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Ce condo de coin avant récemment rénové dispose de vues magnifiques de la terrasse privée donnant sur la piscine et la plage de sable blanc. Les beaux plafonds voûtés prêtent à une grande, grande ambiance. Avec 3 chambres et 2 avec salle de bains, cette location de vacances peut accueillir jusqu'à 9 personnes. Master suite a accès terrasse et une vue absolument imprenable sur la mer. Il comprend également une double vasque et une baignoire pour luxueuses, imbibe apaisantes. Cuisine à aire ouverte, salle à manger et salles de séjour de profiter pleinement de superbes vues sur la mer des Caraïbes. La cuisine dispose d'un double évier, comptoirs en granit, armoires en bois foncé et de tous les appareils. Appliques murales ajoutent au cadre serein. Surface habitable bénéficie d'un éclairage naturel des inondations dans des portes-fenêtres donnant sur la mer. Situation calme et tranquille à l'entrée de Playacar - près de ruines mayas, parcours de golf, des courts de tennis, des sentiers pédestres, des activités nautiques et des miles de plage déserte de sable de corail à explorer! À proximité du quai du traversier de Cozumel et réputé pour la 5e Avenue interminables commerciaux et restaurants.
Le bruit de la construction possible sur Septembre et Octobre. Aucun remboursement offerts pour les problèmes de bruit.
Ce membre s'engage à répondre dans les plus brefs délais, à proposer les meilleurs tarifs ainsi qu'une excellente expérience vacancier.
The unit was wonderful. Sitting on the balcony in the breeze from the ocean every morning with a coffee was so enjoyable.There was plenty of room for my five grandkids and me. We all had space and privacy with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The pool was great and Robin the bartender was fun and helpful. Good Times
Our first time staying in Xaman Ha Condo (unit 7123) and we absolutely loved it! We have been traveling to Mexico for over 10 years and PlayaCar is hands down our favorite place with the nicest beaches. The location of these condos can't be beat- easy 2 block walk to everything you could possibly want or need.
Rentals Your Way was very easy to work with and allowed us early check-in and late check outs. They were very prompt with reservations and any questions we had before and during our stay.
The unit itself was very clean and suited our needs perfectly. The appliances, hot water and air conditioning all worked well. There were a lot of steps but as other reviews state- there is a new enterence with an exterior paved walkway under construction that can eliminate some of the up and down parts of the interior hallway.
House cleaning came every other day and were the nicest ladies ever- very sweet! It was kind of strange that we never had washcloths or hand towels provided in the bathrooms- next time I will pack some. There were a ton of beach towels and bath towels.
My only suggestion for improvement would be to update the living room furniture and the kitchen bar stools. While comfortable- the couches were a little stained and the wooden bar stools were so worn they looked terrible. When comparing to other units- the furniture here really lacks appeal. We did find the bed in the master bedroom to be very comfy and slept like a rock every night.
Overall- the incredible views and the vaulted ceilings outweighed the ugly furniture for us. We would most definitely rent this unit again in a heart beat!
Last I would like to mention a few of the owners and regulars that we met and really enjoyed talking with- they gave us great advice on places to go and were just so friendly and welcoming: Robin and Robert, Darrel, Deckland, Terry, Roger and bartender Robin- Thanks for the laughs!
Great unit and location, although we wish the tree (don't know what type but not the palm trees) in front of our condo was not there. If only the palm trees, the view would be outstanding, framed just like a post card. And yes, the up and down of the stairs and walkways are a bit confusing at first and seem like a long way around the bend, so to speak. Weird configuration. Aw well.... The unit is nicely appointed. Two drawbacks: 1) The front door and a few windows (especially in the front larger bedroom) are not sealed properly. They ask that you not run your a/c unit when gone but if they were properly sealed they wouldn't need to worry about expensive electric bills. Plus, the construction from the very large condo units going up next to Xaman Ha would not be so loud. Luckily we were not in the condo much during the day. 2) The pool bar was closed for renovations before the big tourist season and we were not informed of this before arriving. While not a major inconvenience, we came in later on the first night and wanted to grab food and drinks from there, but alas we had to go out to dinner. And we wanted to utilize the pool bar during our stay and could not. Missed revenue on their part. However, the unit is quite nice, the grounds are well kept and the beach and pool are wonderful. We would definitely go back again.
We booked this beachfront, 3-bedroom condo thru Rentals Your Way for the week of Sep 25 - Sep 30. The booking process and all communications with Sarai were so easy and stress free.
Unit 7123 is at the end of a second floor hallway. it is the end closest to the beach so our view was amazing. The terrace can be accessed from the master bedroom as well as from the living room and looks out onto the pool and beach.
The place is super clean, spacious, and beautifully decorated. It has everything we needed for a family of 6 adults and 2 toddlers. towels, tp, paper towels, dish and laundry detergent, washer and dryer, iron with board, full kitchen, shampoo and conditioner, even board games and pool and beach toys. The AC worked wonderfully and there was always plenty of hot water.
Everything is walking distance from the condo complex. So many restaurants and bars, banks and money exchange places, the ferry to Cozumel, and the main little plaza where you can see Mayan dancers and los Voladores de Papantla every night. Also the Mayan Portal is there. But you are still away from the hustle and bustle and noise of the city. We slept soundly every night. there is construction going on next door at the Playacar Palace during the day. the noise never woke us or even bothered us when we hung out at the pool. Speaking of the pool area, it was always clean and the water was perfect temperature. It is low season, so there were always plenty of loungers available, but the pool bar was closed.
Our condo was cleaned twice and fresh towels provided during our week stay. All in all, it was a wonderful week. I will definitely book at Xaman Ha again. I highly recommend it.
Great 3 bedroom condo with veranda right above the beach and pool. Very clean condo and friendly staff. Perfect location for walks to town and a ferry to Cozumel. The beach is white soft sand with turquoise colored water. Post card picture perfect. The pool is great as is Robin the bartender/chef. Its also right on the beach. Not crowded like the all inclusives so it is very family friendly. Would recommend to anyone going to Playa Del Carmen that likes a kitchen to prepare their own food with short walks to town for meals and entertainment and is not looking for a crowded all inclusive resort. Great place. Our best vacation ever according to my wife and kids.
My family (total of 7) stayed at this unit in May 2017 and overall we were VERY satisfied with our stay. We loved the location (very close to 5th Ave, yet in a less populated beach), as well as the property. As mentioned in previous reviews, the bottled water connected through a filter and delivered into the sink was impressive (had never seen this before). There were a couple maintenance items (i.e. remotes missing batteries, microwave has probably seen better days, a little leak of the washing machine), but they were reported and I'm sure they will take care of them. The location of the air conditioners (at the bottom) in the bedrooms is probably not optimal as heat rises and cool air goes down. This leads to more usage of A/C which could be avoided if they were placed differently. The one item that bothered us the most was the design of the stairs to access the unit; I have never seen a staircase that required you to go up one floor and down one floor to get to the hallway that led to the unit, instead of just a few steps to go to the hallway. Can't understand what the architects of the complex were thinking when they designed it this way. That said, I would still go back to the property as it is VERY comfortable and made us feel very happy.
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Stand behind an opened current-model MacBook Pro or Air, and you'll see a glowing Apple logo. But look at some older models – such as Carrie Bradshaw's laptop in Sex and the City – and the logo appears upside down.
The mysterious case of the flipped Apple logo has resurfaced after Joe Moreno, who worked for Apple for over nine years, blogged about it, saying the change came about due to product placement in TV and movies.
Apple never pays for its products to appear on television or in movies, unlike many companies; instead it relies on hit shows wanting to feature them as props or even – such as Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory – writing them into the script.
The company's gadgets were discussed or shown 891 times on TV in 2011, up from 613 in 2009, with iOS devices appearing in more than 40 percent of the movies that topped the weekly box office in the same year, as reported by Bloomberg.
Studios interested in using an Apple product had to wait for review models to be returned, and often got older devices. However Jon Holtzman, Apple's marketing manager in the early '90s, successfully lobbied to make product placement as much of a priority as the editorial loan program. He also tried to make a small but important product change to the company logo.
At the time, prior to Jobs' return to Apple, the PowerBook had the iconic company logo facing the user when closed, which meant that the logo was upside down when the lid was open. Holtzman had stickers printed to cover the actual logo and have it appear correctly onscreen in TV and movies.
"We had some discussions at Apple about the placement of the logo on the back of Apple's laptops," Moreno writes. "Apple has an internal system called Can We Talk? where any employee can raise questions on most any subject. So we asked, 'Why is the Apple logo upside down on laptops when the lid is open?'
"If the Apple logo was placed such that it was right side up when the lid was opened then it ended up being upside down when the lid was closed, from the point of view of the user.
"Why was (being) upside down from the user's perspective an issue? Because the design group noticed that users constantly tried to open the laptop from the wrong end. Steve Jobs always focused on providing the best possible user experience and believed that it was more important to satisfy the user than the onlooker.
"Obviously, after a few years, Steve reversed his decision.
"Opening a laptop from the wrong end is a self-correcting problem that only lasts for a few seconds. However, viewing the upside logo is a problem that lasts indefinitely."
Ken Segall author of Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success has also blogged about the upside-down Apple logo.


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CardNotPresent.com, antifraud technology provider Kount and payments consultancy The Fraud Practice yesterday announced the results of a survey of merchants and service providers describing their thoughts on mobile payments and their readiness to address fraud in the mobile channel. Overall, respondents believe mobile revenue will grow substantially, but projections about how much and how they are addressing fraud in the channel vary substantially.
The Mobile Fraud Survey found that even as early as next year, nearly a third of businesses predicted that up to 20 percent of their sales will come through the mobile channel. Smaller merchants expect more growth in the mobile channel and are almost as likely to have a mobile app for online shopping as merchants with annual revenues greater than $50 million.
The survey also looked at how merchants in various retail segments felt about mobile payments and fraud. Overall, jewelry, digital goods and gaming retailers expect the biggest growth in mobile sales.
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California State law, Health and Safety Code, Vision 105, Part 2, Chapter 1, Sections 120325-120380; California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 8, Sections 6000-6075 mandates that, effective July 1999, all seventh grade students must comply with immunization requirements.
Students will not be allowed to enroll in seventh grade at any of the Twin Rivers Unified School District schools, unless the above immunizations have been received and written verification provided via an official shot record.
Before picking up your child's class schedule, you must present your student's immunization record and completed emergency card to school staff for review.
Medications at School
The parent/guardian of a student on continuing medication must inform the principal or other designated certificated personnel of the medication being taken, including the dosage, and the name of the supervising physician.
For district staff to assist with a student's medication school personnel must receive a written statement form the physician detailing the method, amount and time schedules by which the medication is to be taken, and a written statement from the parent/guardian indicating that they desire the school district to assist their child in the matter set forth by the physician. (E.C. 49423)
With the consent of the parent/guardian, the school may communicate with the physician who may counsel the school personnel regarding possible side effects of the drug. This may include effects on the student's physical, intellectuals and social behavior as well as adverse effects which may indicate overdose, toxicity, or omission. (E.C. 5141.21)
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Israel's Hope; Or, the Centre of the Target
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The Writings of Israel's Philosophers
With Israel's God who Can Compare?
Achan's Sin, Israel's Defeat
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Choose (116 Occurrences)
Chosen (197 Occurrences)
Sanctification (13 Occurrences)
Faithfulness (91 Occurrences)
Gomer (7 Occurrences)
E'phraim (146 Occurrences)
Bible ConcordanceIsrael's (72 Occurrences)
Matthew 10:6 but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
Matthew 15:24 But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
John 1:49 "Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
Ephesians 2:12 That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
Genesis 35:22 and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth.
Genesis 46:5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Genesis 48:12 Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Genesis 48:13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him.
Exodus 6:14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben.
Exodus 9:4 And Jehovah hath separated between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and there doth not die a thing of all the sons of Israel's;
Exodus 14:19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them;
Exodus 18:8 Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.
Numbers 1:20 The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
Numbers 1:45 And all those that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
Numbers 8:19 And I give the Levites gifts to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the sons of Israel, and there is no plague among the sons of Israel in the sons of Israel's drawing nigh unto the sanctuary.'
Numbers 11:16 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.
Numbers 21:3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities; and the name of the place was called Hormah.
Numbers 26:5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel: the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
Numbers 31:16 It was these who, moved by Balaam, were the cause of Israel's sin against the Lord in the question of Peor, because of which disease came on the people of the Lord.
Numbers 31:30 Of the children of Israel's half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, even of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the tabernacle of Yahweh."
Numbers 31:42 Of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred
Numbers 31:47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the tabernacle of Yahweh; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Deuteronomy 1:38 Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage.
Deuteronomy 21:8 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
Joshua 8:24 And it cometh to pass, at Israel's finishing to slay all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them (and they fall all of them by the mouth of the sword till their consumption), that all Israel turn back to Ai, and smite it by the mouth of the sword;
Joshua 22:11 And news came to the children of Israel, See, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have put up an altar opposite the land of Canaan, in the country by Jordan on the side which is Israel's.
Judges 3:2 (only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) --
Judges 3:10 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
Judges 5:9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
Judges 6:3 And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
Judges 6:14 And the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you?
Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD; and His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Judges 11:21 And the Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hands of Israel, and they overcame them; so all the land of the Amorites, the people of that land, became Israel's.
Judges 11:26 In Israel's dwelling in Heshbon and in its towns, and in Aroer and in its towns, and in all the cities which 'are' by the sides of Arnon three hundred years -- and wherefore have ye not delivered them in that time?
Judges 20:6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel
Judges 20:34 And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them.
1 Samuel 6:5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel; peradventure He will lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
1 Samuel 7:9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto the LORD; and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.
1 Samuel 14:37 And Saul asked counsel of God: 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt Thou deliver them into the hand of Israel?' But He answered him not that day.
2 Samuel 5:12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
2 Samuel 20:23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
2 Samuel 23:1 Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:
2 Samuel 23:11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
1 Kings 2:5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings 2:32 And the LORD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
1 Kings 11:25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did; and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Aram.
1 Kings 12:20 And it cometh to pass, at all Israel's hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call him unto the company, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none hath been after the house of David save the tribe of Judah alone.
2 Kings 3:11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
2 Kings 5:7 And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this 'one' is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.'
2 Kings 6:23 And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Aram came no more into the land of Israel.
1 Chronicles 14:2 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.
1 Chronicles 17:24 Yea, let it be established, and let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Thy servant shall be established before Thee.
1 Chronicles 22:1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.
2 Chronicles 13:17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Ezra 10:10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: 'Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
Psalms 68:17 The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
Psalms 68:26 Bless ye God in full assemblies, even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.'
Psalms 89:18 For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.
Psalms 121:4 See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep.
Isaiah 30:29 You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come to Yahweh's mountain, to Israel's Rock.
Isaiah 43:15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah 44:5 One shall say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside Me there is no God.
Isaiah 49:7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
Jeremiah 3:21 Hark! upon the high hills is heard the suppliant weeping of the children of Israel; for that they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 31:9 With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way -- they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim -- My first-born 'is' he.
Jeremiah 50:20 In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Sought is the iniquity of Israel, and it is not, And the sin of Judah, and it is not found, For I am propitious to those whom I leave!
Jeremiah 51:49 Even Babylon 'is' to fall, ye pierced of Israel, Even they of Babylon have fallen, Ye pierced of all the earth.
Hosea 1:5 and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'
Hosea 5:5 And Israel's pride doth testify to his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall by their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
Amos 3:14 For in the day of My charging the transgressions of Israel on him, I have laid a charge on the altars of Beth-El, And cut off have been the horns of the altar, And they have fallen to the earth.
Micah 5:1 Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.
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Although prices of memory cards are coming down all the time, for a professional assignment or longer holiday, you would need to buy an awful lot of storage cards. Whereas capacities have risen to levels that were unheard of a few years ago, there will still be a time when images need to be backed up for security or to free up space on the cards.
A good solution then would be to invest in a battery-powered portable hard disk to store your images or other data.
The choice is overwhelming, from rather cheap devices - which are no more than a simple back-up device with sometimes not even the possibility to check if images have been backed up correctly, to clever advanced little units that allow viewing images or even enable multimedia presentations by connecting them to a TV or beamer.
We decided to try out SmartDisk's FlashTrax or Innoplus PhotoTainer PT-300P, as it is called in other markets. Not because it is the latest or cheapest device on the market - as it isn't - but because it is a well-designed and versatile little gadget that looks like it's built to last. It has a 3.5inch TFT screen that allows viewing and basic editing of your images and comes in a variety of sizes ranging from 20GB to 80GB - which should be more than enough for even the most trigger-happy shooters. It also doubles up as an MP3 or video player should you desire so.
The FlashTrax folds open like a miniature laptop to reveal a screen and basic keypad. The large four-way dial in the middle with the OK button in the centre, will be familiar from your digital compact or DSLR. Below this are Mode, Function and Escape buttons and along the top, a two-way zoom control and the on/off switch. Pressing and holding the latter for 2 seconds brings the FlashTrax to life. The screen lights up to reveal an Explorer type menu. Pressing Mode selects Set-up, Photo, File or Music formats. The Fn button controls the tabs from the Explorer menu and you can navigate the menus or files with the arrow keys confirming your selection by pressing Enter. When you are in the Photo Viewer menu, other file formats such as MP3 or WAV are filtered out. This makes the rather busy interface a bit less cluttered.
With the lid closed the Smartdisk FlashTrax can be used as an MP3 player by using the convenient control panel down the left hand side. With its massive storage capacity of at least 20 Gb, the unit has more than enough space to take your entire MP3 collection with you on the road and still leave room for your holiday pictures. Its qualities as an MP3 player are good especially if you use a good set of earphones - don't expect miracles from the built-in speaker though as it is too small to enjoy any real sound quality. However, compared to dedicated MP3 players on the market today the FlashTrax loses out on size as it is quite a lot bigger than the competition, no doubt due to its 2.5inch hard disk. On the right are connectors for fast (2.0) USB connection, net adapter and video or audio cables.
Build quality of the FlashTrax is excellent. The whole unit is rather heavy (340g) and feels like a sturdy piece of engineering. When opening the screen it locks in place with a positive click. Controls are well made and give the impression they are built to last. Smartdisk has really paid attention to detail on this one. Look at the screen which rests on two small rubber dots when closed, or the CF slot at the front, which is closed off with a large rubber flap to protect it from dust or debris entering. The unit measures 143mm x 92mm x 32mm - roughly the size of a paperback book, so it is not really small enough to fit a shirt pocket comfortably, and we feel it will be more at home in your gadget bag than your trouser pocket.
The first time you use your FlashTrax you will have to enter the set-up menu to set date and time as well as interface language. Setting the date correctly is important since - when making automatic copies from your CF card - image files are stored in directories labelled with the current date.
Copying photos from you image card couldn't be simpler. No need to open the lid or turn the FlashTrax on. Just put the CompactFlash card or Microdrive in the CF type I/II slot at the bottom; press Copy next to the memory slot and you are on your way. The unit powers on and creates a folder with today's date, along with a letter "a" for the first folder of that day, "b" for the next one, and so on. Downloading a full 256Mb card takes less than five minutes. A green LED on the 3.5inch TFT screen keeps track of progress. Smartdisk claim that you can download abour 3 to 6Gb of data before the battery needs to be charged - dependent on card capacity and number of separate transfers. Battery life when playing MP3 is about 3 hours while this is reduced to 2 hours when viewing photos on the LCD screen. Of course the unit can be operated straight from the AC adapter as well. A FlashTrax media adapter, which is sold separately,
lets you use other types of memory card such as SD/MMC cards, Memory Stick or xDcards.
You can check whether your images have been stored safely by opening the lid and checking them on screen. Alternatively you could ask FlashTrax to perform an automatic quick check where file names only are compared between those on the card and the 20Gb disk or opt for a full check, which compares each original file with its copy to check if they are identical. The latter will take as much time (and power) as copying a complete set of images since every file is compared to its counterpart in real time.
The SmartDisk FlashTrax can show JPEG and RAW images from most cameras. Even TIFF files can be viewed if they contain an uncompressed embedded thumbnail. AVI and MOV videos can be shown up to 320 x 420 at 30 frames/sec or 640 x 480 at 10 frames/sec, and our FlashTrax can even read and display PowerPoint files. This feature combined with its composite video out, makes the FlashTrax ideally suitable as a portable standalone PowerPoint Presenter.
When viewing photos on screen you can perform basic editing functions such as copy, paste or delete. Another option would be to rotate or rename them. You can generate photo albums or set up automatic or manual slide shows to present on a TV screen. Images can be viewed as a file list with small thumbnails alongside it or as full screen thumbnails. Browsing is fairly intuitive - albeit a bit slow with a pause of about one second before the next image is shown. You just scroll through the file list with the arrow keys and press Enter to show the image full screen. Pressing Enter again shows image info such as size, date, camera used and exposure details. An RGB histogram can be called up as well.
The Fn button lets you zoom in on details, while the Escape button takes you back to where you were. Image quality on the big screen - though not as detailed as on the latest digital cameras - is easily good enough to determine critical sharpness and especially the zooming function is very useful for this. Zoom can be accomplished in two ways, first by using the zoom in and out buttons or by pressing the Fn key which will display a 3x3, 4x4 or 2x2 grid with an active square. Use the arrow keys to select the square you would like to zoom in to and hit Enter to enlarge that part of the image.
When you connect your FlashTrax to a computer through your USB port, Windows will see the unit as a separate drive, and images can be transferred by simply dragging them to the directory where you want to store them. No drivers are needed for Windows XP, although for Windows 98SE a separate driver should be downloaded from the SmartDisk website, where you can also check whether any (free) updates are available. Macintosh computers are supported as well.
The FlashTrax is available in capacities ranging from 20 to 80Gb, and apart from the unit itself you get an AC adapter and power cord, USB and video cables, a rechargeable 2200mAh 5V Lithium-ion Battery which should give you about 3 hours of playing time and then needs another 3 hours for a full charge. There is a soft felt carrying case to protect your FlashTrax and an infrared remote control which allows playing slideshows on TV from the comfort of your arm chair.
An elaborate manual of 150 pages in French, German, Italian, English and Dutch is included, with 25 pages dedicated to each language. All basic and advanced functions are explained in the form of a tutorial which you can follow at your own leisure. Software is not included as no drivers are needed for Windows ME, 2000 and XP or Mac OS X or OS 8.6 or higher. For Windows 98SE you should consult the SmartDisk website where you can download drivers and get the latest firmware. Extras available are limited to a spare battery for extra power and a media adapter to use other types of memory card besides CompactFlash.
After working with the SmartDisk FlashTrax for some time we have to admit that it really is a very comfortable unit to use. If you regularly take lots of images and need a portable storage medium, the FlashTrax could be just the thing for you. Copying memory cards or transferring images to a computer is very easy indeed and requires no technical knowledge at all. FlashTrax allows you to store, view and play all sorts of media files, all in one palm-sized portable device. The fact that it doubles up as a (desktop) MP3 player and provides you with entertaining music while you are working on your photo files, makes this device even more attractive.
Although the FlashTrax is perfect for a long vacation or for the avid photographer who wants to travel light, we have to mention that all units with built-in hard disks are sensitive to vibrations and shock, so dropping the FlashTrax or moving it violently should be avoided to prevent damage or loss of data, especially while it is operating. But then hey, the same is true for your precious digital camera, and you don't go about trashing your gadget bag when on the move either, or do you . . .
To conclude, we found SmartDisk's FlashTrax to be good value for money, well designed and arguably one of the most versatile solutions on the market today if you want more than just a mere back-up device which is easy to operate on all levels. It certainly beats lugging a laptop computer around.


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Community Outreach
A critical component of NCAL's mission is to bring awareness to the homeless pet population issue and to offer solutions to address this problem through education and outreach. We hope to encourage people to choose to adopt instead of purchasing a pet, to educate people about the importance of spaying and neutering their pets, and to inspire people to become involved in our mission and work. Together we believe we can put an end to the unnecessary killing of adoptable animals, and we envision a future where there are no more homeless pets.
Offsite Adoption Events
We are proud to partner with organizations for off-site adoption events which allow the animals, potential adopters, and staff to interact in a new environment while also raising community awareness of homeless pets. Some events we have been lucky to be a part of are the PK Coffee Pupuccino program, Deb's Dog's Day Out, Heritage Toyota More Love Pets Adoption Expo, and Pet Food Warehouse's Adoption Offsite events. We are also a Petsmart Adoption Partner. We have permanent adoption kennels for cats at the Williston, VT location and participate in their quarterly National Adoptathons with both dogs and cats.
Out and About Visits
NCAL staff and volunteers take therapy animals weekly to elder care facilities to spread the joy of holding and loving animals to those who may no longer be able to have one of their own.
Community Partnerships
NCAL serves as a resource for the Laraway School and Lamoille County Mental Health Services.
Open Houses
Families are invited to an open house at the shelter twice a year to tour the facility, visit the animals, enjoy special activities and storytelling for children, and learn more about the shelter.
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Vol. 16, No. 1
By Ben Schorr
In this economic environment we're all looking for ways to get the most for our buck. In this article I'll point out a few of my favorite ways to increase productivity, cut costs, and get more for less.
Podcasts are like recorded radio shows. You can download them to your favorite MP3 player (doesn't have to be an iPod) or even just to your computer and listen whenever you like. There are podcasts on just about every subject, including politics, government, law, law practice management, technology, science—you name it there's probably a podcast on it. They can be great sources of information, handy to listen to at the gym, on your morning commute, or even while working at your desk. Best of all, most of them are absolutely free.
Check iTunes for a good list or even just Google for your keyword and "podcast." For instance Googling "immigration law podcast" returned more than 380,000 hits.
Get Automated
There are a lot of tasks we do in our systems that could be done more efficiently with a little automation or better interface. Here are a couple of tricks to help you with that.
Got a phrase you use a lot but hate to have to type over and over? AutoHotKey can automate it for you. Got a program you use a lot but hate having to navigate the start menu to find it? AutoHotKey can launch it for you. Got a series of steps you have to do repetitively? AutoHotKey can automate that, too. Better still, it works across multiple programs, so your magic phrase is available to you in Word and Outlook and Firefox. Oh, and it's free. Download at http://www.autohotkey.com.
Mighty Mouse
If you're using a mouse with a wheel button and maybe some side buttons on it did you know you can usually program those buttons to do stuff other than the default? I have the wheel button on my mouse programmed for "delete." Now when I'm scrolling through my list of messages in Outlook and I see messages I want to delete I just press the wheel button and voila—easy as can be. In many cases the buttons can actually be programmed to do different things in different programs! My wheel button does "delete" in Outlook, but it does "refresh" in Firefox and "paste" in Word. My mouse side buttons do forward/back in Firefox, but they do cut/copy in Word. If you don't have a mouse with these capabilities there are a number of them readily available from popular computer retailers. Among the ones I recommend are the Microsoft Intellimouse and the Logitech M500.
Audio Notes
Like to record audio notes to yourself but don't want to spend the money on a digital recorder? Chances are decent that your mobile phone has that capability already built-in, or available in a free or inexpensive application—especially if it's a smartphone like a Treo or Blackberry.
Practice Safe Computing
Antivirus and antispyware software is essential in today's computing climate—but which to use? Do you fork out the big bucks for Symantec or try to get an open source solution like ClamAV installed and working? Now you have another choice: Microsoft Security Essentials is free for home users and home-based small businesses. Google it (or "Bing" it if you prefer), download and install it.
Careful in the Cloud
Cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) is all the rage these days and there are some exciting offerings in the law technology space. But before you sign up for any service that promises to manage your mission-critical data—whether it's Clio, Google Apps, or something else—very carefully review the terms of service for the provider. I'd be reluctant to sign up with any SaaS provider that doesn't let you have a local copy of your data whenever you want it and that won't guarantee that your data is going to be stored in the United States. I know the service seems cheap, but it won't seem so cheap if you get locked out of your data with no way to get back in or if your data gets swept up in some sort of cross-border jurisdictional issue.
Get Smart
When things are slow and quiet, that's a great time to upgrade yourself and your staff. Training can take on many forms, from in-person tutoring by an expert to podcasts, Webcasts, or even just books. If you have a little extra time in your day dig into the manuals (or online forums) for the software products you use in your practice. One good Outlook, Word, Excel, Time Matters, or TABS3 trick that you didn't know before could improve the way you practice and make you a little more effective and profitable.
Get Comfortable
When was the last time you looked around your workspace to see what you could do to make it more comfortable and productive? Clean off your desk, adjust your workspace lighting, raise or lower your chair. How's your keyboard? Mouse? Monitor? I work best when my workspace is relatively clean and organized, so for me 10 minutes spent getting my workspace organized almost always pays dividends and rarely costs me anything (except for 10 minutes of time.) Getting more productive doesn't have to have a high price tag and it can pay off big with increased productivity and enjoyment. Make your workspace work for you!
Ben Schorr is CEO of Roland/Schorr, an IT management and support consulting firm with offices in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Woodland Hills, California. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit his Web site at www.rolandschorr.com/.
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Rockstar Games and Team Bondi have released another gameplay video for L.A. Noire comprised entirely of in-game footage. "Rising Through The Ranks" shows how returning soldier turned cop Cole Phelps starts out as a patrolman, then seeks promotions through all five desks at the LAPD in the game (patrolman, traffic detective, homicide detective, vice cop, arson investigator). One of the cases he investigates at the homicide detective desk is the unsolved Black Dahlia murder. (Pffft, everybody knows Hilary Swank did it, I think. I fell asleep during that movie.)
The video also mentions the ranking system of the game, "Intuition Points" used to help solve cases, and "Unassigned Cases", the street crimes you can decide if you want to tackle or just, I don't know, eat donuts or something. L.A. Noire comes out on PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 17th in North America and May 20th in Europe and Australia. In your face, Luxemburg!


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Clean Energy Lobby Day
The Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance organizes an annual Clean Energy Lobby Day during the legislative session, working with partner groups. Partners may also be organizing their own lobby days, and we will post this information as well. The 2019 legislative session will be a 30 day session beginning the first week of January, 2019.
Take action on Clean Energy Bills
Please take a moment to
contact Kentucky legislators in support of these clean energy policies!
You can contact lawmakers through the legislative message line (1-800-372-7181) or by sending an email message through the General Assembly's website. You can usually leave multiple messages with just a single phone call.
1) Action Item #1: Please call or email your own Representative, members of the House Tourism and Energy Committee, and House Leadership. Ask them to support and hold a hearing on SB 190, the Clean Energy Opportunity Act. This bill asks utilities in Kentucky to ramp up their renewable energy generation and energy efficiency programs over the next ten years.
2) Action Item #2: Please call or email your own Representative, members of the House Tourism and Energy Committee, and House Leadership. Ask them to support and hold a hearing on HB 339, the Clean Energy Opportunity Act. This bill asks utilities in Kentucky to ramp up their renewable energy generation and energy efficiency programs over the next ten years.
Thank you for all you do.
Clean Energy Opportunity Act webinar
This webinar will help folks get ready to talk with legislators about the Clean Energy Opportunity Act in the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly.
General Assembly 2014 Wrap-Up
The 2014 Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up on April 15, and KYSEA is proud to report that we had an excellent session building support, mobilizing citizen lobbyists and advancing the conversation around clean energy in Kentucky. Though our first attempt at a Lobby Day was snowed out, several folks were able to safely make it to Frankfort and held many positive meetings with legislators. This momentum kept going during our rescheduled lobby day on February 26 in support of our bill, the Clean Energy Opportunity Act, sponsored by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian. Between the two lobby days, nearly 40 KYSEA representatives spoke with 44 legislators and received more support than we ever have in the past. The jobs and economic opportunities in clean energy, particularly energy efficiency, are gaining traction.
The information-only hearing on our bill was held on March 6 before the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee. Chairman Keith Hall gave us nearly the entire hearing to testify on what this bill will bring to Kentucky. Afterwards, Rep. Hall spoke with us at length about how important energy efficiency is to his constituents in Eastern Kentucky.
Thanks to everyone who lobbied hard for this bill and helped to make our hearing so successful. We know that next year will be even better!
There were several other energy-related bills that KYSEA tracked during the session.
In the House:
- HB 52: Would require nuclear power plants only to have a plan for storage of nuclear waste, not a way to permanently dispose of it. Did not receive a hearing.
- HB 63: Would require a 30-day supply of fuel on-site for power plants. Since it's difficult to store natural gas on-site, this was a bill to support the coal industry. It received a hearing but no vote.
- HB 291: Increases public participation and clarifies setbacks for the siting of electric facilities. Became law.
- HB 388: Allows the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to set emissions reductions standards for coal-fired power plants, rather than the federal EPA. Became law.
Note: This was a "just-for-show" bill because state law cannot supersede federal law.
- HB404: Would establish a structure for Property Assessed Clean Energy projects, which allows for commercial retrofits to be paid back through property taxes. Passed the House but did not receive a hearing in the Senate.
- HB535: Would raise the net metering limit from 30kW to 500kW. Did not receive a hearing.
- HB489: Would allow smaller Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) to participate in state projects. Did not receive a hearing.
- HB573: Essentially would require the Public Service Commission to review the proposal to close of the Big Sandy coal-fired power plant. Passed out of Committee but did not receive a hearing on the House floor.
In the Senate:
- SB67: Would require nuclear power plants only to have a plan for storage of nuclear waste, not a way to permanently dispose of it. Passed in the Senate but did not receive a hearing in the House.
- SB153: Allows for use of state pollution prevention funds as a match for federal funds to provide technical assistance for energy efficiency projects. Became law.
We are excited for the opportunities the next legislative session will bring. As always, we invite you to get involved with KYSEA and share your thoughts and ideas for bringing clean energy policy to Kentucky.
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Green Lantern Battling Special-Effects Crisis
The budget was upped $9 million as effects companies fell behind.
Warner Bros. is shelling out a little more green to get Green Lantern finished. Variety reports that thanks to the movie's rushed production schedule and effects-heavy look, the studio is adding $9 million to the budget in an emergency allocation to make sure Lantern is done on time. Despite the last-minute panic, that sort of problem has become the norm for summer tentpoles, with other movies like Transformers: Dark of the Moon, X-Men: First Class, and Captain America rushing to make their release dates. Maybe the studios should listen to Harrison Ford, who grumbled about the rise of special effects to the L.A. Times: "With the CGI, suddenly there's a thousand enemies instead of six — the army goes off into the horizon. You don't need that," the Cowboys & Aliens star said. "The audience loses its relationship with the threat on the screen. That's something that's consistently happening and it makes these movies like video games and that's a soulless enterprise. It's all kinetics without emotion. I don't have time for that." [Variety, Hero Complex/LAT]


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Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fishermans Landing
Almost Too Easy
No fishing today, reported Polaris Supreme Sunday, November 11, it was all catching. Wide-open dorado, yellowfin, and 30 plus wahoo. Did not matter what you cast into the ocean: sardines, Mag Bay mackerel, wahoo iron or bombs, it was all awesome. Big dorado of the 30-pound variety, wahoo up to 40 and 15 to 30-pound yellowfin (were biting). Constant catching all day with only breaks to tie on new hooks and leaders. The crew showed their experience as 17 anglers, all hooked up at the same time with flying dorado all over the place, untangled, gaffed and tagged with seamless ease. Everyone is tired and happy and settling in after a fine dinner of seared wahoo with mango ginger sauce, risotto followed by blackberry pie a la mode. Whats next? Heading after big tuna tomorrow and hoping for more of the same.
The next day the boat reported, After our previous day of wide open fishing, we had high hopes of the same on giant yellowfin tuna. The day started with Captain Tommy identifying sonar readings of big schools of tuna all around us. We fished hard all day. Kites, sinker rigs, fly line, chunked, jigged, drifted and anchored. Tommy calling out the sonar readings the whole time, big tuna at 20 fathoms, or, we are surrounded by school tuna at 10 to 30 fathoms. We began to doubt Tommy's sonar and guessed that it was just a screen saver image. Then, in the late afternoon, tuna started flying out of the water all around us for 1/4 mile; 100 to 300-pound tuna fully coming out of water and giving us a show and taunting us once more. At the end of the day Greg, Matt and Rick caught larger tuna and kept us from getting skunked. We flushed the stomachs of the tuna and found them stuffed with pelagic crabs. The sardines, mackerel and flying fish we offered were not on their menu. We heard of a place up the line where the yellowtail are biting. We are going there now.
Captains Tommy Rothery and Drew Henderson
(619) 390-7890 - Fishermans Landing
The heftiest, best-illustrated book on long range fishing: At The Rail: Long Range Fishing, by Bill Roecker, is available from tackle stores and Oceanic Productions. The big new 208-page coffee-table volume is colorful, about the best bites ever seen, the closest calls, oddest events, the most gratifying results and heartbreaking losses of the original extreme sport. Its printed on high-quality slick paper and is available in hard and soft covers.
At The Rail displays fishing for giant yellowfin tuna, and wahoo, dorado, yellowtail and other species. It covers the area from San Diego to Clipperton Atoll and Panama, with much about the Revillagigedos archipelago, Bajas southern banks, northern Bajas offshore islands, and the open waters south of San Diego, where most of the summer fishing for albacore, bluefin tuna and yellowtail takes place. Winter long ranging goes to the southern climes, targeting giant yellowfin tuna and wahoo.
This book is loaded with sharp photos of the scenic spots and action shots of anglers contending with the huge fish often encountered on long range trips. History of the sport and profiles of best-known skippers, manufacturers and anglers are included.
At The Rail is a landmark saltwater book for expert anglers and the general audience, with high-quality color photos and art, species information, fishing locations and tackle, war stories from fishermen, stories of the most significant catches, details of record fish and Roeckers personal long range adventures over the past 30 years. This book is a must-have for all ocean anglers.


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Anni Becker is an exceptional person and invaluable member of the Vancouver, Washington Community. Not only has she been the creator and driving force behind the GRACE Project which provides art supplies and art opportunities to at risk and homeless youth within the community, she has co-created or ran fund raisers for numerous other charitable organizations or causes. In addition, she has been a passionate advocate for the burgeoning arts community within Vancouver, as well as a source of inspiration through her remarkable talent as a photographer. It is because of both her contributions as an artist and as an advocate for the community that we have come together to raise funds to help her buy a new camera so she can continue to serve and inspire the community she loves so much.
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Honeybees Breakfast and After School Club
Honeybees breakfast and after school club offers wrap around care for Prendergast Primary pupils from 7.30am until 6pm.
At Breakfast Club pupils are offered healthy breakfast options and get the opportunity to take part in relaxed activities before staff take pupils to their classes at 8.45am - Breakfast Club is open from 7.30am.
At After School Club pupils are picked up from their classrooms by Honeybees staff. Children will be given a healthy snack and then have the opportunity to take part in lots of activities such as reading, craft, cooking, sports and just chilling if that is what they prefer - After School Club finishes at 6pm.
Breakfast and After School Club both operate on school premises. For more information and costs please contact Shelly Honey on 07984 189055.


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Filmmakers Collaborative, a national media industry leader and fiscal sponsor, is hosting its acclaimed MAKING MEDIA NOW (MMN) conference on Friday, May 3 at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. MAKING MEDIA NOW's challenge-the-assumptions approach has made it a must-attend event for filmmakers, new media producers, distributors, funders and journalists. It is cited as a creative forum that interactively "tackle(s) the big questions" (IndieWire) with presenters who are "knowledgeable, articulate and generous with their time" (MMN 2012 filmmaker attendee).
This year's theme, Living the Connection Economy, explores how tapping both creative and business connections presents new models for storytelling, distribution, financing and engagement. In addition to five panels and two workshops, MMN will feature one-on-one consultations, an exhibition hall filled with industry businesses, a networking lunch, open mic opportunities, and a cocktail reception to end the day.
"Independent filmmaking is one of the most creative – and decentralized – industries in America," observes Filmmakers Collaborative's executive director, Kathryn Dietz. "Producers tend to work either alone or with the same groups of people again and again. One of the greatest needs is for people to connect with each other – for inspiration, encouragement and practical help. MMN 2013's goal is to be the forum for these connections."
The opening plenary, NEW FORMS – NEW OPPORTUNITIES, will examine short and interactive documentaries, two key trends that are transforming the industry and connecting subjects, filmmakers and audiences in new ways. Filmmaker and blogger David Tamés will moderate the conversation with Natasha Deganello Giraudie, the CEO and founder of Micro-Documentaries in San Francisco, and Sarah Wolozin, Director of the MIT Open Documentary Lab. "We can never predict what's going to happen next," says Tamés, "but by facing the future with fascination rather than fear, we become receptive to opportunities and find the positive side of change."
Anne Zeiser, transmedia and impact producer, journalist and founder of Azure Media, will lead a panel on THE DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE with Sheila Leddy, executive director of mission-driven funder, The Fledgling Fund, along with a broadcaster and corporate panelist. "Today, successful enterprises are pursuing the twin objectives of making money and promoting social good – and film is no exception," notes Zeiser. "In this session, foundation and corporate funders and distributors will show filmmakers how to think like a CEO to achieve both financial and social impact success."
A panel on MEDIA COMMUNITIES will explore some old and new models of connection and collaboration among filmmakers. Moderator Bestor Cram, founder of Northern Light Productions, is a member of the International Quorum community and notes, "It's the physical meetings we have that make the virtual connections work." Panelists will include a longtime member of the New Day Films distribution collective, plus leaders from the online collaborative filmmaking communities.
Because of the increasing challenges of funding historical documentaries, this year's MMN will include a panel on WORKING WITH SCHOLARS, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Mass Humanities Foundation. "We want to see filmmakers include scholars from the earliest planning stages through production, making films that are true collaborations," notes NEH program officer David Weinstein. Kathryn Dietz will moderate this panel, which will examine best practices in integrating great storytelling with great scholarship. Panelists will include Pleun Bouricious, director of grant programs at Mass Humanities, veteran filmmaker Nancy Porter, and a scholar.
One of the liveliest and most popular panels at MMN is ART OF THE PITCH, moderated again this year by WGBH executive producer Judith Vecchione. "Pitching your project effectively is one of the most important skills you can develop if you want to be successful at fundraising and audience building," notes Vecchione. In this session, five filmmakers will pitch their projects to a panel of industry experts, including Ty Burr, Boston Globe film critic, Nicole Gregg, executive director of the New Hampshire Film Festival, and Sheila Leddy of The Fledgling Fund. Judges will critique the pitches and the vote on a winner, who will go home with a cash prize.
Rounding out MMN's sessions is a reprieve of last year's standing-room-only KICKSTARTER CASE STUDY workshop, encouraging film and media makers to ask questions and learn some new tips on the crowd-sourced fundraising platform. The workshop will be led again by Filmmakers Collaborative's associate director, Laura Azevedo, who will be joined by seasoned filmmakers Richard Beyer and Jordan Salvatoriello. And another new offering: ELEVATOR PITCHING, with Elise Simard, President of SpeechComm Communication Consultants, who will teach filmmakers how to pitch their ideas in one minute or less.
"Whether it's asking questions during panels, sharing experiences at workshops or networking over lunch and cocktails, everyone gets to speak at MMN," says Azevedo. "That's what I love about this conference."
Photos top to bottom: Tom Phillips, composer at OBT Music, demonstrates how his film library works.
Panelists like Paola Freccero, co-founder of CrowdStarter, make time to chat with attendees. Photos by Allana Taranto.
Filmmakers Collaborative was founded in 1986 to provide fiscal sponsorship to independent filmmakers, enabling them to stay independent. Its mission is to foster opportunities for learning and collaboration among a wide range of media makers, and to educate the public about media skills and literacy. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter!
This article appeared previously in IMAGINE April 13 and is reposted here with their permission.


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Lancaster city police are investing a sudden death of a 19-year-old Lancaster girl.
Her body was found when emergency response teams responded to 515 East End Avenue at around 2:45am Wednesday morning. When they arrived they found the girl on the floor unconscious and not breathing, pronouncing her dead at that scene.
An autopsy was performed by Lancaster County Coroner later that afternoon, we are waiting for the final determination of the cause of death, no identification released on the young woman pending family notification. Investigators spent the day interviewing residents in the area and are still going over the scene at the residence.
Anyone with information are asked to call Lancaster City Police at 717-735-3300 or Lancaster City Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913. You can also click the Submit a tip button on their website, http://www.lancasterpolice.com.


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Street 4 is Plantation lane this has a slat floor which has golden writing on the surface.. it has very random name of places and building but also every degree of masonry from 1 to 33 and there corresponding title is written on the floor. Also written here are several masonic lodges
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Some advice for those who want to play along, but got here a little later. We have been using Google Maps to tour London. So you will want to use that in your search.
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1. Knights Templar Secret
2. Masonic link?
3. RBS link?
4. Strange statue alignments
5. An area of London the Queen herself has to get permission to enter.
6. Dragons guarding the City treasure
Also, the document Jrmcleod posted is very interesting, thanks.
Think how items 1 & 3 are linked, how 5 & 6 are linked, and to a lesser extent how 2 & 4 are linked.


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The ISDA Rulemaking Process
In Idaho, rulemaking is governed by the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act ("Idaho APA")(Title 67, Chapter 52, Idaho Code). Rulemaking is conducted by state agencies for a variety of reasons, with three of the most common being the enactment or amendment of a statute by the state Legislature, new regulations adopted by the federal government or receipt of a petition from outside the agency to change or adopt a rule. A stakeholder may petition the agency to initiate rulemaking by completing a Petition to Initiate Rulemaking.
When feasible, negotiated rulemaking is conducted with interested parties, in order to improve the final rule and expedite the rulemaking process by drawing upon shared information, knowledge, expertise and technical abilities. Negotiated rulemaking begins with the publication of a Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. In the event the ISDA determines that negotiated rulemaking is not feasible, an explanation as to how that determination was made will be published in the Notice of Rulemaking - Proposed Rule. Following negotiation, the agency will publish a Notice of Proposed Rule and the text of the proposed rule. Both documents are published in the Administrative Bulletin, as well as on ISDA's website.
The Idaho APA provides for public comment as part of the rulemaking process. If you are interested in providing comments on one or more of the proposed rules, you may do so by submitting your comments in writing to the person named in the Notice, or by submitting comments to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Please specify the rule name in your comments. Be aware that public comments are part of the rulemaking record and are public record.
After the time for commenting on a proposed rule has passed, and after any hearings which might be held, the agency will publish a Notice of Pending Rule. Pursuant to the Idaho APA, all pending rules are sent to the Legislature for review. Pending rules will become effective when the Legislature adjours sine die, unless both chambers of the Legislature vote to disapprove a particular pending rule. Rules are compiled in the Idaho Administrative Code and have the force and effect of law.
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Politics in Bangladesh
There is a close relationship between the following culture of a society and development of democracy in it. Democracy, as a scheme of government, is greatly exaggerated by the cultural environment keen on which it is introduced. Robert D. Putnam discusses four features of the civic political culture of regions in which democratic administration worked well.
1. civic engagement, the prospect that individuals and groups are living to the interest of others;
2. A high degree of following equality, defined as a social background in which horizontal relations of reciprocity and collaboration predominate over vertical relationships of power and dependence.
3. High level of solidarity, faith and tolerance enabling people to cooperate with different others for the sake of rising public goods.
4. Dense and overlapping associational being developing the skill of cooperation and habit of communal responsibility. So, a democratic political science culture involves-
(I) Mutual trust in the middle of the citizens and an included national political identity;
(II) A sense of national pride in the following system;
(III) A felling of free political message;
(IV) Partisan approach, not indifference;
(V) Existence of participatory attitude and perceived ability to participate;
(VI) Peoples confidence in administration and political institutions; and
(VII) Homogeneity and plurality of civilization.
In light with the above mention criteria of the democratic/civic following culture, the basic characteristics or skin of the political culture of Bangladesh may be outline as under:
A. Distrust and disintegration: mutual trust involves the extent to which member of a political scheme have trust and confidence on their man political actor. In Bangladesh, politicians lack mutual faith and thus the party in authority is always unwilling and mined it insecure to twist over governmental authority to their opponents. Thus, there as always a crowd of tension and frustration in the middle of the politicians. Our politicians lack the faith in the fundamental trustworthiness of persons involved in politics and an intelligence of belongingness in the similar political group of people which result into fragmentation and disunity. Thus, peaceful competition and alteration of power contain been replace by agitation, boycott of determination, vote rigging etc.
B. Restricted political communication: the contribution of ordinary people in democratic following requires that they have to have the feelings that it is safe to do so. For this, there be supposed to have a unrestricted communication procedure which involve—
1. a free push media;
2. interest groups free from lawmaking and party control;
3. regular, free plus fair electrons;
4. Effectual law and order situation.
C. Lack of partisan feelings: democratic devotion implies partisan feelings, and not indifference. It implies that community must have convictions and a feeling about the apt cause of political artisanship is very unreceptive which jeopardizes the keenness to accept the friendliness. Thus, partisanship results into recurrent intra-party and inter-party clashes.
D. Lack of participatory belief and capacity to participate: a democratic political civilization should consist of a set of beliefs, attitude, norms, and perceptions and like that support contribution. In Bangladesh, the norms of participation are not extensive is not effective. Even most is acquainted with that they ought to contribute only to vote in election. Particularly, the political culture of rural ample may be termed as parochial.
E. Lack of people's confidence in government: People's self-assurance in government and following institutions is a significant criterion of developed democracy. Here, popular support and confidence may be centered approximately three areas : disillusionment—
1. with politicians;
2. with following parties; and
3. With political institution.
In Bangladesh the level of people's confidence in administration, politicians, affectivity of policies and other following administrative and political institution and services is very low. Politicians and administrator are so corrupted that natives always try to refrain themselves from any treaty as well as intimation with them.
F. National pride: nationwide pride is an important constituent of political culture which unites individuals and makes patriots. The people of Bangladesh feel arrogant of their national flag and nationwide anthem. They also have huge respect for their Bengali language and people.


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President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made campaign stops in Iowa on Wednesday, and The Des Moines Register, Iowa's most prominent paper that endorsed Obama in 2008, depicted a stark contrast between the two campaigns.
Obama and Romney are pictured side-by-side on the front page with the respective headlines "OBAMA SHARPENS CRITICISM" and "ROMNEY EXPRESSES OPTIMISM."
Romney, on the stump, has said Obama is "talking about smaller and smaller things" like Big Bird, binders, bayonets, "Romnesia," and abortion, while the former Governor has honed in on fixing the country's economy.
Describing Obama's campaign appearance, the Register wrote Obama "let loose a blistering attack on Romney."
The Register said of Romney's campaign, "this must be what momentum looks like."


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I recently posted a blog discussing the use of psychological disorders such as OCD, Bipolar Disorder and ADD, as adjectives in everyday life. During the two weeks since I posted that piece, I have witnessed many examples of this phenomenon in action: OCD was used to describe someone who used a lot of hand sanitizer, ADD was used to describe someone who couldn't focus in the library, and Bipolar was used to describe the weather. When I heard my friends and classmates use these terms, I made sure to ask them to think about why they chose to use them. This has allowed me to engage in many important conversations about what it really means when you say, "I'm so OCD," and the implications that using these phrases have on those who actually do suffer from the disorder.
One of the most meaningful conversations that I have had about this issue actually took place about five minutes ago. I was sitting at the desk in my room, messing around on my laptop and brainstorming what I wanted to write for this post. One of my housemates, Anna, (who happens to have OCD) was lounging on my bed, struggling to get through some Spanish homework. I decided to share the topic of my post with her to see if she had any insight to offer. "Oh I hear people say it all the time," she said casually. "Of course it bugs me. People need to stop saying that they're having an OCD moment. Sure, you may like things to be a certain way—everyone feels like that at one time or another. For me, it's different. I don't just want things to be a certain way, I need them to be. Unless you have OCD, you can't possibly understand what that means."
In the middle of this in-depth exchange, another one of my housemates, Jason, walked into the room and we asked for his thoughts on the subject. Unlike Anna, Jason has not experienced a psychological disorder, nor does he have a background in the field of psychology.
"Well, I definitely eliminated the word 'retarded' from my vocabulary, that's just not right," he answered quickly. "It's different with words like Bipolar though. I mean, when I say the weather is Bipolar that's way more correct. Like, people who are Bipolar have two extremes, so when it's rainy and then it's sunny that actually makes sense."
Anna pushed Jason a little further. "Don't you see how they are similar though?" she asked. "You wouldn't use the word retarded, because you understand that a person with an intellectual disability is more than just a label. How is Bipolar any different?"
"Yeah," I chimed in, "People with Bipolar disorder aren't so black and white. They experience a range of complex thoughts and emotions just like everyone else, and it's unfair to compare their life experience to something as simple as sun and rain."
Realizing that Anna and I might be coming on a bit too strong, I stopped myself in the middle of my lecture and gave Jason a chance to respond. "You know it's something I never really thought too much about," he explained. "People say OCD and Bipolar all the time. I just never really thought that anyone was offended by it. Now that you mention it, I'm definitely going to try to quit the habit."
Before kicking my friends out of my room (so that I could actually start writing this piece) I asked Anna one final question. Why don't you ever speak up? If you hear people saying it and it bothers you, why not ask them to stop? What it basically came down to is this: sometimes these things are hard to talk about. Anna doesn't want to draw attention to her OCD when she doesn't have to, and sometimes confronting the problem is more awkward and uncomfortable than just letting it slide by. Although I totally understand where she is coming from, I think it would really make a difference if people had more discussions like the one that took place in my room tonight. I believe the issue is not a matter of hate or discrimination; it results from a lack of education and discussion about the issue. Use of the "r" word improved significantly after people started speaking up and a powerful movement was born. Maybe it's time for a new movement.
*I changed the names of my friends for this post.