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Principles of product design in an app for iPhone iOS and Android: iPhone, Android App Design
When you decide to design an app you must always follow the basic principles of industrial design.
Many people think of this commissioning an app, but when you are describing the application and then how their idea can be translated by the user experience and graphic interface (User Interface & User Experience), they are unprepared and very often they hide behind phrases like "I do not know this is a job for engineers, lets see this to the technicians …see ye."
Needless to say, when the "technicians" get to work these people, who have no concept to delegate, will begin to demand substantive changes giving advice and information of any kind and almost always only after the app came to final stage of its development.
And the well-known concept that the "technical", and engineers, first build the core of the application and then they adapt the design and they do the opposite, in spite of themselves, only if the commitment are valid and convincing, especially when this is decided right from beginning of the design.
In accordance with the approach of "you do that then we see", wanted by professionals distracted and ill prepared, the final aesthetic result can be poor which seem as every engineer knows that, before starting to write code, you need to have clear UI principles with a description of the functions related to the experience of the user.
Some sophists can criticize me for using the word "user", which sometimes is not very appealing if you think that the end users are just people, or individuals users. This difference in meaning of words is very clear to me, but for ease of communication and especially for translation needs prefer to use the word "user" or "users" instead of '"individual".
10 principles for a good design of an app and for a product
First of all, to quote Steve Jobs, I propose a definition of design that has convinced me more:
"Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."
Of course, the same principles Jobs was inspired by Dieter Rams, former Braun's designers, who enumerated his 10 principles for good design of a product:
- Dieter Rams Ten Principles of "Good Design"
- Good Design Is Innovative : The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.
- Good Design Makes a Product Useful : A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional but also psychological and aesthetic. Good design emphasizes the usefulness of a product while disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.
- Good Design Is Aesthetic : The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness because products are used every day and have an effect on people and their well-being. Only well-executed objects can be beautiful.
- Good Design Makes A Product Understandable : It clarifies the product's structure. Better still, it can make the product clearly express its function by making use of the user's intuition. At best, it is self-explanatory.
- Good Design Is Unobtrusive : Products fulfilling a purpose are like tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user's self-expression.
- Good Design Is Honest : It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept
- Good Design Is Long-lasting : It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated. Unlike fashionable design, it lasts many years – even in today's throwaway society.
- Good Design Is Thorough Down to the Last Detail : Nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the consumer.
- Good Design Is Environmentally Friendly : Design makes an important contribution to the preservation of the environment. It conserves resources and minimises physical and visual pollution throughout the lifecycle of the product.
- Good Design Is as Little Design as Possible : Less, but better – because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials. Back to purity, back to simplicity.
Of course it is easy to see that these principles will be adapted to the design of industrial products, but also for the design of applications, especially if they will be used on products that were built precisely according to the principles of good industrial design, as are all products Apple.
Design better, work less
Dieter Rams, creator of the 10 principles, has always expressed his approach to design with the phrase: "Weniger, aber besser" or "Less, but better."
Minimalism, as well as being very elegant, is certainly the best way to allow all users-users to understand instinctively the product and its functionality and it makes the product itself, or the App, friendly to use (user friendly) and "pure".
Heuristic evaluation
At this point I can only describe even the so-called heuristic evaluation.
The Heuristic Evaluation is a method of inspection that is performed exclusively by the experts of usability and allows to evaluate whether a set of general design principles have been applied correctly in the UI.
The guidelines ("Ten Usability Heuristics") upon which this sort of evaluation were developed in 1990 by Jakob Nielsen and Rolf Molich and are designed for desktop software, but in this case, these principles are still valid for designed for touchscreen applications, such as the iPhone OS App for iPhone and iPad app for Android and Windows Mobile.
With the heuristic evaluation is detected then the fidelity and adherence to the principles of usability of the product, you can find on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability )
This method, which as we said, is a type of inspection, provides the only involvement of usability experts and does not call into question the end-users: for this reason it is easy to perform, cheap and fast but does not take into account the possible evolution of the needs of public and therefore, in my humble opinion, is certainly very useful but if it owns it in the limit of being inflexible, and the lack of flexibility can usually castrate the creative evolution.
The heuristic evaluation test , therefore consists in a series of navigation of the product which are carried out separately by each "expert". During the test use, the software product is evaluated for both static aspects of the interface, such as window layouts, labels, buttons etc.., And for the dynamic aspects of interaction and (logical processes and flows).
After finishing the investigation, experts will gather in brainstorming, check the results and compare them with the principles provided in the guideline to reach some common conclusions.
The heuristic evaluation method is certainly very useful and often necessary, but it can also be done instinctively , if the "expert" who heads the app is an old business guru.
I doubt that when you follow these methods, very hard, is that you can easily fall in the risk assessments of caging in a bureaucratic system – with its sculpted rules – which severely limits the creative people, as suggested by the same creator iPhone and iPad, "think Different".
Think Different is in fact always been the key to the success of each product in each sector.
Obviously none of the great success stories, "Think Different" model-based , has never ignored the existence of principles that Nielsen is one of the cultural foundations of this industry.
We must never ignore the basics, but even being locked in a few principles, how big and important they are, if you want to try to be innovative and revolutionary.


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The Constant Lovers is a well-paced historical mystery set in Leeds, England, circa 1732. It is the third installment of the Richard Nottingham Mystery series. Nottingham is the Constable, John Sedgwick his deputy and Rob Lister is the new man on the job.
Richard and his deputies have the unenviable task of investigating the murder of a woman who happens to be the much younger wife of a member of the landed gentry. The three men must defend against local thugs bent on mayhem, as well as deal with indifferent parents and class prejudice.
The sense of camaraderie among the three men is what captures the imagination. Each must depend upon the other's skills to survive in a city full of cutpurses, pimps and prostitutes as well as solve the odd murder. Chris Nickson makes the sights, sounds and especially the smells of Georgian England come alive!
If you haven't tried this series, it is a refreshing change from the "forensic evidence" based mystery!

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|Adoption and Children Bill
Jacqui Smith: The hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham asked about the funding implications where an authority pays fees in relation to adoption support arrangements for a child who is placed with it but who must subsequently return to the placing authority because there is a problem. On another clause, we shall consider an amendment that deals with fees, including inter-agency fees, which involve authorities making payments in relation to the recruitment of adopters in alternative authorities. The consultation that followed the White Paper referred to inter-agency fees, about which there has been some concern. Nevertheless, the response to the consultation was such that most people felt that the system should continue, while recognising that it might be necessary to reconsider the guidance provided to local authorities about their financing system in order to ensure that perverse incentives were not built into the system.
I return to the issue of adoption support payments. When a child is placed with an adoptive family living in a different local authority area, it is important that it should be clear where the responsibility for providing adoption support services lies. We shall make regulations, as we said earlier, under subsection (7)(h), setting out a clear system that will apply in such circumstances. We shall consult stakeholders on the regulations in order to ensure that the detail is right. It will be vital to ensure that the new system is supported by appropriate funding arrangements. We shall therefore make regulations under subsection (7)(i) to set out the circumstances in which one local authority may recover from another the expenses of providing adoption support services. The regulations will ensure that the local authority's duties in cases such as those mentioned by the hon. Gentleman are clarified.
This is a complex area, on which there are many views. We need to work with the Association of Directors of Social Services, the Local Government Association and other stakeholders. It is important to get the details right, and I assure the hon. Gentleman that we shall consult widely on the regulations in order to do so.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 4 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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Turkish Airlines to start another international flight
Turkish Airlines will launch flights to Mashad (Iran) from Istanbul. Having flights to New Delhi and Mumbai, Turkish Airlines will increase flight frequency to seven days a week for these two destinations in India.
As a part of an expansion program Turkish Airlines will launch one more new international flight from Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines, in a statement issued today, said its new flights from Istanbul to Mashad, one of the biggest cities of Iran, will begin in March.
Istanbul-Mashad-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of March 15th, 2009.
As one of the worlds fastest growing airlines, Turkish Airlines will fly from Istanbul to
Mashad (Iran) on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 20.50. Return flights from Mashad to Istanbul will run on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 04.05.
Frequency Increase for Mumbai and New Delhi
Having flights three times a week, Turkish Airlines will increase flight frequency to Mumbai, the biggest city of India. Starting on February 2nd, 2009, flights between Istanbul-Mumbai-Istanbul will run every day.
As one of the biggest airlines of Europe, Turkish Airlines will also raise the number of flights, already four days a week, to seven days a week for New Delhi, the capital of India. According to new schedule revealed by Turkish Airlines, the daily round-trip flights will be operated between Istanbul and New Delhi starting on February 2nd, 2009.
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Oscar's last one-man show, The Quiet Bastard, was commissioned by the UCLA International Theatre Festival. The book of the same name was published in Spanish, and he toured the show throughout Spain and South America, performing the monologue in Castellano. It is currently being translated into German, and will be appearing in English next year. His latest book The Kiss of the Chicken King will also be published in Spanish this year (2013). His writing has appeared in various collections of short stories, literary magazines and has been broadcast on the radio in the UK and the USA. The original twenty minute show of The Kiss of the Chicken King is to be extended into a full length theatre show with an album of songs based on the book, which has been commissioned by the ADELAIDE Theatre Festival 2014 and will be performed at the Project Theatre in 2014. A new English edition of the book is planned in advance of this.
NewsNew book coming out February 2011! Watch this space or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for further details.


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Along a small stretch of Highway 12 in the Carneros region of Sonoma County, there will soon be an interesting test case of how Wine Country handles the changing consumer preferences in the growing market of craft beer, cider and spirits.
Ceja Vineyards, one of the most notable Latino-owned wineries in the area, will open its tasting room Nov. 7 in a small complex near its vineyards after recently closing its Napa store.
While the opening of a new tasting room is a regular occurrence in Napa and Sonoma counties, the move is especially interesting because Ceja Vineyards is moving right next door to its sister company, Carneros Brewing Co., which is rapidly growing a strong reputation in the craft beer community for its quality low-alcohol selections that are different from most of the hoppy beers around the North Coast.
Amelia Morán Ceja, president of Ceja Vineyards, said the move was an easy decision given that the winery wanted to move back to its Carneros roots, and that as much as two-thirds of its Napa visitors would later visit the Carneros brewpub based on her staff's recommendation.
"You should have heard (customers) talk daily: 'But my husband likes beer and we're looking for it because we are tired of just drinking wine,'" Ceja said.
The winery produces about 8,000 cases per year and has plans to eventually grow to 20,000 cases along with building a new mission-style tasting room at its Napa County property.
The Carneros property already has a beer garden complete with hop trellises and a barbecue pit, and Ceja noted the possibility of having gourmet taco trucks as well to serve food. In addition, the family may have another future tenant, Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka.
Ceja said the mix reminded her of a vacation she took to Nantucket two years ago where a winery, brewpub and spirits facility were located around gourmet food trucks, making for an eclectic mix of crowds and tastes. "I was very impressed and intrigued when I saw that concept," she said.
The move is also noteworthy as the wine industry faces an increasingly competitive marketplace in alcoholic beverages and a millennial demographic that is less brand-loyal and seeks interesting experiences. During the first six months of this year, the U.S. wine market increased 1.5 percent. By comparison, craft beer grew by 18 percent and cider jumped 69 percent during the same period.
From a business perspective, wine and beer have not traditionally mixed on a scale outside of large multinationals that allow them to operate independently, such as Constellation Brands Inc., which distributes Mexican beers in the United States and owns local wineries such as Robert Mondavi and Simi.
For example, Benziger Family Winery in early 1999 closed down its Sonoma Mountain Brewery due to lack of profits. In fact, a Benziger executive cautioned the Cejas not to go into the beer business, said Armando Ceja, the winemaker for Ceja Vineyards, who also founded Carneros Brewing Co. with his brothers Manuel, Jesus and Pedro, Amelia's husband, and their families.
"Just because you can make wine doesn't mean you can make beer. … Just because you sell wine doesn't mean you sell beer," said Rob McMillan, executive vice president of Silicon Valley Bank's wine division. "They're very different products."


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Magid® RoadMaster® TB442E Lined Tan Standard Cow Split Leather Driver
Magid® RoadMaster® TB442E Lined Tan Standard Cow Split Leather Driver The RoadMaste are tan cow split all-leather drivers gloves that features a keystone thumb for the best fit available in a leather glove. The Magid tan drivers glove comes with a comfortable lining made for working outside in the coldest weather. This style is made from deluxe-grade leather, ensuring added flexibility and durability. Featuring shirred elastic on the back, the TB442E is an ideal glove for drivers, utility workers, warehouse, light welding and assembly workers. Features: Deluxe grade cow split leather Excellent comfort, fit Easy-fitting gunn cut pattern Keystone thumb for best fit available Ideal for a wide variety of applications Specifications: Color: Brown Cuff Type: Slip On Cuff Design Description: Pile fleece lining Elastic: Inside Glove Type: Driver Hide Grade: Cow Leather Type: Split Leather Weight: Select Lining: Thermal Pattern: Gunn Cut Size: Large Thumb Type: Keystone Thumb Grade: Regular
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Thus presents the aphorism perfumer Jean Claude Ellena. And Christine Nagel, co-head perfumer at Hermes perfume development, quips: "It's impossible to wear a perfume that you don't like. If you took more time to smell people rather than looking at them you would understand them better. If you took the time to do that."
A very interesting interview of both Jean Claude Ellena and Christine Nagel is uploaded on the NY Mag on this link by Kathleen Hou. They explain how we can't be with people whose smell we don't like, whether Hermes soap is superior to all the other soap around, how marketing and perfumery work in weaving fragrant stories and how the two perfumers have almost fallen in love...with each other's work that is. Read on for interesting insights.


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Vision – Carbon-neutral councils, authorities and businesses in Melbourne
Posted in Models, Movements, Policies, Visions by Ferne Edwards on April 16th, 2007
Local councils such as the Melbourne City Council, the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance and the Shire of Yarra Ranges, water authorities such as City West Water, and even business such as MyRate.com.au are among the first in Australia to go carbon-neutral. Committing funds and planning, these organisations have accepted the urgent need to address climate change by taking action now rather than waiting for government regulations to be established to reduce carbon emissions.
Organisations can go "carbon-neutral" in many ways, avoiding emissions by reducing energy use, using renewable energy sources or by offsetting carbon emissions. Strategies for the City of Melbourne include focusing "on achieving economic growth, environmental improvements, and social cohesion by shifting mainstream business investment in buildings, plants, and power generation over the next two decades", while City West Water has approached going carbon-neutral by overhauling the type of pumps they use, providing more staff education and encouraging customers to trade-in their old shower heads. Furthermore, many businesses, including MyRate.com.au, will not pass on the costs associated with going green to customers.
Others are also in the race to go carbon-neutral, with the Shire of Maribyrnong, National Australia Bank and Insurance Australia Group among the many.
There are also local organisations and campaigns established to support the shift to carbon neutrality. Contact Easy Being Green and Beyond Zero Emissions, among others, for more guidance on how to join the movement.
Perhaps you know of others who are going carbon-neutral or support those who are? Contributions are welcome to list all carbon-neutral councils, authorities and businesses located here in Melbourne. Lets show the world that Melbourne is serious about sustainability!


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Here are a couple clips of some of my most favorite animations of all time. My flavors of the week are just that, so I didn't want to include any of that on here. This is stuff I'll be willing to watch until the end of time.
For starters, I mean, how could this NOT be on someone's list?
And then, I don't care if you like anime or not, this is one of the finest works of entertainment EVER.
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A big shout out to my fellow #wiamigo, @MelissaEmler, for bringing those Wordy Nerdy days back. To answer the challenge...and to get me blogging more (New Year's Resolution #220).
The Blogger's Challenge includes 11 random facts, answering 11 questions from your nominating blogger, and challenging 11 more bloggers with 11 more questions.
The Rules:1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger.
2. Share 11 facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
4. List 11 bloggers.
5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer, and let all the bloggers know they've been nominated. Don't nominate a blogger who has nominated you.
11 Random Facts1. I was an aide/campaign volunteer for a U.S. House of Congress Representative when I was in high school. My first forte into a political frenzy, which led to my Sunday morning Meet the Press addiction.
2. I have a half-acre garden where I grow produce to make my Grandma's Super Secret Dilly Dills, Trippin' Tomato Sauce, Sexy Salsa and a variety of "perky" jams from berries and fruit found within walking distance of our home. We then give them to local food pantries and friends.
3. We have four dogs and two cats - all rescue critters.
4. Despite the tremendous benefits of a running routine, I despise it (I'm not tiny). I have, however, completed 21 sprint distance triathlons...even got to meet Jon Cryer from Two and Half Men in Malibu!
5. I placed second in the State Spelling Bee waaaaaay back when words were easier to spell. Told ya' - Word Nerd.
6. Our children have atypical, gender-neutral names and are based on classic literature favorites - again, the Word Nerd thing.
7. I began my college career as an Industrial Technology major, with a focus on packaging and shipping technologies. Had an internship lined up with 3M in Houston, TX, and switched majors to education to stay closer to family. Best.Choice.Made.
8. I collect first-edition, signed copies of Anne Rice hardcovers. Twilight's got nothing on her Vampire Chronicles.
9. Music is my saviour. All genres. I play piano to relieve stress. I have written my own music. I sing at weddings and funerals, but the older I get, it's more funerals...and karaoke! I was a radio DJ back in the day and played polka music for my adoring listeners on Sunday mornings.
10. My paternal grandmother was a direct-line relative to Almanzo Wilder - Laura Ingalls Wilder's hubby.
11. 6 is my lucky number. Let's chat sometime about it. I'll buy!
To Answer Melissa's Questions1. What is your favorite knock knock joke?
This one's from one of my former students...
Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Canoe who?
Canoe help me with my homework?
HAAAAAAAAA! Every.Single.Time.2. Why is your best friend your best friend?
He has known me forever and married me anyway.
3. What is the most important quality a teacher should have?
The ability to sell ice to Eskimos. Passion about connecting a yearn to learn with need to know.
4. How long does it take you to get out of the house each morning?
20 minutes tops...not into fuss.
5. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Why?
Ford Escape for its gas mileage and high-up-there seat...it's like driving a truck but not really.
6. Tables or desks?
Bean bags or stability balls with lap desks...but, between these two: tables.
7. What was the best professional development experience you have ever had?
Far and away, EdCamp. That said, join us in April for EdCampEC -the first of its kind in the WestCentral part of Wisconsin!!
8. What annoys you more than anything else?
9. How do people know you love them?
My actions let them know, loud and clear...and often.
10. Where were you on 9/11/01?
Watching Current Events with my 8th grade social studies class via the first ten minutes of the Today Show (like we did every day). I've never felt more helpless and dumbfounded in all my career.
11. How well can you juggle?
Objects? Not well at all.
Life? I'm an ace.
11 Bloggers I'm ChallengingBeth Lisowski @BethLisowski
Tom Whitford @twhitford
Tim Neilsen @teach1tech
Pernille Ripp @pernilleripp
Joe Sanfilippo @joesanfelippofc
Renee Nolan @nolan6166
Jessica Johnson @PrincipalJ
Kathy Perret @kathyperret
Jennifer Zurawski @tweets2jen
Kristi Shaw @kshaw0128
Jenna Linskins @2teach_edtech
Questions for my Challengees
1. What is your super power?
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2. You've just won the lottery. Now what?
3. You're on a desert island. Which three people (and only three) are with you? Why?
4. Who were your childhood friends and what were your favorite activities growing up?
5. Who inspires you most and why?
6. What's your "go to" comfort food?
7. If you could have a conversation with anyone (dead or alive, real or fictional), who would it be and why?
8. Paper or plastic? Why?
9. What's a guarantee to make your blood boil? How come?
10. You are King or Queen of the World - what's your platform? Dream? Wish for all humanity?
11. Be honest: what vice would you do away with today, if you could?
To quote a fellow Word Nerd and noted radio personality, Paul Harvey:
..."and now you know the rest of the story..."
Have fun, folks! Looking forward to seeing the posts and learning about my Tweeps and fellow bloggers. Have fun!
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One year ago today
Game writer out of a job after libel complaint: A game writer who criticized his beatmates' journalistic shortcomings no longer has his job.
Five years ago today
HOWTO Make a purse out of a stack of old books: I had my eye on some attractively bound Reader's Digest Condensed Books (I have no pity for them) that were in the local library book sale, but wanted a little more space than one book could give me. So I made a box-type purse out of three.
Ten years ago today
Citi's CEO's SSN sky-written over NYC: The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights paid a skywriter to etch part of the social security number of Citigroups CEO in the sky over Manhattan, to protest Citi's lobbying against new consumer privacy legislation.


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If you're a healthcare professional planning to take OET to prove English proficiency, you'll be thinking about how you can prepare for the test.
OET is trusted by healthcare employers, regulators and governments to ensure that healthcare professionals have the required English proficiency to provide safe and effective patient care.
There is no pass or fail for the test as the minimum acceptable level is set by organisations using the test such as healthcare boards and councils, as well as immigration agencies.
We know you're very busy but we recommend you undertake preparation before you take the test. For a successful outcome you need to ensure that:
- Your English language skills are at the right level
- You have the best test strategy
- You get plenty of practice
Test preparation support
Your first stop should be the OET Preparation Portal where you will find a wide range of resources, many of which are online and free of charge. You can access:
- Free online sample practice tests
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- Online Preparation Course
- Customised feedback on speaking and writing skills
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If you want to attend an OET preparation course, you will find a list of schools on the OET website.
I have good English language skills – why do I need to prepare?
You might feel that you have good English language skills and should be able to pass the test without preparation, but candidates are assessed solely on the language produced on the test day in each of the four skill areas - listening, reading, writing, speaking.
In addition, you are tested in a specific timeframe and this requires test strategy practice. For more information about what you might need to work on, take a look at this article: https://support.occupationalenglishtest.org/hc/en-gb/articles/115001741849-What-if-I-haven-t-achieved-the-results-I-need-
OET provides continuing support if you aren't achieving the results you need. To find out more contact us and we will let you know how to enhance your test preparation and practice.
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Each year thousands of healthcare professionals take OET in 40 countries. We take great care to produce a test that gives candidates around the world a fair and reliable way to prove healthcare specific English language skills. Please view the success stories and testimonials from healthcare professionals who have achieved their career goals after successfully taking OET.


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By: Abu-Bakarr Jalloh
In 1994, almost two decades ago, I found a kid who had made away with one of my rental bicycles. My friends and I dragged him to the police station to get him to return the bike. At around 8pm local time at the central police station in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone, the police asked me to report a statement against the alleged thief. Before I began my narration, the officer told me to buy his candle, pen and paper. I tried to walk to a nearby shop to get him the items but he said no. "Put the money on the table," he pointed to the table. "I will buy it later myself". I paid a bribe.
Last week, I inquired about renewing my passport in Germany. I called at the embassy in Berlin and spoke to a young Sierra Leonean on the phone. "Use the account number on our website that ends with 3", he instructed. 'Wire 35 Euros to it and come to Berlin with a receipt".
Splendid. That's all he said. I had read on the "website", which by the way is a blog, that the embassy does not issue passports. Excuse me? What do I do? I have three options. Option one is incur the embassy's cost of making the passport for me in Freetown. The second option is to fly home myself and get a new passport or final option, get someone in Freetown to do it for me. That means, a DHL fee of about 100 Euros would have to be paid to get the booklet here. Also, splendid.
The question remains; why must I pay another 35 Euros to the embassy? I read that my new passport would have to be approved by my country's diplomatic mission in my country of residence or the mission responsible thereof. On the SL embassy site, I also read that to approve all documents, the applicant must pay a fee of 30 Euros. But I was told to wire 35 Euros. Below the approval fee, I read another fee of 5 Euros for registration forms. What? Is the form a booklet or a mere piece of paper? Super splendid.
The question now in my mind is how is this different from a cop two decades ago that asked me to buy his candle, pen and paper?
For a system as corrupt as ours in the midst of political turmoil and a decade-long unrest that ravaged the economy, I reasoned with a lone cop trying to make ends meet. I believed the country was lagging behind the world's development pace and no single individual could differentiate between good and bad governance; not even a cop.
I understand that our system then was not capable of making the officer a responsible cop. I would even reason with him now if he would ask me to buy his paper because our economy is still not strong enough to make our men and women in uniforms better officers.
But for the following reasons, I will not agree with Sierra Leone's diplomatic mission to Germany to pay 5 Euros for a piece of paper:
Firstly, as a matter of principle, I refuse to see reasons why the embassy would require its citizens to buy forms. This is an archaic and outrageous form of revenue collection and one of the indirect reasons why we attained the status of a failed state.
Secondly, let's do the math. How much does a paper packet cost? In Germany, it's between 4 and 10 Euros depending on the quality of the paper. Let's assume they are using a 60g paper. How many papers do they need for a form? I take it that the government in SL pays the person writing the instructions on the paper not by the revenue collected from selling the forms. This is just too outrageous.
Thirdly, for the fact that it is a diplomatic mission representing a country in a foreign land, that is the more reason why its system of operation should be transparent and corrupt free.
Finally, if SL has one of the fastest growing economies in the world today, is extracting unnecessary fees from its nationals the best way to maintain that development?
I am ready to negotiate a 50 percent tax of my income or even pay it without questioning. If I can pay that same amount of tax to my current country of residence, heck I am willing to give the money to my beloved country. But I refuse to pay 5 Euros bribe to the embassy of SL in Germany.


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Howell, NJ — Commercial mortgage brokerage firm Eastern Union Funding announced that it has arranged $6,100,000 in financing for a 24 unit multifamily portfolio in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. The loan was arranged by David Metzger and Nate Hyman, managing directors.
The three contiguous properties were completed last year and are made up of 8 units each.
The 9 year loan has a 30 year amortization and was provided by Investors Bank
About Eastern Union Funding
Eastern Union Funding is the country's second-largest privately owned commercial mortgage company, on a transaction volume basis, serving the national commercial real estate sector. Specializing in loans up to $50 million, Eastern Union works closely with a wide spectrum of lenders to finance transactions for multifamily, office, retail, hotel, healthcare, industrial, construction, co-op and self-storage properties. The company has offices in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.


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Painter of Code
Matt Kane makes digital paintings using proprietary software he's programmed from scratch, tailored to meet his vision. The work he creates is infinitely scalable, based entirely in math, yet can resemble real world physicality when advantageous to his vision. Kane designs systems of image production built on his knowledge, habits, and observations of art, design, mathematics, and the natural world. Subject matter is derived from found photography that resonates with the artist. It's his sense that the spark he feels taps into the collective unconscious and will be communicated more universally by his art.
The artist's days are committed to his artistic programming projects via research, experimentation, and creation of art. Additionally, he enjoys long meandering walks through natural and urban environments, finding creative ways of adding a fried egg to everything he consumes, listening to podcasts, and is deeply devoted to afternoon meditation.
A Chicago born, gallery exhibited artist in his early and mid twenties, Kane left the art world for a decade to work as a web developer in the Pacific Northwest. It was there that he taught himself programming, gained life experience, and made career choices centered around creating, at a future date, the work he's currently devoted. Kane began as a painter of oils to become a painter of code.
Self Portrait, 2018
My Art Practice
Vintage Photo Collection and Online Archives
My extensive photo collection includes photos from the dawn of photography through the present day. I collect photos that strike a strong resonance with me on a psychological or visceral dimension. In addition to hounding antique dealers and flea markets, I've also made a habit of exploring online image archives. When I began serious work as an artist in the early 2000's, I visited libraries to access photo collections. Now, so much of these are available online. But nothing online can equate the smell and touch of a vintage photograph.
Found black and white photography meets imagined color
Finished artwork emerges from interactions with custom software
An artwork of mine is the result of several hours of interacting with my program, making artistic choices from start to finish. Sometimes I spend an entire day with a piece. In more recent complex work, I've spent entire days of an entire week. I decide how to leverage the hundreds of tools I've created from the many thousands of hours I've spent coding. As I build out more to my software, I build out more posibilities for my future artistic creations.
An aesthetic developed in traditional studio materials moves ahead via coding.
In 2005, I rendered each element in its own way. Each piece of a painting seems to tell me their appropriate style. To the left, notice how the pink seat cushions are rendered with pencil, the floor and background rendered with acrylic paint and ink washes, and the face rendered with halftone. This aesthetic has been carried over from my traditional studio work into my digital work. Whereas previously it was different material, it is now a different combination of algorithms I've written.
Marks as Metaphor
I see colors over black and white in my mind's eye. My color sketches are laid down with urgency; a frantic dissemination of acrylics, gel pens, crayons, and pencils over a black and white print on paper. The marks I make are metaphors for more complex patterns and structures that will take shape in later work. Indeed, the same transformation occurs with the original photograph and even with my color choices. Everything becomes an opportunity for transformation from simple to complex. Much of my coding has been done to create algorithms that support this idea.
How to code what's done by hand?
A great challenge is finding creative ways to achieve with code what is so easily done by hand. To the left is an acrylic painting I did several months prior to first attempting to create works of art with my program.
Tracing the outline of a shape by hand is easy. Doing this with code is difficult-- but not impossible. I developed a shape tracing algorithm after many failed attempts over the years. It's my belief that anything done by hand can be achieved with code.
Infinitely Scalable Paintings
One of the chief requirements in setting out on making art with code was that my work would be infinitely scalable; that everything I create be able to be boiled down to simple math. As such, the artworks I create are saved in a custom format. The only limit to the size of an uncompressed image I create are the same restrictions placed on everyone.
Gigapixel Paintings
My work is created with the intent of being large oversized prints in a cavernous space, allowing viewers to approach from afar and experience how the image falls away into the parts and pieces that make up the larger work. In order to simulate this experience online, I create videos and feature my paintings as navigable Google Maps on my website.
My Coding Practice
It is my goal to express my understanding of art and design through a series of algorithms that becomes the foundation of creating my expressive art. Every morning for the past 4 years, I have woken up and gotten to work coding-- often creating new tools, but never without having a particular desire in mind.
Traditional Styles
Disecting complex techniques and color theories into algorithms. All studies below are made with my program.
Cross Hatch Drawing
Stipple Drawing
Painterly Impasto
I create algorithms around replicating traditional media, things from nature, new digital tools, and just about anything that I come across that strikes me as a challenge.
Digital Graphite
Digital Clouds
Ink Splatter / Spray Paint
Paint Roller
Wet & Dry Brushes
Artist Inspired
A lifelong student of museums, I often find myself walking galleries, studying exhibits and thinking about the art as mathematical equations. Challenging myself to write algorithms based on other artists not only makes me a better, more creatively thinking coder, but I also sometimes end up with a tool I'll use.
Sol Lewitt
Keith Haring
Moholy Nagy
Experimental Coding
A great benefit to becoming a lifelong coder is that previous algorithms can be leveraged with others, creating an opportunity for unexplored creativity.


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A clean, well-lit place to vent
Please feel free to contribute to this frequently-updated forum, which posts selected commentary on our favorite comic strip. If you'd like your critique to be posted, please note that civility, if not approbation, counts. Click here to submit a comment.
Great portrayal of the nightmare sequence. Good call on the "they might scatter" remark. I know, trying to influence a nightmare, the barest bit, can start you out of it. Did anyone else notice Toggle's first thought was for the loved one's safety, not his own? I wonder why the nightmare keeps looping.
The military no longer considers Post-Traumatic Stress a "disorder." Thanks for whatever part you played in that. It's not funny. But you nailed it today.
Thank you again, this week of Veteran's Day, for featuring the ongoing problem of PTSD that plagues war veterans, present and past. I've been following this since serving as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, and seeing the personal destruction wrought in the lives young people, bringing the wounds and memories of their battlefields home. No one should be asked to fight unnecessary wars...Peace, in these troubled hopeful times.
Thanks for 40 great years! Please stay with it. I need my daily dose.
Years ago, probably when I was in my late twenties or early thirties, I gave up on reading one of my favorite comic strips, Doonesbury, because it had become incredibly biased and harsh against anyone or anything with conservative values. Occasionally I would give it a retry just to see if it had gotten any fairer, only to find that it had just gotten worse and more shrill, especially during the George W. Bush presidency. And of course none of it was backed up with any facts, only the talking points of the liberal media. Well, here in the last year I have begun to read Doonesbury again. It is funnier than I ever remember it being; the way that it so obviously avoids the pathetic failings of the Obama/Pelosi/Reid administration cracks me up...
My kids were raised with Doonesbury as a cultural reference that was far more relevant than any religious tome available today. Thank you G.B., thank you.
Wow! Could it be that 43 was really as astute as portrayed in Roland's interview, that he anticipated that Americans would "remember" TARP as Democratic initiative? According to a Pew Research poll, a large percentage of Americans actually believe it was.
I picked up Still a Few Bugs in the System at a friend's house in the 70s, read it while sitting there and was hooked. I have all but two of the entire series (thank you, eBay), and am a devoted reader. Thank you, Garry, for all the years, and especially for your support of Fisher House. It's true what I heard a long time ago; "If you just read Doonesbury, you don't need to read the newspaper."
I have a copy of Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years, which has cartoons from the early 80s. The thing that is fascinating (and appalling) is that most of the political characters and issues are the same as during the last Bush era. Rumsfield, Cheney, the NRA, war with Iran etc. All the same. After 25 years!
I've been on board since the newspapers in Dallas and Fort Worth started carrying DB in the early 70s. I was a less-than-zealous student in college, with the transcripts to prove it. Zonker's job interview in the "Dressed for Failure" series was eerily similar to one of my Med School interviews. But I got in anyway. Go figure.
For sixteen years I had a lab named Doonesbury. I had wanted to call him Zonker, but this dog seemed so much more like a "well meaning fool" I knew he had to be a Doonesbury. Thanks for 40 years, Garry -- and your part in the best dog that ever lived.
As an Airman stationed in Germany in 1978 I began reading the Yale strips that my roommate had saved (his father was an engineer there). I was soon clamoring to find all the past strips and read Doonesbury daily. A career in electronics changed to a career as a political scientist and years in state government and activism. Whether or not that was such a good idea is still debated by my family. Doonesbury however has been a constant since then. Thank you GB and Happy 40th Doonesbury!
Re Roland's comment to GWB about "praising an arsonist for bringing his own fire under control" -- this was actually an issue here in Oz following the catatrophic bushfires of 2009. There were reliable reports of some of the most destructive fires having been lit deliberately by people who then engaged in major heroics to combat them. It does happen. (Allegedly, at least.)
I believe the sequence when Zonker Harris's parent separated ("You're never too old for nuts and berries...") was about my entry point; approximate age twelve. I had Zonker ironed onto a t-shirt, via The Daily News. I confess to forging both a Zonker sketch and a GBT autograph in my copy of The Doonesbury Chronicles. I thought Doonesbury (and Aja) fandom would be enough to win a certain woman's heart in college. Women really do mature faster than boys. Saw the musical. Replaced old t-shirt with one drawn for World Hunger Year. Ran fast to buy The Long Road Home. Read strip online. Every. Day. Thank you.
Astute American friends sometimes ask me, "How do you know so much about American politics? How come you get so many American culture references?" I tell them, "I read Doonesbury every day." Happy 40th birthday!
When my first grandchild -- a granddaughter -- was born, I was happy to be able to outfit her and her mother (my daughter) in matching shirts with "It's a woman! A baby woman!" emblazoned on them. Thanks, Garry, for the perfectly appropriate sentiment!
Happy 40th, and thank you. I think I've been reading since day one. You've made an important contribution to society, and it's been fun. And it's been absolutely top-notch the whole time. Long may you run.
The asterisk thingie in the caricature of Geo. W. Bush today is very like Kurt Vonnegut's widely-known drawing of, as the distinguished literary author put it, an "asshole." The drawing appears in Kurt's contribution to Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions collections and more visibly in the novel Breakfast of Champions. These are touchstones of an era from which the strip emerges. I can't be the only person making this happy association.
I've cheered the presidential Icons, wept at the Memorial Day listing of those killed in action in Iraq, cancelled my newspaper subscription when they refused to carry certain strips, raged at fate when there was some kind of hiatus, was introduced to you by my 15 year old son, 40 years ago. Oh yes, I have you as my home page, and read the strip before I have my coffee. Live Long and Prosper.


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Further more, most of the innovative, creative businesses that sell-out lose their spark, or their leaders, or both. We know why. We sold to a publicly listed e-consultancy just before the dot-com bust in 2000 and ended up buying the company back a year later. Chastened, but not deterred, we set about defining another model; one where we could participate in the value we created, enjoying the best bits of consulting (learning, creating, doing great work for great clients) but avoid relying on selling the business as the only exit strategy.
After experimenting with value-based pricing (we were bought out of every risk/reward contract we entered), acquiring Equire the managed services business and Nucleus IP our trade mark attorneys, we concluded that we needed to participate in ventures to be able to really exploit our own IP.
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TAMPA — The Moffitt Cancer Center has appointed famed ice skater, Olympian and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton to its national board of advisers, the institute announced Tuesday.
Hamilton joins a group of 32 prominent figures from across the country on the national board to serve as a Moffitt ambassador.
"The culture and expertise that Moffitt holds as the center of its identity is elevating cancer treatment options that were once thought to be science fiction," Hamilton said in a prepared statement.
Hamilton's had a long career as an ice skater, best known for capturing the hearts of millions during his Olympic Gold medal performance in Sarajevo in 1984.
Hamilton battled testicular cancer in 1997, and in 2004, doctors found he had a brain tumor. Now, he works a public speaker and humanitarian.
He leads the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship) and the Scott Hamilton Skating Academy. The foundation supports two cancer education websites and a patient-mentor program.
"It is an honor to have Scott join our team," said Bob Griese, chair of Moffitt's Board of Advisors and Hall of Fame quarterback with the Miami Dolphins. "He is an incredible role model on so many different levels, and he is obviously so passionate about cancer research and quality patient care. We look forward to his thoughts and ideas."


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Was the most ancient division of the Roman people. The curiae were 30 in number. Some bore local names, others personal ones. Membership of the curiae was determined by birth, but as they also seem to have been local groupings, each with its own meeting‐place, it is probable that originally they comprised the families resident in particular localities. Each curia was headed by an official called the cūriō, aged at least 50 and elected for life. One of these leaders was chosen as head of all the curiae, the curio maximus. The post was held by patricians until 209 bc, when a plebeian was elected for the first time.
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Real Estate St Kilda – Buying and Renting
St Kilda has long been a favourite destination among those who want to buy or rent property in Melbourne and as soon as you see the area you will realise why.
Melbourne has plenty of trendy suburbs these days, but St Kilda is undoubtedly one of the biggest and best. With a population of 17,794 back in 2011, this is certainly the place to be.
St Kilda is around eight kilometres away from the Melbourne CBD, making it perfect if you work in the city but don't want to live right in the centre.
Public transport links ensure you can get around easily, or you could even walk into the city if you like to be active.
Whether you're in search of beachside living or simply want somewhere you can commute into Melbourne from, look no further than St Kilda.
Enjoying the good life in St Kilda
Many people move to St Kilda to restore some life balance – and it's not too difficult to achieve.
Being in the great outdoors plays a crucial part of living in this suburb, especially as St Kilda beach is right on your doorstep and there are plenty of parks and open spaces to enjoy.
Acland Street is one of St Kilda's trendiest places to be – not only will you find foods from all corners of the world, but the area is also famous for its cake shops. You could indulge in some retail therapy or catch up with friends for coffee – it's up to you!
The Lower Esplanade is another St Kilda hotspot. It is home to the world-famous Luna Park and here you will also find the Palais Theatre, a popular local concert venue.
If you'd rather keep away from the crowds, head down to St Kilda Botanic Gardens on Blessington Street for some down time. Take a picnic and enjoy a stroll – it's hard to believe you're just a stone's throw away from the Victorian capital.
Where will you buy or rent in St Kilda?
The options are endless when you choose to buy or rent property in St Kilda.
The apartments on Marine Parade are compact and perfectly located, making them perfect for couples who want a slice of the inner-city lifestyle.
Alternatively, Fitzroy Street is one of the trendiest locations in town – it's close to Luna Park and St Kilda beach, so you'll never have to go far in search of entertainment.
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27 Jun 09Today was action packed. I ran a couple of errands before meeting my friend Avi for coffee and conversation. Then my friend Alan, Richard and I went for drinks at the Pilsner. (I had a Diet Coke)Came home and had a sandwich. I feel OK at the moment, and know that I better get to bed soon so that I can get a bit of sleep. Complete report tomorrow. I hope we run into each other at Civic Center. 29 Jun 09 Thank you for your email this afternoon. I had a good session with my therapist. Loving myself is something I've never quite understood and still struggle with. How does one love oneself when you never learned? How do you love yourself? I had a struggle with food again today. I had breakfast after I got out of bed at 2PM.(No lunch or snacks today, just cheerios, 1% milk, strawberries)Then I met my therapist. I went to the Safeway near the Golden Gateway apartments,(Battery and Clay, I think)It's a very small market, smaller than the one at 4th and King Streets. I gave myself permission to buy anything I wanted. I came out of the store with the following:1 pint Strawberry Sorbet (Safeway brand, ate 1 cup of it)1 loaf Garlic Sourdough bread (ate 4 slices with Smart Balance spread on them)1 whole chicken (ate the dark meat off on the first half, saved the breast and the second half in the refrigerator)1 liter clear (Safeway brand) sugar-free soda. Even though I wanted to buy stuff that I could binge on, I didn't. I came home and fixed dinner (I also had a salad of baby spinach)started laundry and even though I did not make it to DIAKADI today(I was supposed to work out on my own today)I ended up doing 30 minutes of cardio on the treadmill in my building's gym this evening. I'm not out of the woods yet. Pray that I find a way back. 30 Jun 09 I hope that your Tuesday went well. I am feeling a bit better today. I know I have some work to do around loving myself, and I know I must continue to move forward. Today I went to the gym and worked out without Billy. I did cardio last night in the building gym, so today I did my "monday" workout. I was there for about an hour or so. Then I ran some errands, came home and fixed dinner. My food is getting a bit better each day. It was easier to stay on plan today than it was yesterday. Tonight I am tired, so I am going to bed early. I've got a busy day tomorrow. I am hoping to plan my food accordingly. I think I am behind again on logging my food in. I plan on catching up tomorrow morning. Thanks for your love and support. 01 Jul 09 Sorry for the delay, but here is the report from yesterday: I had a good day. My friend Julia had gotten me some clothes from a friend's estate. She thought I might want to try them on to see if they fit me. Almost everything did! I was surprised since they were sizes I have not fit into for a long time. There were a few items that were too small, but not for long! We then went for a long walk around Mission Bay Park. The weather was amazing, and so was the company. Julia had with her a friend's Boston Terrier named Grace. Then I met my friends Chris and Fred for coffee. Then I went to Safeway to pick up some spinach and fruit. Came home and had a nice dinner. I believe that I am caught up now with entering my meals online. I am now off to DIAKADI to do my Thursday workout. Have a nice Fourth of July, and give my best to Jeff. 02 Jul 09 I did not want to get out of bed today. But once I did I was able to get some things done. I went to the gym to do my Thursday workout. My workout went well, and from there I did a bit of shopping before coming home and having some dinner. I've been relaxing for the rest of the evening. I am about to go to bed, and wanted to give you an update. I'm feeling OK. I'm seeing a friend on Friday for dinner. My friend Andrew will soon be leaving for a few months while he finishes his new book. Tomorrow I will be doing my Tuesday workout on Friday at DIAKADI. I did a walk on Tuesday and thought I would switch it up. I hope that you have a nice Fourth of July weekend. 03 Jul 09 I'm staying up late again, which means I am sleeping in the mornings as opposed to getting up first thing to start my day. I hope that I can slowly switch back to getting to bed before 11PM. I went to the gym to do my Tuesday workout on Friday. Since I did a walk on Tuesday, I wanted to make sure that I got to the gym three days during the week. This means that I was able to get to the gym on my own while Billy was in Maui. It would have been a perfect time for me to slack off, but since I was Client of the Month last month at DIAKADI, I did not want to disappoint myself! I met my friend Andrew for a meal at Red Jade, and then we attended services at the synagogue. I stayed after services, and after walking Andrew home I decided to go out with some folks from the temple who went to Lookout for pizza. (I had two small pieces of Cheese pizza). 04 Jul 09: I got a text message from Billy on Sunday saying that he was going to extend his vacation another day, so we were not going to train together. So I overslept and did not get to the gym yesterday. I ended up not getting out of bed until around 11AM or so. Then I wanted to go back to bed, which I did. I got up soon before my doctor's appointment. My doctor was very impressed with my progress. According to the scale at the doctor's office, I'm down 91 pounds since January. I know that it's not official until I see you on Wednesday, so I have not made any announcements to anyone except you and my therapist. I'm trying not to have any expectations about the weigh-in on Wednesday. I then came home and had a meal before going to bridge lessons. They started up last week, I was originally not going to go since my partner has been away. But I did go, and played with someone who has less experience than me. I think we did OK, considering it was his second time playing bridge. I tried to be patient with him. I can't expect someone who has only played twice to know everything. I was gracious and thank him for his patience with me. I decided also last night to play in a Pro-Am Bridge Tournament this Saturday. I know that I tried to play in one in the past which left me spent and frustrated, but I will be able to play with someone who has many years experience and it might actually be fun to play with the big boys (or girls for that matter). Wish me luck. I did go to a party to watch the fireworks. I met some friends near the Stockton Street tunnel, where we took the bus up to North Beach where we had to walk to my friend's home on Bay Street.(the bus driver said he could no go any further)We got started late, but made it just in time to watch them from their patio. It was great since the fog was pretty high near Fisherman's Wharf. When we left the party, we could not find a bus. So we ended up walking from Bay and Columbus to my house at Third and Mission. I was not out of breath but was tired from the walk. I probably would not have been able to do that in January.
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Volunteers fill bags with food for part of their backpack school lunch program at the Cleveland Foodbank in Cleveland on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
The congressional hunger games began when Senate Democrats voted to cut $4.1 billion from food stamps, or SNAP. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said it was a matter of slicing "waste, fraud and abuse" from the program.
Except that's not what they were doing.
They were cutting about $90 a month in benefits for 500,000 households—more than a week's worth of assistance for a typical family, at a time when an individual's average benefit is about $4.45 per day. (It's worth noting too that just one cent on every dollar of SNAP spending is lost to fraud.)
House Republicans then tried to up the ante and slash $20 billion from the program—to reduce both the deficit and welfare dependence, they claimed.
Except that's not what they were doing.
Food stamp spending is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to amount to just 1.7 percent of federal spending over the next ten years—and people with access to food stamps when they are young have better health outcomes and less dependence on welfare assistance over the long-term. In fact, what the Republicans were attempting to do was toss 2 million people off of SNAP and prevent 210,000 low-income children from receiving free school meals. The bill failed because many Republicans wanted even deeper cuts.
Finally, on Thursday, House Republicans took these hunger games to a new level of violence: they passed a farm bill stripped of any food stamp provision.


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'Real Housewives of New York': Cindy Barshop Officially Out
The now former housewife tells THR, "I'm a hundred percent good with the decision."
Just one day after Cindy Barshop told THR that she was in limbo regarding whether she'll appear next season on The Real Housewives of New York City, Bravo officially informed the reality star on Saturday afternoon that she won't be returning for Season 5.
UPDATE: 'Real Housewives of New York': Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, and Kelly Bensimon Officially Out, Too
"Bravo and I parted amicably and I will not be returning for the show," Barshop tells The Hollywood Reporter. "And I'm absolutely thrilled with the opportunity, really am thrilled. And for me, it's a great decision personally and for my business. It's going to be an amazing year next year."
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STORY: 'Real Housewives of New York': Inside the Inevitable Cast Shakeup
"I'm a hundred percent good with this decision," she tells us. "Everyone knows the Completely Bare spas nationally now. And the opportunities to work with different charities that have come through the show are something I really value. And I will continue to work hard for those charities going forward."
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Take 5 – Community Q&A #2
Welcome to another Take 5 community Q&A! Thief fans have submitted their questions about the game, and the development team has taken 5 minutes to answer them. This week, I sat down with Thief's Game Director Nic Cantin, Narrative Director Steven Gallagher and Lead Artist Emanuel Garcia to ask them the top 5 fan-submitted questions. Here's what they had to say:
Mik James: How varied will the environments be in Thief?
Emanuel: Each mission has a different setting and will take Garrett to a different place. Our environment design is really varied so that you can discover the different areas of the City in depth. The poor parts, the rich parts, outside of the city and in. Fans of the classic games will be able to see a lot that they will recognize from the previous games – including areas that they never got to explore, and now they'll have the chance to visit.
Within each area of the city we also worked on a lot of different types of interior environments, which give the player a different mood or feeling when they go inside. Just like the different areas of the City look differently on the outside, all of the interiors have different moods as well.
knox140: Will there be any kind of horror element to this game like the Cradle or the Haunted Cathedral?
Emanuel: Yes, there is. I'll just confirm that there are definitely some horror elements for now – it wouldn't be Thief if we hadn't thought of that - but I won't say too much more or else when we deliver the punch you won't get the scare!
Chuffnubble: I saw the Rope Arrow in action at E3 and I'm curious to know more about the Claw. What is it used for?
Nic: The Claw is actually very closely tied to the main story. Garrett uses the Claw to help speed up vertical navigation, it allows him to move really fluidly when he's climbing. It's a tool that gives him a new edge; it gives him the ability to navigate to new, higher points without being constrained to say, only climbing on pipes or whatnot. The Claw is just used for climbing, it's not a weapon. You're going to find that it's especially useful when you're exploring the City Hub.
CyberP: Any readable documents to be found in the levels?
Steven: The simple answer is yes, there are.
The longer answer is that there are a range of documents to read. Obviously, there are the core types of readables that allow the game to function and pass on key information like hints on the world around you and what you can do. Then, there are the documents that are for players that want to explore around and be rewarded for hunting every corner – readables that contain color, world history, that sort of stuff. I really want to include a lot of content that exploratory players will find meaningful.
Silshas: This Thief game is built to stand on its own from the original trilogy, but are there any nods within the game to the past Thief games that players of the past Thief games will recognize?
Emanuel: Yes, there's a lot throughout the whole game. There are the really obvious ones... Anybody familiar with the classic games will recognize characters like Garrett, the Baron and Basso, of course. It's also the same City with the same layout, the same districts, the clocktower; we almost didn't change the layout of the City at all. It's the same universe.
It's really the old school players who are big fans and really know the first 3 games that will recognize all of the little nods, and we have them spread everywhere. The big reason for this is that including all of these little nods actually makes the universe more coherent. The game is a reboot, but this is still the Thief universe so they needed to be there.
Steven: Well, the obvious one is that the main character is called Garrett. Then, there is his reliable fence Basso, of course. There are nods everywhere for people that are looking for them. The fun for hardcore players is to find these nods. And for sure, they're peppered everywhere – this is the Thief universe.
I've said before in interviews for fans of the previous games: this is a new game, and a new story. And even though you don't need to have played the previous games to enjoy it, as an old player, you have the opportunity to fall in love with Garrett all over again. You're going to walk through this story and this world and feel like you're at home.
Nic: We've got a lot! I mean, already, if you look back at what we showed from the House of Blossoms, the whole den is set in the Keeper library from the classic games. If you look back behind the velvet curtains, you'll see the gothic library taken directly from the Keepers Library in the classic games. We actually built from the design of the original library map – the structure, the levels, the whole location – when you play through you'll even be able to find hidden, remaining parts of the Library in the basement. It's a major beat, that level is all about exploring that old location.
The map is almost exactly the same as the City from Deadly Shadows. It's very similar, except bigger and more detailed. We made a few minor changes – the biggest is that Dayport is on the other side of the river now – that's the only district that we've changed. But The Clocktower, the Cathedral, it's all there, the feeling is the same. There is a lot to see.
Thanks, guys! And thanks to everybody who submitted their questions for today's Take 5 Q&A. Stay tuned to the official Thief forums to ask your question for the next one!


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Russia: Syria has 'material evidence' that rebels used chemical weapons
Syria's government has provided "material evidence" that rebels have used chemical weapons in their battle to overthrow it, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday.
Speaking after a meeting with Syrian officials in Damascus Tuesday night, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov slammed the United Nations report that detailed the use of sarin gas in an attack last month as biased and incomplete.
"Just now we were given evidence," Ryabkov told state-run Russia Today, without giving further details. "We need to analyze it."
The UN's report deliberately did not draw conclusions as to who was responsible for the Aug. 21 attack on Ghouta, eastern Damascus, though the US, UK and France have said that the forensic and ballistic evidence it collates shows that only President Bashar al-Assad's forcescould have carried it out.
"We are unhappy about this report," Ryabkov told RT, "we think that report was distorted, it was one-sided, the basis of information upon which it is built is not sufficient, and in any case we would need to learn and know more on what happened beyond and above that incident of August 21."
Without the "full picture," Russian state news agency RIA Novosti quoted him as saying, "we cannot but call the nature of conclusions drawn by UN experts… as politicized, biased and unilateral."
More from GlobalPost: Russia remains skeptical of UN report on Syria
It is Moscow's starkest rebuttal yet of the UN investigation, which the US and its allies had hoped would provide the basis for the UN Security Council to agree on measures to halt the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
On Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov once more refuted the claim that Assad was behind the Ghouta attack, insisting that "we have the most serious grounds to believe this was a provocation [by rebels]."
He continued: "And some of our partners have unequivocally stated that only the regime could have used chemical weapons, but the truth must be established."
Russia's UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, also suggested that the international inspectors hadn't done their job properly. He called for the UN team to return immediately to Syria to investigate other allegations of chemical weapons attacks, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.
"We hope that the full implementation of the mandate of [the inspectors'] mission will give an objective picture of the events in Syria," Churkin said.
Envoys from Russia, China, France, the US and the UK — the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — met in New York on Tuesday to discuss a proposed UN resolution that will codify the promise Russia secured from Syria to surrender its chemical arsenal.
The Council appears no closer to agreeing on the wording, according to the BBC, with France, the UK and US pushing for military intervention if Assad fails to comply and Russia resisting the inclusion of any threat of consequences.
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HP: Stopped vehicle causes deadly interstate crash
HP: Stopped vehicle causes deadly interstate crash
One person is dead and another injured after a late night wreck in Laurens County.
According to the highway patrol, the accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on I-385 North, about a mile and a half outside Gray Court
Troopers say a 2001 Mercury SUV was stopped and facing the wrong direction in the northbound lane of I-385 when it was struck by a 2002 Chevrolet van.
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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XL, Number 3, Spring 1991 Growth and maturation of the pediatrics department, page 2 The Virgin Islands' response to hurricane Hugo, page 10 Obstacles to care in a troubled land, page 14 Romanian rehabilitation, page 15 On campus, page 16 Class notes, page 23
Recommended Citation"Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XL, Number 3, Spring 1991" (1991). Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin. Paper 216.
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