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Pamper Yourself
The medispa in Kingwood is the perfect place to get refreshed after a long work week. It is also a great gifting idea as there are many services offered that will help both men and women look and feel better about themselves. A simple phone call: email or online chat can help you get started. Consult with a specialist to see what services will meet your desires. It seems like life takes over and we forget to take care of ourselves. Take care of yourself by making an appointment today and talking to a professional about your well being.
Both men and women can find relevant services at a medi-spa in Kingwood. Facials can be relaxing and leave your skin feeling fresh and new. Consult with a specialist to talk about injections like Botox or Juvederm. They might be just what you are looking for. Other services that could meet your needs include laser treatments for hair removal, acne treatment, and other skin therapies. Microdermabrasion may also be an option for you. There are many services to choose from so it is best to consult with a specialist to help determine what therapies will meet all your needs.
Skin rejuvenating therapies should only be performed by trained and licensed professionals. These are special skills that require experience and education in the various techniques. Lasers, especially, should only be used by qualified technicians. When you schedule your consultation you can expect to be told about each procedure that will meet your needs. The professional will talk to you about your goals and then suggest which treatments will be best.
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Architecture Of Microsoft .NET Framework
This article presents useful details which describes the architecture of Microsoft .NET framework. Presented here is a comprehensive overview highlighting important details regarding of the architecture of Microsoft Dot Net framework. Read on the details presented in the overview as they will help you gain comprehensive idea about the Microsoft .NET framework architecture.
The architecture of Microsoft .NET framework is made up of following elements or in other words, the below defined systems hold important place in forming the overall architecture of Microsoft Dot Net framework. We shall take a brief look at each of these systems:
Common Language Infrastructure (CLI): It provides language-neutral platform for the development and execution of application and also consists of inbuilt functions meant for interoperability, exception handling, security and garbage collection.
Assemblies: The Common Language Infrastructure is in built in the Microsoft dot Net assemblies. As per specifications, the assemblies are present in the Portable Executable (PE) format. It is important to note that it is a common format on the Windows platform for all dll and exe files. There are one or more files in the assembly and it is required that one of the files need to have the manifest, which has the metadata for the assembly. The complete name of an assembly is made up of its simple text name, version number, culture, and public key token.
Metadata: The entire Common Language Infrastructure is self-explanatory through .NET metadata. It checks the metadata in order to make sure that the right method is called. Generally, language compilers are used for the generation of Meta data however programmers can also develop their own metadata y making use of through custom attributes. Metadata consists details regarding the assembly, and can sometimes also used for implementing the reflective programming capabilities of .NET Framework.
Security: One of the important systems which form the Microsoft .NET framework architecture is the security feature. There is a security mechanism of its own along with having two common features such as Code Access Security (CAS), and validation and verification.
Class Library: The class library feature of architecture of Microsoft .NET framework consists of a set of standard class libraries which is arranged in a hierarchy of namespaces. The use of these class libraries is when there is a need to implement a huge collection of common functions, like such as file reading and writing, graphic rendering, database interaction, and XML document manipulation, among others.
Memory Management: This system forming the architecture of Microsoft .NET framework is done by the CLR and it sets the programmer free from the responsibility of memory management.

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Disclaimers: Fast Times At Ridgemont High belongs to Universal Pictures.
Playboy Magazine belongs to Mister Hugh M. Hefner and Playboy Enterprises
International, Incorporated. This story is not-for-profit, but I own it.
Date: 07/18/2007
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Voyurism, male solo sex, female solo sex, male/female sex,
female/female sex, strong language
Categories: Het, slash, bi
Pairing: Linda/Stacy/Colleen Marie/m
Feedback: Yes, I want feedback.
Archive: Yes
Other Notes: This AU story is based on the Playmate of the Month pictorial
in the August 2003 issue of Playboy Magazine.
Summary: Even though she wants to stay at home and swim around in the pool,
a reluctant Stacy decides to go with Linda to a Playboy Magazine photo-shoot,
where they spot Colleen Marie.
Dedications: None so far.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Greatest Summer Of Her Life
by Andrew Troy Keller ([email protected])
It had all began after each and every student of Ridgemont High had finally
left school for the summer just before a certain resident surfer-dude known
as Jeff Spicoli has gotten into a van and went with his fellow stoner-buds
to go over to a local beach to check out the tasty waves and not worry about
one of the school's teachers known as Mister Hand forcing a pop-quiz on them
and Mark 'Rat' Ratner has gone with his parents to visit his grandparents.
As for what Stacy Hamilton has planned for the summer, she was about to just
stay-at-home, change into her swimsuit and take a swim inside the Hamilton
family's swimming pool, but that was before her best friend, a hot-looking
dark-haired babe named Linda Barrett has walked herself over to Stacy, placed
her gentle hand on her good buddy's shoulder and asked, "Say, Stacy? How
would you like to come with me and check out a photo-shoot that Playboy
Magazine is doing at the mall?We're just going there to look and not get into
trouble. That's all. So, what do you say, Stacy?"
And after she has given that idea some thought and looked around to make
sure that her older brother, Brad Hamilton was not heading towards them, a
reluctant Stacy has taken a deep breath and decided to accept Linda's
invitation just before the two best friends had gone over to the mall and
sneaked themselves on to the set of that particular photo-shoot.
But as soon as they had stepped on to the set and watched one of Playboy
Magazine's own photographers named Arny Freytag taking one sexy picture after
another of a hot-looking babe's bare-ass naked body, both Linda and Stacy had
turned their eyes toward the nude model and became shocked to discover that
it was the August 2003 Playmate of the Month whose name is Colleen Marie.
But then, as soon as a young and handsome blonde hunk has placed himself next
to Colleen, removed his red bathrobe and began stroking his stiff cock right
in front of her, Linda has suddenly let out a small smile, stripped off all
of her clothes and started pumping two of her fingers in and out of her hot,
wet pussy and carressing her own tits with the other hand.
And after she has stepped herself closer to the two nude models and a
confused Arny was about to ask her what she was doing there, a small-smiling
Linda has placed her hand on the blonde hunk's bare chest, slowly licked her
lips and kissed him ever so passionately on the lips.
And then, after the blonde stud has started licking all over Linda's nude
body--all the way down to her hot, moist snatch and carressing her firm
breasts and Arny has started taking photos of the two newfound lovers, a
suddenly-curious Stacy has stepped out of her hiding place, took all of
her clothes off and started pumping two of her fingers in and out of her
hot and steamy cunt and carressing her own tits with the other hand.
That has caused the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-born Playmate to move herself
closer to Stacy, place her hands on the Ridgemont High School beauty and say,
"If you were to ask me, I really do believe that you and your friend are the
most beautiful creatures on this very planet Earth."
And after Stacy has let out a sigh of relief and a small giggle, the two
hot-looking babes had looked at each other's eyes for a minute of two and
kissed each other ever so passionately on the lips just before Colleen has
started licking all over Stacy's nude body -- all the way down to her hot,
wet pussy and carressing her stiff mounds.
And then, after the blonde stud has placed his stone hard dick inside Linda's
asshole and his hands on her firm breasts, Stacy has placed her hands on
Colleen's bare shoulders and said, "Aaaahhhh, yeeeessss! That's it! Do it,
Colleen! Touch me! Touch me there! Suck my wet pussy dry! Aaaahhhh!"
Then, after both Linda and the blonde hunk had moved themselves closer to the
two newfound lesbian lovers and she had began sucking on her best friend's
stiff mounds, Stacy has suddenly realized that she was able to experience the
one thing that she has never experienced with any size group before, for she
was experiencing pure and untamed erotica... and enjoying every minute of it.
Just then, after the blonde stud has placed his stiff cock inside Stacy's
pussy and started licking on Colleen's cunt, the Ridgemont High School beauty
has started licking on Linda's snatch and carressing her firm breasts and the
Oklahoma-born Playmate has placed her hand on the dark-haired babe's
silky-smooth naked thigh and began sucking on her bare toes, causing a
sexually-energized Linda to place her hands on Stacy's bare back and yell at
the top of her lungs, "AAAAHHHH, YES! THAT'S IT! DO IT, STACY! DO IT,
And then, after the four newfound bi-sexual lovers had started moving
themselves harder and faster and their lovemaking has finally made its first
appearence in the latest issue of Playboy Magazine, Linda, Stacy, Colleen and
the blonde stud had came and collapsed due to exhaustion and fell asleep with
their naked arms in a lover's enbrace.
Just then, as soon as she has finally made it back to her house and went into
her bedroom, a small-smiling Stacy has plopped herself down on the bed and
let out a sigh just before she has picked up her phone, called Linda and
thanked her best friend for letting her experience the greatest summer of her
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A number of cricketing stars from across the globe will descend on Arundel Castle later this year.
Fixtures have been announced with another bumper schedule in store at the famous venue.
Once again, Sussex Cricket will visit for their annual Festival of Cricket week, while both Bangladesh and South Africa 'A' will play fixtures at Arundel.
This year's curtain-raiser sees Bangladesh come up against a Duke of Norfolk's XI, captained by former Sussex skipper and England international Chris Adams, on Monday, May 1. Another international team, South Africa 'A', then come to town for a four-day friendly with Sussex which begins on June 14.
Sussex's week-long stint begins with a County Championship Division 2 encounter with Leicestershire from July 5, before they round off the week with T20 Blast meeting against Glamorgan on July 9.
Along with these fixtures, the Castle will also host ECB Finals with the under-17 County Championship three-day final, Disability County Championship final and 2nd XI T20 finals day all taking place.
Arundel Castle Cricket executive secretary James Rufey believes it will be a year to savour and said: "We are delighted by the list of fixtures and activities this year. The variety of matches we provide is something that is matched by very few.
"The name of the game for us here is to offer a variety of matches across all different forms and we've got that this year.
"With international teams coming here as well, we are able to offer members, visitors and everyone something special.
"The ground is always a place to savour – but if the weather is on-side we can look forward to many good crowds and some fantastic cricket."
With international teams making a return to Arundel this year, Rufey believes it could be an extra-special 2017.
He added: "International teams used to come previously and it's great to welcome Bangladesh in 2017. We've been without an international team coming to us for several years, so to have one come over is fantastic.
"To have South Africa 'A' face Sussex here at Arundel is a real coup as well."
Another major attraction is the annual visit of Sussex for a County Championship match, then a T20 Blast fixture. With that confirmed yet again, Rufey is hoping to see great numbers attend.
He said: "Weather is crucial for us other a five-month period but it's even more essential when Sussex come to visit. The four-day game is what it is, then we round things off with a T20 Blast match.
"I think last year we attracted nearly 7,000 for the T20 match alone, then 8,000 the year before. It's always something that is well attended and we hope supporters turn out in number once again."
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About Bamboo Sourcery
Gerald Bol
FounderWe dedicate our website in honor of Gerald Bol (1940 – 1996), founder and creator of Bamboo Sourcery and past president of the American Bamboo Society, whose generosity of spirit and love of life, art, and bamboo blessed many people around the world.
Jennifer York & Joe Ruffatto
Bamboo enhances and transforms gardens into peaceful sanctuaries of light, movement, sound and space, touching our spirits and stirring our souls. Bamboo can beguile and possess. You may shortly find yourself becoming ensnared with "Bamboo Magic."
-Gerald Bol, Founder of Bamboo Sourcery
Around 1982, nearly 35 years ago, Dutch-American artist, teacher, and botanist Gerald Bol himself became "ensnared" in a love affair with bamboo. After being gifted a small bamboo plant on a visit to Japan, he began sourcing and cultivating hundreds of rare and wonderful species on his 7.5 acre property in Sebastopol, California. He traveled all over the world to collect the plants in their native habitats in the Andes and Himalayas, the lowlands of Asia, and South America, where diverse species flourish in the wild. Gerald became president of the American Bamboo Society, and his family business developed into a thriving resource for bamboo lovers and laymen alike, nationwide. The beautiful bamboo species Borinda boliana is lovingly named in honor of Gerald Bol.
Today, Bamboo Sourcery is lead by Gerald's daughter, Jennifer York, and her husband, Joe Ruffatto, who, along with a small, dedicated staff, manage the thriving 7.5 acre bamboo farm.
Jennifer, whose bachelor's degree is in Environmental Education, has made educating the public about bamboo a priority, and she is equally committed to the sustainable stewardship of the beautiful land she grew up on. Jen is a kind and hardworking soul who has dedicated herself to helping her unique family business flourish in a socially and environmentally conscientious manner.
Joe is a skilled contractor with over 30 years of experience, available to Bamboo Sourcery customers for a consultation, installation, bamboo recommendations, maintenance, and more. He is particularly good at coming up with creative and cost-effective solutions to challenging projects. A self-taught bamboo expert, Joe is a practical and tireless advocate in helping homeowners and landscapers get the right species in the right setup to make their bamboo projects a success.
Bamboo Sourcery received the Environmental Business Alliance's Best Practices Award of 2010 in recognition of our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, while enabling us to save money at the same time. Over the years we have initiated a number of water and energy conservation efforts, as well as waste reduction efforts, and it is wonderful to receive recognition for them.
Here is a partial list of our environmental efforts:
- In late 2006 we installed a large PV solar system that powers our sizable irrigation system and 3 households on the property. It saves us approx. $7,000 per year, and it paid for itself in 8 years! You can see our solar system up the hill and directly above the main greenhouses.
- We hand water our entire 7.5 acre farm. Hand watering, though labor intensive, is by far the most water-efficient irrigation system due to our variable and uniquely steep terrain.
- We reuse and recycle plastic nursery pots and rarely purchase them new. We buy used nursery pots from local landscapers and continue to reuse them as long as possible. This reduces the amount of petrochemicals used in our operation and takes a large number of pots out of the waste stream.
- We make it a priority to buy locally whenever we can, and to buy post-consumer recycled materials whenever possible. All of our root barriers are made of 100% post-consumer recycled polyethylene.
- Bamboo Sourcery uses no pesticides or herbicides. When necessary, we spray very dilute laundry detergent for aphids and mites, and we pull and mow weeds as needed.
In addition, bamboo itself has many environmental benefits. Bamboo is very effective at removing excess nitrogen, metals and other toxic substances from soils and water. Bamboo also produces 35% more oxygen and consumes 4 times more carbon dioxide than a forest of young trees. So planting bamboo, in addition to growing a beautiful plant for privacy screens and garden highlights, can actually help slow global warming!


text: In San Francisco there is always a fine line between Indian Summer and actual fall. One week you might find yourself half naked in the 85 degree heat on Ocean Beach, and you don't even think its weird that its early October. The next week its foggy in the mornings, and crisply cold all day, except for that one hour in the afternoon when your skin radiates with "Its sunny!!" joy. As we reluctantly start to order our drinks hot versus iced, notice the over-saturation of "Pumpkin Spiced" anything, and add layers upon layers of knits, we accept the bitter transition from summer to autumn.


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As parishes across England and Wales prepare to enter the most important time in the liturgical calendar Bishop Kieran Conry invites churchgoers to witness to their faith.Read More
I welcome the strong leadership of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI in issuing this letter. From our experience in England and Wales, we have learnt that the most important thing is to recognise and take to heart the profound damage done to children who have been abused. Putting the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people at the centre of the Church's efforts is essential.Read More
The Pope has written a Pastoral Letter to all the Catholics of Ireland, expressing his dismay at the sexual abuse of young people by Church representatives and the way this was addressed by local bishops and religious superiors. He asks that the Letter be read with attention and in its entirety.Read More
The National Day of Prayer for Dementia day is 19 March. It is a day to think of and pray for loved ones with dementia. A day to remember those we have lost.Read More
By requiring the Charity Commission to review its decision the Court has upheld the legitimate freedom of charities to organise themselves in such a way that their activities reflect their religious ethos when justified in the public benefit, as we believe is the case in this instance.Read More
The Court has confirmed that Catholic Care was correct in its reading of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 and has agreed with us that Regulation 18 can apply to any charity subject to it being in the public interest.Read More
The Fathers and many friends of the English Oratories are delighted by the official announcement that our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will beatify our founder, the Venerable John Henry Newman, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham during his visit to Britain in September. Newman made his home in the Archdiocese for all his adult life, first in Oxford, where he lived as an Anglican and was received into the Catholic Church, and later in Birmingham itself where he founded and worked in the Birmingham Oratory for over forty years.Read More
Her Majesty The Queen today confirmed the state visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland from 16-19 September 2010.Read More
The UK Government and the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Scotland, England and Wales today welcomed the forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. At a joint press conference, they said that the Papal Visit represents an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen ties between the UK and the Holy See on global initiatives, as well as the important role of faith in creating strong communities.Read More
The stage is set for a new form of collaboration between Catholic priests and Bishops in England and Wales. After the final conference of the old-style National Conference of Priests of England and Wales (NCPEW) a working party is drawing up the new constitution on guidelines unanimously agreed by 30 priest representatives from across the 22 dioceses.Read More
Following their involvement with the Winter Olympics, the churches of Vancouver and beyond are more united. That is the assessment of a delegation from the UK's More Than Gold initiative that will help churches make the most of London's 2012 Games.Read More
The Children, Schools and Families Bill will get its second reading today in the House of Lords. As you may recall, the Bill's aim is to make the teaching of Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE), including Sex and Relationships education, a statutory part of the National Curriculum in all schools.Read More
The Bishops today launched Choosing the Common Good to present key themes in Catholic Social Teaching as a contribution to the wide-ranging debate about the values and vision that underpin our society.Read More
I am delighted to see so many of you here this evening for this great event. Not like the bishop who went to a parish for a function. There were very few people there and he was a bit annoyed. He said to the Parish Priest, Father, there are very few people here; didn't you tell them the bishop was coming? No, my Lord, says the Parish Priest, but the news must have leaked out somehow! Well, the news of this debate has clearly leaked out and you want to know why England should be a Catholic country again.Read More
Over 1,000 youth leaders, chaplains, teachers, priests and religious gathered in London this weekend for the first national Congress for youth leaders spearheaded by CYMFed - the new Catholic Youth Ministry Federation for England and Wales.Read More
"I welcome the revised Guidelines published by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) this morning. He was given a near impossible task by the Law Lords and many people were extremely concerned by the wording of the interim guidelines and some of the factors to be taken into account against prosecution..."Read More
Following the Third Reading of the Children, Schools and Families Bill, Amendment 70 has been accepted as part of the Bill.Read More
Thousands of people gathered to pray in Catholic Cathedrals across England and Wales last weekend to support and welcome those people preparing to join the Catholic Church.Read More
Bishop Mark Davies was ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury at a ceremony held in St Anthony's Church, Wythenshawe, Manchester on Monday 22nd February 2010, the feast of the Chair of St Peter.Read More
Bishop Patrick Lynch, Chair of the Bishops' Conference Office for Migration Policy, has joined religious leaders in calling for an end to the imprisonment of children, babies and young people in immigration removal centres.Read More


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Gay Marriage: Wrong or Right?
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One of the most discussed issues around today is gay marriages. Many people blame the media for the idea of same sex marriages but when you break it down it all comes down to two different opinions. Those who think its right and those who think its wrong. Through out this essay I will be discussing key points about gay marriage.
"On the 16th of June, 2008 the Supreme Court of California made it legal for homosexuals to marry" (Wikipedia). Many people were very upset with this and felt that it was wrong. There were many religious groups such as the Mormons, Christians, Catholics were trying to fight it and the judge ruled that it would be determined on the 4th of November 2008 if it would remain in effect or not by the total of votes on Proposition 8. "Proposition 8 is a proposition making it illegal in the state of California for same sex couples to marry" (BallotPedia). During the time that it was legal for homosexuals to marry, around 18,000 couples were married (Wikipedia). "Between both sides for the Proposition more than 80 million dollars were raised and that made Proposition 8 the highest funded campaign on any state ballot" (Wikipedia). On the 4th of November, 2008 with the voting in California Proposition 8 passed and it became illegal for homosexuals to marry. On that day many lawsuits were filed stating that it was un-constitutional and that homosexuals deserved the right to marry. "On the 4th of August 2010 Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned the vote and made it legal again in the State of California for homosexuals to marry (Pending approval)" (Ballotpedia).
Many religious groups such as the Mormons, Catholics, Christians find that proposition 8 should be enforced because it is not religiously right and that it is against all religious views. Many believe that "marriage should be only between a man and woman and that a marriage is a gift from god and it must be preserved." (Angelfire) Some feel that schools will begin to teach their children that gay marriage is alright. There are kids in schools today with homosexual parents, and it does not seem to affect other kids so how would it effect them if it was legal (Cameron). Society allows people who are sex offenders and murders and felons to get married and have children. Many gay couples raise children who are either adopted or either their own from previous relationships. In lots of scientific studies it has shown that the outcome of kids raised by same sex couples are the same as if the parents were straight. Many family psychologists say that what makes the difference in a family is the love and not the gender and that same sex couples are just as easily to love a child as a straight couple. Many gay couples wish to have children for the same reasons as any straight couple to have a child to love and care for them. Many gay couples want to provide a great home and a loving family to another generation or even a loving environment that the parent themselves have never had. A positive thing about gay couples being able to marry is to show everyone that we are all equal and can love and be happy just as that of a straight couple. Overall people should marry the one that they truly love whether they are gay or straight. Many people say that god does not approve of homosexuality (Angelfire). Not everyone practices religion. Not everyone feels the same way. Each person should be treated equal and not different. Often times homosexuals are judged and treated differently such as being called names, beaten and sometimes killed but we are all humans. Gay marriage is not a topic that is going to just go away. There are so many organizations such as Freedom To Marry and Glad are out pushing for gay marriage in every state so we can all be treated equally. In recent surveys the "gay to straight ratio was 1 out of 10 people were either gay, bisexual, or a repressed homosexual/bisexual which means they had feelings for the same sex but were too afraid of the adverse effects to act upon such feelings" (Wikianswers). By the time we know it the ratio will be greater as more and more people are more open with their sexuality. "Many homosexuals feel that they have to be secretive about their sexuality due to the risk of possibly being hated, losing their job, or even being judged by their family" (Yahoo! Answers).
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Gays should have the same rights as everyone else. We should have the same rights when it comes to housing, jobs, and when it comes to government aide. At one point in history people were debating that whites and blacks should be equal and everyone is the same well now its like the same thing is coming up in debate between gays and straights. Why cant it be settled like it was back then where everyone is equal. There was the big debate with Rosa Parks sitting in the front of the bus. Are gays not allowed to sit in the front of the bus because its for straight people only? Nearly three out of four people are opposed to gay marriage but many believe that gay is nothing but sex. Being gay is more about love and affection then it is about being gay. With straight people relationships are also based off of love and affection so what is the difference? Gay people should be able to marry just as a straight couple is allowed to. Most people think marriage should be between men and woman only. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but when it comes to something as allowing gay marriage you have to separate church and state and realize that once again not everyone practices religion and/or has the same religion. If we were to say straight people can not kiss or hold hands in public because it is against the bu dist religion how many people are really going to follow it? Not everyone is bu dist so why should everyone follow it? It is like the same thing with marriage, some religions believe that it is wrong but what if someone practices a religion that it is alright to marry someone of the same sex are you going to deny them their religious right? There is a bill out that is called the Defense of Marriage Act that was signed by President Bill Clinton back in 1996, but what happened to the defense of love because as we all know that marriage is based around love right. Marriage is about two people who love each other and want to spend the rest of their life together so with that being said its only right that two people should be able to marry regardless of if its two guys or girls, just as long as they love each other. Five out of ten couples end up getting a divorce so why not allow two people who are willing to commit to each other to marry? There are a few other things that gay couples do not get because they cant marry. When a gay couple is together for a long time and "Practically" married but yet they can not get health insurance together because their insurance carrier only allows married couples so what if their loved one is really sick they are more or less out of luck because they can not afford to go to the doctor. If something was to happen to a gay couple and one of them get in an accident and die its up to the family that disowned their son because he was gay to deal with funeral arrangements and medical decisions and the guys partner cant because hes technically not family but yet the two have been together for ten years. There is a lot of technical stuff that no one really looks at but its actually a big part because those decisions should be that of the partner who has been there when the family didnt want nothing to do with their son. If same sex marriage was to become legal in the next generation or so it would not be something weird it would be something that is just another way of life but many people think that it would affect the future generations. With all these doors open for discussion whether gays can actually raise a family and actually be good parents is something that will be debated for quite sometime because so many people have so many different opinions about it.
The ban on gays being able goes against everything America stands for. America is known by other countries of a place to live where people can live not in fear but be themselves without being killed for believing in another religion. America is suppose to the country of freedom and the right to make ones own choices. With the beliefs of gay marriage being disgusting and not right it only shows that there are a lot of prejudice and narrow-minded people in our country. Our Constitution is the back bone of our nation and we must stand up for it and show everyone we live by what we say in it.
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I am gay and married. On the 24th of October, 2008 my partner and I decided to get married here in California. We are still together until this day. We are just like any straight couple. We pay bills, work, and pay taxes just like a straight couple. The only difference is we are gay. We decided to get married because we wanted a unity between us just like a heterosexual couple. We have the typical dreams of any married couple hoping to have kids one day and a family. We should not be judged just because we are gay and married. Being gay and married is not as easy as being straight and married. When we file taxes it is a lot harder because we have to show that we are married and have to have supporting documentation. When applying for student financial aide it is hard because the state recognizes same sex marriage but federal organizations do not. So it is not as easy but it is worth the fight because I can truly say my husband and I are one of the 18,000 couple that were first to get married in California. I really hope that one day the government will pass Proposition 8, so that many other gay couples like my husband and I, have the chance to marry the person they love just like we did. I feel that gay marriage is not a bad thing like many people say it is and whether homosexuals are able to marry or not homosexuals will always be around.
The fact of the matter is that everyone has the right to be themselves whether if they are gay, straight, bisexual or transgender. Everyone is equal. Just because someone has a different sexuality does not mean its right to judge or treat them differently. You never see a homosexual go up to a straight couple and tell the that it is not right for them to be straight or telling them how to live their life. Everyone is equal and should all have equal choices in life to make. A homosexual couple may have the same desires to have a family and have a couple of kids and have a family with a dog and they should not be stripped of their right to do so. For a bunch of straight people to say nope they should not be able to have dreams of family is not right. The government has a duty to uphold our Constitutional right and take control of this situation and protect the homosexuals rights to freedom of choice and as our Declaration of Independence states, "all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men." (Declaration of Independence). Who is to say that two people who love each other can not bind their love with marriage? As long as you love someone and you would do anything for that person you should be able to get married and have a family with kids and have dreams. Your goals in life should not be limited by ones views or beliefs. We are all entitled to our own beliefs and some may not respect the choice of someone being homosexual but it should be respected that it is their choice to be a homosexual and that they deserve to be treated equally just as anyone else is the United States of America regardless of the sexual orientation. One should be able to marry the one of choice as long as they are committed to that person and wish to follow their dreams and life long desires.
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Engaging in culture and art through primary sources
Welcome to 21st Century Learning - Links to Our Collection. These online modules and supplemental education guides were developed to allow access to hundreds of digitized images from Glenbow collections. We hope to extend our vision of "More people, interacting with art, culture and ideas more often."
The Coast Salish: Connecting Art, Environment and Tradition
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That's a question that comes up a lot in women's basketball and in women's sports in general, and it's one that I find fascinating but ultimately frustrating.
This morning, hours before the Women's Final Four tipped off in Indianapolis, I appeared on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" program to discuss Kye Allums, the George Washington University transgender athlete who went public with his disclosure before the season began.
As I suggested at the time, cultural issues like this always seemingly trump other more pressing topics in women's sports, and make it difficult for them to reach a broader mainstream appeal. I reiterated that point this morning and continued to express some puzzlement over a self-identified male who wishes to be true to himself but still wants a place – and a scholarship – on a women's team.
Those were questions he avoided during the interview, and the lack of candor was obvious. I realize this is a young person here, a college student, and so I hesitate to dwell on this point.
I wish OTL instead had focused on what I think is a much more relevant subject about the women's game today: The growing financial implications of big-money budgets and salaries for the nation's top programs and coaches. I wrote about that here on Saturday, and another example of that unfolded later on Saturday.
LSU hired UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell, who will make around $900,000 annually, triple the salary she drew while building the Bruins into a nationally prominent program.
Not bad for a coach with three years of head coaching experience.
As a Twitter follower of mine commented about this, "business is business," and the money being laid out to purloin hot coaching talent reflects the high-stakes pressures that come with the top jobs.
Athletics directors willing to spend that kind of money understand the women's game is a full-fledged enterprise that long ago dwarfed narrow social causes but that still generate a very bright – and I think unwarranted – media spotlight.


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Here you will find all the travel information you need to plan your weekend in Hartford for the duration of the convention. Because rates and schedules change every year, this information is updated as soon as it becomes available. ConnectiCon Staff work constantly with local businesses and authorities to negotiate the best and most convenient options for its attendees. If you have any suggestions for these organizations for future conventions, please let us know!
Convention Center Info
Driving Directions
Parking Info
Bus/Train Info
DASH Shuttle Services
Air Travel
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-249-6000 Fax: 860-249-6161
Hours During the Con:
Friday- 9am-9pm
Saturday- 9am-9pm
Sunday- 9am-6pm
Driving Directions
Traveling on I-91 North
Traveling on I-91 South
Traveling on 84 East
Traveling on 84 West/Route 2 West
Traveling on Interstate 95
The convention center's main lobby is located on Columbus Blvd. It is accessible from Level P1 of the parking garage.
Level P5 of the garage tower provides an alternate entrance, along an outdoor esplanade, to the convention center's riverside entrance.
Parking Info
Parking rates updated for 2017!
2017 Parking Rates:
4 day Pass : Thursday, Fri, Sat, Sun until 9pm…..….…$60.00
3 day Pass : Friday, Sat, and Sunday until 9pm…….…$40.00
2 day Pass : Saturday(8am) and Sunday until 9pm…..$30.00
Individual Day Passes:
1 day Pass WITH IN/OUT Privileges:………………………$15.00
Rates are only for advance purchase ONLY
Credit Card purchases must be made in the PARKING OFFICE located in the Parking Garage level 1
This rate is NOT available at the Cashier Booth upon EXITING. You must purchase it before you EXIT
Please bring the white parking ticket to the parking table or parking office to purchase event pass
For Parking questions or information please call: 860-728-2598, the office is open 24/7
Please note: the information above is for onsite/Convention Center parking only! Please check with your hotel or offsite parking authority for additional rates and hours!
Bus/Train Travel
If you are planning to travel by train or bus to ConnectiCon, you will arrive at Union Station (via Amtrak) in Hartford. Please be aware that there is also a Union Station in New Haven, CT – don't get off at Union Station in New Haven, unless you're transferring from Metro North to Amtrak.
If you are traveling by bus you will also be traveling to Union Station in Hartford, CT. Union Station is serviced by the following bus lines:
Peter Pan
Union Station (in Hartford - there is also a Union Station in New Haven - make sure your train will take you to Union Station in Hartford) is within walking distance of the Connecticut Convention Center and Hartford Marriott Downtown, however, if you have a lot of luggage, or heavy items that you will be carrying, we recommend you use the complimentary service of the DASH Shuttle or call a taxi service to bring you to your hotel.
It's easy to catch the DASH Shuttle. The shuttle route connects the Connecticut Convention Center, the Riverfront, the CT Science Center, the Arts and Entertainment District, various restaurants, and downtown hotels.
Refer to the map for route and stop locations.
Thursday, July 6 7:00am to 12:00am (midnight)
Friday, July 7 7:00am to 2:30am (Saturday)
Saturday, July 8 8:00am to 2:30am (Sunday)
Sunday, July 9 8:00am to 6:00pm
East Hartford Shuttle:
Thursday, July 6 4:00pm to 11:30pm
Friday, July 7 8:00am to 11:30pm
Saturday, July 8 8:00am to 11:30pm
Please note, temporary detours or disruptions to shuttle service to East Hartford may result during the Riverfront fireworks event
Sunday, July 9 8:00am to 2:00pm
The DASH Shuttle (formerly known as the "Star Shuttle"), CTTRANSIT's FREE circulator bus in downtown Hartford, operates enhanced service during major events. Due to the high volume of ridership during events, the DASH Shuttle will run on extended hours during the convention.
Air Travel
If you are planning to fly to ConnectiCon, you will want to fly into Bradley International Airport (BDL). (Hartford is also easily accessible from major airports in Boston and New York. Check local transportation options for details.)
Bradley International Airport is serviced by the following airlines:
Air Canada
American Airlines/US Airways
American Eagle
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Exciting things are happening in Hartford downtown, including the construction of a brand new Skywalk footbridge leading to all the major sites in the business and entertainment district.
Start from the entrance on the Esplanade level of the Connecticut Convention Center and travel across the bridge to the Connecticut Science Center. From there, continue to the right to enjoy the beautiful Riverfront park and Riverwalk, or take a left to cross over into the business district of Hartford downtown. Avoid all the traffic and enjoy safe, easy access to the amenities Hartford has to offer.
The Skywalk is perfect for accessing Photoshoot areas and other ConnectiCon events taking place in other downtown venues!


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Sadistic sexual assaults ignored by Church of England – report
An independent review, commissioned by the church, found "deeply disturbing" failures by those in positions of power who failed to act after hearing reports of sexual assault.
Over a period of four decades, senior members of the clergy ignored a survivor's repeated disclosures of a sexual assault, the report alleges. It also criticizes the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby for failing to acknowledge the case.
The church said the report is "embarrassing and uncomfortable."
Among the report's conclusions is the need for training for those who receive disclosures of abuse so they can be properly recorded and appropriate action taken.
The report advocates those in senior positions receiving training.
It also says the church must ensure safety and pastoral concerns are placed above financial or reputational concerns, and "every effort should be made to avoid adversarial approach" when dealing with survivors of abuse.
In response to the findings, the church will now oblige members of the clergy to record instances of abuse when they hear about them, and take action, as well as making sure cases of abuse are treated with greater priority.
The report comes as the government's inquiry into historic sex abuse prepares to examine information relating to abuse cases of children or vulnerable adults within the Church of England.
Welby has admitted that abuse by senior church figures and within other institutions has been "rampant."
He has also made "a personal commitment to seeing all the recommendations implemented quickly," said Bishop of Crediton Sarah Mullally, who made a statement on behalf of the church.
"He thinks the situation is embarrassing and uncomfortable for the church."
She added that she is creating an action plan to implement the proposals from the report, with a view to cover education, training, communication and structural change.


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Sorry for falling down the rabbit hole a bit there, guys. The truth is that ever since I started painting my kitchen, I've been doing very little else during my waking hours. Prepping, painting, and sanding has all been super time-consuming, and I've been obsessed with getting this project done. To the point where I fall asleep thinking about what I need to do next, and it's the first thing I think about when I wake up. I think I'm so obsessed because I hate what a disaster zone my kitchen/spare room/dining room has become as a result of the project. We dumped everything that was in the kitchen into those two other rooms, so cooking meals has become impossible. I don't know how people doing "real" kitchen remodels deal with the chaos for much longer time-frames.
Saturday was my birthday, and I spent most of it sanding and painting, not because I had to, but because I wanted to. There was a nice dinner out in the evening, but then I came home and painted some more. The good news is that the painting on the cabinets themselves is all done. They look like this now:
Painted, but missing the doors and drawers. Because the painting of those (with a sprayer) is in process. Which is requiring all kinds of problem-solving, mainly relating to where to put so many doors and drawers to dry. Our single-car garage isn't enough space, but tiny bugs like to commit suicide in the wet paint when I put things outside to dry. So it's taking awhile.
Also, Murphy's Law was proved true once again when I peeled off the blue painter's tape protecting the walls from the cabinet paint, and in a couple of places, the worst of which you can see above, the paint peeled right off the wall. I had just repainted the walls a week ago, so I'd blame that, but all of the paint, down to the drywall, came off in those patches. I think it must be something about the way those walls were originally primed (or not) back when they were first painted. But I'll just touch them up when I deal with this:
(See? A giant mess everywhere.)
This is the cabinet that we're taking down to put in open shelving. Here is what it looked like before we started the project:
We had no idea what we'd find behind the cabinets once we pried out the 4-inch nails holding them up. A hole in the wall? Filled with treasure and/or mouse droppings? Nah, just green unfinished/stained drywall in need of repair. Me and drywall paste are going to be getting acquainted soon. On the upside, we found wood for the shelves we're going to put in here, so when I get it all fixed up and painted, we at least can look forward to putting those up.
We've made a ton of progress, and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, so I hope to be back to posting more regularly soon. There will definitely be a big kitchen update when we finally finish painting everything.


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Marketing Automation Platform Delivers Unmatched Actionable Data to Sports Teams, Entertainment Venues and Retail Brands
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 16, 2013) - Phizzle, Inc., the fan-centric marketing automation technology provider, today announces a strategic partnership with GoodData®, the leader in cloud business intelligence, to deliver micro-targeted fan engagement analysis and dashboard visualizations on Phizzle's marketing automation platform.
Delivering a "best in breed" business intelligence solution to sports teams, entertainment venues and retail brands, the partnership provides a self-service analytic solution to Phizzle's roster of over 800 clients that is flexible, highly scalable and leverages fan engagement data to maximize ROI on digital marketing campaigns. Sentiment analysis, campaign feedback and detailed reporting are now pushed to the Phizzle Platform, offering clients a never-before-seen profile of a fan from massive amounts of data acquired over multiple social networks, point of sale systems, mobile interactions, email communications and ticket purchases.
"The Phizzle Platform captures an enormous amount of valuable data for our customers and we do it very well," said Stephen Goldberg, VP of Engineering at Phizzle. "That said, data without context is useless and data is king. We selected GoodData as our strategic partner for BI to provide critical insights needed to optimize efficiency and strategic decision-making across organizations. The most value we can deliver to our customers is the ability to make their fans happier and deliver a never-before-seen profile of a fan. Phizzle's giving them everything they need to catalyze deeper relationships."
More often than not, "big BI" software solutions are almost impossible to modify without help from IT and support staff. In contrast, Phizzle's cloud-based platform delivers the advanced functionality of traditional solutions, along with unprecedented self-service capabilities, allowing clients to easily access and analyzes real-time information at their discretion. By embedding "Powered By GoodData" into the Phizzle Platform, Phizzle satisfies the need for brands to easily monitor, analyze and respond more effectively through an enterprise-caliber BI solution.
"We are enthusiastic to be partnering with Phizzle to jointly create a greater opportunity for Phizzle's customers to use analytics to drive value for digital marketing initiatives," said Roman Stanek, founder and CEO, GoodData. "With GoodData's Powered By product, Phizzle is able to swiftly transform its data insights into immediate advantage and to innovate on the most scalable, secure and customer-oriented cloud BI solution in existence."
About GoodData:
GoodData is the only cloud-based business intelligence platform that enables more than 20,000 global companies to unlock the power of their data, get fast answers to business-critical questions, easily integrate, analyze, visualize and share data, and build a culture of innovation. GoodData is headquartered in San Francisco and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity Growth Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Next World Capital, Tenaya Capital, TOTVS SA, and Windcrest Partners. For more information, read our blog, visit our website and follow @gooddata on Twitter.
©2013 GoodData Corporation. All rights reserved. GoodData is a trademark of GoodData Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About Phizzle:
Phizzle, the fan-centric marketing automation provider, powers more than 8,000 mobile, social and digital campaigns every day. The Phizzle Platform is designed to enhance relationships between brands and their fans by providing business intelligence data to digital marketers to determine actionable strategies to enhance the fan experience.
With over 35 million fans having engaged with Phizzle's FanCentric® technology, real-time analytics provide brands the ability to track fans' experiences and behaviors on all digital, social and retail channels, driving results, revenue and retention.
For more information about the Phizzle Platform which is currently in beta, please visit Phizzle at www.phizzle.com or call 1-877-PHIZZLE (744-9953). Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/phizzleinc and follow us on Twitter @phizzle.
©2011 Phizzle, Inc. All rights reserved. Phizzle is a trademark of Phizzle, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Research consistently shows that the majority of consumers wait until the last minute to do their holiday shopping. According to the National Retail Federation, 46.8 percent of people who were still shopping after December 10th said it was because they couldn't decide what to buy.
This year, you can make an easy choice by giving your loved ones beautiful handcrafted items that help those around the world who need support the most, thanks to the World Vision Gift Catalog.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. They work in nearly 100 countries, serving all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
When you shop from the selection of beautiful, handcrafted gifts from the World Vision Gift Catalog, your donation will go where it makes the biggest impact.
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As was first reported last night, hedge fund manager John Paulson held a conference call today hosted by BofA/Merrill folks, who were eager to grill him about his strategy, performance, outlook, and so on.
Josh Brown was on the call and has some great notes up regarding the call's contents. Among them: Paulson is still really bullish the casino companies, especially if the economy gathers steam.
But Josh's take -- which is really key, since the point of the call was to ensure outside investors -- is pretty rough.
The real question is whether or not the call did more good than harm. I truly came away from it with a deep respect for John's thought process but not a lot of clarity in terms of how this collection of trades is meant to work going forward. I wanted to be more impressed than I was.
The intro to the call by the Merrill guy was about how Paulson had evolved from an arb guy into an investor who is much more macro-oriented as a result of his experiences during the 2007-2009 Greatest Trade Ever era. But of all the macro calls I've been on - and let me tell you something, I've been in meetings with Felix Motherf*cking Zulauf and at dinner with Jim Chanos - this one gave me the least confidence that there is any kind of hidden depth or the potential that the manager is seeing something no one else sees.


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The Latin American Path to the New Way to Work
This market insight presents an analysis of the current and future scenario of the new way to work in Latin America and provides strategic growth opportunities for both enterprises and technology solution vendors and providers. The benefits and impact of remote work deployment on companies' results are presented. A detailed analysis and insights from the current legal scenario of remote work regulations in the region are provided, in addition to key takeaways. This study provides key facts from the future of global workplace technology, workplace, and the structure of work as well as the future global workforce. In addition, drivers and restraints and selected business cases are presented.
1. The Latin American Path to the New Way to Work
- Definitions
- Key Definitions
- Introduction—Ideation and Virtual Work
- Introduction—Ideation and Virtual Work (continued)
- Market Overview—The Future of Work
- Market Overview—The Future of Work (continued)
- Workplace Disruption
- Virtual and Connected Work—Market Dashboard
- Key Facts from the Future Global Labor Force
- Overview of the Latin American Market
- Regulations—The Case of Brazil
- Profile of Market Policies Currently Adopted in Brazil
- Virtual Work—Benefits
- Impact on Companies' Results
- Paradigm Shift in Communications Technology Adoption
- Strategic Value Tiers—Collaboration Applications
- Key Facts from the Future of Global Workplace Technology
- Key Facts from the Future Workplace and Structure of Work
Features of this research
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- Communications Services, Industry Research, Global
- Unified Communications and Collaboration, Industry Research, Global
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- Information & Communications Technologies - Total Integrated, Latin America
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Have you all been holding your breath for the new Purple Onion Designs release? Well today's the day. Make sure you check out the Purple Onion Designs blog for all the examples being shared today.
I've used Brian the bear on my card along with one of the sentiments from the Great News Sentiment set.
Copics Used:
bear E31, E35, R20, R30
paper E40
Sale--ends June 11th
Happy Trails Collection--$120.00
Once Upon a Time Collection--$15.00
This is a super cute collection I know you're going to love.
Have a blessed day!
Paper--My Mind's Eye, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Brian" and "Great News Sentiment set"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Copic Multi-liner
Tools--Penny Black Gift Tag dies, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles dies
Miscellaneous--The Paper Studio pearls, Glossy Accents, Crafters Square hemp cord


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The distinction between a 'lean forward' and 'lean back' medium apparently began with interactive television. The terms have commonly been used by hand-wavers such as marketing people, media theorists, and futurists. The distinction has very little real scientific basis. There isn't any clear idea what these terms really mean.
Still, there's something going on here. Jakob Nielsen, in studies of reading via print versus the web, found major differences between the two. To the question of "How readers read on the web," Nielsen answers: "They don't."
According to Nielsen, "People rarely read Web pages word by word; instead, they scan the page, picking out individual words and sentences. In research on how people read websites we found that 79 percent of our test users always scanned any new page they came across; only 16 percent read word-by-word."
There is now a big move to migrate news, magazine, and video content and applications from the print world, the (PC-based) Web, and television to the tablet. But the tablet is a different medium than print, the PC, and television. The 'lean forward' and 'lean back' distinction seems to be important in understanding how the tablet is different, but we need to go beyond it to better understand the tablet and its differences from other media.
To do this, we need to do two things.
First, we need better language to describe what is happening. 'Lean forward' seems to imply paying more attention, or, maybe, just getting closer. 'Lean back' has an image of someone relaxing on a couch with beer-in-hand, veging out. But the main 'lean forward' media experience, the PC-on-the-web, is more typically someone multitasking so much he is stupider. And 'lean back' is supposedly the mode that people read the newspaper in. The terms also seem to imply distance from the medium, although that distance is short for print and long for television, both supposedly 'lean back' media.
Second, we need to understand why users go into a particular way of engaging with a medium. It's not just because that they are using a particular platform, or sitting a certain distance from it. Nielsen has also done studies of readers reading an Ernest Hemingway short story on a PC, Kindle, iPad, and printed paper, obtaining essentially the same reading comprehension on different media. The main differences were that readers in some conditions were slower and that readers hated reading on the PC. If readers actually read when it is a short story, but scan instead of read if they are browsing the Web, then it seems clear that engagement style isn't just about the platform.
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When we use the terms 'lean forward' and 'lean back' what we are really talking about is what I call 'engagement style.' Readers that are actually reading a story have a different engagement style than readers that are browsing the Web.
I would further suggest that a user browsing the Web on a PC be regarded as having a high activity engagement style. A high activity style is one of switching tasks frequently. This style is associated with relatively low sustained attention.
A user reading a print newspaper, in contrast, would be regarded as having a high absorption engagement style, one of concentrated and long-term sustained attention. The terms 'high activity' and 'high absorption' would replace the corresponding terms 'lean forward' and 'lean back' that are used today, because they better describe the experience. These terms also allow for different values for each dimension of engagement style. Reading a newspaper is high absorption but low activity. Web browsing on a PC is high activity but probably something above the lowest level of absorption. Watching television is low activity but perhaps something less than the highest absorption, depending upon the program
Each of these categories might have subcategories. Thus, a high absorption style might be either thoughtful or passive.
'Passive' is the couch-potato, beer-in-hand style that is often associated with television. It involves little conscious thought. Users are very relaxed, vegging out. Readers might be reading a formulaic mystery or a police procedural novel, or watching one of the more mindless blockbuster Hollywood movies. There is thinking going on, but it is primarily unconscious, passive absorption of content.
'Thoughtful' also takes place in a comfortable, relaxing environment, but conscious thought is involved. Readers might be reading long-form journalism or the sort of novel that results in the reader constantly drawing inferences, like Gravity's Rainbow. Users are relaxed, but hardly comatose.
There are important differences between these styles that have implications for the design of tools for the tablet. For example, an app designed for a passive style of engagement would provide very minimal, simple, easy-to-use tools. A video player that they just turn on to watch for a long time, or a book reader that they just swipe or press a button to get to the next page. It might have quite sophisticated software underlying it to suggest which programs to watch, and some users might initially be in a high activity style to use these tools, but once a program or reading material was selected, they would go into high absorption style. During this period actual operation of any tool would be very simple.
In contrast, thoughtful readers may well want more tools, although still simple, while they are engaging in the thoughtful style. They may want the capability to easily get the definition of a word or to make the online keyboard come up to make a brief note. They also might want significant tools to help them choose which media to interact with, and might briefly use more complex tools. Once they choose media to interact with, the tools would be very simple and unobtrusive.
Factors that Influence Engagement Style
What causes a person to go into a particular engagement style? Many factors are involved: The user's intention, the platform, the particular task or application the user has chosen, the distance between user and platform, habit (including skills and setting), and set. Much of what has been seen as a particular style due to the platform or distance is the result of habit, mediated by a practiced skill and/or a particular setting.
Tasks like reading are complex skills. Skills require considerable learning and practice to obtain high levels of performance and fluency. In the early stages, these are highly conscious; in later stages much of the skill becomes unconscious and the user doesn't necessarily have full conscious control. A user can't fully adjust his or her reading speed and manner. Instead, users develop modes, and switch from one mode to another. One mode might be for the careful reading of, say, long-form journalism article. Another mode might be use for scanning a print newspaper to decide what story to read. Still another might have been developed for scanning Web pages as part of achieving a particular goal. Users will choose a mode, and they may adjust it slightly, but if they go too far out of the parameters of that mode they will lose fluency and become uncomfortable.
Setting and set also play a role. If a user has spent a lot of time in a particular office sitting on a particular chair with a particular computer, performing multitasking with email and Web browsing with a video in background, the user will get used to that engagement style under these conditions and cues. That user may become very uncomfortable if he or she attempts to concentrate solely on a single task such as reading a long-form article. The user may feel deprived of sufficient stimuli. The user may well print the article out and go elsewhere to read it.
Distance also matters. In designing a reader for the iPad, Craig Mod divided reading distances into three categories. These were: (1) Bed (Close to face): "Reading a novel on your stomach, lying in bed with the iPad propped up on a pillow"; (2) Knee (Medium distance from face): "Sitting on the couch or perhaps the Eurostar on your way to Paris, the iPad on your knee, catching up on Instapaper"; and (3) Breakfast (Far from face): "The iPad, propped up by the Apple case at a comfortable angle, behind your breakfast coffee and bagel, allowing for hands-free news reading as you wipe cream cheese from the corner of your mouth."
Mod used a relatively small font (and wide margins) for the near-distance "Bed" case, a larger font for the medium-distance "Knee" case, and a still larger font (and small margins) for the far-distance "Breakfast" case. Distance, and corresponding font sizes, will become part of the setting
for a particular style.
Platforms can also influence an engagement style. A PC has multiple windows and thus invites multitasking and high activity, while most tablets effectively have a single window. The iPad, particularly, has usability guidelines that emphasize simplicity, which is also likely to reduce activity. Print promotes a high absorption style because you can't do much else while holding a newspaper. Television has in the past promoted a high absorption style, but the phenomenon of people using their PCs and tablets while watching TV is changing that.
Understanding engagement style better will be important in designing user experiences for new media such as tablets. And I hope this article is a good start.


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UK musician gets his 'man card' taking on daunting clarinet concerto
University of Kentucky clarinetist Michael Robinson was looking ahead to graduate school and professional auditions and wanted to give himself a challenge "that would really kick my butt, that would make me practice, make me a better musician, a better technical player," the junior from Lexington says.
So he asked his clarinet professor, Scott Wright, what would be a good piece to work on.
"He slapped this on my stand and said that in the clarinet world, in order to get my 'man card,' I needed to learn to play the Nielsen," Robinson says. "He literally said, 'You're not a man until you can play this thing.'"
So Robinson went to work to navigate the dense, tricky work.
"It has lots of notes, and the notes are not organized in a traditionally logical way," UK Symphony director John Nardolillo says. "The notes have a sequence that's hard to follow and hard to organize and hard to play. They seem to be in random order, and they go by fast."
But, he says, Robinson makes it look easy when he performs, and that's a big part of how he won the orchestra's concerto competition, which is open to and often won by graduate students. "I was up against some major, major violin works like Prokofiev and Dvorak and then I had to go out there and play the Nielsen, which was extremely difficult and not as iconic as those other pieces," Robinson says. "And of course, going up against some older, more experienced players really intimidated me."
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Nardolillo says he wasn't surprised Robinson prevailed in the competition, which was judged by musicians from outside the University of Kentucky and the Lexington area. Robinson will play the piece at Friday night's UK Symphony concert.
"Our audience will already know from coming to our concerts that he's a very special player," Nardolillo says. "He has reached a very high technical level and plays with a beautiful sound and is very sensitive and musical. He's also someone who is very serious about what he is doing and very well prepared and conscientious about his work."
He has to be. In addition to the orchestra and his studies, Robinson is in the wind ensemble and is a drum major in the UK Wildcat Marching Band.
"Drum major requires a lot of outside rehearsal work, behind-the-scenes work, studying scores, studying conducting patterns, but mostly about the whole organization and leading and communicating effectively with the student leaders in the group," says Robinson, who has a double major in music education and clarinet performance.
The myriad responsibilities and performances, from the concert hall to the football field, have made Robinson's time at UK a tremendous growing experience.
"The big shift I have had since coming to college is the mindset I take whenever I go out on stage, on a football field or just in front of a big group of people," Robinson says. "I used to be terrified because I thought they're going to be watching for mistakes and analyzing and listening closely, and if you mess up, it's the end of the world.
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