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mod_deflate allows apache to compress files and deliver them to browsers that can use compressed files. This saves on bandwidth and renders page loads faster. It's a fairly simple process to do this. You need to have write access to the apache config files and need to be able to create a new conf file. I am doing this on a Redhat server with Apache 2.2.3.
The first step is to make sure that mod_deflate.so is loaded in apache. You should see a line in httpd.conf similar to the following:
LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so
If that line does not exist, then you'll need to get the mod_deflate object file. It is generally included with apache so all you need to do is locate it on your server and load it using the correct path for where it is.
The next step is to create a config file to house the mod_deflate configuration. On my server the conf.d directory is where all such files are stored. Apache then loads files in that directory if they end in '.conf'. I created a file called mod_deflate.conf.
In my configuration, I chose to compress all files except images, files such as gzip, tar, etc. that are already compressed and PDF files (they are already fairly compressed). The configuration for that looks like this:
SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI \.(?:gif|jpe?g|png)$ \
no-gzip dont-vary
SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI \
\.(?:exe|t?gz|zip|bz2|sit|rar)$ \
no-gzip dont-vary
SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI \.pdf$ no-gzip dont-vary
I then skip browsers that have problems with deflate.
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
Finally, I set some logging to test with.
DeflateFilterNote Input input_info
DeflateFilterNote Output output_info
DeflateFilterNote Ratio ratio_info
LogFormat '"%r" %{output_info}n/%{input_info}n (%{ratio_info}n%%)' deflate
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/deflate_log deflate
Make sure you restart apache after this so the new configuration file is used. Check your deflate_log to see that it is working.
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So, here is a really CAS card. I think a lot of people have a hard time seeing sets like this with lots of pieces and parts for simple cards but it's easy! Just plop a couple on your card and there ya go!
Stamps: Oh, hello, mosaic madness, my paper pumpkin welcome kit
Paper: Whisper white, crisp cantaloupe
Ink: Sahara sand, crisp cantaloupe, coastal cabana
Accessories: Mosaic punch, basic rhinestones
Guess I'm also obsessed with the new in colors! I really do love them. They look amazing with so many of our colors and with each other! This color combo came straight from my scrap pile! I tend to have a pile of scraps over by my paper cutter and I just throw all my scraps in a big pile (until it gets too big and drives me nuts then I put them away) but a lot of times when I look over I see great color combos! So, these three colors were sitting together and they looked so pretty! Don't forget to glance at your scraps if you're in need of a color combo!
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Metal Music Manual Producing Engineering Mixing and Mastering Contemporary Heavy Music
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Metal Music Manual shows you the creative and technical processes involved in producing contemporary heavy music for maximum sonic impact. From pre-production to final mastered product, and fundamental concepts to advanced production techniques, this book contains a world of invaluable practical information. Assisted by clear discussion of critical audio principles and theory, and a comprehensive array of illustrations, photos, and screen grabs, Metal Music Manual is the essential guide to achieving professional production standards.
The extensive companion website features multi-track recordings, final mixes, processing examples, audio stems, etc., so you can download the relevant content and experiment with the techniques you read about. The website also features video interviews the author conducted with the following acclaimed producers, who share their expertise, experience, and insight into the processes involved:
Fredrik Nordstrom (Dimmu Borgir, At The Gates, In Flames)
Matt Hyde (Slayer, Parkway Drive, Children of Bodom)
Ross Robinson (Slipknot, Sepultura, Machine Head)
Logan Mader (Gojira, DevilDriver, Fear Factory)
Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, Testament)
Jens Bogren (Opeth, Kreator, Arch Enemy)
Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Soilwork, Behemoth)
Nick Raskulinecz (Mastodon, Death Angel, Trivium)
Quotes from these interviews are featured throughout Metal Music Manual, with additional contributions from:
- Ross 'Drum Doctor' Garfield (one of the world's top drum sound specialists, with Metallica and Slipknot amongst his credits)
- Andrew Scheps (Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Metallica)
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Here is something I made my spoilee for the Dr. Seuss swap. Since I don't think any of my Rav friends ever look here, it should be safe to post.
I saw a figurine something like this either on ebay or etsy. Since the price was way too high to buy one for my spoilee, I made her, and myself, one.
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Companies often ask us, "How do I create viral content? How do I break through? How do I reach my audience and start a revolution?" These questions can be complex and difficult to answer. But every once in a while everything comes together in just the right way and gives us an example of the power social media has to change the world.
The ALS Association raised less than $2 million last year to help fund Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research. This year, thanks to a brilliant idea and the power of social media they have raised over $30 million and show no signs of slowing down.
With the ice bucket challenge the ALS Association tapped into people's desire to help and their need to share with friends via social media. Social media content is most powerful (and has the best opportunity to go viral) when it includes humor, emotion, shock value and a call to action specific to the users' community. The ice bucket challenge packs all of these ingredients in the perfect mix at the perfect time.
Simply visit your Facebook page to watch the viral effects of the ice bucket challenge. You will see presidents, celebrities, your next-door neighbor and your sister get doused with ice water to serve a bigger cause.
Social media can sometimes seem overwhelming, complex, and fickle. But it is nothing more than a tool to spread your message. What will you do with it? How will you leverage social media to grow your company, improve your life and change the world? This month, Social Media Delivered owner Eve Mayer became part of the global viral phenomenon that is the ice bucket challenge.
Challenged by Richard Nino, Eve accepted and subjected herself to an icy dousing. In turn, she challenged Jonathan Bird, Tom Niesen, and Bob McPherrin and took a moment to share a social media tip. She offers a reminder that social media is still just a tool, and it's how we use it that matters.
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As Asia continues to grow in more ways and in more places, Canadian companies may possibly benefit from finding, even redefining, the most appropriate strategic approaches for tapping extant and emerging opportunities in Asia, including the Chinese regional markets. In their ongoing quest for international success, Canadian businesses, especially SMEs, are finding that Hong Kong, Asia's top international trade and financial centre, is able to strengthen and even fast-track their efforts.
Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and supported by The Organization of Women in International Trade - Toronto (OWIT-Toronto) and other Canadian organizations, the "Think Asia, Think Hong Kong" symposium is the largest Hong Kong/Asia-Canada promotion ever to take place in Canada. Its major objective is to encourage and facilitate Canadian companies to diversify their business to Asia and meet potential investors in a strategic, effective and efficient way. In addition to a plenary session and a networking buffet luncheon, there will also be 4 concurrent breakout sessions on respectively "Selling to China and Asia"; "Chinese Outbound Investment to Canada"; "Technology Collaboration"; and "Reminbi (RMB) Internationalization". Over 100 Hong Kong business delegates from specific sectors including food & wine, ICT, digital entertainment as well as an outbound investment group from the Chinese Mainland will be present at this event to meet and discuss trading and investment co-operation with Canadian attendees. One-on-one business meetings with these visiting delegates will be pre-arranged for interested Canadian attendees.
Pre-registration for the event is complimentary but required. Places are limited. First-come-first-served. Please register now to reserve your seats!
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Since the lecturer is on leave for my evening class, it is movie time xD So i went off to mid valley alone (sad... T_T) and bought the ticket.
Breathless... that is what i can say when was watching Die Hard 4.0 yesterday. Some scenes almost made my heart stopped and some also almost made me want to jump aside to avoid the incoming danger. Haha... i guess i put too much feeling to the movie x) Overall i can give it 9/10 although it is kinda disappointing that there are no many explosive scenes in the end or dramatic scenes. Oh well, at least the overall is good and not boring at all. After the movie, which end up around 9pm, it is rush-time back to my parent's house xD
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Mature workers are discovering that some snow on the roof can give them a leg up on Millenials in the job hunt. Hiring managers are three times as likely to hire mature workers, ages 50 and above, as they are to hire Millennials, those born between 1981 and 2000, a new survey shows.
This is especially true for female hiring managers, who are more likely (66 percent) than their male counterparts (52 percent) to hire a mature worker, according to a survey of more than 500 hiring managers conducted by Adecco, a staffing and recruiting agency.
Mature workers are valued in particular for their reliability (91 percent), professionalism (88 percent) and positive work-ethic (75 percent), the survey found.
Hiring managers responded that the greatest challenge in hiring mature workers is the relative difficulty older employees have in learning and adapting to new technologies (39 percent), but an equal number of hiring managers say they don't find any challenges when hiring older employees.
But before crowing about their edge in this intergenerational tug-of-war, mature workers should brush up on their self-promotion skills. One of the biggest mistakes that mature workers make during the interview process is failing to seal the deal by selling themselves, the survey found. This was particularly true when the hiring manager was female.
This good news for mature workers comes at the beginning of National Employ Older Workers Week, an annual celebration sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor to recognize the vital role older workers play in the workforce. By 2014, Americans 55 or older will make up more than 21 percent of the U.S. labor force.
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Reported: 3/30/2004 3:47:04 PM 15:47
Posted: 4/9/2004
Location: Vernon (Canada), BC
Shape: Other
Duration:5 minutes
|Hello Brian I was watching the contrails in the sky as they were odd. The one I was watching had the appearance of a large plane contrail, two thick and twisting trails leading into thinner lines and disappearing. I looked in the binoculars to see what plane left this trail. At the head of the trail there was no plane body. There was instead 5 distinct shapes and their trails were merging into two. The "body" looked like a cloud hand in a fist. As it approached the ground the "fingers" were slightly opening. I saw a small ship, silver and reflecting the sun. It was about a centimeter long (in the binos) and it was circling the area where the trail ended. It was an eliptical plate in shape and the back end had a red marker on it. I don't know for sure if the mark was chevron shaped. As the ship circled the area moving with speed I noticed it was doing rollovers and would dissapear and reapear in the sunlight. This sighting occured in the sw sky over the mountains and Okanagan Lake between Vernon and Kelowna. The ship I saw headed SE. The total time was approx. five minutes from watching the contrail descend to the ship leaving the area.
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Vocational Program Resources
Building vocational skills is an important step in the road to leading a life free of gang violence. Like other life skills, vocational readiness empowers at-risk populations and former gang members to stay out of trouble. This makes them a critical component of any gang intervention program. An important tool for probation/parole programs is employment preparation. As part of a comprehensive gang intervention program, these vocational preparation resources can be especially helpful. We recommend these resources for use with youth and young adults as part of the Phoenix Gang Intervention curriculum.
These materials are designed for community programs and correctional programs. Developed for clients who do not have extensive work histories, these workbooks and lessons guide the process of self-examination, confidence-building, preparation, job-seeking, interviewing, and keeping a job.
Personal Preparation Program (P3)
A critical component of any gang intervention program, this is a workbook-based curriculum addressing ten important issues. Topics areas include:
Vocational Readiness Lessons (V1, V2)
These vocational readiness workbooks emphasize preparation, skills for success, finding the right job, proper work behavior, and practical/ethical issues in the work place. They can be of use to any gang intervention.
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This Rolls Royce limo seats up to 15 passengers comfortably. So gather up some friends and take her for a spin. Sit back and enjoy being chauffeured. This exquisite luxury vehicle has hand tied, tufted leather seats. You will feel draped in luxury. Enjoy your favorite music delivered by incredibly powerful Pioneer speakers. Let us pamper you in the way you deserve.
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An FBI agent leads a motley crew that includes her father into battle against a drug lord no one's ever seen.
Kate O'Hare (The Chase, 2014, etc.) will do pretty much anything for the job, including donning a pushup bra to foil a couple of well-dressed bank robbers in Tarzana. So she doesn't blink when Nick Fox, nonpareil con man–turned-informer, suggests going after Lester Menendez, a Colombian thug who dropped out of sight—literally—after killing the team of surgeons who gave him a full-body makeover. No one still alive has ever seen Menendez's new look, so Fox and O'Hare can't go after him. Instead, they lure Menendez to them with a tale of a map that locates the wreck of the galleon Santa Isabel, lying on the ocean floor with tons of gold. Of course, it takes a village to create an illusion. They need carpenter Tom Underhill, designer of hyperupscale treehouses, to build a realistic treasure-hunting ship and big-rig aficionado Wilma "Willie" Owens to steer it. Since Willie doesn't look like any sailor Menendez is likely to have seen, talk show host Boyd Capwell plays Capt. Bridger, alleged pilot of the Seaquest, while Willie works her magic hidden below decks. Kate and Nick also recruit computer graphics whiz Rodney Smoot to design the photorealistic CGI environment that will convince Menendez he's looking at a billion dollars' worth of bullion. Last but not least, Jake O'Hare comes on board, if nothing else to make sure that no one messes with his little girl.
Evanovich and Goldberg offer another wild ride. Even if you can't always tell the good guys from the bad guys, there's no doubt who'll come out on top when the Fox is in the hen house.


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Waiting is never fun – especially in adoption. It seems like they want you to "hurry up" and get all the paper work and tasks completed, but then you have to wait on people to email you, call you back, or fit you in their schedules. Then of course, wait to be matched.
During this process of working through the mound of paperwork, we've had to wait more on a few things here at the end than we have so far in the process. Unfortunatley, our home address is outside of city limits and serviced for fire, patrol, and water by another city. In trying to complete our fire inspection, we've been playing tag trying to find the right person who will finally come out and sign off on our home. Despite numerous phone calls and emails, we are still waiting to see who the right contact will be.
BUT, we did get our health inspection completed yesterday. Pretty painless. AND, we also were invited to our last step before being verified for adoption – attending the "Family Compliance" class.
I know I've been a little impatient during this time, but God has brought back to my memory something Kelly Rosati said at the Focus on the Family "Wait No More" Conference we attended last summer. She spoke about how impatient we are in comparison to how long these children in foster care have been waiting… We get irritated when we have to wait for a stoplight, and these children are waiting years for a family to love them. Maybe you, like me, need to reread that last part and let it sink in a little.
It puts things in perspective. So, instead of being impatient, I choose to wait in prayer for our future children that we will soon bring home – who are waiting, not knowing that we even exist yet. I pray God will give them the strength they need to hold in there a little longer. We, their forever family, will soon shower them with love.
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A 41-year-old man who hit his wife in the face with a broken lamp has received a suspended sentence.
Ronald Alexander Brolly, of Bonds Hill, pleaded guilty to common assault and harassment between January 17 and February 5.
Derry Magistrates Court heard that a neighbour phoned police to report a domestic incident which had been going on for over half an hour.
Police attended and the injured party said she had been assaulted by her husband.
She said he had hit her in the face with a broken lamp and slapped her with his hand.
The court heard the woman sustained a small mark on her eye and was in 'extreme discomfort and pain' because a fragment of the lamp was lodged in her eyelid.
The woman also made an allegation of harrassment a couple of weeks later. She said she had received numerous phone calls, text messages and Facebook messages from her husband.
Defence counsel Nicola Rountree told the court her client had consumed a 'large amount of alcohol' on the night of the assault.
She said there was an argument and both parties had 'lost their temper'.
Ms Rountree said the assault occurred in the heat of the moment and Brolly did not intend to hurt his wife.
The barrister added that Brolly is a 'vulnerable individual' who has alcohol issues and has attended anger management counselling in the past.
Suspending a three month sentence for a year, District Judge Peter King said there is nothing in Brolly's record to 'suggest you are a violent person or prone to harassing people'.


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The GBP it's at a key area right now, will it hold or fold?
Also besides FX, I'm also covering other instruments which should provide good insight to traders who are looking to trade variety of markets.
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Winter has well and truly set in here in little old New Zealand. (Especially the South Island – they have snow there at the moment. We are due to fly to Christchurch on Monday, so if there still could be some snow for the kids to play in, but not actually snowing so as to stop our flight – that would be awesome, thanks!)
One of my favourite things about Winter has to be soup – it's just such a warming, up-lifting meal. And often a great way to consume a lot of vegies.
Today I made Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup – and it was delicious!
It's a true test in our household of how good a soup is by how little or much toast/ bread is consumed. And for this soup, the pile of toast was largely left untouched – also Andrew went back for multiple serves.
The verdict = Yum.
Here's the recipe, so you can make your own (that is, if you're a fellow blue cheese fan. It's one of those things you either love or hate, I think, and I am most definitely in the LOVE camp.)
- 1 large onion , roughly chopped
- olive oil
- 1 large potato , peeled and cubed
- 1l vegetable stock
- 1 head broccoli , about 300g, roughly chopped
- blue cheese, about 100g, crumbled
- Cook the onion in 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan until soft (about 5 minutes). Add the potato and stock and simmer until the potato is tender (about 10 minutes).
- Add the broccoli and cook for 3-4 minutes until just tender but still bright green. Add half the cheese and whizz to a smooth soup in a blender. Season then serve with the rest of the cheese crumbled over.
Serves around 4. See simple as, only a couple of steps and it takes around 30mins.
Enjoy! YUM!
Jen x


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Want To Feel More Love In Your Life? Try This Simple Practice
Valentine's Day is one of those charged holidays that often sets people up for disappointment, depression and conflict. If you're in a relationship, you likely expect your partner to show up in some romantic way. If this doesn't occur, you feel disappointed. If you're not in a relationship, you have to endure the onslaught of lovey-dovey images of partners exuding their perfect love. If you're fine with being single, this may not affect you at all, but if you're longing to be in a relationship, this will inevitably trigger pain.
I have a simple solution, and it's one of my favorite life skills which facilitates feeling loved whether or not you're in a relationship: Don't wait for someone else to make you feel loved; proactively do it yourself!
So when it comes to Valentine's Day, instead of waiting for your partner to show up with roses and a romantic card, write yourself a love letter. And, if you're single, instead of bemoaning the fact that nobody will show up at your doorstep with a love letter, write it yourself!
We tend to believe that love only counts if it comes from someone else. If you're feeling low, you want someone else to cheer you up by bringing flowers. But what happens when you buy yourself the flowers? Ah, you suddenly feel better! Susan Page explains this concept beautifully in her book, Why Talking is Not Enough:
"Suppose your partner never comments on your appearance, your cooking, your generosity, or whatever else you know you are good at. Your partner takes all your good qualities for granted and never thinks to mention them.
"The solution to this problem is amazingly simple: wait until the two of you are alone and then offer a self-affirming statement, something like this:
I changed the oil in both of the cars this weekend. It always feels good to keep up with that.
I feel so good about the way the party went. I loved the candles, and I thought the table looked beautiful.
I just love this dress on me. The color is so good, and it's slenderizing. Don't you think?"
Her examples apply to those in relationships, but they're equally applicable if you're not in a relationship. Her point – which I find utterly brilliant – is that so often we wait for others to give us the acknowledgement that we crave, when we're perfectly capable of giving it to ourselves! There's so much power in giving yourself the affirmation that you need instead of waiting for someone else to give it, and then harboring resentment when they don't.
We have the power to love and celebrate ourselves. In fact, until we learn to love and celebrate ourselves, there's a limit to how much love and celebration we can receive from others. You know you're lovable when you treat yourself in loving ways and truly see the essence of who you are. By essence I mean the unchangeable, intrinsic qualities that have nothing to do with externals (degrees, income, looks, partner, house, clothes, car, etc.).
So here's an assignment that is guaranteed to make you feel loved on Valentines' Day: Write yourself a love letter. Here's how:
If you're in a relationship, write yourself the love letter that you wish your partner would write to you. Be specific in terms of what you would like your partner to appreciate about you and how you would like your partner to see you both in practice and essential ways.
If you're not in a relationship, write yourself the love letter that you would love to receive from an imaginary sweetheart, a friend, or anyone else who truly sees you. Again, be specific about what you crave to hear about yourself. This doesn't have to be a romantic letter in any way. For many people who have a hard time seeing themselves through loving eyes because their inner critic is dominant, it can be helpful to imagine the most loving person you've ever known - a doting grandmother, a trusted teacher - sitting before you channeling this letter.
And if you want to throw in a candlelit bath with rose petals floating on top, it wouldn't hurt! Love yourself and you will feel loved. It's as simple as that.
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Doug Engelbart dies, visionary inventor of computer mouse
By John Markoff
The New York Times
Douglas C. Engelbart, a visionary scientist whose singular epiphany in 1950 about technology's potential to expand human intelligence led to a host of inventions — among them the computer mouse — that became the basis for both the Internet and the modern personal computer, died Tuesday at his home in Atherton, Calif. He was 88.
The cause was kidney failure, his wife, Karen O'Leary Engelbart, said.
Beginning in the 1950s, when computing was in its infancy, Mr. Engelbart, who was born in Portland and went to Oregon State, set out to show that progress in science and engineering could be greatly accelerated if researchers, working in small groups, shared computing power. At the time, however, computers were room-size calculating machines that were not interactive and could be used by only a single person at a time.
In December 1950, while working at a government aerospace laboratory in California, he had what might be called a complete vision of the information age. He saw himself sitting in front of a large computer screen full of different symbols, a vision most likely derived from his work on radar consoles while in the Navy in the Philippines after being drafted at the end of World War II.
The screen, he thought, would serve as a display for a workstation that would organize all the information and communications for a given project.
A decade later, he established an experimental research group at Stanford Research Institute (later renamed SRI International) with financing from the Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force and NASA.
In December 1968, however, he set the computing world on fire with a remarkable demonstration before more than a thousand of the world's leading computer scientists at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. At the time, the only way those and other scientists interacted with computers, the mainframe machines of their day, was by submitting stacks of punch cards to them and waiting hours for a printout of answers.
For the event, he sat on stage in front of a mouse, a keyboard and other controls and projected the computer display on a 22-foot-high video screen behind him. In little more than an hour he showed how a networked, interactive computing system would allow information to be shared rapidly among collaborating scientists. He demonstrated how a mouse, which he had invented just four years earlier, could be used to control a computer. He demonstrated text editing, video conferencing, hypertext and windowing.
In contrast to the mainframes then in use, Mr. Engelbart had created a computerized system he called the "oNLine System" or NLS, which allowed researchers to share information seamlessly and to create and retrieve documents in the form of a structured electronic library.
The event had a lasting impact, and years later people in Silicon Valley still referred to it as "the mother of all demos." Eventually the technology Mr. Engelbart demonstrated would be refined at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center and at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and then be transformed for commercial use by Apple and Microsoft in the 1980s.
The idea of a pointing device that rolled on the desk first occurred to Mr. Engelbart in 1964 while he was attending a computer graphics conference. He was musing about how to move a cursor — initially referred to as a "bug" — on a computer display.
When he returned to work he gave a copy of a sketch to William English, a collaborator and mechanical engineer at SRI, who with the aid of a draftsman fashioned a pine case to hold the mechanical contents.
The first mouse had three buttons, because that was all the case could accommodate, even though Mr. Engelbart felt that as many as 10 buttons would be more useful.
The importance of Mr. Engelbart's networking ideas would be underscored when, in 1969, his Augment NLS system became the application for which the ARPAnet computer network — the forerunner of the modern Internet — was created.
While in the Navy, Mr. Engelbart came across an article titled "As We May Think" by the physicist Vannevar Bush, which described a universal information retrieval system called Memex. After the war, he returned to Oregon State and was then hired to work at Ames Research Center, a government aerospace laboratory in California run by the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, NASA's forerunner. While there, working as an electronics technician, he observed how aerospace engineers started with small models of their designs and then scaled them up to full-size airplanes.
The idea of scaling remained with him, and after getting his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley and starting work at SRI, he presented a seminal paper on the importance of scaling in microelectronics in 1960, just a year after the invention of the planar transistor, which improved the electrical output of transistors and made them cheaper to manufacture and available to a mass market. He had grown convinced that computers would quickly become more powerful and that there would be enough processing power to design the Memex-like Augment system that he envisioned.
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A year ago, I pointed interested readers to Allissa Walker's blog, A Walker in LA, and an article about Los Angeles' original subway system and Terminal Building. She posted some wonderful pictures from Ye Olde Days Underground, as well as new photos taken during a tour. The tunnels have now been condemned and deemed unsuitable for further tours, but .you can enjoy a new post on the underground that she wrote for Urban Ghost Media, here.
Urban Ghosts has other articles on Los Angeles, including this piece on the Hollywood Museum of Death. Did you know we had such a place? We do, since 2000. And besides relics of our own Black Dahlia and Manson killings, the museum also houses the mummified head of Bluebeard.
The Museum of Death even has an online gift shop, so you can sport a tee shirt or coffee mug with the logo, or even one with a drawing of your favorite serial killer. Real serial killer, mind you, not Dexter.
The Urban Ghost site has its macabre side, but mostly it likes to show abandoned spots, not always giving away the location but featuring intriguing photos. Like this post on vintage fire trucks in our foothills (withdrawn from service, but not abandoned, they say).
Another story presents pictures, links, and speculation about the Great Streetcar Scandal of the 1930s and 1940s.
The pictures are the main thing here; the text is downright sparse. But, oh, the pictures!
The posts cover the world, and they're pretty wild. Detroit's salt mines, decaying toy stores, bowling alleys, churches, theaters--no wonder they are cagey about the locations.
Although not all are secret. Here's the link to photos of the plane crash site at Universal Studios. And here--close to my heart if not close to me geographically--are images of a mosaic park in Pennsylvania. Braddock Park was an empty, abandoned lot before artist James Simon came along--the "abandoned" part is what rated it a place in Urban Ghosts.
There are plenty of posts on decaying motels and leftover jets (jetsam, I gues) out in our deserts, too. All in all, a great place to waste an hour or two.


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Shuttle vans are vehicles provided with aircraft like luxury and travelling on a regular basis between two destinations, carrying goods or people. There are even some to take you around the city or on long as well as short road tours.Based on the length of the shuttle van, it can be smaller or bigger than an SUV and a truck and larger than a sedan. The number of seats in these shuttle vans for sale varies from 6 seats to 32, appealing to local running routes or group transportation. The smaller shuttle vans or minivans are generally used for transferring a small party such as a single family. However the larger shuttle vans with more seats and storage capacity are considered best for commercial purposes like transporting employees and students. There are also shuttle vans with front seats only which can be used for carrying products and equipments. Similarly, custom upfitted shuttle vans for sale can serve as mobile studios for television or radio stations. The courier and postal service providers are also seen using these vans to deliver packages and/or freight.
Shuttle vans are no doubt a luxurious way to transfer a small number of people to business meetings, seminars, workshops or parties. They can be extremely useful, especially when the passengers have to go to multiple events scheduled around the city. With chauffeured drivers, these vans can drive smooth and fast while getting you and your friends or colleagues wherever they want to go, whenever you need to go with access to top class luxury and comfort. The Royale limousine and luxury vans builders have already designed Mercedes Sprinter shuttle van, Ford shuttle van and more that are elegant and smooth, enjoyable and fuel-efficient for your ride.
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Berokyo for Windows
Virtual cabinet to store applications and documents
- Highly customizable
- You can create as many cabinets and categories as you need
- Support for keyboard shortcuts
- Handy desktop search tool
- Distracting design
- Takes a while to configure
If your computer is so messy that it takes you ages to find any file on it, you probably need an application like Berokyo.
With Berokyo you can create a kind-of virtual cabinet to manage all your files, conveniently organized by categories. The funny thing about this program is that it really looks like a cabinet, with its shelves and all, which you can customize with different skins and colors to suite your taste.
It's worth mentioning that Berokyo doesn't store the actual files, but rather shortcuts to them – which means that if you delete files in Berokyo you won't lose them, and also that you should rely on Berokyo as a backup file container.
Using Berokyo is simple. When you start it for the first time, the program will start creating the first categories with items from the Control Panel, My Computer, My Documents and other system locations. You're then free to add many new cabinets and categories as you need, and organize their contents any way you like. The program also includes a convenient search tool that works not only with your hard drive, but also with Google, Yahoo!, YouTube, Flickr, Wikipedia, Amazon and more.
The idea behind Berokyo is good, but I don't find it that handy for daily use. The cabinet-like design is distracting and takes up too much space. Also, it'll take you a long time to configure the program properly in order to make it really useful.
Berokyo lets you organize the content on your hard drive in virtual cabinets, making it easier to manage.


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Tuesday, December 10
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The release date for Nuthin' But Mech Vol. 2 has been pushed back a month to March 2014. this is great news for anyone who has not yet pre-ordered their copy from the following link: http://goo.gl/cVQOM3
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Nov.22, 2013
Lomiko Metals, announced today the formation of Graphene 3D Labs Inc. to focus on the development of high-performance graphene-enhanced materials for 3D Printing.
High quality graphite is a base material for producing graphene. As a emerging material Graphene could change the way electronic components are made. It is the thinnest material known and also the strongest material ever measured, some 200 times stronger than structural steel. Aside from it's strength, light weight and flexibility, what really makes this material unique is how well it conducts heat and electricity, it is more conductive than copper!
Last month, American Graphite Technologies formed a partnership with the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT) to research graphene's use in 3D printing. Following the project announcement, the company's stock shot up more than 15 percent.
On February 12, 2013 Lomiko had entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Graphene Labs to set up Graphene 3D Labs. Graphene Labs anticipate graphene-enabled materials to revolutionize 3D printing and strong demand in airspace, automotive, semi-conductor and advanced manufacturing industries. Under the agreement, Lomiko will provide graphite to Graphene 3D Labs as the exclusive supplier to Graphene 3D Labs and invest $ 50,000 in the start-up.
Lomiko will require a minimum of $ 300,000 financing by May 1, 2014 to participate in the venture and further financings to participate in a series of graphene-related ventures in addition to work on a graphite resource at the Quatre Milles Project. The transaction is arm's length and subject to the approval of the TSX.
Currently Lomiko and Graphene Labs are working toward the integration of graphene-based products into end-user goods as set out in the Strategic Alliance. This is just a baby step toward 3D printing graphene, but we all know that it was going to be the next big thing. Imagine in the not too distant future consumers will be able to print their own computer monitors, electronic devices, and wearable electronic devices would become widespread.
Both 3D printers and high-tech materials are still in their early days. But technology is advancing at a fast pace, and what seems like baby steps today might be a giant leap for mankind tomorrow. By using graphene as the building material, 3D printers would be able to manufacture parts with strength, light-weight, flexibility, and conductivity. If this works, it will be possible to print out unbreakable smartphone, diamond-strength tools or light-weight super-tough auto parts, all in your living room.
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When I was working on my Master's thesis, I read a research study on student-teacher rapport which revealed that even if students were shown a soundless clip of only a few seconds that showed a teacher teaching class, those students would form very strong opinions and feelings as to the quality and interest of the given course. Such initial impressions can stick with students and frame how they view the course.
In a way, the syllabus we create and distribute to students is very much one type of first impression that students get. In some cases, such as a syllabus posted to Canvas or Blackboard before the start of the class, it can be the very first thing your students will experience about you and the class. A confusing, visually boring, or unorganized syllabus my send the students the wrong impression of what to expect from you. It may even set the tone for the attitude they approach your class with. But even the most beautiful and well-thought-out syllabus won't do any good if the students never look at it. So, as the fall semester is approaching, it's a great time to have a syllabus discussion and share some great resources to help bring your syllabus to life and some strategies to get your students into it.
In my opinion, the purpose of a syllabus is twofold. It's there to provide useful information regarding the course, so it should be user-friendly. It's also a legal contract regarding course policies, and so it needs to be clear and accessible. As teachers, it's our goal to create a great syllabus and then to encourage our students to become familiar with all the information it has to offer. Every semester I change my syllabus. As any great work in progress, there is constant tuning, tweaking, updating, adding, deleting, changing, etc. But through all of this, there have been some parts I've created and adapted from others that have stuck and appear in my syllabus every semester. Below are some ideas and resources with syllabus related ideas.
Syllabus Components
Diversity Statement
One of the beautiful things about teaching ESL is the great diversity that we find in our classes. We have students from various countries, cultures, language backgrounds, ages, worldviews and more. This diversity brings many positive things to the classroom, the delicious potlucks being only one. However, with this can also come tension and culture clashes. I once had a gay student confide that he felt discriminated against by others from a more conservative cultural background who were talking about him outside of class and avoiding group work with him. I had a colleague tell me that because one of her female students was a single mother, the other women of the same cultural group were giving her a hard time.
I want every single student who comes into my class to feel supported and welcomed. So I developed a diversity statement which I include in my syllabus. I go over it on day one to set a clear tone about the expectations I have in my class.
Classroom Diversity Statement: I understand and respect that we all come from various backgrounds and belief systems. I respect everyone in my class, and I expect all of you do the same. I do not tolerate (allow) any discrimination based on, but not limited to, the following: race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, political affiliation or beliefs, marital status, parental status, age, lifestyle, weight, economic status, and nationality. I also do not allow any bullying or teasing. If I see or hear that you are discriminating, disrespecting, or making fun of (teasing or gossiping about) one of your classmates, I will ask you to leave the class for the day. If it happens again, I will require you to go to the dean before you can return to class. If you do not stop such behavior in my class, I have the right to drop you from my class.
Cheat Contract
One thing we as teachers have to struggle with at times is students who attempt to cheat in our classes. No matter how many times we tell them it won't help them learn the language, it still happens. I had one semester it got so bad I was to my wits' end with what to do. I now do more cultural discussions near the beginning of class and include an official cheating contract with my syllabus.
In my experience, many instances of cheating stem from cultural differences and a lack of awareness of US school norms. The class I mentioned above had a large number of students from a culture where helping each other was the cultural norm. Helping your friend was expected and not viewed as a negative thing. Having discussions of what is considered cheating here can help students learn the culture and school norms and save you frustration.
After going over a lesson of what things I consider cheating, I have students initial and sign the contract. It has my school's logo and a signature line. I use the "contract" because it feels very official and serious and lets them know that we have a very strict stance on academic integrity. They turn it in and I can use it if someone does cheat. They can't argue about getting a zero if they signed and initialed that they wouldn't have a paper with answers on it.
I don't use this in every class. It's hard to cheat on a written test, for example. I mostly use it in lower level classes where students often haven't had as much exposure to school culture in this country and in classes where there are a lot of exams. I've since added a behavior contract to it as well that addresses some issues I've had with my student population. I've left the document as a Word document instead of a PDF, so you can modify items to fit your context and policies.
Example Syllabus
I've attached my syllabus template to check out. I've removed specific policies since everyone will have different ones. If you're new to teaching and need to develop a syllabus from scratch, seeing an example layout can be useful.
Classroom Syllabus Activities
Survivor the Classroom Experience
When I first started teaching, I'd do the typical first day of class syllabus review, standing awkwardly in front of the class going through each section as students followed along. I wanted to figure out a way to make it more engaging for students, something that would require them to really look through it and absorb information instead of tuning me out as I talked. To solve this problem, I came up with an activity that took the syllabus from my hands and put it into theirs. I've really enjoyed doing this activity as it seems students really look through the syllabus. The downfall is that it doesn't work well with beginning level classes.
- Put students in pairs. Have them look through the syllabus and write down 5 things that they will need to survive (a spinoff of the TV show) the course. The things could be anything from materials to attitudes.
- Have each pair write their list on the board.
- Go over the lists on the board as a class. Ask students where in the syllabus they saw the need for something. For example, if they say they will need an alarm clock, if asked, they may point to a strict no late policy in your syllabus.
- As a class, decide which of the things on the board are the most important and circle them.
Alternatively, you could have the pairs create a list of ten things and then have two pairs join to compare lists and select 5 they think are the most important between the two lists.
Syllabus Quiz
One of my colleagues has her students do a syllabus quiz near the beginning of class. It could be something you grade, or it could be something pairs work together to complete collaboratively. You could do it the first day while they're looking at the syllabus for the first time (obviously this way would be ungraded), or you could let them take it home and study it for a quiz the following day. Either way, it's a great way to get students thinking about the important policies in your class.
We'd love to hear your great syllabus ideas or thoughts on the ones mentioned here. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts and ideas.


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It's no secret that the CRA seems to be cracking down on SR&ED claims in general, making it more difficult to claim SR&ED refunds even if you haven't done anything wrong. The rules can seem convoluted and fuzzy to SR&ED applicants, and full of grey zone uncertainty. It can be truly frustrating, being one of those companies who has seen a claim reduced or 100% disqualified within the past couple of years (in other words, just about every company whose claim has gone to audit during that time).
While the level of frustration can make it tempting for a company to abandon SR&ED entirely, this is not the wisest business approach. The average company still receives $160,000 in SR&ED refunds each year from the most generous program of its kind in the world. If you believe that your company has done eligible research, and you're confident enough to have ever made a claim, then isn't it worthwhile to determine how you can get a slice of that tax refund or tax credit pie?
If the SR&ED program is full of uncertainty, then a SR&ED like approach works best for deciphering it; through systematic experimental attempts, other companies and consultants have determined ways of avoiding certain red flags and having the strongest possible position in the event of an audit. Here are five such ways:
When describing SR&ED activity in a report, never lump the time spent on due diligence in with the claimable/experimental time. It's not a matter of just claiming less time, but making sure you don't send up a red flag by talking about non-claimable activities in the parts of reports where you are only expected to talk about proper SR&ED.
That said, make sure evidence of your due diligence/pre-SR&ED activities is documented so that in the event of an audit you can show the circumstances that led to the claimable activities.
Having one person assigned to corral all the disparate records kept about SR&ED eligible experimentation.
Not waiting for the end of a project or fiscal year to create SR&ED project documentation. It's easier to spread that sort of work out over time by documenting things as they happen, and as your memory is fresh. Tracking and documenting in real time will allow an easier task of defending labour cost claims in the event of an audit.
Understand the appropriate claims you can make for management and senior level staff, and be realistic about the hours they must have spent directly engaging in work. High percentages in this category can send up a red flag.
Of course, it takes more than five tips to solve the puzzle that is SR&ED. If you have any questions, contact SR&ED Unlimited and we will do our best to answer them.


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- People in the United States spend only 30 minutes per day on average cooking, the lowest in the OECD, as well as spending low amounts of time eating (1 hour 14 minutes per day, the third lowest in the OECD). But one third of Americans are obese, the highest rate in the OECD.
- (As of 2007) At $31,000, the United States has the second highest household income after taxes and benefits in the OECD, after Luxembourg. But US income is distributed relatively unequally, with both the fourth highest rate of income inequality and relative poverty (17.3% of people poor compared to an OECD average of 11.1%) in the OECD.
- While the United States is often considered a country of immigrants and has 13.7% of its population foreign born, 11 out of 34 OECD countries have a higher foreign-born population share.
- People in the United States have a life expectancy of 77.9 years, lower than the OECD average of 79.3 years, despite having the highest public and private spending on health at 16% of GDP, considerably higher than the OECD average of 9%.
- The United States leads the OECD in citizens volunteering time, giving money, and helping strangers. 60% of Americans undertook such activities in the previous month, compared to an OECD average of 39%.
Friday, February 3, 2012
OECD (2011), Society at a Glance – OECD Social Indicators
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The Manager, Graphic Design is responsible for managing a team of graphic designers to deliver superior projects that adhere to corporate brand deadlines on deadline and with strong attention to detail. In addition to providing tactical oversight and creative direction to a team of designers, this hands-on position will produce designs and serve as the primary developer of corporate and large event PowerPoint templates.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of graphic designers to deliver superior quality design projects that adhere to corporate brand guidelines, on deadline and with strong attention to detail
- Apply creative thinking and graphic design skills to develop high-priority traditional and digital designs under tight deadlines
- With input from internal stakeholders, design and maintain the corporate PowerPoint and produce user friendly presentation templates for large events, including the annual customer conference and annual sales kickoff. Candidates with exceptional PPT skills are highly preferred.
- Provide tactical oversight and creative direction to design team to take creative projects from conception to fruition with a high degree of accountability in meeting goals and objectives
- Serve as expert Easy Projects user and work within the Easy Projects system to assign projects to a team of graphic designers, and track them through completion
- Work with core team and designers to review creative project requests, ensure brand standards are met, and identify and address process gaps that will impact requested projects
- Manage and maintain accurate creative project reporting, including a weekly report of new, in-progress, and completed projects, and quarterly scorecard updates
- Utilize strong project management skills to take a wide variety of design projects from conception through completion, on time and within budget
- With input from internal stakeholders, design and maintain the corporate PowerPoint and produce user friendly presentation templates for large events, including the annual customer conference and annual sales kickoff. Candidates with exceptional PPT skills are highly preferred.
- Work individually and with designers to develop concepts for websites, mobile and social applications, rich media, print, campaigns, etc.
- Utilize digital asset management system, content management systems, and other project management systems to drive project traffic from request to approval and file delivery
- Translate high-level software and technology concepts into reader-friendly copy for traditional and digital media, and edit creative projects for adherence to brand and style guidelines.
- Bachelor's degree graphic design or related field, or equivalent
- In addition to graphic design experience, at least 5 years of creative team management in an agency or corporate environment—B2B and technology brand experience a plus
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate creative concepts effectively and respectfully to diverse audiences
- Hands-on expertise in the full Adobe Creative Suite; experience with Digital Asset Management systems, Content Management Systems, Salesforce.com, Easy Projects or other project management systems is preferred
- Superior PowerPoint skills, including design creation, master and template development, style setting, and formatting
- Extensive project management, creative traffic management, and people management experience, with strong attention to detail relating to prioritization, execution, resourcing, corporate brand guidelines, and deadlines
- The ability to develop designs that make complex technology understandable and interesting to diverse audiences and various personas while facing multiple tight deadlines
- Knowledge of integrated marketing and digital disciplines and brand management
- Team player who thrives in a fluid and deadline-driven environment with moderate supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and proven project management skills
- Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SharePoint; OutlookHighly proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SharePoint; Outlook, etc.
- Willingness to travel 5%
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Your mind is essentially intertwined wires, with signals shooting down each narrow path to give you your thoughts. Some thoughts are just facts absorbed. Others are taken from tiny pieces of information that trigger your imagination to create a completed story. Some of us have wires that like to twist, twist the information we receive to become negative, so negative that our body thinks it's in danger, like a lion is about to tear the flesh off of our bones.
When this process begins our wires start to spark. Our heart begins to race as though it is trying to run right out of our chest, the adrenaline rips through our body like a tornado destroying a town and then the feeling of impending doom begins. This triggers our stomach to want to erupt like a volcano, the heat in our body makes our cheeks set on fire and become red, our hands become sweaty, our senses become heightened and our breathing becomes difficult, like we are breathing through a straw. Then it happens, we feel it slowly creeping into the back of our eyes, the river of emotions is about to overflow. The tears start to stream down our face and we feel the need to run right out of this situation or fight.
But what is there to fight you ask? In reality nothing, in our head everything.
See we have let the current (information) run down an unintended (and unrealistic) path, causing our brain to short circuit. Once this has happened our battery is drained. We are exhausted.
Imagine feeling that every time you are put into a social situation? That is social anxiety. We can't just calm down, cheer up or snap out of it we just have to ride it out. Our body begins to work overtime to fight a threat that isn't actually there. The best thing you can do when you are with someone who experiences this is show us we are not in danger. Breath alongside us so we re gain a proper rhythm, give us a hug tell us everything will be OK or just stand by our side while we go through the process and be there when we come out the other side.
Sometimes just knowing we are not facing it alone is enough.
We may over react if you say something wrong or we may text you 2/3 times a day. We aren't trying to pee you off, our brains are just programmed differently.
For me personally if I don't hear from a friend I think they have fallen out with me or I have done something wrong, so I generally text them daily to check they are ok. If I am ignored or someone doesn't reply again I feel like I have done something wrong. My anxiety is triggered by the fear of being unliked and hated.
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On Sunday, seven-year-old Boston Marathon bomb survivor Jane Richard sang the national anthem at the Boston Red Sox game. Richard lost her left leg.
The children's choir of St. Ann's Catholic Church gathered on the field wearing the Boston Strong t-shirts. Richard was behind with the teacher and wore the Red Sox jersey along with her brand new prosthetic leg after 12 surgeries. Her older brother, eight-year-old Martin Richard, was the youngest victim in the April 15 attack. Her mother suffered head injuries.
The Red Sox won the game 6-5 and evened the American League Championship Series with the Detroit Tigers 1-1.
Last month the family released this statement:
'An hour doesn't go by that we don't feel the agony of Martin's death and the senseless way it came about,' the wrote in a statement in August. 'The pain is constant and even the sweetest moments can become heartbreaking when we are struck by the realization that "Martin would have loved this…"'But it is not all heartbreak for our family, as we are making progress on this long, difficult and painful road forward… Jane continues to be an incredible source of inspiration – and exhaustion. The loss of her leg has not slowed her one bit, or deterred her in any way.'
Jane attended the Clifden Academy of Irish Dance and her parents are enjoying watching her dance again. Their oldest child Henry left the finish line before the bombing, but his parents said he is still very protective of them and enjoyed camping trips this past summer.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Gazza admitted to treatment centre
Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States.
The alcoholic former Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio and Newcastle United star, 45, has "willingly" been admitted to an unnamed centre, his management company said on Monday night.
The move came after fears for the Italia 90 and Euro 96 legend when he appeared unwell and shaking during a charity appearance in Northampton last week, when he broke down sobbing on stage in front of a room full of fans.
In a statement, GamePlan Solutions said Gazza had been touched by the help and support shown by fans and figures within football over the past few days.
The statement read: "Alcoholic Paul Gascoigne has been experiencing a tough time of late. He has been asking for help and has willingly been admitted to a treatment centre in America. He has complex issues that are currently being dealt with by professionals.
"Paul has been extremely touched and overwhelmed by the generous offers of help and support over the past few days. He is motivated to fully understand and control his addiction problem under guidance."
The world of football has shown its concern at the latest troubled period in the life of Gascoigne, one of England's most naturally gifted players ever. Gascoigne, who has spoken about alcoholism problems in the past, was sectioned five years ago under the Mental Health Act.
After his latest breakdown, Gascoigne's agent Terry Baker said he had been drinking and needs immediate help, suggesting the wayward star's life is "always in danger" and fearing that "maybe no-one can save him".
Clarke Carlisle, chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, told Radio 4's Today Programme: "We'll continue to give him our full support because that's what we're here for.
"We have put several people to Gazza and, bar manhandling him and dragging him to a facility, which unfortunately we can't do and would do if we could, we have put everyone we possibly can across his path. We have been in touch with his friends, his advisers, and agents and we will do again."


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What do you think when you hear the phrase clear plastic... shower curtains, Tupperware containers perhaps?? Well I think 3.1 Phillip Lim Sandals, a new mac from Topshop, or some irresistibly cool glasses from Ellery.
Transparent plastics in the wearable form is clearly a big trend hitting the runways again and again....see what I did there......be prepared for more!
In July of '07, Robert Basler of Reuters declared that clear plastic was going to be 'the new black leather'... well... as far as I'm concerned...he was right. 2007 saw the likes of Chanel sporting new clear accessories. Since 2007 the trend has slowly been building and building, with Proenza Schouler, Chanel and Emma Cook in 2009, Prada, Versace and Zac Posen in 2010, and most recently, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang and Chanel once again in 2012. With the passing years some of our favourite chain stores like Asos, Topshop and Zara have picked up on the trend, which has given us less cashed up folk more accessibility.
images via style.com
This isn't the first time we have seen this trend. Look back to the 60's during the "space age" period, post WWII. Designers like Rudi Gernreich & Andre Courreges were pushing the boundaries and embracing the new fibre technology available, which resulted in futuristic style dresses featuring clear plastic splicing in the form of the iconic 60's mini dress. This look didn't necessarily trickle down to the streets but it was definitely an iconic moment in fashion.
(Dresses by Rudi Gernreich & Andre Courreges) images via google
Then skip ahead to the 80's just after the sexual revolution, when clear plastic was used to create a sexual illusion of something see –through, almost fetish like. Note: stripper heels!! Then there was a more subtle take on the sexiness of the see through number.... heels like these Christian Dior's, which could easily be mistaken for shoes of the 21st century if it weren't for that elastic sling back.... and who can forget the jelly sandals??... not sure on the sexual appeal or if they were necessarily influenced by the sexual revolution??, but hey each to their own I guess.
(stripper heels from the 80's, Christian Dior heels from the 80's, jelly sandals from the 80's) images via google
I'm pretty glad we have evolved from the 80's take on clear plastic. Otherwise I'm afraid my love of clear plastics would have strayed me to a more promiscuous career path. Luckily for me, today it's about reworking the classics with a clear new identity... clear plastic trench coats, carry-alls-pumps... mind you if you don't wear some normal clothes underneath that clear plastic trench, people may start throwing money at you... which if you ignore the fact that you will basically be naked it may not be a bad thing??
Stripper banter aside.... if you think you have missed out on the clear bandwagon....don't fret, forecasters are still predicting it for future seasons... both summer and winter!! Ranging from retro to futuristic, from romantic to punk, from the avant-garde to the minimalistic... and a variety in between, it's got all bases covered.
(SUMMER & WINTER FORECASTING) images via WGSN
Here is a little shopping inspiration to get you thinking clearly!!
1. Jeffrey Campbell 2. Michael Kors 3. Jil Sander 4. Martin Margiela
5. ASOS 6. Walmart 7. Chloe Sevigny 8. Harvey Nichols
9. Culter & Gross 10. Topshop 11. Charlotte Olympia
5. ASOS 6. Walmart 7. Chloe Sevigny 8. Harvey Nichols
9. Culter & Gross 10. Topshop 11. Charlotte Olympia


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Sane Travels For Man City Medical Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is closing on another signing, with Schalke's Leroy San...
Sane Travels For Man City Medical
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is closing on another signing, with Schalke's Leroy Sane on his way to the club for a medical.
Schalke have confirmed that Sane has not travelled to their training camp, with the winger set to complete a five-year move for around €50 million.
Quite where all these attacking midfielders are going to play in the City XI is another question...
Chelsea Eye Lukaku
Meanwhile, are we at last approaching the end of the protracted saga that is the on-off possibility of striker Romelu Lukaku returning to Chelsea?
The Mirror reckons so, reporting that the Merseysiders have insisted Lukaku will be starting the new season at Goodison Park unless their £75m valuation is met.
That would shatter the British transfer record, set by Manchester United when they signed Angel Di Maria for £59.7m from Real Madrid.
But that record, of course, might not even exist by then if Manchester United can sign Paul Pogba first...
Zielinski Nears Napoli Switch
Napoli are expected to wrap up the signing of Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski in the coming days, reports Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Azzurri will reportedly pay Udinese €18m for the 22-year-old, who's spent the past two seasons on loan at Empoli. The Pole had attracted interest from both AC Milan and Liverpool.
Jetro Willems' Liverpool link
Reported Liverpool target Jetro Willems has further fuelled talk that he could be arriving at Anfield this month.
According to reports in Holland last month Klopp has made a £13million bid for the PSV defender to bring competition in the left-back slot for Alberto Moreno.
The 22-year-old, who is close friends with Georginio Wijnaldum, spoke about his future after PSV's 1-0 win over Feyenoord in the Johan Cruyff Shield on Sunday and he refused to rule out a transfer.
Swansea Update
Swansea will up their efforts to land Tottenham's Nacer Chadli and Leicester's Leonardo Ulloa after being rebuffed by Fernando Llorente in an effort to lure the former Spanish international to Wales, according to the Express.
Meanwhile the Swansea's captain Ashley Williams is set to move to Everton in a £10m deal within the next 48 hours, Wales Online reports.
Arkadiusz Milik Joins Napoli
Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has moved from Ajax Amsterdam to Napoli for £30million, his management group said on Monday. The 22-year-old replaces Gonzalo Higuain, who joined Juventus last week, at the Italian Serie A club.
'It's an honour I will become a part of Napoli with its amazing fans full of passion, a great club with a glorious history. I want to make these fantastic Napoli fans happy,' he said on the Facebook page of F-MG media.
Milik's move came after an impressive showing at the European Championship where Poland reached the knockout stage even though he only became a regular with Ajax in the second half of the season in which he scored 21 league goals.
Ajax, who signed Milik from Bayer Leverkusen in 2014, have gone back on a statement they released three weeks ago in which they said he would not be sold.
Lacazette To Arsenal?
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette may yet leave Lyon despite this morning's report of a new contract on offer to keep the Frenchman happy.
According to quotes attributed to manager Bruno Genesio in the Mirror, should Arsenal or any other club offer up the right amount of money, the striker could leave Lyon.
"He can leave if Lyon want him to," Genesio is quoted as saying. "There are some offers that you cannot refuse."
Closing In On Arsenal Move?
Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi's representatives will travel to London to meet with Arsenal, who are looking to end their search for a striker by signing the Argentine.
Monday morning's papers in Italy confirm that Arsenal will firm up their interest in the player as the Gunners look to compete with Napoli.
In order to do that, they have to find €70million (almost £60million) for the transfer fee and around €5million (over £4.2million) annually on wages for the 23-year-old.
The former Sampdoria man admitted that he hasn't been kept in the loop much with regards to his future, possibly hinting nothing has changed.
Newcastle Trigger Diame's Clause
Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Hull City's Mohammed Diame man after triggering the release clause in his contract, sources close to the Premier League club have told ESPN FC.
The Magpies have offered £4.5 million for the Senegalese, which means the player is now free to talk to the Championship club.
Hull are fighting to keep Diame, who scored the winning goal in the Championship playoff final in May, at the KC Stadium by offering him a new deal.
Valencia Sign Montoya
Valencia have confirmed the signing of defender Martin Montoya on a four-year contract after Barcelona agreed to cancel his contract.
Montoya, 25, who made his Barcelona debut in 2011 and won three La Liga titles during his time at the Camp Nou, agreed terms until 2020 after a successful medical.
The right-back, who has represented Spain at under-21 level, spent spells on loan at Inter Milan and Real Betis during a Barcelona career in which he made 66 appearances and scored two goals.
Jakub Leaves Dortmund
Wolfsburg have signed Jakub Blaszczykowski from Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract. Poland international Blaszczykowski, who joined Dortmund in 2007, has completed a permanent deal for a reported €5 million after Thomas Tuchel deemed him surplus to requirements.
The 30-year-old winger joins Wolfsburg to help fill the void left by Andre Schurrle's move in the opposite direction earlier this summer.
VfL have secured the services of Jakub Blaszczykowski from @BVB. Kuba has signed a deal with VfL until 2019. pic.twitter.com/BYorCT7Tjn— VfL Wolfsburg EN (@VfLWolfsburg_EN) August 1, 2016
Baba Joins Schalke
Schalke have signed Chelsea defender Baba Rahman on a seaon long loan, with the full-back having met up with the squad.
Abdul Rahman #Baba is travelling with the #Schalke squad to the training camp. #s04 pic.twitter.com/9J5vuNpzxK— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) August 1, 2016
The Bundesliga confirmed Rahman's presence on their official club Twitetr feed, writing: "Abdul Rahman Baba is travelling with the Schalke squad to the training camp."
Rahman made 23 appearances for Chelsea last term but has been deemed surplus to immediate requirements by new boss Antonio Conte.
Song Departs Barcelona Finally
Russian club Rubin Kazan have signed Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a free transfer.
The 28-year-old former Cameroon player had been expected to join Rubin on loan but has signed a permanent deal after terminating his Barca deal.
OFFICIAL: Alex Song is now officially a Rubin player, after signing his contract today. pic.twitter.com/3eNGeA9w1Z— Rubin Kazan UK (@RubinKazanUK) August 1, 2016
Song, who left Arsenal to sign a five-year deal with Barcelona in 2012, made 65 appearances for the Catalan club and scored one goal. He had spent the last two seasons on loan at Premier League side West Ham.
Having been turned down by a lengthy list of forwards, West Ham are now considering a £7m bid for Germany international Mario Gomez, reports the Mirror.
Everton are expected to seal a move for Aston Villa midfielder Idrissa Gueye in the next 24 hours, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC.
Chelsea are prepared to offload Oscar to Inter Milan in a £30m deal after new manager Antonio Conte has been unimpressed with the Brazilian's work rate, reports the Sun.
Bordeaux have confirmed the signing of AC Milan attacking midfielder Jeremy Menez on a three-year deal. The 29-year-old France international has sealed a return Ligue 1, where he has spent the majority of his 12 years in professional football, after two years in Milan.


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Course Objective
In this training you will work on your personal development and improve your management skills. Reflecting on your own role, behaviour, strengths and weaknesses will give you insight in yourself and others. Learn to work more effectively with your team: lead, motivate and support people to be the best that they can be, in line with your organisation's objectives.
Course Highlights:
- A clearer picture about your personal leadership style, how you can lead yourself and others
- Insightful reflection on your own qualities and respond to challenges in leading individuals and teams
- Strengthened engagement and trust with your colleagues and staff
- mproved communication and conflict management skills
For whom?
- You are, or you aspire to be, a professional in a leadership position. Manager in an international organisation, project or programme
- You are responsible for leading, managing or supporting individual staff or teams.
- You are motivated to increase your self-awareness and develop trust in yourself through self-reflection and experimentation.
Course Agenda
Day 1
Understand the role of leadership in your career and in your organization
Introduction to leadership concepts and vision
Discuss about personal leadership styles and qualities
Day 2
Discuss about how to build trust and maintain good relationships
Understand the impact of different perceptions about leaders
Learn how to create a positive organisational culture
Learn how to give and receive feedback
Day 3
Discuss about situational leadership
Discuss about coaching (the GROW model)
Explore different aspects of team building
Day 4
Elaborate on the cultural dimension
Understand and learn how to work through performance or behavioural issues
Plan ahead for next steps in your leadership
Course language: English
Course fee: EUR 830 including training venue, lunches, refreshments, materials and certificate, excluding 10% tax
Discounts: 10% for MDF alumni; 01 free place for organizations sending 6 staffs on the same course
Registration: https://mdf.nl/training/register?training=383
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An 11-year-old visually-challenged child has fulfilled his long cherished dream of becoming a news anchor.
T. Sriramanujam, who was born blind at birth, anchored a 30-minute news bulletin with the help of Braille.
After successfully completing his assignment, a thrilled Sriramanujam shared his experience of reading news before the camera.
"I am studying in 5th standard in a blind school. Even though I could never see TV, I used to listen to it keenly and follow. I wished if anyone would give me a chance to become a news anchor. Finally, Lotus Channel gave me that opportunity," he said.
The news Sriramanujam read included the follow up of the Nepal earthquake and former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's trial.
The chairman of Lotus channel, G.K.S. Selvakumar, said the main purpose of introducing the visually challenged boy was to promote and create awareness on eye donation among the people.
"In order to create social awareness and to change the mindset of people about disability, a blind boy has been made a news anchor for the first time by Lotus broadcasting service. Through this initiative, we hope to inspire people to donate their eyes after death," Selvakumar said.
"At present, he has been tasked with reading special news weekly. And after some time, Sriramanujan would become a permanent daily news reader, he added.
Meanwhile, Sriramanujam's mother Kalaiarasi said that she was extremely delighted to see her son read the news with confidence.
"Talent cannot be restricted by disability. No disabled child should be isolated by society. My request to all parents is if you have a disabled child make them an achiever. Disability should not limit the disabled child to achieve what a normal child could otherwise achieve," said Kalaiarasi.
"Sriramanujam 's efforts will inspire other disabled children," she added.
Lotus channel had earlier in September recruited the country's first transgender news anchor, five months after a court ruled that the transgenders be recognised as a legal third gender.


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Project Description
This iteration, from our "Frozen" collection, depicts a scene where all the major characters from the movie are gathered together. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Hans, Sven, and of course Olaf are front and center on the top of this design. Their "stage" consists of a large tier, in (of course) "Frozen Blue", meticulously embellished with myriad glistening and exquisitely carved snowflakes. A row of delicate blue "puffs" gracefully edges the base of the tier, and the celebratory announcement is etched in brilliant red. Our characters seem to be in the middle of dealing with various issues, in this setting, but all of them are present and accounted for, to wish Zoe a very happy 5th birthday!