goals of India Vision 2020.
- DESH (Delivering Excellence in Specialized Healthcare):
Critical healthcare development projects:
- Increasing representation of South Asian donors in the International bone marrow donor registries, to increase the chances for South Asian patients to receive needed bone marrow transplants.
- Development of a proper blood banking system for India.
- Establishment of a Pediatric (Childrens) Cancer Treatment and Hospice Initiative for India, including education and standardized training of physicians and nurses and development of care centers.
A number of sub-projects which all focus on empowering those with physical disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. This includes:
- "Drishti" ("Vision") - empowers creative visually impaired entrepreneurs by assisting them to advertise products/services.


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Scott MacArthur plays lead character Jimmy on the first season of The Mick.
Scott MacArthur is a male in the entertainment industry who has worked as an actor. Scott MacArthur is known for his work in television on "Angie Tribeca," "Body of Proof," "How to Be a Gentleman," "Mad Men," "Medium," "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Numb3rs," "Perfect Couples" and "The Mindy Project" and in film on "Coldwater" (2014) and "The Diabolical" (2015).
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We all brush and floss our teeth daily to maintain the our teeth, so why not do something every day to take care of your spine?
Look at the picture, there are three postures shown here. Your Kennesaw chiropractor evaluates your posture to determine the health of your spine. You are able to observe your own posture and that of your loved ones too.
Let's analyze them from the bottom up. On the left, we see that the pelvis is tipped backward, flattening the back. On the right, the pelvis is tipped forward, creating a deeper curve in the back and rounding the shoulders. Note how both postures bring the head forward. In the middle picture, the pelvis is in a nice neutral position, and a line can be drawn that hits the ear, the shoulder and the center of the pelvis.
The effects of habitual poor posture are devastating!
Our spine works best when it is in a neutral, relaxed, and upright posture. Poor posture puts our spine under continual stress, which can quickly cause wear and tear on our bones and joints, causing back pain and disc problems. Your Kennesaw chiropractor encourages good posture for the family.
Practice good posture in front of a mirror once per day. See how it looks and feels to relax your head and shoulders back a little. That is the posture of a relaxed, confident person.
One of the most vital "nutrients" we can give our spine is motion, so make an effort to put a little motion in your spine every day! When you wake up, and throughout the day, take some time to move and stretch. Bend forward, back, and to the sides. Many of the jobs we do involve sitting at computers or desks all day, with our arms, shoulders, and head hunched over. Over time this posture will manifest as neck pain, headaches, and spinal degeneration if we don't take time throughout the day to take care of our spines.
While there is a lot that we can do to maintain our spine on a daily basis, we can still get stuck in misalignment. That's why in addition to keeping good posture and giving our spines as much motion as we can, a key part of keeping our spines healthy is regular chiropractic maintenance!


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Kefaya Protest in Cairo
Kefaya members protest against regime violence…
About a thousand demonstrators gathered in Cairo to protest the violence by regime thugs during last months election.
Protesters gathered after dark in Cairo on Wednesday night to denounce the violence by pro-government thugs against Kefaya protesters in last months election:
About a thousand people carrying candles and singing patriotic songs gathered Wednesday in Cairo to protest violence by pro-government supporters during a referendum last month on electoral reform.
Many of the demonstrators carried yellow flags bearing the name of the opposition Kefaya (Enough) party which called the rally or carried banners calling for an end to corruption and police oppression.
"Terror will not dissuade us from achieving liberty," said one banner. "No to torture by police and security services," said another.
Kefaya called on demonstrators to assemble near the grave of Egypt's "father of independence," Saad Zaghlul, a nationalist leader who spearheaded the fight to end British occupation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Holding lighted candles, protestors sang to the tune of the national anthem, "Kefaya, Kefaya, we are at the end of our rope."
A diverse grouping of political activists, young and old, joined the demonstration, including some women who arrived from the nearby shrine of the female saint, Sayyeda Zeinab.
Kefaya members say "no" to torture and abuse by police.
Activists believe that President Bush and the US Administration understand today the problems with supporting dictatorships in the region:
Mr Ibrahim believes US President George Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are at last beginning to understand the long-term effects of supporting brutal dictatorships in the Middle East.
He says it backfires in the long term, and feeds extremism. The two masterminds of the 11 September 2001 attacks, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, were from the two main US allies in the region, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Violence broke out on election day last month as protesters for the Kefaya movement were beaten and women groped by a pro-government group of protesters.
Last week around 500 protesters held a rally on the steps of the Press Syndicate in Cairo to denounce violence against women.
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It uses three digit numbers with regrouping and has problems involving two-step and unknowns. I use this one of two ways with my class. The first way is I put the color version on the overhead and solve together or on white boards.
The other way we used this was I let the class work in groups. I gave each group a black and white version to glue to the top of a piece of construction paper. They solved and checked their work. Then I had them come to the projector and explain to the class how they got their answer and how they checked it.
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Francis Hinson@fhinson · Co-Founder, Chesscademy
Great concept, but double edged sword: in many cases, my 'unseen' messages would continue to show a notification badge on the messages icon.
Hope this works as promised because I'd love that! I've used a few of these solutions in the past and they didn't really work well.
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@benhoffman_ works well for me
Maybe I'm showing my age here, but why do people care whether someone knows you've seen their FB messages or not?
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@jehnglynn But then wouldn't they be doubly mad that they sent you a message and you (apparently) hadn't bothered to even read it despite having those bright red notifications in your face?
@AnujAdhiya i don't like it when people know my activity. i use pixelblock for gmail. there are many times when i read a message with the intent to respond later.
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