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(From Engineering News) -- Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is going to target South Africa's Top 100 technology companies to urge them to take young engineers for experiential workplace training, she told Engineering News Online on Thursday. This will mark an expansion of a programme her department is already running, to get work places for newly graduated engineers so that they can obtain the required practical experience.
"We've felt that it is very important we [South Africa] have qualified engineers," she explained. "They must achieve full qualification status. They must complete their experiential workplace learning. So we decided to invest in young people and talk to the business sector. The response was incredible."
This programme was started in February last year but has so far been focused on engineering companies. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) partners with the companies taking part and provides support for the young engineers to complete their training. So far, the department has invested more than R20-million in this programme and has enabled 90 young engineers to undergo workplace training.
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(From 7th Space Interactive) -- There are almost three million young people who are not in employment, education or any form of training, and South Africa should be preoccupied with finding ways to address this problem before it explodes.Speaking at launch of the KwaZulu-Natal Inter-Seta Forum, Minister for Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande said there are about 2 000 University of Technology students who cannot complete their studies and graduate because they do not have the workplace learning component required to do so.The Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) have learnerships which are fully funded through the Skills Development Levy but most learnerships, said Nzimande, do not align with the needs of the students who are in public institutions."We have SETAs which have the capacity and resources to facilitate this," said Nzimande.eThekwini Municipality mayor James Nxumalo, the chairperson of the KZN Inter-Seta Forum, Frank Ingram, and chair of the SETA CEO Forum, Joel Dikgole added their input on a variety of issues affecting the SETA landscape and the way they see the future.Nzimande also called on all SETAs to open offices in the townships and rural areas and train skills development facilitators from the areas."Our rural areas are being depleted, while the urban areas are over-burdened. A false impression is created that there are no possibilities of creating viable economic activities in the rural areas. We must prioritise skills for rural development," said Nzimande.Read more.
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(From SkillsPortal.co.za) The 8th annual ASTD State of the South African Learning and Development Industry Report has been released. While growth in the South African economy is impeded by the skills crisis, skills development managers have risen to the occasion and implemented exemplary L&D practices in their organisations.This annual survey questionnaire is sent to a sample of organisations both private and public to determine the state of skills development in the workplace. This survey is generally completed by the L&D departments and in many cases by the skills development facilitator or training coordinator. Read more.
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(From southafrica.info) South Africa could not afford to have an economy "constrained by a severe lack of skills", Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said at the launch of the country's third National Skills Development Strategy.
While the first and second strategies had achieved much since the inception of the Skills Development Act of 1998, a severe skills lack was constraining the economy, Nzimande said in Midrand, Johannesburg on Thursday.
The third National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III) was aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the country's skills development system.
"This strategy represents an explicit commitment to encouraging the linking of skills development to career paths, career development and promoting sustainable employment and in-work progression," Nzimande said. "The emphasis is particularly on those who do not have relevant technical skills or adequate reading, writing and numeracy skills to enable them to access employment."
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(From iAfrica.com) A survey conducted in five countries shows that South African professionals in a typical workday spend most hours at their job.
The 2010 LexisNexis International Workplace Productivity Survey released on Wednesday found that South African professionals spent on average 9.5 hours of their day in the office.
Their counterparts in the United States spent 8.8 hours at their job while in the United Kingdom professionals were in the office for 8.2 hours.
In China and Australia 8.1 hours and 8.6 hours of time spent in the office were recorded respectively.
The study was fielded from June 2010 to July 2010 in South Africa among 300 professionals, the knowledge and information provider said.
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(From AllAfrica.com) Johannesburg — THE shortage of South Africans with information technology (IT) skills is so acute it is making some South African businesses worried that they will be unable to survive, researchers say.
Last year 75% of the 157 businesses surveyed by online newspaper ITWeb and the University of the Witwatersrand's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering said the IT skills shortage was either having a major impact on their business or was affecting their viability, and in 2008 all 115 of the South African companies surveyed made this claim. With SA emerging from recession, it is arguable that this year the number making this claim could once again increase. (The 2010 survey is under way).
Despite the expansion in SA's telecommunications industry, and the way in which technological change has increased global demand for high-end IT skills because the various separate technologies such as voice, data and video are converging in new technologies, the numbers graduating in SA with high-end IT skills is not increasing significantly, says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of recruitment specialists Landelahni Business Leaders.
Tags: IT skills, careers, business news, surveys, Africa, South Africa
(From AllAfrica.com) Johannesburg — THE growth of SA's mining sector could be hampered further by a serious lack of professional skills, according to a survey by executive recruitment firm Landelahni Business Leaders, released yesterday.
The shortage of skills in the sector coincided with an upturn in the global economy and a recovery in world commodity prices, which meant that the South African mining sector could miss out on the full benefits of the recovery.
The local mining industry is already battling higher production costs, and the strong rand during much of last year has seen most miners unable to optimise margins despite higher metals prices.
Landelahni CEO Sandra Burmeister said what was even more worrying was that the local industry had lost much of its skills development capability.
Tags: skills, skills gap, economy, South Africa
(From The Times) Global research commissioned by KPMG reveals that the economic
slowdown has cooled the overheated project market to some extent,
especially for large physical projects.
But the research finds that there are still fundamental problems with undercapacity.
"The performance of many projects has not been good as a
result," said Jeff Shaw, director for major projects at KPMG. "There is
a shortage of skilled project managers globally, which has been
alleviated only temporarily during the recession.
"We cannot rely on importing skills and it's still
expensive to cherry- pick, so we have to develop home-grown project
"There is considerable concern about the industry's
ability to deliver on infrastructure requirements around the world in
the medium term," Shaw added.
"Our advice is that if projects repeatedly form part of
your core business you ought to build a core capacity to have internal
skills to deliver. Then, outsource to supplement your capacity during
peaks as a one-off.
"Government is a particularly significant problem area;
our research shows that, globally, 70% of infrastructure providers
(whoever feeds into major projects) cite a lack of government
effectiveness as a major constraint on delivery."
Shaw said this was not the case in South Africa alone — in the US the rate was 72%.
Read the entire article.
Tags: skills, skills shortage, south africa, global business, africa
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(From the Dispatch Online) ONE of the major
challenges that South Africa will need to overcome to become a
competitive player in the global marketplace is the need to focus on
improving and retaining those with the necessary skills sets.
said East London Industrial Development Zone's chief executive officer,
Simphiwe Kondlo, at the Walter Sisulu University's (WSU) business
breakfast in East London last week.
are three main factors that international players look at before even
considering investing in a country, that is the regulatory environment,
the infrastructure platform and the human capital investment," he said.
Focusing on human capital, Kondlo
said many companies were not only assessing the diversity and depth of
certain skill sets, but were also focusing on the attitudes and values
of the work force.
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Tis' the season to break out those crazy holiday recipes, and let's be thankful for the ones that work!
Every year, cranberries are the one ingredient that I can't seem to find a place for. I love them, but can't bear the sight of that cylindrical slab or goopy sauce. After a myriad of berry-big failures, I've vowed to take a lighter, simpler approach: a salad.
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About a week ago, while I was listening to music via YouTube, I began perusing through the "Recommended" section to the left of the page. I feel as though this section is often overlooked (at least it was by me) but it's a musical goldmine. So often it has led me to fantastic artists who I would never have known about otherwise. And, once again, the goldmine didn't let me down.
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Now think harder, what did the turkey look like? It was beautiful, of course, and looked just like your hand that you'd traced and colored in class: a sizeable bird, wild with full plumage and deep natural colors that was just large enough to feed the small village.
So, what's different?
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rolled into University Park's Bryce Jordan Center on November 1 and they made sure to rock while they were there. They set started off with a couple of new tracks off of Springsteen's latest release Wrecking Ball. While new songs like "We Take Care of Our Own" and "Death to My Hometown" may not have been known by all in attendance, they were still very fun to listen to and got the crowd on their feet from the beginning of the set.
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Wait a minute, laughs Virgil. Is this one of those Da Vinci Code deals? The secret scroll, the blockbuster revelation, the teams of murderous bad guys? Should I be boning up on my Bible verses?
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this song is as "me" as any song can get! i know ive been using this bassline forever, but i cant stop :D I cant seem to get tiered of playing around it. this song is actually around 3 years old! but it had a major remake. ive spent some time on this, but i dont know if you can actually hear that.. since ive tried to make the song as crisp as possible yet get the feel i wanted. it truly is music fit for videogames.
im alittle worried of it going to high on some notes.. but it will have to do!
Whats with the name?
Red is the color of love, and yellow is the color of happyness and light. what do you get if you mix the two? :D being in love! being orange :D
i really hope you enjoy this :D since this is what i love to do. happy gametunes forever!
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 21, 2009
this is the type of music im looking for!!! a very peacful one! My buddy Aloneagainfriend : well said.
a burst of happiness tingles in your whole body while listening to this music... makes you wanna eat a candy bar!
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 20, 2009
awesome song, but I had one question. do you still use fl studios and if you do, what is the generator you use (if any)?
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 12, 2009
Frikken amazing
when i heard this i frikken shit myself.
this is like sex.
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 11, 2009
This Made Me Grin like an Idiot :D
Happy Song i Like It
im Smiling like idiot when hearing this for some reason :D
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars November 9, 2009
Hah lol
This song is a spell of happiness!
Great job! :)


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Kathryn Bacasmot
Chicago, Illinois (December 18, 2013) – Chicago Composers Orchestra (CCO) presents its third annual "Amidst Lush Plantlife" concert on Sunday, January 19, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at Garfield Park Conservatory, located at 300 N. Central Park Avenue in Chicago. Past performances in this series have been praised by New Music Box contributor Rob Deemer as "very successful" in showing "why new music concerts can be diverse in content, in venue, and in audience to great effect."
Conceived as a way to take the orchestra out of the box and put it into an entirely different setting, "Amidst Lush Plantlife" invites audiences to engage with new music in the verdant surroundings of the Garfield Park Conservatory, in the midst of the Chicago mid-winter. "The CCO is thrilled to return to Garfield Park Conservatory to present daring new works that take full advantage of this unique Chicago landmark, including works that invite the performers and audience to move around the space," remarks CCO co-Artistic Director, Randall West. "This is 'orchestra' like you've never experienced it." The event is free, and will feature performances of music by American composer John Luther Adams, and British composer Gabriel Prokofiev. CCO continues to fulfill its mission to solicit and promote the work of Chicagoans by presenting works of two Chicago composers: the world premiere of Open Arms, by Kyong Mee Choi, which was commissioned by the organization, as well as a piece by composer and clarinetist James Falzone. A work by Edward Smaldone, who is based in upstate New York, will also be presented on the program.
John Luther Adams has been called "one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century" by Alex Ross (The New Yorker). CCO's January concert will feature Adams' The Far Country of Sleep (1988), which was composed in memory of the late Morton Feldman. Adams says of the work: "Although he was an unrepentant urbanite, Feldman's music is, for me, haunted by the idea of the sublime landscape, imaginary or real. The title of this homage to him is borrowed from a poem by John Haines. It evokes in my mind both the distant dreamscapes of the Arctic and that ultimate wilderness, through which we all must pass."
Gabriel Prokofiev composes music that both embraces and challenges western classical traditions, and has emerged at the forefront of a new approach to classical music. Prokofiev's own distinctive sound is informed by his background as a producer of hip-hop, grime, and electro records, as well as his earlier involvement in electroacoustic music. His Concerto for Turntables was performed at the BBC Proms in August 2011 to critical acclaim. Spheres started as a sketch for a violin concerto, and evolved into a stand-alone piece for solo violin and strings. Maria Storm is the featured soloist for the January 19th performance.
Kyong Mee Choi has received several prestigious awards and grants and is an Associate Professor of Music Composition at Roosevelt University in Chicago where she teaches composition and electro-acoustic music. Open Arms, for orchestra and electronics, grew from the idea of embracing life fully, and saying farewell to life with full acceptance.
The New York Times has called James Falzone a "tremendously likable, alert, no-nonsense improvising clarinetist from Chicago. Taking its title and aesthetic sensibilities from a 17th century Haiku, in a world of one color…the sound of wind was adapted for CCO from its original version specifically for the Garfield Park Conservatory environment. The audience will walk amongst the performers, taking part in bringing the music to life.
Dr. Edward Smaldone's The Beauty of Innuendo explores the beauty found in the memory of something that is not experienced directly. It takes its title from a line in Thirteen Way of Looking at a Blackbird, by Wallace Stevens: "I do not know which to prefer/ the beauty of inflections/or the beauty of innuendoes/ the blackbird whistling/or just after." Smaldone is a Professor of Music, and the Director of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, City University of New York.
Music director Matthew Kasper, a conductor who has led orchestras at venues including the Pierre Monteux School, Queens College, Chicago College of Performing Arts and the CUNY New Music Festival, returns to the podium this season to lead a collection of the most talented and dedicated young professional musicians in the region. These musicians have performed with orchestras all over the Midwest including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as with various new music groups in the city including Dal Niente, Anaphora, and Palomar.
Chicago Composers Orchestra at Garfield Park Concert on January 19th, 2014 is FREE. Please visit www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org for more information.
The Chicago Composers Orchestra is dedicated to the performance and advocacy of orchestral music by living composers. The orchestra works to expand the art form and engage the Chicago community through innovative programming, low cost concerts, and a vibrant and welcoming concert atmosphere. It brings the best in contemporary orchestral music to its audiences by connecting with the next generation of emerging artists. In doing so, it seeks to reinvigorate the orchestra experience for performers, composers, and audiences alike, and to create a sense of excitement around contemporary orchestral music throughout Chicago.
September 12, 2012
Wellspring by David Vayo Headlines Chicago Composers Orchestra Fourth Season Opening Concert. Also Featured, A World Premiere by Rob Deemer, and Works by Ian Dicke, Paul Kerekes.
CHICAGO (Septmeber 12, 2012) – Chicago Composers Orchestra presents the opening concert of its 2013-2014 season on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. at St. James Cathedral, 65 E Huron Street. Keeping with its mission to showcase the music of homegrown composers, the fourth season opens with a world premiere by Illinois native, Rob Deemer, Head of Composition in the School of Music at CUNY Fredonia, and a work by Illinois composer, David Vayo, who currently serves as the Fern Rosetta Sherff Professor of Composition and Theory and head of the composition department at Illinois Wesleyan University. Other featured composers include Fulbright winner Ian Dicke, and Paul Kerekes, who is currently pursuing an M.M.A. at Yale School of Music, studying with Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang. DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
December 21, 2012
Chicago Composers Orchestra Presents FREE Garfield Park Conservatory Concert 'Amidst Lush Plantlife,' Featuring Composer Lawrence Axelrod and Clarinetist J. Lawrie Bloom
CHICAGO (December 20, 2012) – The Chicago Composers Orchestra returns to the Garfield Park Conservatory, located at 300 N. Central Park Avenue in Chicago, to present the second concert of its season on Wednesday, January 9 at 6:30 p.m. Featuring Lawrence Axelrod's world premiere for solo bass clarinet (J. Lawrie Bloom) and several pieces exploring the spatial boundaries of music (including Byron Au Yong's Occupy Orchestra), the concert is free for the public to enjoy a truly unique experience amidst lush plant life. DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
August 22, 2012
"Popular Influence," Chicago Composers Orchestra's Third Season Kickoff Concert, To Feature Stacy Garrop's Thunderwalker
CHICAGO (August 22, 2012) – The Chicago Composers Orchestra (CCO) kicks off its third season with "Popular Influence," a fall concert featuring Stacy Garrop's awe-inspiring Thunderwalker, on Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Ganz Hall, located at 430 S. Michigan Avenue (7th Floor) in Chicago. Also on the program are exciting works by emerging composers Steven Snowden, Alex Temple (featuring vocalist Jenna Lyle), Liza White and William C. White. DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
January 13, 2012
Midwest Premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev's Bass Drum Concerto Featuring Joby Burgess Highlights Chicago Composers Orchestra Winter Concert
CHICAGO (January 13, 2012) – The Chicago Composers Orchestra delivers the Midwest premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev's Concerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra at its Winter Concert on Tuesday February 21, 6:30 p.m. at the Ruth Page Theater, located at 1610 North Dearborn Street in Chicago. DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
May 3, 2011
Chicago Composers Orchestra Inaugural Season Culminates With Spring Concert, Featuring Entirely Chicago-based Composers
CHICAGO (May 3, 2011) – Chicago Composers Orchestra presents the third and concluding concert in its inaugural season on Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Merit School of Music's Gottlieb Hall located at 38 S. Peoria Street. DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE


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May 25, 2010 By: orb3000
XDA member Rapid81 presents us with this useful application to automatically change your wallpaper on Windows Mobile devices. You can choose the directory where wallpapers are located on your device, and also you can adjust time between changes.
The software is very simple to use and gives the user the ultimate viewing experience by displaying what the user wants to see on their home screens. This app has tested on WM6.5.3 and it works for all resolutions.
Originally posted by grgiannis
Tool for automatic wallpaper changer, change wallpaper produces tudee, (in the start-up and locked WM) and in Manila. The change wallpaper only tudee or only in Manila, or both there and there you can customize the menu, you can also configure the time change from 10 to 720 minutes. In Manila, if you should tweak "background on all tabs, the background changes accordingly in all tabs. Pictures to change the wallpaper can be taken from any directory, the directory can be selected as all or selectively.
Tested on WM6.5.5 Manila 2012
You can find more information on the application thread.
May 24, 2010 By: orb3000
How many times you have seen a member asking for a "how to" guide to change the language in a ROM?
This is a recurrent question amongst XDA new members. However, thanks to xda member kiliss, this is perfectly doable by simply following his comprehensive guide.
This normally works for all Windows Mobile devices: WM5, 6, 6.1, 6.5 and 6.5.x.
Based on this old method, this tutorial shows you the easy way to do it.
Originally posted by kiliss
I have I little technique to translate how rom I want
First select your Prefer, Stable, Pretty ROM….
Second, flash your phone whis it
And when all working, network is configure, soft was installing… , you can begin to Work
example for 28205 Roms:
- Open your *.nbh rom file with htc ROM Image Editor<== Click You can see all .mui file you need in your language
- You need to have all mui "file" (not module or package) for you wanting rom you can found here the OS file Camera.exe.040C.mui If you not do this, you haven't see any word in the soft…
You can find more information in the tutorial thread.
May 23, 2010 By: orb3000
Despite the large number of custom icon sets available today, it seems like we always want more nicely designed new ways of personalize our devices. This time xda member and moderator zelendel created a black set of icons for Windows Mobile. There are more than 150 different black icons including youtube, adobe, messenger and many more to choose from.
Whether you like them or not, this new set that increases the great collection we have so far thanks to the efforts of many members at XDA.
Originally posted by zelendel
I have been asked to share these so From the frozen North of Alaska I present to you my Dark Passion Icons, There are 144 total icons with more to come. Feel Free to let me know if there are any you might need to be done.
All Icons are 90×90 png files
Thanks to
lesscro For allowing me to use his LeoCpu icon
Anyone else I forgot feel free to let me know for a add.
You can follow the discussions in the icons thread.
May 22, 2010 By: orb3000
If you are one of those users who are simply not satisfied with your media management application in your computer, then you have to take a look at Hydros Media Center. This application is an interesting alternative to Active Sync (or WMDC if you are on Vista or later) for managing your media files on your Windows Mobile device.
Despite still being on alpha stage, this app, which was created by xda member rkrishnan2012, has many options to play with. For instance, it presents us with a Zune 4.0 type of interface for easy flow between screens and ease of transfer files onto the device.
Originally posted by rkrishnan2012
Side Note:
For those of you who don't know what im doing, im trying to make an efficient media player for windows which interacts with windows mobile nicely. As a model, im using many things and features which have been included in Zune Software 4.0. Anyway, I have been working on this alone for a long time and I think it's time to reveal this to the public for some help as well. I would like to post the source code somewhere but im not sure exactly what the process is so please help me on that if you can.
Features so far:
- Music Library
- Pictures Library
- Apps Bazaar
- oms Bazaar (only for LG Incite so far -due to my lack of knoledge in xda roms-)
- Device Support [NEW for Alpha release 4] – you can add and remove songs now
- You can now delete files [New to Alpha release 4] – works now
Alpha Release 4 – 5/20/10
- Added the ability to add and remove songs in library and device library
- Fixed the comment dialog to show up (it notifies you of any things that are important…like a device being connected)
- Still uses activesync dll so you still need activesync to be installed (and I can't distribute the dll due to legal issues).
You can find more information in the application thread.
May 22, 2010 By: mic_888
It all started off as a discussion thread for applications related to medical marijuana but due to the enthusiasm of some of the XDA members, it has turned into a great example of a development thread!
XDA forum member HackMimic, with help from other XDA devs, particularly Taylor PPC, is developing a comprehensive MJ Strain Guide for Windows Mobile.
MJ's Strain Guide aims to provide an extensive database of information on the two basic cannabis families Indica and Sativa plus a hybrid section. The app is still in alpha and is based on kinetic scrolling. However, the Sativa section is now complete and provides lots of information on many different strains, complete with pictures.
It is considered an educational application and is no different to the wide number of books available to purchase at any book store.
Currently only compatible with WVGA devices and must be installed to SD card.
To follow the development and help with testing or providing information, visit the application thread or jump to the latest alpha (at time of writing), MJ's Strain Guide Alpha 10 in the same thread.
May 22, 2010 By: mic_888
If you're someone who likes to give your Windows Mobile device a fresh look and alternate your themes, then check out Theme Switcher by XDA forum member Grumps.
Theme Switcher v1.6 provides the option to name and save your current Manila/Sense theme modifications and then restore them whenever you feel like it!
The app scans for all *manila files in the windows folder on your device and picks out all the files that are marked with a date that differs from the original ROM installation. These files are then backed up to a specified folder, and Theme Switcher simply lets you restore instead of having to individually reapply each custom item.
A nice touch is that Theme Switcher gives you a preview of any images before applying and also lets you exit without needing to refresh TF3D.
To download the cab and for more information, check out the application thread.
May 21, 2010 By: orb3000
This application, created by xda member aman11dhanpat, will let you include a php script into your device whenever you access the website way2sms.com. This will act as a SMS application for your device, but will send the messages via data rather than via your provider's SMS service, saving you money in the process. The app was tested on an Indian free SMS web service provider.
Even though this is the first version of this tool, we can expect some improvements for upcoming versions.
Originally posted by aman11dhanpat
Hello all guys
this is my very own 1st application
well i started it to program just for my own use but then thought of relesing it might be someone would be using it or get some use of it
well as way2sms.com provides free SMS service all over india so using it and without wasting our money much on SMS
we can send SMS
also i consider myself as a very poor coder cos i am still learning
so to reduce the DATA TRANSFER form way2sms's site i had made a simple PHP script which will act as an intermediate for sending the SMS
i assure you that none of your DATA or personal information is saved
i'll shortly relese the Source as well as the PHP script so that you can use it on your own website
ok so here are some of its screen shots
Some times gets hanged
Tested only on qvga only (need someone to test on other models too)
SMS bBomber is still being programmed so may be lag sometimes
Phone numbers must be edited manually(means you have to remove +91 or 0 from your number to send message manually)
as usual no search option while adding contacts
no Beta testers till now
You can follow the development in the original application thread.
May 20, 2010 By: orb3000
This app is not new, but I have read some threads asking for an app like this, so it's worth to bring it back.
XDA member w3t created this app, which transforms your Windows Mobile device into a network camera. This is very useful if you have something that requires constant remote monitoring.
This app works with WIFI connections as well as with data services from some providers, although some restrictions may apply. You need to have .NET CF 3.5 installed on your device and a user account must be created, which is provided by w3t. But more importantly, the device has to be equipped with a camera.
In the past, members reported some dificulties when configuring the parameters, but it's working fine now and it has been tested on the HTC Diamond 2.
Originally posted by w3t
Welcome to tinyCAM
The idea is to use the integrated camera and be able to connect using the web browser of another computer/pda to remotely monitor what is being captured in real-time so exactly what a network camera does excepted that you don't need any cable at all, not even a power cable…
I made the reverse project some time ago (webcamXP Mobile) allowing to view your network cameras on your PDA and this one seemed quite interesting too…
I wasn't able to be able to act as a Web Server while on operator network (gprs, edge, …) and only got it to work over WiFi network. It seems to work for some people but most operators are blocking the fact to act as server…
Anyway, you can still use the Motion Detector + FTP upload feature in order to send the captured images to any ftp server.
You need .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and a device with integrated camera.
The default username/password to access the web server : admin/admin. You can disable authentication by setting no user name in the settings.
Setting the wifi configuration of your device on "Max Performances" might reduce the autonomy but also seems to have a significant impact on frame rate. I'm able to get up to 4-5 fps with tinyCAM 0.8.7 which is already over my initial performances expectations because i think it's the max speed at which it's possible to capture images from the camera (on Touch HD at least).
webcamXP (for Windows) is now supporting tinyCAM as a network capture device so you can use the free version for more advanced features and to capture the stream. If you want to use webcamXP Mobile from another PDA it's also possible just select the webcamXP template, i'm using the same file names.
The application can be found in the application thread.
May 19, 2010 By: orb3000
Mosatse is a sexy game that is a big success amongst iPhone users; now member y2ksatan presents this transplanted game for Windows Mobile. This is not an X-rated application, but its content has some decent nudity in it, so please be aware of this in case you or those around you have objections against this.
The game includes some pre loaded models on it, but you have the option of adding your personal models.
To run just unzip the file directly to your Windows Mobile device and execute the .exe, the0ne has posted a video of the game.
Originally posted by y2ksatan
my english no good..
this game transplant from Mosatsu iphone Part1….
press and hold the screen pop-up menu 'Models',select a girl…
Continue on to the game thread for more information.
May 18, 2010 By: orb3000
Bored with your comm manger? Member XroM presents this interesting version of a communication management application.
This app is a great alternative to the Windows Mobile default Comm Manager that gives you all the original options plus the ability to switch off GPRS, restart manila and reset the device amongst other features.
This app is available in English and Russian.
Originally posted by XroM
A small app to switch a wireless devices with additional functions.
In resource you can customize the layout of buttons, background color and the name and font size.
The program supports the launch with the parameters (without displaying the main window).
For more information continue on to the application thread.
May 17, 2010 By: orb3000
A few months ago member AndyZap presented version 3 of this GPS sports application for Windows Mobile touch screen devices.
One of the best things to talk about this GPS tool is the good graphic design it has, some other features are auto pause, time and distance tracking and map display (offline caching of maps).
Definitely a fresh good looking option for enjoying your GPS.
Originally posted by AndyZap
Yet Another GPS Tracker? – yes, but:
- this is a nice one – thanks to excellent design by expo7! And you can set your custom background and button images;
- can select GPS run interval: from "always on" to "run every 10 min" – this is useful if you want to reduce battery power usage;
- has usual cycle computer display: time, distance, speed (current, average, max) plus a graph of your track.
The tool logs GPS data into a binary file (so a lot of data can be stored in a compact form), which can be loaded back for viewing, or saved into .kml / .gpx file to view in e.g. GoogleEarth. With the latest version of GoogleMaps, you can view KML files on your phone. Just click on a kml file in file explorer. Note there is a bug in the latest GoogleMaps installation, so KML files does not work – read the manual how to fix this.
What you need to download (go for the latest version!) :
- GpsCycleComputer_X.XX.cab – the application itself. To install, copy CAB into your phone, and click on it from your phone File Explorer. The manual (file called Readme.htm) is installed on your phone, in the same folder as the application. E.g. if you install into "Internal Storage" on English Windows, the path to the application will be \Internal Storage\Program Files\GpsCycleComputer.
- GpsCycleComputerSource_X.XX.zip – A complete source code in C#, uses CF .NET 2.0. Feel free to change anything you like!
For more information continue on to the application thread.
May 17, 2010 By: Ben Elliott
Lately on XDA, the Windows Mobile side of the forum seems dominated by all things GTX, and for good reason. This is by far one of the most popular themes ever to have graced the Windows Mobile platform and owners of WVGA devices can now enjoy the unique GTX look while making a call.
cymlxgo has recently created a phone canvas skin that matches the grey-on-white style of the original GTX Sense 2.5 theme. It replaces the traditional colours of the buttons found on the Manila-integrated dialer only – not the standard Windows Mobile canvas with rounded buttons – although most custom ROMs will already be using such a dialer.
At present, WVGA is the only resolution available, although this should satisfy owners of devices such as the Touch Pro2, Touch Diamond2, Touch HD and HD2 which have a suitably sized screen.
Check out this post to try it for yourself.
May 16, 2010 By: orb3000
Windows Mobile users need more options to make their Windows Mobile experience even better, and with the new powerful devices this is increasing every day. One example of this is the ExtendedFileExplorerExt cab.
Member aestivalisakito has successfully combined FileExplorerExt 2.07 and ExplorerExt into one cab file, adding more options when displaying your file explorer. This app is presented to Developers to cook in their ROMs and also to end users.
Originally posted by aestivalisakito
Version History
- v 0.2
- Display a horizontal scroll bar, add features column replacement
- Anti-freeze – problems at the end
- v0.1
- Original Combo and testing, works great.
- None that I am aware of yet, please let me know if there are.
I am actually planning on making this a full UI mod eventually including tweaking for the abnormally large menus in wm 6.5
Want to say that this is merely the combination of two VERY excellent additions to file explorer for WM. Those are: FileExplorerExt 2.07 by Hou Ming and ExplorerExt by RAMMANN. So credit goes completely and totally to them.I just combined the two into a single cab. Package version for cooks is attached as well.
- You can select any folder to display the folder tree when you tap the folder name in the upper left.
- You make up the file list in the left and right keys.
- The parent folder and press the left top of the list of files.
- Choose the first non-press file on the top of the list of files and file focus state at the end →Select and change the focus state.
- Opens with the parameter (exe files only)
- Copy Path: Copy to clipboard full path names of selected files
- Send a shortcut to the program (exe file only) Shortcut to \ Windows \ Start Menu \ Programs Create
- Open program
- And more!
For more information and the full features list continue on to the application thread.


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Teaching Traveling: Welcome to Neil Robertson, a Scottish traveler who spent four months teaching in China. Neil, tell us about your background.
Neil: I'm 25, Scottish, living and working in Glasgow now having been travelling for the last five years. I started in 2008 working in Italy and my travels have included trips to China, Japan, South Africa and Brazil amongst others. The experience that had the strongest impact on me was the four months I spent in the little known, but brilliantly named, city of Wuhu in Central China.
TT: Agreed, that is a fabulous name. Tell us more about your travels.
N: It's a long, long way to Wuhu. Not famous or obviously significant, you can find it in the (relatively) tiny Anhui Province, about 4 hours by train west of Shanghai. But I loved Wuhu for its simplicity, its unassuming personality and its kind and considerate people. It's also a great place to use as a base if you plan to travel throughout China over a few months. China is an extraordinary country and, for me, the most fascinating country in the world at present. Life in the big cities charges along at breakneck speed, while the calm and considerate approach to life in the rest of the country is just as captivating. My day job was teaching English to local students while in my spare time I was tucking away savings to indulge the adventurer in me and explore as much of the country as I could.
TT: Awesome! How did you learn about this opportunity?
N: I was employed by Aston Language Centre, a small teaching company that sub-contracts native English speakers to educational establishments throughout Wuhu. I came across them via my university careers service. Aston were a great employer and there was a lot of variety to the teaching – one day I could be teaching college students and then the next I could be spread eagled on a beanbag with toddlers. It keeps you on your toes, mentally and physically. Aston also employ other western teachers so I was alongside four British and American colleagues, which helped to reduce the culture shock.
TT: Great resource. How did you fund your travels?
N: My salary, by Wuhu norms, was pretty fair and covered my day to day costs. Accommodation was also provided as part of my contract so if I had just stayed in Wuhu for my four months I would probably have broken even. But to go all that way and not take some time to travel would be tragic, so trips to Shanghai, Beijing et al require extra funds. I had some savings set aside and it remains one of the best investments I've ever made.
TT: I bet! Tell us a particularly memorable moment from your time in Wuhu.
N: One of the colleges where I taught regularly invited me to their end of term party, which took the form of an X-factor style talent show. I'm a ridiculously dedicated fan of Bon Jovi and with much encouragement agreed to perfrom one of their songs, with my Chinese language assistant Wu completing the unlikely duet. I'm a terrible singer, just awful, but it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime things that I got to perform the Jovi on stage in front of hundreds of "fans" (perhaps stretching it just a little). I can die a happy man.
TT: Hilarious! How has this experience impacted you as a person and in your career?
N: I can't think of anything that has affected me more strongly. Teaching is such an intensive way to make a living, it's full of highs and lows but nothing beats that feeling of knowing you delivered a good lesson and had a positive impact on a student at the same time. I also found it addictive and although this was to be my last job as a teacher I now spend a lot of my time working in a Marketing capacity to aid the career prospects for young people in Scotland, particularly those from difficult backgrounds. I'll always be grateful to my time in China for setting me down that road.
It also fuelled my love of travel – experiencing different places and meeting new people, also very addictive. I also work in travel consultancy with my co-owned small business. Sharing travel and work abroad stories is another big passion of mine, and there's always more of the world to see.
The experience even turned me into an author! I wrote my own book while I was there and published it shortly after my return: Wuhu: A China Adventure which was a lot of fun.
TT: Wow! What advice do you have for teachers who want to travel or travelers who want to teach?
N: If you are considering a similar experience I can only recommend putting all inhibitions aside and giving it a good try. Choosing your employer wisely is key and having a short term contract as I did allowed for much more flexibility (my four months felt more like a year, in a good way). Overall, doing some research and being open-minded is essential, both in the classroom and in everyday life as an expat. These books really motivated me as well when I was looking for some extra reassurance and take into account the challenges of teaching, and of living in such a complex place as China: Wuhu Diary by Emily Prager and River Town by Peter Hessler.
It has the potential to be the most amazing thing you ever do, that's got to be worth taking a chance on.
TT: Thanks so much, Neil! Readers, what questions or comments do you have?
4 Responses to "Short-Term Teaching Abroad in Wuhu, China. Woo hoo!"
hello i contacted the Aston Language Centre and i wanted to know a little bit more about the apartment and the monthly living cost of China if I could contact you via email because i don't have twitter.
Sure Alexandra, you can reach me info(at)locomotiontravel.co.uk. Living cost in Wuhu is considerably lower than say Shanghia or Beijing and as long as you are OK with doing most of your own cooking you can survive fine on 1000 yuan per month. Travel around the country (and your flights to get there) is likely to need some dipping into savings. Give me a shout with any more questions, happy to help.
Scottish people are cool – this guy Neil is funny! Love it!!! Plus it's well off the beaten track by the looks of things!
Many thanks for the post Lillie! If anyone has any follow up questions about Wuhu, teaching in China or even Bon Jovi I'm also @locomotion2012 on twitter and always happy to help if I can.


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There's been a lot of new announcements from the MidPoint Music Festival in the past couple of days. Below is an update of the latest info. Wanna discuss further? Come on out to tonight's MidPoint Indie Summer Series kick-off concert on Fountain Square. The free, all-ages show kicks off at 7 p.m. with Lydia Burrell, followed by Javelin and Cincy's own You, You're Awesome (which is using the occasion to celebrates its brand new full-length, Good Point, Whoever Said That).
Happy Memorial Day! The popular annual food-fest Taste of Cincinnati ends today (Monday), your last chance to hear some solid local music and eat some excellent local grub (at least until the next downtown street event). Today's musical offerings kick off on a bittersweet note. At 1 p.m., the Katie Reider Spirit of Music Award will be given posthumously to longtime local bassist and music scene presence Chris Walker, who passed away last year after battling injuries sustained in a serious car accident in 2007.
This holiday weekend is shaping up to be a scorcher, so be sure to add sweatbands to your "things to bring to Taste of Cincinnati" list (along with your Tums and earplugs). Below are some local music suggestions for Sunday's Taste.
In our local music column Spill It from the CityBeat issue out today, we announced the lineup for this year's much anticipated MusicNOW festival, which includes a closing-night headlining appearance by Cincinnati-bred Indie music stars The National on May 15.
National guitarist Bryce Dessner is the brains behind MusicNOW, which began in 2006 and has featured unique performances by some of Indie music's biggest names, as well as up-and-comers and those on the edgier fringe of modern Classical/Chamber music. Dessner's Avant Chamber group Clogs has played the fest in the past, but this is The National's first time at MusicNOW.
The CincyPunk Fest has emerged as one of the most popular benefit concerts in the region, raising money for various charities since its inception in 2005. For CincyPunk Fest 10, the event returns to Newport's Southgate House April 8 and 9 under new management and with a lineup full of some of the top music-makers in Cincinnati. And, despite its name, the fest is again a showcase for much more than just Punk Rock.
If you like live music, sharing a port-a-potty with tens of thousands of people, camping and open drug use, you'll be excited to hear the the line-up for the 10th annual Bonnaroo has just been announced! Check it:
* Eminem
* Arcade Fire
* Widespread Panic
* The Black Keys
* Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
* My Morning Jacket
* Lil Wayne
* String Cheese Incident
* Robert Plant & Band of Joy
* Mumford & Sons
* The Strokes
* The Decemberists
* Ray Lamontagne
* Bassnectar
* Iron & Wine
* Girl Talk
* Primus
* Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
* Alison Krauss and Union Station
* Pretty Lights
* Florence & the Machine
* Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
* Explosions in the Sky
* Gogol Bordello
* Beirut
* Big Boi
* Scissor Sisters
* Gregg Allman
* Ratatat
* Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Htz
* Robyn
* Warren Haynes Band
* Deerhunter
* Opeth
* Atmosphere
* Old Crow Medicine Show
* Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
* Wiz Khalifa
* Matt & Kim
* Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
* The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
* Mavis Staples
* Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
* Chiddy Bang
* Javanotti
* Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
* Loretta Lynn
* Cold War Kids
* The Walkmen
* Devotchka
* Wanda Jackson
* Neon Trees
* Portugal. The Man
* Sleigh Bells
* Amos Lee
* Best Coast
* Dm-Funk
* The Sword
* The Drums
* The Black Angels
* School of Seven Bells
* J. Cole
* Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
* Wavves
* !!!
* Junip
* Freelance Whales
* Justin Townes Earle
* Ryan Bingham
* Deer Tick
* Band of Skulls
* Sharon Van Etten
* Abigail Washburn
* Omar Souleyman
* Twin Shadow
* Kylesa
* Man Man
* The Low Anthem
* Alberta Cross
* Railroad Earth
* Jessica Lea Mayfield
* Smith Westerns
* The Head and the Heart
* Karen Elson
* Beats Antique
* 22-20s
* Phosphorescent
* Clare MaGuire
* Hayes Carll
I must admit after pushing back the announcement and basically saying they've got more headliners than they know what to do with, I am a little disappointed. More bands and comedy acts will be confirmed as we get closer to the festival, which takes over Manchester, Ten. June 9-12.
General admission tickets go on sale Saturday. Pre-sale tickets sold out on Black Friday in 2 hours, so they're expected to sell fast. Go here for more details. All you B'rooers out there, what do you think of this preliminary line-up?
Three of the finest music festivals in the region — spring's Nelsonville Music Festival in northeastern Ohio, summer's Forecastle Festival in Louisville and Cincy's own MidPoint Music Festival, returning Sept. 22-24 — have made recent announcements concerning their 2011 events.
Details for the first two big local music festivals of 2011 have been announced. The One More Girl on a Stage fest returns Jan. 21 and 22 to Newport's York Street Café for the Rivertown Music Club's last ever event, while the Cincy Blues Society's annual Winter Blues Fest takes over the Southgate House Jan. 28 and 29.
The 2010 MidPoint Music Festival is finally upon us. In fact, it actually kicks off at noon today on the outdoor plaza outside the Main Public Library at Ninth and Vine streets with local Americana/Roots favorites Magnolia Mountain. Should be a hot start to a long, action-packed weekend. Literally.
If you're looking for last-minute updates and answers to your questions, you can stop by the MidPoint World Headquarters across from the library at Garfield Suites Hotel (Vine Street and Garfield Place). They'll be open for business by noon today. The MidPoint web site is a good spot for daily schedules, venue details, maps, Metro shuttle bus info and everything else.
The 2010 MidPoint Music Festival is just three days away, so if you haven't firmed up your plans yet now's the time. And here's the big ticketing detail you need to be aware of: Three-day "all access" wristband sales end before the festival kicks off Thursday, replaced by one-day wristbands on sale each night at all venues.


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Jane Greenberg: "Metadata Capital 2: The Metaphor Extended" (IOrg Lecture, April 22, 2014)
IOrg Lecture
Metadata Capital 2: The Metaphor Extended
Jane Greenberg
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
April 22, 2014
2025 E Newport Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Lunch will be served.
Jane Greenberg is 2013-2015 senior associate researcher with SOIS' Information Organization Research Group. Jane Greenberg is professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and director of the Metadata Research Center. She is also a senior scientist at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham North Carolina. She is the PI for the HIVE initiative, a coPI for the Dryad repository project, and a senior researcher on the U.S. Datanet Federation Consortium DataNet. Jane Greenberg has served on the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's (DCMI) Advisory Board since 2005 and serves as the 2012-3013 chair for the ASIST/SIG/Classification Research Group. She co-leads a number of efforts, including the DCMI Science and Metadata community, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Metadata Standards Directory Working Group, the DataONE Preservation and Metadata Working Group (PAMWG), and the CODATA Data at Risk Working Group.
Jane Greenberg revisits the metaphor of "Metadata Capital" extending the concept. Metadata capital examines metadata as 'an asset' and encompasses metadata in a wide diversity of settings, including knowledge organization systems. Metadata reuse can be examined as a form of capital. Metadata reuse across systems and amongst communities may increase the value metadata as an asset. Conversely, reuse of poor quality metadata may reduce capital. Following this logic, it is important to identify aspects of information systems and workflows that contribute to capital and enable a net gain.This presentation draws from work on metadata capital explored within the context of the Dryad data repository and the HIVE (Helping Interdisciplinary Vocabulary Engineering) initiative. These efforts facilitate reuse of good quality metadata where it is feasible. The presentation will define 'metadata capital' and associated practices, highlight selected research approaches, and report on research examining metadata capital.


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Fit Links: #FitBlogLA Edition!
Written on October 25, 2013 at 5:19 pm , by Samantha Shelton
This week's fit links around the web…all about our Meet and Tweet going bi-coastal! We headed to LA on Tuesday to bring all the information, fun and – of course – swag to the west coast. Here's what you all had to say about it:
- The perspective from one of our blogger panelists.-Skinny Runner
- All the fun another one of our panelists had.-Run, Eat, Repeat
- A solid rundown of the day's events, along with a link up to some of the fab bloggers in attendance. -That's G
- This blogger became fast friends with Tony Horton – check out her biceps! -Running Hutch
- Five important lessons this blogger learned from our information sessions. -To Live & Diet in L.A.
- If you were running with our EIC, @FITNESSbetty, would you know it?-Cupcake Cardio
- If you want to turn your blog into a business, these are key points to remember. -Skinny Chick
- Swag, swag, swag! This blogger dishes on all the goodies in her bag.-Aprons Trainers and Bibs
Check out our Instagram account to see some of our fave pictures from the day. Follow the #fitblogla hashtag to check out the conversation.
Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed a gorgeous LA day with us. We had a blast!
Categories: The Fit Stop | Tags: bloggers, fitblogla, meet and tweet
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A Fitterati Rising Star: Danielle Lullie
Written on May 21, 2012 at 3:23 pm , by Christie Griffin
Inspiration can come in all sorts of packages, but the judges for the Fitterati Blogger Awards were still a bit floored when we discovered that one of the blogs leading the pack was maintained by a 16 year-old runner from Georgia. While the official rules prevented us from naming Danielle Lullie, creator of the Pinterest-like Tumblr blog Just Do It Then Do It Again, as an official Fitterati winner, we were more than happy give her an Honorable Mention…and get to know her a little bit better.
Brace yourself, FITNESS readers. You're about to remember what it's like to have raw motivation and a fresh belief in yourself.
Q: What's your blog about?
DL: Just Do It Then Do It Again is full of motivational quotes and pictures for everyone. It represents hard work, not giving up, reaching your goals, running faster and a lot more.
Q: How do you think your blog stands out from other blogs?
DL: I think my fitness blog stands out from other blogs because it doesn't focus on my life and my accomplishments. It's there solely to motivate other people and myself.
Q: What is your fitness mantra/motto?
DL: My favorite one would have to be "I'm gonna show you how great I am," by the true definition of a champion, Muhammad Ali. I also love how Lance Armstrong says we have two choices in life: Give up or fight like hell. Read more
Categories: Fitness, Health, Motivation, The Fit Stop | Tags: bloggers, fitness blogs, fitterati, running
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Fit Links: #FitBlogNYC Edition
Written on May 11, 2012 at 3:39 pm , by Karla Walsh
This week's fit links from around the web…about the FITNESS Meet & Tweet!
- The perspective from one of our blogger panelists, Julie! — Peanut Butter Fingers
- Another panelist, Tina, shows us how it's done during the intense workout. — Carrots 'N' Cake
- Christine will fill you in about the educational sessions that covered everything from fad diets to fashion. — Love Life Surf
- Check out Nicole's top 10 takeaways from the speakers. — Lipstick & Luxury
- Dorry is calling for an encore next week! — Living With Healthy Hunger
And the #FitBlogNYC tweet beat:
- @juskeepsweating @TaburaFitness THANK YOU for one of the most fun,best workouts! I want more!!! #fitblogNYC
- @KellyOlexa: @stuftmama @nycrunningmama @mizfitonline @carrotsncake @pbfingers We need 2bring this event everywhere #fitblognyc
- @MizFitOnline Loved meeting so many amazing bloggers today. I'm feeling inspired… #fitblognyc
Thank you to all who attended and made the event so fun!
Categories: Fit Links, Motivation, The Fit Stop | Tags: #FitBlogNYC, bloggers, fitness events, Meet & Tweet
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One of the ongoing conflicts of my existence on this hunk of rock involves people saying "Man, there aren't any good horror films around anymore!" and my replying "No, sir and/or ma'am, you are incorrect in that regard." Yeah, there are tons of crummy horror films, but there have always been tons of crummy horror films. Being a horror buff is not easy. It requires patience and a tough hide...you have to wade through a lot of crap to find something good.
Well, that paragraph was just a roundabout way of saying that the teaser trailer for the Guillermo Del Toro produced Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is online and it's a pretty damn good tease, a masterclass in how to cut a horror trailer. A remake of a 1973 TV movie that I haven't seen, I'd be lying if I said the footage on display here is not only gorgeously shot. I'd also be lying if I said I didn't get chills during the trailer's opening moments. But that final scare? Nah, didn't get me...
Okay, lied about that one. I nearly peed my pants. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark stars Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce, opens in January 2011 and is the directorial debut of comic artist Troy Nixey. Watch the trailer after the jump.
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Police warn of more flooding disruption
POLICE have said that the Town seafront could close again as high tides and winds continue to cause problems.
A decision will be made tomorrow at about 8am, but the force said it was 'highly likely' the road will close between the Weighbridge and Town Church.
'West coast roads will also be monitored, but expected conditions indicate it will be unsafe to drive on these roads during the high tide period,' said a spokesman on its Facebook page.
Coastal residents and those in known flood areas have been warned to make reasonable precautions while islanders have been told to avoid the coast.
High water tonight of 9.7m is at 8.08pm and it peaks again at 10m tomorrow at 8.27am.
Marks & Spencer at The Quay, St Peter Port, was flooded on this morning's high tide.
The Fire & Rescue Service helped staff mop up the water.
Police closed The Quay for about an hour to stop rush hour traffic going through.
The west coast was also affected with the route between Vazon and Cobo being flooded by several inches.
Environment is inspecting the sea wall next to L'Ancresse east kiosk after undermining by waves caused a session of the seating area to collapse yesterday.


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On Monday 16th January the Dragon made a stunning entrance into the Grand Hotel Excelsior and checked-in on time for the Chinese New Year. For a whole week it proudly sat in the Hotel Lobby wishing the Hotel guests and staff a year full of prosperity. The 8 metre Dragon travelled all the way from China for its first Chinese New Year celebration in Malta.
Chinese New Year, better known in China as the Spring Festival, is a time to welcome longevity, wealth and prosperity and to eliminate any negative events from the past. In Chinese tradition, each year is dedicated to a specific animal. The Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rat, Boar, Rabbit, Dog, Rooster, Ox, Tiger, Snake, and Ram are the twelve animals that are part of this tradition. Each of these animals are thought to bestow their characteristics to the people born in their year. In 2012, the Dragon is welcomed back after the 2011 year of the Rabbit.
Chinese people may celebrate this feast in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during the New Year.
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Statistics hardly matter. When it comes to feral cats, emotion trumps science.
It hardly matters that peer-reviewed science indicates Miami-Dade County's official policy of releasing hordes of free-roaming cats into the community amounts to songbird annihilation, a government-sanctioned massacre of birds, lizards and small animals.
"Un-owned and owned free-ranging domestic cats kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion small mammals each year in the contiguous United States," the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists reported last year in Nature Communications.
The Smithsonian study said, "Our findings suggest that free-ranging cats cause substantially greater wildlife mortality than previously thought and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for U.S. birds and mammals."
So it was nearly shocking to read a Miami Herald report last week by Douglas Hanks that said Miami-Dade animal control workers, following the tenets of the County Commission, had released 3,138 feral cats into the community in 2013.
I suppose I knew that it would be difficult — more like impossible — persuading private citizens to refrain from feeding feral cat colonies and running unofficial Trap-Neuter-Return programs. People believe what they want to believe. But a government agency?
And not some podunk North Florida backwater county commission that disparages the science behind evolution and global warming and fluoride. No, this is Miami-Dade County … and Broward County … and Hillsborough County. Urban, sophisticated, progressive government entities? Choosing to ignore the darker implications their humane-sounding policies mean for wildlife?
Epidemiologists get no more respect than wildlife biologists when it comes to feral cats. It hardly matters that in 2012, the Florida Department of Health issued a report on rabies prevention, warning that "The concept of managing free-roaming/feral domestic cats is not tenable on public health grounds because of the persistent threat posed to communities from injury and disease."
In 2010, public health officials blamed an outbreak of hookworm along the northern reaches of Miami Beach on a colony of feral cats. City officials posted signs along the sand — tourism officials must have been appalled — warning beachgoers to watch out for cat feces. Cat droppings, they warned, are also a source of toxoplasmosis, another virulent parasite that can cause neurological impairment, blindness and birth defects.
Nor does it matter that Miami-Dade, by releasing its own officially sanctioned free-ranging cat colonies back into the community, has assumed the legal liabilities associated with those various pathologies. As Eric Draper, executive director of the Florida Audubon Society, warned, when some kid gets rabies or some tourist contracts hookworm or a strain of toxoplasmosis that can be traced back to one of the county's caught-and-marked-and-released feral cats, there will be expensive repercussions. There will be lawsuits.
The county risks other legal problems associated with an official trap-neuter-release policy. In 2003, the University of Florida Law School's Conservation Clinic reviewed the legal ramifications of feral cat colonies and found that "a local government could find itself liable under the ESA [Endangered Species Act] for authorizing cat colonies that result in the illegal take by feral cats of an endangered species."
The law review warned that "persons who release cats into the wild or who maintain feral cat colonies could be found liable for a take under Section 9 of the ESA if maintenance of feral cats in the wild is found to kill or injure wildlife by degrading habitat."
In this case, the "persons" violating Section 9 of the federal law happen to be Miami-Dade County employees.
Then there's a small problem with Florida law, which declares: "It is unlawful to import for sale or use, or to release within this state, any species of the animal kingdom not native to Florida unless authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."
Cats, as Robert Johns of the American Bird Conservancy noted, aren't native. "In 1492, there were no house cats in North America."
State law also warns: "Any person who is the owner or possessor, or has charge or custody, of any animal who abandons such animal to suffer injury or malnutrition or abandons any animal in a street, road, or public place without providing for the care, sustenance, protection, and shelter of such animal is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided."
Miami-Dade violated this statute 3,138 times in 2013.
None of this matters, of course. Scads of scientific studies issued before the Smithsonian findings also warned that feral cat populations were wreaking havoc on wildlife. Other studies found little to support claims of trap-neuter-release advocates that their efforts have reduced the population of wild cat colonies. Nor are the health concerns new.
Audubon Florida, the Florida Defenders of Wildlife and the Florida Veterinary Medical Association opposes the programs. So, too, does People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, which argues that the release of these animals brings them a shortened and miserable life on the streets. These are not animal-hating organizations.
But none of these groups can match the passion that feral cat supporters can bring to a city or county commission meeting. Last year, faced with so many angry cat advocates, Hillsborough County commissioners ignored the veterinarian chairman of their own animal advisory committee and initiated a trap-neuter-release program that promised to drastically reduce the number of unadopted cats euthanized at county shelters. Nor did the commissioners heed the executive director of the county's veterinarian hospital association, who begged them to require a 1,000-foot zone between feral cat colonies and schools, parks and playgrounds. Just a few months before, a 2-year-old Hillsborough girl had been bitten by a rabid feral cat.
The commissioners simply withered before the cat zealots. "The cat people put elected officials into the position of either voting to support cats or kill the cats," said Robert Johns of the American Bird Conservancy. "What's amazing to me, there's such sympathy for the plight of feral cats and absolutely zero sympathy for animals they obliterate — each cat kills 150 to 300 animals in a 12-month period."
Trap-neuter-release champions seem convinced that vets, biologists, wildlife conservation groups are joined in some cruel anti-cat conspiracy. They simply refuse to accept data that do not support their position. And they conjure up what Julie Wraithmell, wildlife conservation director for Audubon Florida, calls boutique science — studies that have never withstood peer review critiques.
In 2010, PetSmart Charities, a major supporter of trap-neuter-release programs, funded a study that claimed they are a cost- effective method for governments to reduce feral cat colonies. Dr. David A. Jessup, a senior wildlife veterinarian with the California Department of Fish and Game, responded that the study "appears to be one whose design was determined by the conclusion desired. If you attach even a few dollars in value to the wildlife killed and considered the costs of trying to recover sensitive species, environmental cleanup, and human health impacts associated with outdoor feral cats, any hypothetical savings disappear and TNR becomes more expensive."
But it hardly matters what veterinarians say. Or wildlife biologists. Eric Draper admitted that while plenty of the scientific research undermines TNR, policy decisions have been going in the opposite direction. Dozens of towns and counties across the country have sanctioned TNR. The fervor (and money) of feral cat advocates has beaten down the science. "Once someone's locked into a belief or a point of view, it's very difficult, almost impossible, to change their minds," Draper lamented. He said it has become almost like talking someone out of their religion.
The feral cat debate has a vague resemblance to the national argument over climate change, in which the scientific consensus has gone one direction while public polling has gone another. But the cat's hold on American hearts makes this an even tougher sell for science. Everyone would like to embrace a policy that ended the mass euthanization of unwanted cats at county shelters. No politician wants to face an emotional crowd and explain a complex ecology that values endangered but not particularly popular animals like wood rats or marsh rabbits or scrub jays over America's most beloved pets. Even if those pets aren't domestic house pets at all, but a pack of free-ranging skilled predators.
In the debate over TNR, wildlife biologists and public health officials lost out to political reality. Feral cat advocates lobbied government officials with something like religious zeal. Data never really mattered.


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Voting for the homecoming court at Virginia Tech is underway, and one senior hopes to give the crown away if he wins.
Chris Atkins is campaigning to become homecoming king, but not for himself: he wants to win for 7-year-old Nathan Orban, who is fighting leukemia.
Atkins is a member of Farm House Fraternity and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society is the non-profit the organization supports, so he found a little Hokie outside of Richmond he wants to give the crown to.
"I've truly had a blessed collegiate experience and homecoming is one of the ways to end your collegiate experience and so I wanted to give back," Atkins said.
"He's missed out on so much and I think this one day is just going to blow the socks off of him," said Nathan's mom Emily Orban.
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Ohio-bred emcee Kid Cudi has announced plans to embark on his own headlining tour later this year.
Kicking off this September with a date in San Diego, "The Cud Life Tour" will bring Kid Cudi to the stage with support from hip-hop heavyweights Big Sean, Tyler, The Creator, and Logic. The tour will run just over a month and snake throughout the United States. You can view the full itinerary below.
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Days of Operation
Beginning on December 30, 2013 the park will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The park will be open Wednesday-Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm
NPS History and Resources
Educating the public about the history of the National Park Service and each individual National Park is a key part of the NPS mission. By teaching the history of Women's Rights National Historical Park and the National Park Service we strive to bring a greater understanding of the importance and cultural significance of the site and agency to our visitors and the general public. To meet this goal we are making documents related to the history of the park and NPS more accessible to the public. Click here to learn more about the history of the NPS. Documents related to the history of Women's Rights National Historical Park will be added soon.
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Did you know that one of the organizers of the First Women's Rights Convention in America, Martha Coffin Wright, frequently housed fugitive slaves in her kitchen? More...


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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V.
Revised Course Description: This paired learning community explores violence and issues of violence as they relate to women and women's bodies. The courses would define "violence" as it pertains to mental, emotional, and physical acts of violence towards women in the U.S. and abroad, focusing on such prevailing issues as domestic violence, rape, pornography, and global violence against women, as well as movements towards fighting the patriarchal hegemony that allows such atrocities. We will incorporate films and guest speakers, along with visits to institutions and / or attendance at lectures or events that empower and / or support women.


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