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|I used a red cartridge so it would show up better
This is the one-sided conversation I have on a regular basis with my Brother printer. When one ink cartridge gets low, I AM FUCKED.
|Look at all that ink in there! Come out, Dammit!
"No printing today, Asshole!" it beeps back at me. "You forgot to buy more yellow, at Staples, 65.5 miles from here. And despite the fact that I clearly show 20% full even on my own sensor, you need to drive 2 hours and replace the 20% full cartridge before you can print your pathetic ramblings."
"Holy Mother of fuck... I want to smash you."
It just winks.
|Electrical tape. The great equalizer.
In sullen desperation, I take out the yellow cartridge. I turn it over and over in my hand. I hold it up to my ear and shake it. I hear fluid in there. It pisses yellow ink right in my ear.
Then, I notice something- a little window on the front of the cartridge. When you tip it up you can see the ink in it. Mocking me. Then it comes to me.That little fucker looks in the window. It's not little Brothers fault! It's those fucking engineers that are to blame!
|Fuck you, Brother!
Now, I'm assuming that if that goes dry and the head sits without ink in it for a while, it will probably clog up. So, this is only a quick fix. But If I remember to get another yellow cartridge and have it on hand as soon as the old one runs out, everything will be dandy.
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Congratulations to our Junior Ballroom Dream Team on great results @The City DanceSport Challenge (Manhattan, NY):
Masha & Anthony - winners of 16 first places in Pre-Teen 1 Standard & Latin Events
Alexis & Eric - winners of 14 first places in Junior 1 Standard & Latin Events (first competition together as a couple)
Eliza & Billy - Silver Medalists in Youth Novice Latin & 4th place finalists in Youth Pre-Champ Latin Events
Evelynne & Daniel - winners of Junior 2 Novice & Pre-Champ Standard Events
Rachel & Michael - Silver Medalists in Junior 2 Novice Latin & 4th place finalists in Junior 1 Pre-Champ Latin Events
Shelly & Sasha - winners of Junior 1 Champ Latin & winners of "Ballroom Barks" Scholarship Event!
We are very proud of all of you! Keep on dancing!
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28 Nov 2017
IDC Appoints Industry Veteran Chris Pennell as Research Director for IDC Government Insights
LONDON, November 28, 2017 — IDC today announced the appointment of Chris Pennell as research director for IDC Government Insights in Europe. Pennell has spent the past 11 years researching government's use of technology to achieve policy objectives and manage outcomes for citizens. At IDC Government Insights, he will be responsible for working with vendors and end-user clients to understand how technologies are disrupting and transforming the delivery of public services by government agencies and education institutions.
His main areas of expertise include the digital transformation of front- and back-office services through emerging technologies as well as the increasing use of smart city solutions to improve outcomes for citizens. Before joining the IDC Government Insights team, Pennell spent four years as the practice leader for the public sector at Ovum, where he was responsible for growing the government, healthcare, and education stream, as well as driving the agenda on the use of AI, cloud, mobile, and analytical tools that support the development of "digital" government services.
"We are extremely pleased to have Chris at IDC," said Roberta Bigliani, vice president, IDC. "His deep expertise and wide industry knowledge will significantly help IDC maintain its position as the premier provider of research, advisory, and events for vendors and end users in the public sector industries."
Pennell will also lead IDC's research on European Government Digital Transformation Strategies. This service informs and supports national and regional and city government executives about digital transformation in the context of policy and organizational changes. The service delivers insights about IT suppliers to governments designing their strategy, setting up efficient and transparent governance, and selecting products and services.
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We had a lovely Thanksgiving this year! Much different than our celebration last year, we spent this year with our family.
I got to make a few appetizers to bring to the party so I chose potato skins, spinach artichoke dip and bruschetta.
The potato skins are another Simply Recipes favorite of mine.
Spinach Artichoke dip made in the crockpot is super simple. Tip: buy bulk spinach instead of boxed spinach, it's about half the price!
A nice simple bruschetta via Tasty Kitchen!
The appetizer table.
One carved turkey
Lots of bread and delicious homemade strawberry jelly!
Side dishes galore made by my mom and grandmother
Stuffing straight from the bird!
Brussels sprouts for dinner too, these are fantastic!
Poking around having some fun.
Sitting around watching football and chatting!
There were also lots of pretty decorations up.
Beautiful chandelier.
Tasty tasty fruit (not really, it's fake)
There were lots of great desserts, but somehow I forgot to take pictures of the desserts; we were probably too busy eating them up!


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Saturday, March 15, 2014
DDD Challenge--March 2014-Umbrellas
Hello Divas ~
It's time for the March duel! Like most of you (except Kelly - who I am throwing virtual snow-balls at right now) I am so ready for spring and summer! One of the many signs of spring is rain and umbrellas, and as March is National Umbrella Month, we are going with an Umbrella them this month.
The details/contents of the kit are below. I have added a little bit of a twist to the challenge (Terry is not doing this - that I know). I found these 7 Gypsies Manilla Folders awhile ago at HL and I thought it would be fun for us to use these as your card base. It's not required, but It's just an idea I thought I would toss out there.
Stamps (image and sentiment) : Unity Stamps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Collections (Includes Journal ling type cards)
Accessories: Buttons (mostly PTI and Basic Grey), Ribbon (SU!, American Crafts, Offray), Vanilla Brads (SU!), Hodgepodge Clips & Ribbon Holder (SU), Mulberry Paper Flowers (Prima), & 7 Gypsies Manilla Folder.
Can't wait to see what you post on the 15th! Happy Crafting!
Love LJ!
Now as far as I am concerned....I will gladly trade winter coat, boots and snow for spring and summer rain and umbrellas, hands down no contest. It has been so dang cold and snowy here this year that I am doubly sick of winter. Anyway, on to the duel. As LJ asked I did use my file folder for the base of my card. I struggled with how I was going to use it but eventually came up with this,
Inside I took more of the base color and added another strip of the dsp to the inside. I mounted the sentiment to the same dsp as I used on the strip on the front of the card. I really was surprised that it turned out pretty well.
Thanks so much for stopping by, I am sure you will be impressed with the other creations the Duelers have on their blogs. Please stop by and check them out.
Until next time,
10 comments:
- MiamiKel said...
Love each and every part of your card, my friend! This is jaw dropping beautiful! You have so much of the kit on here, nestled by this beautifully colored image - fabulous!! Blessings, sweet friend! ♥
- March 15, 2014 at 7:17 PM
- :: BlueInks :: said...
Oh, oh, oh! I so love that shiny umbrella! The way you cut the DP for under the image is just perfect. Very cute card, Carol!
- March 15, 2014 at 8:52 PM
- Jackie said...
Such a cute card Carol! I love that dp you used & the image is awesome...great work!!!
- March 16, 2014 at 12:00 PM
- kadie said...
Hi Lovely! I tried to comment on your card last night, but for some reason Chrome geeked out on me so here's for round 2.
I LOVE how you've used the crystal effects! Such a great idea to give that immie some shine. Another awesome card, my dear. LOVE YA!!!
- March 16, 2014 at 1:15 PM
- ~Paola~ said...
what a sweet card! Love the RED umbrella and how 'wet' you made it look like...the whole card screams 'spring!'.....beautifully executed with the button wonderfully decorated with a cute bow too.
Well done my friend...as always!♥
- March 16, 2014 at 2:53 PM
- Barb said...
Sweet card Carol! Love all of your added touches with the crystal effects and the stickles! I love that you cut our the image and used so much of the wonderful DSP.
- March 16, 2014 at 4:29 PM
- Laura Jean (LJ) said...
Carol ~
This is so pretty ~ Love all the layers! Really like the crystal effects. I keep forgetting to use mine on projects!
Glad you liked the kit so happy to have you in the group and love you so much!
- March 18, 2014 at 5:30 PM
- Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...
Carol, this card is BEAUTIFUL! Love the image that LJ chose - yours is the first Diva card I've seen, so you got to reveal it to me. And your coloring, as always, is superb! Your card is also lovely both inside and out!
- March 19, 2014 at 7:05 AM
- Darlene said...
WOW!!!! Very impressive, Carol! Love the colors, what a great kit LJ sent. You totally captured the whole Spring romance feeling!
- April 13, 2014 at 12:34 PM
- Terry said...
Love the soft look of your card Carol! The image really pops out from that soft color!
Love the layout too! Great job ☺
- May 18, 2014 at 12:10 PM


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ATM Maintenance: 4 Tips to Winterize Your ATMPAI – Dec 18th, 2013
The air is cool and snow has started falling, it must be winter. If you haven't thought about winterizing your ATMs, now is the time to start. The cold temperatures and wet conditions of the winter months can damage your machines if you're not prepared, so take action now before it's too late. Use these four tips to make your ATM stress-and malfunction-free this winter.
1. Keep the ATM Dispenser Warm
When the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit, your ATM's tension belt and motor may begin to have operational issues. By keeping a small electric heater that's approved for tight spaces inside the vault, you can keep your machine warm and running smoothly. It may be a good idea to put the heater on a timer so it cycles on and off every few hours. This will maintain the temperature inside the vault and prevent other components from overheating.
2. Keep Your ATM Machine Sheltered
Outward facing ATM components such as the keypad and function keys have small gaps that water can sometimes enter. Even if the machine is intended for outdoor use, condensation and water droplets can occasionally get in and damage the equipment. For this reason, it's always a good idea to use a kiosk designed to protect the ATM from direct snow or rain.
3. Cycle Batteries
Most batteries don't respond well to steep temperature drops, and can sometimes fail to work when you need them the most. If you use an ATM electronic lock to open the vault, make sure you always have access by frequently changing the batteries - even if they still work. You can do this by keeping several battery sets in your car and cycling them out on a regular basis throughout the winter months. Doing this will eliminate battery failure before it happens, and ensure you always have access to your vault.
4. Watch the Weather
Always keeping your ATM properly sheltered is a good tip, but winter storms can bring unpredictable amounts of snow, sleet and wind. If a winter storm is on its way, prepare ahead of time to prevent major damage to your outdoor ATMs. It may even be worth placing the ATM out of service and covering it with plastic until the harsh weather has passed. This may be a small inconvenience now, but could reduce costly downtime in the future due to a component failure.
The winter is an exciting time of warm fires and holiday cheer, but that can quickly turn to anger if your machines start malfunctioning. Prepare them now for the colder months, and contact PAI if you need assistance or would like more information.
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Character shines through for Team Russiaby Shawn P. Roarke
Team Russia, facing the very real threat of relegation earlier in the tournament after opening the tournament with two straight losses, scored five unanswered goals in the third period of Monday night's gold-medal game to shock Canada, 5-3, at a packed -- and hostile -- HSBC Arena.
"Simply, we believe in ourselves," said Artemi Panarin, who scored the first goal of the comeback and then netted the game-winner by outworking the Canadian defense for a loose puck in the slot and flicking it past goalie Mark Vesentin with just 4:38 left in the game. "It's just about our character. We never surrender."
Russia's character had been tested throughout this tournament. Not only did they start with two losses, but they were on the brink of elimination in both the quarterfinal and semifinal.
In the quarterfinal, two goals in the final four minutes of regulation turned a thorough 3-1 defeat into a 3-3 tie that Yevgeni Kuznetsov broke in the seventh minute of overtime. Two nights later, in the semis, the Swedes had Russia on the ropes, leading 3-1 in the dying minutes. Again, the Russians escaped with two late goals before Denis Golubev scored the only goal of the shootout to book a date with destiny.
Then, in the final, the Russians faced a physical, confident Russian team that had regained its footing with a 4-1 pasting of the Americans. HSBC Arena was packed to the rafters with Canadian fans ready to celebrate Canada's return to the pinnacle of junior hockey and, to top it all off, Canada took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
Yet, the Russians barely blinked. Perhaps it was because their coach Valeri Bragin was screaming too loudly.
"I've never seen him so angry," Panarin said.
He was angry enough to break some furniture in the dressing room, but he never lost his positive message, urging his team to believe it could win, that it needed to score just one goal to get on the road to redemption
"It was a very emotional speech," said Maxim Kitsyn, who had Russia's second goal in the comeback. "We had no choice but to win."
The Russians may not have had a choice other than victory, but they sure waited long enough to act on it. Brayden Schenn scored early in the third to make it 3-0 and chase starting goalie Dmitri Shikin, who was replaced by Igor Bobkov. Suddenly, the Russians faced a three-goal deficit, a more sizeable hole than they had faced in any of their previous Houdini-esque heroics.
But, again, it didn't even faze these Russians. They couldn't score in the second, but they did start to chance the tide a bit, putting more pressure on a Canadian squad that was not quite as sure-footed in its own end. But, even that glimmer of hope seemed to be extinguished when the team's best player, captain Vladimir Tarasenko had to be helped to the bench -- clearly in distress -- after a collision with Canada's Marcus Foligno in the dying minutes of the second period.
But, Tarasenko refused to be removed from the game despite an injury -- believed to be to his ribcage -- that made it difficult to move. When Bragin told the player he was not going to play in the third, several Russian players confirmed that Tarasenko ignored him and demanded that he play.
The captain not only played in the third, but made a huge impact. He scored the tying goal at the 7:29 mark -- Russia's third goal in a span of 4:56 -- and assisted on the go-ahead goal a little less than eight minutes later.
"Even though he was really hurt, he said, 'I want to go on the ice,'" Kitsyn said. "The other guys had to be motivated by that."
That motivation showed just 2:33 into the third when Panarin began a comeback that took the hockey world by storm and shook the mighty Canadians to their very core. And, when it was over; when Nikita Dvurechenski scored on a breakaway to make it 5-3 with just 1:16 remaining in the gold-medal game, the Russians faith had finally been rewarded with a victory that none of the players will ever forget.
"I will remember this my whole life," said Bobkov, who stopped all 20 shots he faced in relief.
Years from now, they might remember the goals that gave them the gold medals they happily clutched as they hung gaudily around their neck. They might remember the speeches and the sacrifices that were required to author this historic comeback. But, to a man, there is one thing they will never forget.
"This is the best team in the world right now," Kuznetsov said through a translator. "We proved it tonight and we proved it (Monday)."
And, Kuznetsov said they proved it for one simple reason.
"We did it because we are Russians and because we are champions."
It was tough -- if not impossible -- to argue against that rock-solid tenet of faith Wednesday night.


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(Alternate title: Another Sports-Related Post That Will Only Interest the Authors of This Site. Enjoy!)
Welcome to any new readers, by the way! We're happy to have new eyes on our little site here, that was really built for a way for us to consolidate our geeky visualization e-mails into one place. Sometimes, our data is a little less-than-relevant to anyone outside of our random work conversations. (Like Mike's beautiful vizes of his PS3 NCAA league stats - in case you were wondering who FAU was and why they kept playing FIU ever week!)
Maybe we could be a little better at giving some background on the stats were presenting? Or maybe in our lack of narrative we're making a poignant observation on the ability of a visualization to transcend the need for wordy explanations. Or that with a great chart, one can understand a topic of which one has zero understanding. Or we're just being lazy :)
That being said, today's data is from yet another subject that no one outside of the three authors of this site will know much about. Our Fantasy Football League! (NFL, of course.) This is our stats-nerd league, which forgoes the typical points, head-to-head format of most leagues and instead goes directly to the stats the players are putting out. Understanding the statistical outliers that occur week to week in the real NFL, we make our scoring cumulative, rather than weekly - the final winner has earned the most points throughout the season.
So over our 11 scoring categories, our 18 starting players (10 offense, 8 defense) play, make stats, and those stats get credited to our individual teams. To weight each category fairly, if you are in 1st place in the category you get 11 points, last place gets 1, and these all get added together.
I modified this viz so our three teams have bold colors, to make it easier. Teams are:
Catherine: Stylez G Ditkas
Dan: Fire Josh McDaniels
Mike: The San Diego Monkey Brush
In the interest of this ongoing competition (which I REALLY want to win), I'm not going to talk too much about strategy - yet. But there are some categories I could easily move up in with minimal improvements in numbers. There are some I'm in a wholly comfortable position - even if that's at the bottom. (For example, Interceptions I am firmly in 2nd to last, and that's unlikely to change at any time. Thank you Mark Sanchez and Carson Palmer!)
These are the stats as of last week, so tomorrow we should have the new stats with updates from this weekend. Enjoy!


text: I'm temporarily reviving my defunct blog to share some layouts that I've been creating with My Digital Studio (actually, I revived it a few months ago just so I could have access to my old tutorials!). I've been learning more and playing around with MDS, and having a lot of fun. This particular layout uses the papers found in the Love Letter DSP kit that comes with MDS.


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As I stated in my I'm-turning-30-next-year post, I have a running goal of doing at least one race a month.
This morning I ran a 7.5 Km race in a neighborhood near where I live. There were tons of people, as there always is for shorter distances. However, it was a very low-key race. My bib number didn't even have my name on it. Then again, it only cost me 1€ to sign-up!
It was part asphalt and part trail and it was definitely challenging. Most of the race was uphill with me trying not to stumble over rocks and such. I had a great time and can't wait for my next race in November.
|A friend of my hubby and his girlfriend.
|The finish line (or la meta) !
|I'm near the end now!
|I fought to cross the line before those two women!
|And yes, I did beat them.
|Breathing hard here.
|This is one of my students.


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Google Glass is supposed to make us feel connected, but it's undeniably awkward to have a conversation with a camera mounted to the side of your face.
Google's futuristic eyewear was the butt of a joke on Saturday Night Live this weekend — a response to the "first look" reviews on almost every tech blog.
On Saturday's episode, the writers of Weekend Update invited fictional tech blogger Randall Meeks and his new Google Glass to an interview with Seth Meyers. The conversation gets super uncomfortable when Meeks begins yelling at his Glass and is outed for watching some adult material.
Check out the video below for Sunday laughs (and while you're at it, the Tumblr "White men wearing Google glass"). Note that due to NBC restrictions, you may not be able to stream it if you're based outside of the U.S.


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DT&G Newsletter for April
Welcome new subscribers & Friends
Before getting into this month's content, I wanted to send a special welcome to all those who have subscribed or become active in the Design Center.
April TABLE OF CONTENTS
- April: Designing Women & COLOR
- Selecting a Color Palette
- Do colors influence web site visitors?
- Editor's Choice: The Practical Guide to Information Design
- Designing Women: Veerle Pieters
- Photoshop: Carved in Wood
- Photoshop: Changing Colors
- Photoshop: Clipping Path makes a Hole in the Doughnut
- Photoshop: Saving an old, faded photo
- April Onslaught of Adobe CS3 Products
- Business: Becoming a Publicity Designer
- Mailbag: OpenType Demystified
- Color It! 4.5 for Max OS X
- Mailbag: Gorgeous Photography from National Geographic
- Website of the month: Silja Goetz Illustration
- Mailbag: Quiz and Stump the Chump
- Mailbag: Printed DTG issues
- Mailbag: Getting Started in Graphic Design
- Are you smarter than a 5th Grader ...
April: Designing Women & COLORApril continues our "Designing Women" series, and the topic is "COLOR" -- Designing Women Ronnie Lipton, Leatrice Eiseman, and Adriana Iordan -- all leading experts in the design field -- bring references, articles, tutorials and lots to learn about graphic design and color!
Selecting a Color PaletteIt's not hard to persuade a designer that color matters. But persuading Fortune 500 companies? You might be surprised. Color consultant and Designing Woman Leatrice Eiseman has carved out a major career in helping companies "make correct choices in colors that sell." ... Expert Advice from a Color Consultant
Do colors influence web site visitors?Designing Woman Adriana Iordan from Avangate B.V. joins us to share professional insight into choosing colors for your web site -- including the meanings of color, societal impact, rules to follow and how color influences web site visitors!
Editor's Choice: The Practical Guide to Information DesignThis is the definitive, behind-the-scenes guide to mastering information design -- helping graphic designers make the transition into information design for the knowledge age. Another milestone book from Designing Woman Ronnie Lipton... The Practical Guide to Information Design
Designing Women: Veerle PietersVeerle Pieters, a graphic designer and web designer living in Belgium, caught our attention with her fresh Illustrator design portfolio, and her lively blog featuring many great articles and tutorials... Veerle Pieters
Photoshop: Carved in WoodA reader wrote in with a client who wants his web site menu buttons to be on a tree -- looking hand-carved. So, this tutorial gives you nice sign boards with the type routed in to nail to the tree. Carved in Wood
Photoshop: Changing ColorsWe get quite a few requests for this kind of technique for people colorizing houses, cars, people's clothing, and from time to time a boat or two. In this tutorial, we must change the color of a boat, then apply lettering to the side to show the client the finished lettering job.
Photoshop: Clipping Path makes a Hole in the DoughnutMore frequently asked questions: "...if I were creating a clipping path of a donut, how would I put a path around the outside and the inside of a donut?" In this tutorial, we using image clipping paths to create a hole where the background shows through!
Photoshop: Saving an old, faded photoPhotoshop 911 question: "... I've read plenty of tutorials on how to repair dents and scratches with the clone/stamp tool, but haven't found anything to help with the color problems" In this tutorial, we bring this old photo back to life with a lot of adjustment layers
April Onslaught of Adobe CS3 ProductsIn case you didn't see the live web-cast demonstrations of the new Adobe product line -- here are all the detailed releases: Adobe Delivers Two Editions of Photoshop CS3 along with a powerful InDesign CS3 Release and an entire new Creative Suite 3 Product Line, including Creative Suite 3 Design Premium products, Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. They're posted with an overview in the Adobe Directory.
Business: Becoming a Publicity DesignerShaun Crowley has brought a whole series best-practice tutorials for all freelance artists. This month Shaun focuses on freelance designers who specialize in marketing materials. They are in high demand, and can just about write their own ticket if they know How To Be A Publicity Designer
Mailbag: OpenType DemystifiedOur good friend and typography goddess Ilene Strizver wrote in to say she has posted a six page feature that explains OpenType. Find out why it's is becoming the font format of choice for type-savvy designers everywhere. Download the PDF: OpenType Demystified
Color It! 4.5 for Max OS XWow! A name from the past arrived in my mailbox today, Wayne Davis! We haven't heard from Wayne since Y2K, but he's been busy. His firm, Digimagearts has completely overhauled a program called "Color IT" -- many of you may remember ColorIT! as the very cool Photoshop surrogate from the 1990s. It's back, and greatly enhanced. Check it out at: www.digimagearts.com
Mailbag: Gorgeous Photography from National GeographicMy industry insider Karen Thomas posted me last week, and I just had to pass along to you -- the gorgeous new photo library featuring National Geographic Photos. From animals to underwater to storms and nature, now you can share some of the finest photography in the world...
Website of the month: Silja Goetz Illustrationfor a fresh burst of some very sparkling graphics visit the web site of Silja Goetz. She's a freelance illustrator from Madrid/ Spain (born in Regensburg/ Germany) and comunication design graphic designer for Allegra Magazine in Hamburg. Nice stuff. For a slideshow see: http://www.siljagoetz.com/01new/visor.htm or visit Silja at www.siljagoetz.com
Mailbag: Quiz and Stump the ChumpLast month's mailbag "stump the chump" for Illustrator tips for doing match forumlas was a bust. We got about 60 responses, none of which actually answered the question. Sorry.
Additionally, if you've taken our "Design Quiz" expecting to get a test score we're sorry but the CGI broke, and trashed more than a thousand tests. We still can't get it to work -- however, for the MAY issue, we'll have the quizzes back up, complete with scoring. Stand by.
Mailbag: Printed DTG issuesToo many people each month request a "print" sample or issue of DTG. Once again, remember that we stopped printing and PDF editions of DTG back in the mid 1990s. It's all web based now.
Mailbag: Getting Started in Graphic DesignLast month's letter from a reader just starting out in the field of freelance graphic design prompted a topic in the Design Cafe. We're inviting some of you old veterans of the industry to come in and share some of your wisdom to help these young up-and-coming designers get off on the right foot. Post at:www.dtg-forums.com
Are you smarter than a 5th Grader ...No, it's not Jeff Foxworthy's new TV show... but it may as well be. If you read some of this month's comments from readers you see a few snags: some of the web owners aren't too happy with their Web Site Critiques
& ELSE...This month's &Else includes: I-SPY Prevention Act of 2007 * Print with any printer in the world * Travel and PHOTOGRAPHY Off the Charts * PitStop with Adobe Acrobat 8 support * New Life for Old Photos and a half dozen more! &Else!
In this month's Loading Dock download section, you'll find a ton of new clip art samples, and a collection of all-time favorite Photoshop PDF tutorials you simply download. You know where to look!
As we head toward spring, and summer, those graduates will be pouring out of school and hitting the streets for jobs. Congratulations on a great job in your education -- now we'll be looking forward to seeing the great work you do in the future.
And, once again you've already wasted a perfectly good hour reading the DTG newsletter. Hopefully all is not wasted and you've gained at least one helpful tidbit of info
Thanks for reading...
Editor / Publisher, DT&G Magazine
Parting words for April...
"It's not getting what you want...
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Victory Press Essays: "Play the Game Right"
Welcome to Victory Press Essays, where we share thoughts and opinions about social issues in sports. Today's essay, by staff writer Angelica Rodriguez, focuses on masculinity and respectability politics in professional sports.
When Washington Nationals reliever Jonathan Papelbon lunged for his teammate Bryce Harper's throat at the tail end


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Last week, we asked "What do you wear when you work out?" and most of you were all about taking the comfy route. But for celebs who know every outing is also a photo op, the wardrobe can tend to get a bit more...interesting. Check it out, after the jump.
There's no question that gym clothes have gotten more stylish recently: with Stella McCartney's line for Adidas, Scarlett Johansson designing for Nike, and even J Crew selling yoga gear, it's hard not to find something that would make even the evil Stairmaster seem slightly more attractive. While I have the utmost admiration for anyone who has the discipline to hit up the gym on a regular basis, I can't help but question what these celebs were thinking when they got dressed to work out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that anyone needs to be red-carpet ready to get on a treadmill, but...from impractical get-ups to barely-there shorts, check out what these celebs wore to workout and vote on whether you'd wear it too.
I love a girl who adds stylish touches to everything she wears, and when it comes to workout gear, it's hard to be creative, so I applaud Ashley Tisdale's effort. But would you wear these goofy, 70s-inspired long socks to the gym? Or do you think they look ridiculous and if they're anything like your soccer socks from high school, they're way too hot to sweat in?
Would you wear Ashley Tisdale's long socks and shorts to the gym?
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I'm a huge fan of Kate Hudson's environmentally friendly workout, and judging by her killer legs, it's paying off. But what do you think about her bike riding attire? In awe of how she rocks the hippie chic style even on a bike? Or do a tunic and sandals work for the beach but not for riding a bike? And I've gotta say, it can't be easy to pedal in those sandals!
Would you wear Kate Hudson's tunic and sandals to ride a bike?
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Sure, who doesn't want to show off their hard work, especially if the results are legs like that? But would you sport itty bitty shorts like Amanda Bynes's hot pink ones on your next run? Or do you prefer more coverage when it comes to gym shorts, no matter how svelty you are?
Would you wear Amanda Bynes's itty bitty short shorts to work out?
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What's your take on workout wear? Do you think anything goes as long as you're comfortable, or are certain things are just plain absurd to wear to the gym? Which of these outfits would you wear and which strike you as silly? Discuss!
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One of the reasons for my starting this blog was to share recipes using ingredients from my own garden. The downside of using seasonal ingredients is that sometimes my desire to make a certain dish is not in sync with my garden's production schedule. This necessitates cheating and using store-bought veggies instead, which was the case with the Greek Orzo Salad that I made for the Fourth of July shindig that we had last night. I was looking for something that could feed an undetermined number of people, go well with burgers and hot dogs, and be okay sitting out for a while. So, despite its ethnic name and ingredients, I found this to be the perfect side dish to help celebrate our country's birthday. A trip to Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace took care of the produce this time around. I plan to make this again when our own cukes and tomatoes are ready, but I'm posting the recipe now, because people asked about it and eagerly took home almost all the leftovers –I made a bit much!
There are several variations on this recipe out there, so modify it however you see fit. I began with one that I found on AllRecipes.com a couple of years back and put my own little spin on it. Here is the link to the original, and below is how I tweaked it to my own taste in an attempt to feed possibly 15-20 people: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/greek-orzo-salad/detail.aspx
• 2 cups uncooked orzo
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine
• 29 oz water
• 2 (6.5 oz) jars marinated artichoke hearts
• 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
• 2 cucumbers, seeded and chopped
• ½ large red onion, chopped
• 1 ½ cups feta cheese
• 1 (2 oz) can black olives, drained
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• Juice of ½ lemon
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• Approx. 3 oz Italian or Greek salad dressing (I had some left over from lunch at a local pizzeria and decided to toss it in)
1. Melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in orzo and sauté until lightly browned.
2. Stir in water and bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer until orzo is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes. Take off heat, fluff with a fork, and set aside until mostly cooled.
3. Drain and chop artichoke hearts, reserving marinade.
4. In a large bowl, combine artichokes, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, parsley and lemon juice. When orzo has cooled, add it to the mixture and toss everything together.
5. Chill for at least an hour in the refrigerator.
6. Just before serving, drizzle about 3 oz of artichoke marinade and the Italian or Greek dressing over salad and toss again.


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Kieran Brookes says the Saints players never doubted that they could win at Glasgow.
The Warriors had boasted a proud home record going into the game against Jim Mallinder's men, but Brookes and Co ruined it with a superb 26-15 win.
Two tries from Ahsee Tuala and one from George Pisi helped get the job done, with Stephen Myler adding 11 points with the boot.
It was a superb night for Saints, who dominated up front and showed their class in their backs play.
And despite their sluggish start to the season, Brookes insists he and his team-mates were always confident they could come away with the result they did.
"You've got to go into games thinking you can win and I don't think there was any self-doubt," said the loosehead prop.
"It was a decent performance against Scarlets - not perfect, we had a lot to work on - and we worked hard in the week to bring it into this game.
"It was a good win.
"All week we talked about set piece and working as an eight in the lineout and scrum, and I think it showed here.
"It worked well and the backs finished it off."
Brookes has excelled at Saints since joining from Newcastle Falcons during the summer.
He was named man of the match in the win at Glasgow, but was quick to pay tribute to those around him.
"It's been good, working with quality players like Alex Waller and Mikey Haywood," Brookes said.
"Then, in the row behind you, you've got Christian Day and we've been working well as a unit.
"It's been shown in the games."


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Flavor Tripping at Ei8ht
The Berry Fairy
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
The Berry Fairy is bringing Miracle Berry Flavor Tripping to Ei8ht.
Your ticket includes one miracle berry and a bacchanalian banquet of foods specially selected for the flavor tripping. Lemons will taste like lemonade, greek yogurt like sweet custard, and rhubarb like sugar cane! Tito's Vodka will be sponsoring a mad-mixologist vodka bar for guests to create their own taste-defying tonics.
A portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Treatment Center.
The event is expected to sell out. Get your tickets early!
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
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Google AdWords has released a new website optimiser tool for advertisers to test their landing pages, allowing them to choose the best options for their advertising campaigns.
Google announced the new service at the Emetrics Summit in Washington DC yesterday, and it will initially be available for testing to a limited number of advertisers.
The Google Website Optimizer allows its users to run experiments on landing page content, including headlines, promotional copy, and images. The interface allows users to quickly and easily test different versions of each page. A/B split testing is frequently recommended by conversion experts.
Using the Google Analytics technology, this new service will help advertisers find out which one will drive the most conversions – whether they are defined as sales, sign-ups or downloads.
According to Google's press release:
"Whether you define a conversion as a purchase or a newsletter sign-up, Website Optimizer allows you to experiment with different headlines, copy, and images on your site in order to find out which combination results in the most conversions."
Earlier this year Google started to look at landing pages as part of the Adwords ranking criteria, a move which caused uproar in some circles. PPC-reliant affiliates in particular were hit hard, but the idea, from Google's perspective, is to focus minds on conversions (to prove ROI from paid search).
E-consultancy's Chris Lake has previously written about how to create landing pages that convert.
Further Reading:
Apply to take part in the beta test: http://services.google.com/ads_inquiry/websiteoptimizer
Google Website Optimize Demo: http://services.google.com/websiteoptimizer/overview/


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Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers left Thursday's victory over the Eagles a little early because of a sore knee that caused him to be listed as questionable on the team's final injury report last week and things didn't improve all that much over the weekend.
Flowers didn't practice with his teammates on Monday because of the inflammation in his knee and coach Andy Reid said that the team isn't sure when the cornerback will be back up to speed.
"It's a day-to-day thing," Reid said, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com. "It's just a matter of him getting through it. He's trying. The kid is so stinking tough. We want to make sure it's right and he can function out there at the speed he functions at. He plays that position where you've got to go. You're going against guys that can really go. He wants to be out there. It's ripping his heart out that he's not."
The Chiefs are back at work earlier than other teams around the league because they played last Thursday night, leaving Flowers plenty of time to move in the right direction before a decision has to be made about his status for the Week Four game against the Giants. If he can't go, that would be a benefit to the Giants passing game as long as their offensive line can figure out a way to stop defenders from hammering Eli Manning.


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Jazz Improvisation Basics Bflat
Author: John LaPorta
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Berklee College of Music faculty member and successful musician John LaPorta has been teaching Berklee's legendary jazz improvisation curriculum for years. In this lesson, he teaches some basic jazz improvisation for Bb instruments to get you started on your way to improvising in jazz music.
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Critical care medicine is a data-intensive medical specialty that deals with a large amount of heterogeneous data on a daily basis. Although the volume and variety of critical care data pose many challenges, they also present interesting opportunities for health data science research. Our over-arching objective is to uncover useful information and knowledge from critical care data by applying advanced data analytics.
We primarily utilize the public critical care database called MIMIC which contains rich clinical data from approximately 60,000 intensive care unit admissions at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. MIMIC was created and is maintained by the Laboratory for Computational Physiology at MIT. We have used MIMIC data to study hypotension (Lee et al., 2012), acute kidney injury (Fuchs et al., 2013; Mandelbaum et al., 2013; Mandelbaum et al., 2011), novel mortality predictors (Hunziker et al., 2012), fluid balance (Lee et al., 2014), and adverse effects of medications (Danziger et al., 2013). We have also developed data access tools for MIMIC-II (Scott et al., 2013) as well as a machine-learning-based algorithm that can predict impending hypotension (Lee and Mark, 2010).
More recently, our focus has been on developing personalized patient outcome prediction algorithms that utilize patient similarity metrics (Lee et al., 2015; Lee, 2016).


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A subharmonic synthesizer VST plugin
Share and discover new music
An easy to use VST plugin
A LinearPhaseFIR, and can keep clean sounds
Visually position the sound inside a 3D sound stage
Ideal for mastering or controlling the dynamic range of a track
A delay effect plugin
Create, load, save and run patterns
Powerful virtual analogue synthesizer
Two modules to convert between List2 ON / OFF to single bool ON / OFF
Applies a continuous range of root and power laws to input
Create your own MIDI loop libraries and sort them any way you want.
A VST-plugIn for the creation of vocoder-sounds
A free plug-in multi-effector including 24 types of algorithm and 3 serial slots
A high gain preamp simulator
A Leslie implementation based on the mda one.
A high-quality digital stereo delay and phrase sampler plug-in
A small plugin that displays the lyrics of the currently played song
A Winamp plugin that searches for lyrics and displays them
A general purpose plugin for Winamp
A Winamp plug-in that displays the lyrics of the currently played song
An Audacity plugin that enables you to adjust the left, center and right delay
A Winamp plugin that enables and disables your keyboard LEDs according to the music
An Audacity plugin that allows you to select a filter and to modify its resonance and cuttoff...
Smooth lookahead limiter with peak stop
A live beat-slicer but instead of manipulating equal chunks of audio
Allows you to modify two input signals using 32 different algorithms
A suite that gives you a variety of incredible effects plug-ins
A single channel filter
It has 2 channels and 2 modes per channel
Guitar oriented VST plugin
A mixdown/mastering EQ
A Winamp plugin that enhances the LineIn function of the media player


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Ahmarra Door Solutions Ltd
Specialist manufacturer of luxury panel doors and performance timber fire doors Ahmarra are one of the UK's leading architectural doorset manufacturers covering all sectors including hotel, airport, education, commercial, and luxury residential. Our door manufacturing services can make significant contributions to projects where complex fire resisting, acoustic and security requirements exist.
We offer a fully product certification in terms of quality and environmental credentials such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC and the Q-Mark Fire Door Manufacturers scheme, which has enabled us to meet the supply chain criteria for many of the UK's largest construction companies, luxury hoteliers and high end residential developers.
Our product ranges include: Artisan Panel Door Collection Performance fire doors and doorsets in NFR, FD30, FD60 and FD90 Education Range of Doorsets Hotel Range of Doorsets Acoustic Doorsets Secured By Design /PAS 24 Apartment Entrance Doorsets


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Ulher originally studied in visual arts, an area which still exerts a strong influence on her music. Since moving to Hamburg in 1982 she has been involved in the City's vibrant free music scenes and developed a highly distinctive musical language of her own. Her work centres on extending the sonic possibilities of the trumpet to explore the shapes, textures and colours found beyond the instrument's open tone, and, more recently, the relationship between sound and silence. She performs solo and with her working ensembles, collaborations with dancers, visual artists, composers and one-time collaborations with musicians from around the world.
Collaborations with Ute Wassermann, Lucio Capece, Gino Robair, Bill Hsu, Leonel Kaplan, Christoph Schiller, Heddy Boubaker, Chris Heenan, Gregory Büttner, Forbes Graham and the Stark Bewölkt Quartet (with Michael Maierhof, Heiner Metzger and Gregory Büttner) amongst others.
Áine O'Dwyer is a harper from Ireland. She has performed widely as a solo artist and in collaboration with Mark Fry and the A-Lords, United Bible studies, Visitant (Trevor Knight, Gyohei Zaitsu, and Alice Maher), and Charlemagne Palestine. Ongoing recording projects and unofficial residencies include the Brunel Tunnel shaft, London and the Franciscan Friary, Limerick city, Ireland.


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Richard Levick, Esq. President & CEO of Levick Strategic Communications, represents countries and companies in the high stakes global crises and litigation. His firm has directed media strategies on Guantanamo Bay; the Catholic Church; the Wall Street crisis; most of the front-page product recalls; and the largest regulatory, corruption, and merger matters in the world.
Under his leadership, the firm has set new standards in global communications and brand protection for corporations, countries, and major institutions. On a daily basis, Mr. Levick's prestigious team of professionals spearheads many of the world's highest-profile campaigns – including Guantanamo Bay; the Catholic Church; the Wall Street crisis; the largest data security breach in history; front-page product recalls; the merger of global financial markets; bet-the-company regulatory actions; and some of the most important public affairs matters arising out of the Middle East. Having also represented a decisive percentage of the world's largest law firms, Levick Strategic Communications works alongside attorneys on the most sensitive litigation and transactions for their core clients.
Honored on the prestigious list of "The Most Influential People in the Boardroom," Mr. Levick has been named to multiple professional Halls of Fame for lifetime achievement. He and his firm have received multiple other professional awards, including Crisis, Litigation, Investor Relations, and Food Crisis Communications Agency of the Year.
Mr. Levick is one of the communications industry's most important spokespersons and thought leaders. A powerful advocate for the strategic initiatives that companies must pursue in today's perilous environment, he regularly addresses corporate boards as well as industry and government leaders around the world, providing guidance on their most complex communications and reputation management challenges. He is featured in, and authors, countless articles, and is a frequent guest on prime time national and international television programs.
Mr. Levick is a much-sought after speaker for conference keynote addresses, presentations, and university commencements, contributing regularly as well to such top business blogs as TheStreet.com and Forbes.com. To date, he has delivered keynote speeches and major addresses in more than 20 countries and throughout North America.
Mr. Levick and his firm have published acclaimed books, including Stop the Presses: The Crisis and Litigation PR Desk Reference (now in its second edition); Inside/Outside: How Businesses Buy Legal Services; and 365 Marketing Meditations.
Mr. Levick is the past Director of American University's School of Public Affairs Leadership Program and a former graduate Professor of Crisis Communications at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Maryland, a Masters of Science in Environmental Advocacy (Communications) from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law.
An avid lacrosse and soccer fan who enjoys reading history and biographies, Mr. Levick resides in suburban Washington, DC, with his wife and two children.


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Welcome to Turners Accident Repair Centres
Working with some of the UKs major insurers, fleet providers and general public, we've been providing fast and efficient accident repairs since 1968.
Turners Garage Ltd open third site in Sheffield
Following the release in November regarding Turners Garage Ltd expanding, we are delighted to confirm that the new site in Sheffield is now open and operational. The site is located in South Yorkshire, just off junction 31 off the M1.
Holding BS 10125 we pride ourselves on our quality and speed of repairs. Using the very latest in repair methods, our technicians are fully ATA or NVQ accredited.
Our excellent customer service programme and sophisticated operating system enables us to provide our customers with a service that's second to none.
Our 18,000 sq. ft. workshop has the very latest in equipment and technologies repairing all vehicle types from cars to LCVs in a safe and protected environment.
We're a third generation, family run business, established in 1968, with an enviable reputation for delivering quality vehicle repairs and outstanding service.
With over 45+ years' experience in the industry we've been providing well-known, high profile, corporate fleet owners with accident repair solutions for many years.
Our news section keeps our customers up to date on our very latest news and developments, customer feedback and industry news.
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Equal employment opportunities (EEO) means eliminating barriers in the workplace to ensure that all employees are considered for their choice of employment and have the opportunity to reach their potential in their workplace.
EEO and diversity policies and strategies include recruitment based on merit, fairness at work, flexible working options (such as family-friendly policies) and promotion based on ability. These policies and strategies should encompass all aspects of employment including recruitment, remuneration and other rewards, career progression and employment conditions. Integrating equity and diversity policies and strategies are key ingredients for organisational success.
The TEU is committed to promoting EEO and diversity policies and strategies within the tertiary education sector because we believe that implementing such strategies creates better workplaces, where employees are recognised for the diverse skills, perspectives and experiences they bring to their workplaces. EEO and diversity strategies also contribute to better workplace decision-making and more effective work practices, because they encourage management and employees to consider a range of ideas, cultural perspectives and work styles.
Therefore the TEU will continue to promote effective EEO and diversity strategies within our tertiary education institutions, and where appropriate will work with institutions to assess the effectiveness of these.
The TEU further notes and actively supports the requirement for all tertiary education organisations to operate an EEO programme (as a good employer, State Sector Amendment Act 1989 S77A), to publish it, to comply with it (SSA Act 1989 S77D) and to report on it externally through the annual report.
Within the union, the TEU will take a leadership role in demonstrating the importance of EEO and diversity strategies within the tertiary education sector.
As ratified by: council 16th March 2012
Review date: March 2014
* This policy should be read in conjunction with the TEU policy "Te Tiriti o Waitangi" November 2011
* The terms 'equity' and 'diversity' mean treating people fairly and with respect, ensuring equity of access to opportunities (equity) and understanding, appreciating and realising the benefits of individual differences (diversity).


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When my younger brother, Gus, was in second grade, his teacher gave his class an assignment to write about their families. Gus's essay went something like this: "Patsy is a brat. Rick is a brat. Monica is a brat. Peter is a brat. Veronica is a brat." I don't think he mentioned Victoria since she was still an infant and hadn't had a chance to annoy him yet. His teacher read the essay and wrote across the top, "Who's the brat?" My parents thought that this was the funniest thing ever, and "Who's the brat?" became a saying in our family.
Tonight, my husband and I went to the Mets game, as guests of his friend, Don, and his wife, Annie. I had met Don before and liked him a lot. I had never met Annie. This was my first time at Citi Field and I was very excited to be there. It was a perfect evening for a ballgame, balmy and warm. When we arrived, I sat next to Annie, who sat next to Don, who sat next to my husband.
Don and my husband, who hadn't seen each other for awhile, had a lot of catching up to do, so while they talked, Annie and I got to know each other. My husband and Don had a marvelous time reminiscing about what must have been hilarious things. Annie and I, however, had a harder time of it. It seemed to me that she took offense at everything I said. I spent a lot of time explaining that she had misunderstood me, and apologizing.
Halfway through the game, Don and Annie said they were going to visit their good friends, who were also at the game. They said they wouldn't be long. As soon as they left, my husband asked me how I like Annie.
"Well," I said, "she's difficult to get along with. I tried so hard to be pleasant, but she kept misinterpreting everything I said and taking offense."
"What did she misinterpret?" my husband asked.
"For instance," I said, "When she told me that she was an actor, I asked if I might have seen her on TV. She said that she had recently been on episodes of 'Blue Bloods' and 'The Black List.' I told her that we were huge fans of 'The Black List' and never missed an episode, so we must have seen her."
"Oh wow," said my husband. "What was her role?"
"She said that she had played a waitress. And she said that, between takes, she spent a lot of time in her trailer. I asked her if she shared her trailer with other actors."
"And?" my husband asked.
"Well, for some reason, my question annoyed her." I said. "She gave me an irritated look and said that no, she had her own trailer. So I asked why someone who probably appeared in the episode for 30 seconds got her own trailer. She got really frustrated then."
"You said what?" my husband asked.
"I was honestly curious," I responded. "But then she turned her head and started ignoring me."
"She ignored you?"
Uh huh," I said, "So I explained that I thought only the stars got their own trailers. She finally turned around and said, very snippily, that all of the principals in a show got trailers. So I asked her how an actress who played a waitress could be considered a principal."
My husband stared at me. "What did she say?"
"She got really huffy at this point," I said. "She said that to get the role, they auditioned at least 50 people, and that I wasn't understanding that her role was important to the show, which made her a principal, as opposed to an extra. That comment ticked me off because I had told her earlier that I had registered with Central Casting to be an extra. She stressed that she had never worked as an extra."
"Yes," said my husband, "But you've never actually been called by any casting director to be in a show, so I don't think she was comparing herself to you."
"Oh," I said. "I think she was."
"But you're not an actor, and she is," he said, rather unreasonably.
"We're getting off-point here," I said.
"So what is the point?" he asked.
"The point is that I apologized profusely and told her that I was in awe of her, which I wasn't, but I said it just to be nice."
"Uh huh," he said. "Then what happened?"
"Well, after I told her that I admired her, she said, 'Good.' And then she and Don went off to meet their friends. When they get back, I'm going to try to overlook anything negative she might say."
"That she might say?" my husband asked. He stared out at the field and looked like he saw something amusing.
Shortly after our conversation about Annie's prickliness, Don returned. He was on the other side of my husband and they immediately started talking again. I tried to catch Don's eye, but he never looked my way. Annie never came back. I suppose she was uncomfortable about how she treated me.
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"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
Although most coaches preach "the fundamentals," the late John Wooden took the practice far beyond the obvious. The first lesson he imparted to his UCLA basketball players was on the proper way to put on socks and sneakers. His attention to even the smallest detail, and insistence on mastering it, is partly led what led to UCLA to become the most dominant men's college basketball team in history. It won 10 national championships in a 12-year span, including seven in a row, between 1964 and 1975, when Wooden – known as the "Wizard of Westwood" – retired. Besides being a great basketball mind, however, Wooden was greatly admired for his emphasis on character education, using what he called his Pyramid of Success. Many of its principles are reflected in the quotes shared here.
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
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February 23, 2014
A change of tools
8 comments:
- W. Latane Barton said...
Aren't you the busy lady? My word, but you have a great start on your tea project items. They are so pretty. I love, too, the picnic cloth and silverware holder. Very pretty.
- February 23, 2014 at 10:40 PM
- StitchinByTheLake said...
Last year at the mission where my husband and I volunteer someone gave me a cross like that - his wife is housebound and she makes them by the hundreds to give away. I treasure it so much because it reminds me that no matter your circumstances if you really want to you can still serve others. blessings, marlene
- February 23, 2014 at 10:59 PM
- KaHolly said...
There is no end to your talents and skills. What delightful little crocheted goodies!! Love the picnic quilt and matching silverware holder!!
- February 24, 2014 at 12:27 AM
- maritza said...
Val qué trabajos tan maravillosos!!! Me encantó el picnic. Un beso
- February 24, 2014 at 6:16 PM
- resedaetpatchwork.blogspot.fr said...
Bonjour Val,
De beaux ouvrages,de belles idées
bien sur il en faut aussi des vite réalisé,votre talent et votre imagination n'a pas de limite.
Bravo !!!!!
Douce semaine
- February 24, 2014 at 10:12 PM
- Liz said...
gorgeous crochet. Very talented lady.
- February 27, 2014 at 8:59 PM
- Sheryl S. said...
Very pretty work
- February 28, 2014 at 10:21 PM
- Barb said...
Oh wow!!
I cannot crochet, but looking at those cute fans etc, I wish I could!!!
Very sweet!
Barb :)
- March 2, 2014 at 5:46 PM


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IN the event of the US administration choosing to jump off a cliff, fiscal or geological, is Jamaica obliged to follow like a herd of sheep? This scenario applies to the decriminalisation of marijuana by certain states in the Union, defying federal law that prohibits use of the drug for various purposes including recreation. First off, Jamaica has "bigger fish to fry" than devoting precious time and attention away from its economic rescue programme, to consider decriminalising ganja.
Supporters of decriminalisation for use of small quantities of ganja for recreational, health and religious purposes propose firstly, it would reduce the number of court cases that overburden the judicial system, and secondly, provide more time for police to pursue incidents of major crime. The first proposal overlooks the Drug Court established in 2001 that sits in each parish and deals with minor offenders found with small amounts of narcotics such as a "spliff". First-time offenders are warned by the magistrate without charge, but would be entered into a drug rehabilitation programme in the event of a second offence.
The call for cannabis to be permitted for use in medicinal preparations has already been dealt with, as ganja's properties have already been recognised and developed in Jamaica. This is illustrated by Dr Manley West and Dr Albert Lockhart, the originators of Canasol, Asmasol and Cantimol for the treatment of glaucoma and asthma. It must, however, be emphasised, according to Dr Lockhart, "in our medicines we do not use tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)" — the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
Synthetic THC can be found in Marinol and Dronabinol that have been available by prescription for many years. Dronabinol, and Marinol approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been licensed in the US for use in appetite stimulation in AIDS patients and to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. With Marinol available in pill form, why choose to smoke ganja that contains roughly 30 times more carcinogens than tobacco smoke and therefore puts smokers at significantly higher risk for developing lung cancer?
The GOJ has been chided for not decriminalising ganja in defiance of its obligations under international law. This indicates a misunderstanding of Jamaica's responsibilities under the various treaties to which it is a signatory. Two of Jamaica's legal luminaries, Michael Hylton, a former Solicitor General, and Stephen Vasciannie, now Jamaica's Ambassador in Washington, stated clearly that Jamaica's membership of the international treaties regulating dangerous drugs does not permit the decriminalisation of ganja. To ignore these factual warnings could lead to US decertification and unspecified international sanctions.
Michael Hylton's warning referred to the following treaties that are binding on Jamaica: The Single Narcotics Convention, The Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. "Jamaica would be in breach of its treaty obligations if Parliament were to remove criminal sanctions with respect to these activities". To suggest that the influence of North American and European countries should be disregarded in the matter of potential decertification ignores the fact that their much needed foreign aid is funded by the taxpayers of donor countries, so it is their business if and when such unorthodox action occurs.
The protagonists conceptualise that liberalising the use of ganja would be akin to a panacea for Jamaica's economic problems. Glowing North American and European reports are submitted as indicative of a market of inestimable proportions for the cultivation and sale of marijuana, which would result in a significant reduction in abuse of the drug. The belief that the use of ganja would decline after being decriminalised is not supported by recent numbers provided by the National Council on Drug Abuse. Drug abuse among 11 to 19-year-olds in a 2006 survey, shows that alcohol accounted for 71 per cent of abusers and 24 per cent in the case of ganja users. This suggests that alcohol is the most abused drug because it is legal and readily available, as opposed to ganja that is still subject to criminal sanctions.
It is difficult to attribute any creditability to this inexplicable level of euphoria. How would future investors view a nation of potheads that would include the workforce? Would they want to risk their venture capital in such an environment where unpredictable mood swings are the order or the day? Many simplistic comparisons have been made with other mature societies that have modified their dangerous drug laws. The British Government reclassified cannabis from a Class B to a Class C drug. Reclassification is not synonymous with decriminalisation, and the production and possession of cannabis remains illegal. However, they have since reclassified cannabis again to a class B drug, with the discovery that contemporary marijuana contains a much higher percentage of THC than in earlier varieties. The new version called "Skunk" poses a serious threat to both the physical and mental health of its users.
Decriminalisation should be rejected at this time. The government should use the Drug Court which can produce the result sought, to allow the smoker of a "spliff" to be ticketed without it being a criminal offence. The second offence should be referred back to the Drug Court for resolution.
The pro-ganja lobby remains a minority, whose reasons for wanting decriminalisation of ganja is self-serving and not in the national interest. It is said; "We have more degrees, but less common sense, more knowledge but less judgment". That is certainly true when considering the issue of dangerous illegal drugs.


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Subject: Re: [ecasound] EcaSound under Solaris
From: Kai Vehmanen (k_AT_eca.cx)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 10:30:37 EEST
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Jens Collin wrote:
> I've scanned the net for anything with regards to Ecasound and Solaris
> but I have only found ONE referens to a person that claims to have heard
> that someone is running EcaSound on Solaris.
> Anyone have a step-by-step or some guidelines to start with?
I've compiled on Solaris 5.8 with the following:
./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-ncurses --with-largefile
make install
Additional packages I had to install:
- GNU autoconf, automake, libtool, m4
-- http://www.eca.cx Audio software for Linux!
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Linduff, Katheryn & Karen Rubinson (eds.). 2018. How objects tell stories. Essays in honor of Emma C. Bunker (Inner and Central Asian Art and Archaeology 1). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers.
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Lobby group to build campaign against uranium mining
Environmental lobby group Friends of the Earth says it will ramp up protests against uranium mining.
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Spokesman Peter Burdon says uranium mines pose a threat to aquifers, and legislation is needed to change a legal loophole which allows companies to mine, without public consultation or environmental assessment.
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Still really enjoying this challenge and managed to take my view during the first week of this month but Im just a bit late getting it blogged and linked up, sorry Jen.
This month I stopped by the Heritage Park on my way home from work. How lovely it is that its light enough now to do that.
It had been a beautiful bright day but extremely cold and I managed to catch the last of the Sun.
I got some lovely Studio Calico snippets stash from Ángel zcrafts at the crop yesterday and the alpha sheet has 12 little tabs with the months of the year on so Im all set now to get my photos scrapped into a mini book.


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This is just one book in the series and Grayson received a few of them for Christmas. He ADORES these books. They all have textures he can touch and feel, and they make sounds and some even have lights. Plus they're short enough to hold his attention, which is hard sometimes with longer books.
We love the Eric Carle books, and this one he can push to actually hear the sounds as we read the story. Win. I keep this in the car and it keeps him entertained for the rides to and from Grandmas house.
This is hands down Grayson's favorite song. He really likes when we read it and we can tell him to turn the pages as we say the words.
Each tab opens to a different page of items that are all the same color. Grayson really likes pointing out all of the different items on the pages (well, the ones he knows). Its a book that we can use for a few years.
This puzzle is amazing. It has all kinds of latches and chains and craziness that keeps the kid entertained for 30 minutes at a clip. He really hasn't even figured out that it is a puzzle underneath, so when he does that will bring a whole different kind of fun to the table.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. It has these little plastic pieces that you push, and it sounds like popping bubble wrap. Then, as they push in the first page, it sets up the second that they can push and pop on that side. Grayson adores it, and every adult that has seen it has loved it as well!
I like these puzzles because the pieces are the perfect size for chubby toddler hands. We spend time asking him where is the duck, cow, pig etc and making the animal noise as we play with the puzzle so even if hes not getting it exactly in the right position he knows how to match them up. Plus, it doesn't have handles or little pegs- so you can stack the puzzles on top of one another for easy storage.


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16 December 2016
The Sun is Shining
15 comments:
Oh yes Hannah, we are having lovely mild weather at the moment and a quick stroll in the sunshine is the pawfect way to make the most of itReplyDelete
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
You look so happy out there in that sun, Hannah. Hope you got yourself in the house before that rain. You all have a wonderful day.ReplyDelete
that sun sure does look invitingReplyDelete
We had a nice morning too, but it clouded over in the afternoon.ReplyDelete
The Chans
I'm glad you got out to enjoy some sun, Hannah.ReplyDelete
It was a warm December here until the bitter cold arrived.
Stay cosy, sweethearts!
Maggie, Mickey Mouser, and Rufus the Red
Yippee for sun in December! You look fabulous with the sun in your furs, Hannah!ReplyDelete
At least you got some sun before the clouds came back!ReplyDelete
We're glad you could enjoy some sun before the clouds came back again. PurrsReplyDelete
hope it ended up not raining! catchatwithcarenandcodyReplyDelete
I'm glad you had a good out n' about pretty Hannah!ReplyDelete
You had a lovely time and your mom as always was watching out for your comfort.ReplyDelete
You are lucky to have sun. It is cold and grey here.ReplyDelete
We're glad to see you take advantage of the sun while you could, Hannah. It's freezing here!ReplyDelete
You wouldn't want to get stuck in the rain.ReplyDelete
We're so glad you were able to enjoy some nice weather, Hannah! And how nice of Mum to warn you about that impending rain. Hugs!ReplyDelete


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This is just a quick note from Oscar Rabbit to let you know that I'm working on Odd Sock, and I hope to have her blogging again soon.
We are just starting to make changes to our website, as we've been so busy writing and illustrating books this year that we haven't done much with it for ages. Please bear with us while we make much needed improvements.
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This information is from the 2010 AHA Guidelines. Please refer to the below link for up to date information.
If you have not already, read about the new 2015-2020 AHA ACLS Guidelines here.
In October 2010 the American Heart Association released their new 2010 guidelines for BLS and ACLS. These guidelines will be good through 2015. There were some major changes to BLS Guidelines and minor changes to the 2010 ACLS Guidelines. The links below review changes that occurred with the release of the 2010 ACLS & BLS Guidelines.
The article content was developed from information released by the American Heart Association in their Executive Summary: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and cited references from the executive summary. Use the links below to access the articles.
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General CPR Highlights and Changes
Briefly covers general changes and emphasis points regarding CPR. Includes chest compression and ventilation changes
BLS Sequence Change
Explanation of the most significant change in the AHA 2010 BLS Guidelines
ACLS Key Emphasis Points for Training
Outlines 3 key points that should be emphasized during ACLS Training prior to certification
Electrical Therapy Changes and Review
The changes reflect new data on the use of pacing in bradycardia, and on cardioversion and defibrillation for tachycardia rhythm disturbance
Airway Management Changes
Summarizes the most significant changes in airway management dynamics for the 2010 ACLS Guidelines
Management of Symptomatic Arrhythmias
Reviews medication changes for the treatment of symptomatic arrhythmias including changes with PEA/asystole, bradycardia, and unstable tachycardia
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What we eat affects our immune system directly, and that's why we can make our kids' health stronger with the help of immune-boosting foods for they contain all vitamins and minerals necessary for strengthening your little one's immunity. Besides, you can always use some practical advice on your kid's healthy diet that will beef up your child's body defenses.
1. Kefir and yoghurt. These contain probiotics (live lactic acid bacteria) that keep intestinal flora at a healthy level and boost your kid's immunity system.
You can start giving your kid kefir at the age of 8 months, and you can let your precious little one try yoghurt at the age of 18 months.
2. Apples. They normalize intestinal flora and are really great for better digestion. It should be noted that apples keep their useful properties during all the winter months, and loose the most of their vitamins only in February.
It's recommended to eat apples when your kid has a cold or is sick with flu, anemia, gets tired too often or after the sickness to increase energy.
3. Carrot. This is real (and quite powerful) medicine in itself. It boosts up your defenses against viruses, helps you feel much better in case you have anemia or feel general weakness. Besides, it contains betacarotenes which is good for better sight.
You can grate carrots or make some carrot juice. And if your child suffers from diarrhea you can give your little one some boiled carrots. To keep all the useful and wholesome things inside you should steam-cook the carrots.
4. Honey. It's not just a yummy sweet substance for your kids to enjoy — it's extremely wholesome and good for your health: honey is one of the greatest natural immunity boosters known to mankind. It strengthens your immune system, helps curing colds and positively affects the functioning of your blood circulatory system. But remember that you should use it with care: honey is quite allergenic.
In case you don't know what kind of honey will be the best one for your kid, choose lime or buckwheat. Add a teaspoon of honey to your child's tea a couple of times a week.
5. Walnuts. Walnuts are rich with omega-3 fatty acids that are wholesome on every single level. Experts hold that omega-3 help your body fight any ailments attacking it. One of the studies confirmed that omega-3 acids decrease the number of respiratory infections among children. You can add walnuts to porridge or yoghurt.
6. Beetroot. This wonderful vegetable is great to prevent the risk of anemia, has a strong anti-inflammatory effect and makes your nervous system function much better. Just a small portion of beetroot salad will boost your child's appetite. Beetroot is great to eat when your kid is sick: first of all, it's digested easily and second, it causes no discomfort when swallowing (in case your child has a sore throat).
7. Parsley. One teaspoon of minced parsley is enough for your kid to get a daily value of vitamins and minerals. Thanks to almost all types of vitamins, calcium, potassium, iron and phosphorus contained in parsley, it will be of great help during colds and flu.
Just don't forget to add some cut parsley leaves when cooking a soup, a stew or some mashed potatoes.
8. Sea fish. It's the main source of unsaturated fatty acids that positively affect the way your brain and nervous system function. And yeah, they boost your immunity system too.
9. Turkey and other types of lean meat. Turkey is the best type of meet you can get if healthy diet is your goal. They recommend it to highly allergic individuals for a reason. It's rich with proteins, B vitamins, iron, zinc and magnesium, and it enhances your body's defenses and if good for preventing anemia.
10. Wheat grain. Any kind of porridge contains lots of vitamins and minerals. It's digested easily and helps a better digestion too. Please note that if your child is allergic to gluten, wheat grain porridge is a no-no.
11. Onion and garlic. These are so popular because they contain phytoncids that kill malicious bacteria and boost your immunity.
Here is some advice on boosting your kid's immune system
– Choose healthy food. Don't just focus on berries and grain products which allegedly do wonders. Yes, they are wholesome, but they are not a cure-all. Instead, it's better to give your kids all kinds of fruit and vegetables, wholegrain products and foods rich with proteins.
– More is less. While one kiwi fruit is okay and healthy but it doesn't mean that your child must eat 10 of those at one go. Large portions do not help. As soon as your child's body gets everything it needs from this product or another, the rest will be useless.
No food products can stop your kid from being sick with cold or flu. If your kid is ill, it doesn't mean that he wasn't eating healthy foods. Being sick from time to time is natural.
– Natural products. Yes, orange juice does contain vitamin C but it would be much better to give your kid an orange instead of it. Besides the mentioned vitamin C it contains much more nutritional stuff than juice does. As a rule, natural food products contain a lot more of vitamins and minerals than various supplements and processed products do.
And remember that the main factor in maintaining your child's immune system on a satisfactory level is a psychological environment. If your child is mentally unstable, strong immunity is out of question. A healthy child is the one who gets all his parents' love and care in full measure.


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Hi all. Long time, no post. And I'm posting at a weird time, since I just watched my second child being born this afternoon. Mom was very happy with a short birth, and baby is doing great.
I'm posting because we just saw market prices go up 20+¢, and I figured everyone would like to be aware. We could see a rare weekend spike. I haven't been analyzing my data as close as I used to, but I see $2.70s in Indiana and Ohio, and possibly a $2.85 in Michigan. Keep on the lookout this weekend.