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Désiré is a game which will send you on an emotional roller coaster, mixing sympathy with burning rage as you spend over five painful hours trying to complete a single puzzle. Well, that was part of my experience anyway.
First of all Désiré is a poetic point-and-click adventure game in black and white. Désiré, the character you play as, is colour blind from birth and has had a miserable life. Through encountering over forty characters in the game, you discover more and more about his views and history, whilst completing numerous bizarre yet amusing puzzles. On your journey, you will discover interesting locations which contain their own unique story line and puzzles. Although the game has a very depressing tone, it still allows the player to feel a range of emotions, which is satisfying to see as it gives it new life and makes the story less predictable.
As stated by the games description, Désiré is a critique of the modern world, exploring themes such as bullying and the impact it has on the victims. These themes are all presented via your character's life and so conveying the emotions to the player very well.
Moreover, the puzzles you encounter are, at times, very logical, but personally I found myself scratching my head for extremely long periods of time. Undoubtedly, this is partially due to my lack of logical thinking, but sometimes the objects needed to complete the puzzles were so discrete, it made it near impossible to complete. For example, the player is forced to communicate with every character in the game numerous times as the dialogue options would change/update as you discover a new item to help you solve the puzzle. Furthermore, these items would be hidden away in bizarre places and thanks to the lack of any objective reminder; you'll find yourself guessing for hours. Not only that, it completely eliminates the option to play the game in anything other than one playthrough. Another gripe I have with Désiré is its lack of any voices for the characters outside of the opening cut scene. With the addition of voice actors, players would become more immersed into the world and thus feel greater attachment to the main characters.
In terms of art and sound design, the developers have done a superb job of conveying Désiré's disability of being colour blind into the black and white visuals. Moreover, I believe Désiré's sad life served as a metaphor for the developers colour choice.
On the other hand, the sound design felt extremely repetitive after a while; it was as if the same piano track was played at every location. Initially, the sound track fits the art style very well, but the lack of variety soon becomes apparent, possibly tempting you to mute the game as there is no other audio.
Overall, the game has a variety of interesting characters, combined with some enjoyable puzzles and an interesting deep story. Personally, the lack of any objective reminder, character voices and repetitive sound track made the game feel perhaps unfinished. As well as this, I would love to see the additions of meaningful choices within the dialogue options as it would make the game feel less linear and add more depth. Overall, at $8.99 this game is an absolute steal for the content on offer and so I would strongly recommend those who enjoy puzzle games to pick this up now (as long as they have good patience!). Désiré is available on PC, IOS and Android.
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It has been over one month since I last drank any alcohol. At that time I drank some red wine over dinner on a date night with my husband.
The last time I felt drunk was at my sister's wedding in February, when I drank wine and bubbles without eating enough food- and had the most possible hangover the next day that I vowed that really, that would be my last time allowing myself to feel that way.
These sporadic occasions of drinking some glasses of wine are very different from the former version of me. The old me used to drink every night. I'd get home from my job and pour myself a glass of wine on good days, or a vodka and soda with lime on bad ones. Weekends would be booze-fuelled from the time I finished work on Friday afternoon until I crashed on Sunday night.
Going out for drinks with friends was what I did; it was like my past-time. In order to belong, I had to drink, and I enjoyed it and how it made me feel. I didn't mind being inside a smoky bar until early in the morning, because it was fun. The hangover I'd inevitably get the next day- not so much.
For someone who used to love drinking alcohol so much, you would never know that I was also someone who suffered extremely bad hangovers. I would end up, nine times out of ten, with a raging hangover that would involve vomiting and migraine headaches that would last for days. But still I drank- a lot.
It was what I did, was how I identified myself as being, was what I had always done, to quell my busy mind, to fill my time, to relax and de-stress and blot out the pain of whatever I was going through on any particular day.
But that was then.
There are a lot of close friends in my life who will know me as the party girl who likes to drink. But there would now be a new group of friends who would find that side of me from my past, quite hard to believe.
These days, I'm just not interested in drinking. I'm not saying that I have pledged a vow of sobriety- I will still enjoy a couple of glasses of wine with dinner if I am in the mood on a special occasion, or have a cocktail during happy hour while on holidays- but the daily desire for a drop just isn't there anymore. The need to get drunk- that feeling has completely disappeared.
So what changed things for me? When I stop and think about how I went from the old me to the new me, I can note a few keys that apply to all situations whether it is changing your eating habits, exercising more, or changing a negative aspect of your lifestyle.
Slowly Transition
I can tell you now that this new version of me did not happen overnight. It has taken me years to transition to the stage I am at now- and not all of it was something I consciously decided. I started looking after myself more in response to some health issues and major life changes in 2009, then I fell into raw veganism quite by accident in 2010, which then lead me to wanting to learn more about healthy living, diet and nutrition. In all that time, I still loved to party. It was only when I started studying to be a health coach in 2012 that things started to shift for me. Which leads me to my next point…
Find New Interests
When I started studying at IIN, I needed a clear head and more time to study my course. As I started to immerse myself in my education, I also started to diversify my interests. The more I learned about health and wellness, the less I was interested in treating my body badly by getting drunk on a Tuesday for Ladies Night, then again on Wednesday night for Pub Quiz , and of course on Thursday when all my friends met up for pre-weekend drinks.
That lifestyle just wasn't congruent with what I was learning about and who I now wanted to be. By the end of 2012 I had well and truly scaled back on the amount of partying I did. I was also looking a feeling fantastic by this point, having lost weight and started up new healthy habits that included regular gym going, meditation and healthy eating. I had more natural confidence and authentic inner worth than I had ever felt from getting drunk, and this new feeling gave me a buzz and new found joy in life that fueled my fire.
Make New Friends
Around this time, I also started to make a new circle of friends. Some of this was because many existing friends had left Jakarta (this seems to happen a lot when you are an expat) and I needed to fill their void. I became a lot more conscious in the new friendships I made. I knew by now that I was traversing a new path to my life, where I felt good about myself rather than not realizing my own self-worth (and thus needing to drink myself to oblivion to feel better).
I wanted to have friends who understood this new side of me.
I still have some very dear friends who I adore who have been with me through all of these transitions, but I know they haven't fully understood the changes in me. They would tease me about my new healthy eating habits, or still push me to go out drinking with them on the weekend (not just for a drink or two, but for a lot and until very late at night- something I no longer felt aligned with doing). There were a few friends who I had to leave out of my new life- something that is very hard to do, but sometimes necessary.
So I actively sought out people who I thought better fit in with my new values and beliefs. This wasn't- and still isn't- easy to do, but I have also learnt that having a few dear friends who understand me is better than a having a lot of friends who don't.
Having healthy relationships is an integral soul food to overall well-being, so I feel that surrounding yourself with friends who love and respect you for who you are- and who you are also becoming and growing into – is super important to being successful in living a healthy and wholesome life.
Find New Interests
The other soul food which I believe we need to regularly nourish is rest and relaxation. My old method of relaxing- by drinking half a bottle of wine- obviously didn't fit any more into my newly chosen lifestyle.
These days my self care involves massages, facials, mani-pedis and other indulgences that end up costing the same as a bottle of wine or a few cocktails use to.
Finding a slew of non-boozy and wholesome ways to rest and relax has made living and enjoying my life now really quite easy. I manage to fill my time these days without any wine, but I feel one hundred percent contented and satisfied by getting into the kitchen and whipping up something yummy and fun, reading a book, lazing with my husband to indulge in a new TV series, going diving, editing photos, learning about something new (crystals, essential oils, yoga, and tarot have all been mini-interests of mine these last couple of years).
I've also found that I can immerse myself in my business for hours on-end, and will happily spend a Saturday writing and planning and doing business related stuff in my free time, because I just love it.
Find the things you love to do that light you up and make you feel fulfilled, that are creative and enjoyable and keep your mind busy and engaged. When you have those things to look forward to doing, your want to feel your best while doing them- making the decision to stay in on a Friday night as opposed to going out drinking- that much easier.
Have a clear purpose
Having a reason to want to change is also really important. Back in 2009 when I started on this path, my initial purpose for eating better and starting to do more exercise was because I wanted to lose weight. Once I did that, it became about wanting to be a great health coach, which meant being coached myself and following through on what I was teaching my clients to also do so I could be as authentic as possible.
These days my higher purpose to staying on track is wanting to prepare myself for pregnancy. My husband and I want to start a family, and I know that I need my body to be in the best, healthiest state possible so I can provide a cozy nest for a healthy baby to thrive.
Having a clear goal and purpose makes difficult changes so much easier to tap into and to follow.
I really do think that it is possible to change your life for the better if you really want to grow into being a better person. It takes courage and strength to overcome your own doubts and fears as well as the resistance and challenges that come from other people in your life.
This path is not always an easy one to follow, especially when living on purpose is so different to how you and your loved ones are familiar with you living.
- Just know that if I can do it, then your certainly can. Let me know what you think of these tips and I'd love to hear your feedback!
Also keep your eyes peeled to your inbox later this week when I will be announcing the opening up of memberships into my new group coaching program called Get Healthy, Happy & Sexy where I will help you to change your life for the better week-by-week for 12 weeks. I can't wait to share it with you!

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This is good news for New Jersey homeowners who may have been subjected to fraudulent foreclosure procedures known as 'robo-signing'
Westwood, NJ (PRWEB) March 24, 2011
According to a recommendation filed on March 18th 2011 with Hon. Mary C.Jacobsen, P.J,. Ch, of the Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division, Docket No:. F-059553-10, Ally Financial Inc., Bank of America Corp., JP Morgan Chase & Co, Wells Fargo & Co, Citigroup Inc., and OneWest Bank, agreed to the appointment of a court-appointed lawyer, or special master, to examine foreclosure procedures in New Jersey.
"This is good news for New Jersey homeowners who may have been subjected to fraudulent foreclosure procedures known as 'robo-signing," says Josh Denbeaux. Robo-signing is a practice where bank and mortgage servicers signed mortgage and court documents without verifying their accuracy.
"The appointment of the special master is a step in the right direction to make sure that the proper documentation is filed in a foreclosure case moving forward. But now we must look at the thousands of cases before the courts now that may not have been properly reviewed and signed. The extent to which the banks are aware of improper paperwork still in the pipeline is anyone's guess. The only way to really find out is to question the evidence and follow the proper procedure of the Courts," says Josh Denbeaux
The problem of improper paperwork being part of the documentation of thousands of foreclosures cases across the country is what all 50 State attorney generals are looking in to as part of the Mortgage Foreclosure Multi State Group headed up by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. As they review and try to decide what needs to be in the way of sanctions and moratoriums on foreclosure proceedings, class action suits are arising against banks in an effort to protect homeowner's rights, such as the class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Docket No.: 11-CV-1432 filed by Berger and Montague on behalf of all New Jersey homeowners whose mortgage loans have been serviced by CitiMortgage, Inc.
"It is a matter of lack of conscience and lack of ethics that created the problem as it stands today. The home owner has rights that the courts will uphold – it is up to the homeowner to find out what their rights are – and that is where we come in. Our job is to get the facts and advise what the homeowner's rights are and the proper next steps to save their home. We are proactive and fight for the homeowner and are keeping New Jersey families in their homes," concludes Josh Denbeaux.
The lawyers at Denbeaux & Denbeaux fight for the rights of all homeowners. If you have questions or if you feel you might be getting taken advantage of, or you are in default, or are nearing default, or have refinanced and something doesn't seem right, you need to talk to a lawyer and get a consultation to find out what you don't know. Call Joshua Denbeaux of the Westwood, New Jersey, law firm, Denbeaux and Denbeaux to answer your questions at 201-664-8855. or send an email to pr(at)denbeauxlaw(dot)com
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The economy is causing realignment of workers in every industry, and the security business may be no exception.
But despite rumors of sizeable layoffs happening at LogLogic, maker of log management and intelligence solutions, the company claims otherwise.
Sources recently told SCMagazineUS.com that LogLogic may have fired as much as 30 percent of its workforce. But Dominique Levin, executive vice president of strategy at San Jose, Calif.-based LogLogic, denies this.
"Yes, we have had some layoffs,"' she said. "But overall our business is still quite strong. Nevertheless, we took a very conservative outlook for 2009, and we did have a small reduction in force. We will not disclose the number of people involved specifically."
She did say that the reduction in force was mainly in the United States, where the company also has offices in New York.
Sources also claimed that two of the LogLogic co-founders had departed.
But Levin explained: "Two of the co-founders (Jason DeStefano and Tom Grobowski) are still here, but we do expect their role to change in the near future."
Levin also played down reports that the company was set to be acquired.
"I am not aware of any moves as to our being acquired," she said. "We are aggressively pursuing our own destiny. We are certainly not a distressed company that could be picked up cheap."
In October, the company announced record growth, saying its revenue gains have outpaced industry averages. This was aided by new partnerships with VMware and Sun Microsystems.
And last February, the company closed $13.5 million in a fourth round of venture funding, bringing total investment to $47.7 million.
But with the nation's economy in a free-fall, even the largest IT firms are not immune to the carnage. In October, leading security firm Symantec announced a employee cutback that will trim 4.5 percent off its workforce budget. And just Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft is considering job cuts.
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Turn onto 2nd Avenue in West Birmingham, and you're in for a surprise.
Rising among the rundown houses and railroad tracks, is a handsome green grandstand, wrapped neatly around a pristine baseball diamond. On a sunny afternoon, Birmingham's Rickwood Field looks straight out of some young boy's daydreams of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Today, it stands as a quiet reminder of the sport's legacy. But for much of the past century, it was at the center of the city's life, with people coming from all over to catch a game.
"So you would have exited the trolley, and approached the front of the park to purchase your tickets. In the heyday of the minor leagues, going to the ballpark was a big, big deal."
David Brewer is Executive Director of the Friends of Rickswood, a group devoted to keeping the old stadium in its historic condition.
Brewer: "People tended to dress, literally dress for going to the ballpark. Many of the old photographs of the park, it looks like everyone is wearing a Sunday hat."
For nearly 50 years, Rickwood Field was the city's biggest draw. The hometown team, the Birmingham Barons, started out as an Industrial League team called the Coal Barons, playing in a tiny stadium known as the Slagpile in the city's West End. The turning point came in 1910, when the heir to a pig iron fortune decided to indulge his passion for baseball. He bought the team and built the grandest stadium south of the Ohio River.
"Rick Woodward, who owned the Barons, was a very flamboyant personality."
Timothy Whitt, the author of "Bases Loaded with History," a chronology of the Birmingham Barons.
Whitt: "He bought the team because I think he secretly wanted to play with them. When the first game was played at Rickwood, he inserted himself into the game and threw the first pitch. He didn't throw the first pitch out. He was in the game, on the mound, as the pitcher, and threw a pitch, which was called a ball. Then he retired and let the Baron's regular pitcher take his place."
The mound Rick Woodward pitched from more than 90 years ago still rises from the center of the field his money built. Rickwood Field is the kind of park baseball fans fall in love with. In its heyday, the park could claim, rather mischeviously, the longest homerun hits in history. There are stories of balls landing on the roofs of trains passing behind the outfield wall and making it all the way to Washinton or New York before ever touching the ground. Accounts of the legendary games played here still sound fresh.
Whitt: "For many years in Birmingham, the game that was remembered the most took place in 1931, it was in the Dixie series, sort of a small World Series for the South. And the Barons had won in 1931, and the Texas team that won were the Houston Buffs. And their star pitcher was a guy named Dizzie Dean, and of course, Dizzie Dean invented trash talking. In the weeks leading up to the series, he started taking pot shots in the media and the citizenry was enraged."
Brewer: "He had suggested that his Houston team would come to Birmingham and very handily beat the Birmingham Barons. That generated a furor of sorts in the Birmingham community. Close to 20-thousand people came out to a ballpark that only seats 10-thousand."
Whitt: "So they were standing in the outfield out there in roped out areas. 20 thousand people waiting for the game. And they got there hours before the game because they hated Dizzie Dean so much because he had insulted their team. Well the pitcher for the Barons was a guy named Ray Cauldwell'"
Brewer: "Ray Cauldwell, in his mid-40s, a former Major League pitcher, sort of on the downhill side of his career. So it was the old guy versus the young guy."
Whitt: "But the game goes and it starts off and neither team scores. It goes back and forth, nobody's getting anywhere. Dizzie Dean's facing the minimum, threw 6 or 7 innings. But so is Ray Cauldwell, old Ray Cauldwell is doing just as well. And it comes up, bottom of the 8th inning and Birmingham scores one run. They manage to push one run across. Birmingham gets past the 9th and won, 1-nothing. And for many years in Birmingham, that was considered the greatest game ever played. The defeat of Dizzy Dean was probably the biggest game for the Barons in the history of the franchise."
For the first 50 years of it's history, that franchise was all-white. But when you're going through the roster of the greats who got their start at Rickwood Field, it pays to look at a different team list. Piper Davis, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, all of them took the field every other Sunday, when the white Barons were playing on the road, and the Birmingham Black Barons got a chance to shine.
Announcer: "Strike Three! Another perfect game for Satchel Paige…"
That's an echo of the excitement of the Negro Leagues, captured in the H-B-O movie, Soul of the Game. Unfortunately, that's about the closest you can get to that era now ' few recordings of the league have survived. But there is one other place where those long-ago afternoons still burn brightly ' in the memories of their fans.
Harris: "The first game I saw in the Negro League, I jumped the fence; being a little boy, we were running balls. And I saw them practice. It was just amazing. They didn't never drop a ball. And watching them take infield was better than watching the game. I said, that's the way I'm going to play."
Donnie Harris did go on to play for the Black Barons, signing with the team in 1959 as a centerfielder. He was on hand for the last days of the Negro Leagues. As the Major League teams integrated, they drained the best talent from the Negro Leagues. And the Black Barons, which at their height drew capacity crowds all over the Southeast, disappeared into a changing world.
Harris: "The kids, there is nothing in writing they are being taught. This month right here, they're being taught Civil Rights, that the Civil Rights struggle was about Martin Luther King, things like that. But they're just one segment of what was happening."
For Harris, integration was a bittersweet victory. He says the Black community still feels the loss of its team. But if the success of integration did in the Negro Leagues, it was the struggle to maintain segregation that brought an end to the white Barons' golden age. Of course, there were other factors strangling minor league ball all across the country — air conditioning, television, and the rise of other sports. But the end was hastened for all-white minor league teams because they became a liability to integrated Major League clubs. The first attempt at integration came to Rickwood Field in 1954, with an exhibition match featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson. Again, historian Timothy Whitt.
Whitt: "But very shortly after that, you saw a great downturn in the number of exhibition games played because the integration crisis and the gathering storm gradually drug down interest in the southern Association with the white fans who were sustaining it. And to some extent, there was a transference to college football."
Of course, today the current incarnation of the Barons playS fully-integrated games at their new home in Hoover. And across town at Rickwood Field, the Friends of Rickwood debate the historic value of restoring the park's main symbol of segregation — the "Negro Bleachers" which used to sit, exposed to the sun, in right field. But for now, all traces of its racial history have melted away from the park. On the 'Wall of Fame,' pictures of white and Black Barons teams hang next to each other without comment. The historical tale it tells is not of social movements or grand themes, but the simpler story of men, and long afternoons, and the swing of a bat against a clean, true pitch.


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The entire VFD product line is designed to meet the full range of UL, c(UL) and CSA ratings, including TC-ER and FT-4. The cable design reduces the harsh electrical noise, interference and common-mode voltages associated with VFD systems, as well as providing corona protection up to 2,000 volts. To meet the dynamic application requirements commonly found in industrial facilities, the cables are designed to perform in continuously flexing environments such as cable carriers.
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Frequently asked questions
Where will the event be held?
The event will be held at the incredible St Louis Union Station. We will, once again, have the entire facility to ourselves – dedicated to ShutterFest.
Should I book my hotel?
Yes. DO NOT WAIT! The last two years, the hotel sold out in record times. We have pre-negotiated an amazing rate at the host hotel – take advantage of it. There will be networking and events all day and night being at the host hotel is well worth it. CLICK HERE FOR HOTEL INFO.
What should I expect as an attendee?
Expect to learn more than you have ever learned before. ShutterFest is like no other conference out there. Not because we say so, but because your peers have said so. At this one-of-a-kind event you will have access to speakers like never before. They are here because they care about our industry and want to share EVERYTHING they know. No rockstar mentality. You will network with your fellow photographers, make friends for life, and enjoy access to some of the best education available.
Will the format be the same as 2017?
We plan on doing platform, breakout, lunch, breakout, breakout. This allows you to take up to 3 classes per day in addition to the two morning platforms. In addition, we will have the Rent-a-Human program ramped and even better than last year!
When does the schedule come out?
The schedule will be released before this date to give everyone a chance to browse the schedule and make a game plan.
Will I be able to shoot?
Of course! That's what makes ShutterFest so unique. You will have access to shooting bays with professional lighting equipment. You will also have access to hands-on courses being taught by our incredible speaker line-up. In addition, you will be able to grab a model and go out and shoot your own ideas and concepts.
Is there an extra fee for any courses?
NOPE! Another amazingly unique feature of ShutterFest. No hidden fees. Your one fee gives you access to all courses.
Will I be able to use images in my portfolio?
Of course you will. We have heard horror stories of other conferences placing limitations on how the photos can be used, forcing you to use the conference logo, etc. We find that to be ridiculous. All models have signed a model release form giving you the ability to use your images in your portfolio, website, social media, etc.
What if I want to shoot the entire time?
Have at it! ShutterFest has a flexible schedule with a mix of hands-on instructor led courses, shooting bays, models, and of course, platform classes. You can create a schedule that works for you and your educational needs.
Is there a certain skill level I should be?
Absolutely not. Come one, come all. That's our motto. We all start somewhere and you will find that ShutterFest attendees are open and willing to help and our instructors know how to teach to every level of student.
What topics will be covered?
Another unique aspect to ShutterFest is the breadth of knowledge you will have access to. While the course list is being finalized over the next few months here is what you can expect. Legal issues and challenges, small business accounting, branding and marketing, lighting, posing, pricing your work, weddings, seniors, families, babies, and more. Trust us, the biggest problem you are going to have is figuring out how to take all the amazing courses you want in two days!
After I purchase my ticket what should I do?
Well, start counting down the days. But, get plugged in to our Facebook group. You will get a link in your receipt where there is a private ShutterFest group with a community of photographers who have built a positive environment for sharing and learning with one another.
Is there a goodie bag this year?
Yes. Every year we have a goodie bag with tons of, well, goodies. Our sponsors donate tons of items like lens cloths, energy drinks, special discounts, etc.
Will we get slides from the classes?
Yes. Unlike other conferences, we give you all the presentations from the classroom courses. This is part of the goodie bag.
Will there be a party again this year?
We are currently working on all of the details, but will be planning something even better than the past two years!
How do I register?
Where will event information be posted?
Everything is on the private FB group for ShutterFest. The link was sent to you with your receipt. If you don't have it – look up the group and apply to get in.
Can I register more than one person?
Yes. The entire point of ShutterFest is to connect. Bring your team, your second shooter and make them part of this amazing event and lifetime experience. Just make sure you use a unique email address for everyone you register.
Want to be a speaker?
Want to be a model?
If you want to expand your portfolio, get amazing pictures of yourself from some of the top photographers in the world, click here.
How come I was not emailed any information?
As was stated on the sign up site and in the email receipt – all communication would happen via the ShutterFest Facebook group. Why? We don't want to spam you and in the past, we have had numerous communications go to junk mail, incorrect email addresses, or just not read. Again, this was communicated right from the beginning that all comms would happen via that group. We are doing exactly what we said we would do.
What gear should I bring?
Bring whatever you plan to shoot with— camera bodies, lenses, flashes, tripods, etc. It's a shooting conference and you are a photographer, do we really need to explain this to you?
Will there be gear to rent at the event?
Yes. We have vendors at the event that will have limited gear for you to rent including Profoto, Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Panasonic and Westcott.
Interested in trying a new Canon DSLR or Canon Lens? Canon will be on hand with their full line of professional DSLRs and select lenses for you to sign out. Additionally, Canon Technical Experts will be available to assist with camera settings and to answer any technical questions you may have while shooting.
Can I buy gear at the show?
Yes. We will have retailers at the show with the latest and greatest equipment available to purchase.
I don't have a ticket, can I just show up?
Nope. Don't show up at the door, don't show up with a sob story – we love all photographers, but for this event, you need a ticket!
Can I transfer my ticket or get a refund?
No. This has been outlined dozens of times and it's even listed on the site before you order your tickets. There are a multitude of reasons why we have this policy. Here is the main reason – the event is THE most inexpensive educational event on the PLANET bar-none. The event is also limited in size – once it sells out – it's sold out! We are offering you hands-on shooting, portfolio building, top-level educators – would cost $1k at other events. You know what you paid for your ticket. Well, in the beginning, people were buying 5 tickets at a time and selling them on eBay for $300-$500 and that goes against the event and why we created it. Hence, no transfers or refunds. This ensures that no one can scam the system and we keep your ticket price affordable. So death, charities, mission trips, terminal illness, can't afford to come, and the dozens of requests or reasons for a transfer or refund, our sincerest apologies, but this is a policy that has no wiggle room. We hope you understand the in-depth explanation we have provided. While we want everyone to be happy, we have to protect the interests of the community of photographers who want to see the event ticket prices remain low.
What do I need for registration?
Your driver's license. You will not be able to check in without it. Not even if your dog ate it.
I am not an official speaker, can I teach my own class?
No. ShutterFest has paid for and rented all of Union Station. We have paid for security, insurance and permits to ensure the event is safe, fun, and educational for all who attend. In addition, we have spent thousands advertising, promoting, and coordinating the event. Lots of hard work by a lot of people went into creating the event and an atmosphere for photographers to come and learn and grow. If you want to be an instructor – apply to speak. If you do not get the nod to teach this year, please by all means, come and enjoy the event as a student. There will be a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY. If you are caught teaching, assembling private workshops, advertising in the FB group, you will be asked to leave the event immediately without any further discussion.
Rent-A-Human (aka RAH)
Aptly named by our comedian from ShutterFest 2014, Pat McGann, this is now the name of our model program.
What is Rent-A-Human?
This is our FREE modeling and portfolio building program at the event. Since ShutterFest is a hands-on and shooting conference, we realize the need for lots and lots of models. This year, we will have over 300 models at the event across all different genres. High School Seniors, families, babies, children, glamour, boudoir, weddings, general portraits, fashion, fitness and same-sex.
How does it work?
In order to Rent-A-Human you must use the RAH Model Request Form, available at the event only. The minimum size group will be 2 photographers. We STRONGLY recommend not working in groups larger than 5. The entire point of the program is to give you time to shoot.
You will have an 1 1/2 hours to work with the model. We will be monitoring check out times and return times, if you are late returning the models, you will no longer be allowed access to the Rent-a-Human program for the remainder of the event. Please note – this applies to your entire team. You are a team – you win together, you lose together.
We will have over 300+ models at the event. To apply to model, click here. The models will have signed release forms prior to the event – so you have been cleared to use these for your portfolio, website, etc. THEY DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING FOR YOU DIRECTLY.
You are more than welcome, and encouraged, to share your contact information with the models. We have instructed them to do the same. In addition, each model will have a model card with their contact information for you to take a test shot.
In return, you are expected to share your images with the models for their portfolios. That's the deal. You will be agreeing to this in your request form. We do not expect you to track down every model you shoot. ShutterFest will have a sharing site where the models can grab their images for their portfolio.
Hair & Makeup:
We will have Hair and Makeup artists volunteering their time and resources to provide hair and makeup for the models to ensure your shoots are top-notch!
We have a few local bridal shops that donated 60+ wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses for you to use on your shoots! Models will be instructed to bring other outfits for their shoots, however, if you are looking for a stylized shoot, feel free to bring an outfit or two that you have been dying to shoot.
If you would like to bring an outfit or other clothing accessories for the models, you are more than welcome to do that. Don't forget, we have wedding dresses available on site for bridal and the male models have been instructed to bring suits.
Rent-A-Human Details:
You can shoot in any of the predetermined shooting locations listed in the Show Guide. There is no real limitation on where you can go EXCEPT the trains in the back of Union Station located near the Hard Rock Cafe. You can shoot around the trains, but NO CLIMBING ON THE TRAINS. Don't wander too far, because it will eat into your shooting time.
Shooting after hours is not only encouraged, it's expected. ShutterFest is something that goes on all day and into the late hours of the night. You will have to coordinate with the models directly on this because each model has time and travel restraints.


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SME Steering Committee
The Smart Metering Entity (SME) Steering Committee acts as an advisory panel to the IESO in its role as the SME for Ontario. It is a stakeholder committee that represents the interests of MDM/R service recipients. The SME Committee is made up of representatives from local distribution companies and the IESO in its role as SME.
The SME Steering Committee has the opportunity to:
- Provide input in the ongoing development of the Terms of Service and the MDM/R manuals and procedures
- Provide input on the SME's provision of MDM/R services and adherence to the committed service levels as prescribed in the Terms of Service
- Consider amendment proposals forwarded by the SME, MDM/R service recipients, or initiated by the SME Steering Committee
- Participate in the consultations, when requested by the SME on amendments to the MDM/R manuals and procedures
SME Steering Committee meetings are held five to eight times per year. Regular meetings include a one-hour MDM/R operations teleconference that is open to all LDCs in the province. For more information about attending the open session, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
2018 Meeting Dates
- February 6, 2018
- March 27, 2018
- June 19, 2018
- September 25, 2018
- November 27, 2018
SME Steering Committee currently consists of eight members. Except for the members-at-large and the member representing the SME, members are appointed from among nominations made by MDM/R service recipients or entities eligible to become MDM/R service recipients. Distributor representatives may also be appointed from nominations submitted by the Board of Directors of the Electricity Distributors Association or any successor organization. Five LDC members are the minimum required for a quorum and an SME/IESO representative must attend. Current members are:
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Kevin Myers
Andy Armitage
Tracy Manso
Michel Provost
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Office of Strategic Communication
The Office of Strategic Communication tells the University of Iowa's story. We connect with key audiences via established and emerging channels, working with partners across the university to advance institutional priorities.
Here's a snapshot of our work
- Leadership and strategy: We develop key messages, communication plans, visual identity systems, and additional tools that help us speak with a common voice.
- Coordination and collaboration: We work with university leaders, campus communicators, and other partners to achieve shared goals.
- Crisis communications: We help manage emergencies and other challenges, championing direct, clear, and open communication.
- News and media relations: We share university news with the world and connect local, national, and international media with UI people and programs.
- Integrated marketing communications: We plan and implement comprehensive campaigns that use each method or medium to its fullest advantage.
- Multimedia content: We create original, cross-platform content that tells the university's story in works, photos, video, graphics, interactive media, and more.
- Digital communications and social media: We use the university's primary web resources and central social media channels to engage audiences everywhere.
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'The world's going to start over," exclaims the villain in Black Panther, channeling many a Year Zero megalomaniac down through the centuries. This one has an unnervingly contemporary way of expressing himself, though. "I'ma burn it all," he vows.
The latest Marvel movie is a blackbuster: For the first time ever in this budget range (roughly $200 million), there's a nearly all-black cast and a black lead creative crew, including the production designer (Hannah Beachler), writers (Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler), and director (Coogler). Thanks to the Movie We Need Right Now Phenomenon identified by Noah Gittell in the Guardian, Black Panther is being framed as more than just a film. It isn't, but we certainly need to be entertained right now, as ever.
One piece of vibranium that made it out of Wakanda — and is stolen from a British museum — is the movie's MacGuffin, yielding a snappy fight and chase in South Korea between the vibranium thieves and T'Challa/Black Panther's crew, led by the pike-wielding warrior Okoye (Danai Gurira). Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, another warrior, makes a fine love interest for T'Challa, though her character is a bit underwritten. Even better is Letitia Wright, a real find as Wakanda's tech leader, the equivalent of James Bond's gadget master Q.
Boseman, who was so lively as James Brown in Get On Up and played Jackie Robinson as contained combustibility in 42, is this time calm to a fault: Unlike the actors behind most of the Marvel protagonists, from the amusingly arrogant Tony Stark and Stephen Strange to the amusingly sheepish Scott Lang and Peter Parker, he is a bit too reverent toward the character. Like Henry Cavill's Superman, Bosemen's T'Challa is so noble and upstanding that he's a bit of a stiff.
Growing up amid criminals in Oakland in the 1990s, Erik developed a rage-based Black Power worldview that harkens back to Malcolm X, or indeed to the revolutionary black nationalism of the Black Panther radical group that, notably, also grew out of Oakland. Like many a great movie villain, Killmonger is seductive but wrong, and he stands for ideas that have considerable resonance in the real world. He channels the sense, memorably popularized by Malcolm, that the natural state of black people is to be kings. Black ghettoization was purposely engineered by duplicitous white people, who at first used enslavement but later turned to subtler methods of oppression. Killmonger seems on board with the conspiracy theory that drugs were genocidally planted in black communities by outsiders such as the CIA, and in response to oppression he proposes to use vibranium's power to finally unite black people and destroy the white power structure.
Killmonger wants the kind of race war Charles Manson dubbed helter skelter.
Killmonger, then, wants the kind of race war Charles Manson dubbed helter skelter. That a large majority of the world's most successful black people are American rather than African escapes the notice of such African-American radicals, who dismiss America's opportunities for blacks and instead sentimentalize Africa in the same way Killmonger does. (A resurgence of the 19th century Back-to-Africa movement reached an apotheosis in the Black Panther era, in 1974, when Americans Muhammad Ali and George Foreman agreed to fight "the rumble in the jungle" in what is now Congo.)
Such a conflict would be horrific, T'Challa says, and the magical power of vibranium would best be steered toward international aid, not weaponry. That means Black Panther stands for much the opposite of what its namesake political movement advocated. I expect this point to be lost on many of its fans, but Black Panther takes the side of sober, wise elites patiently enacting incremental change rather than of charismatic mob leaders fanning the flames of rage and revolution. Its most compelling character may be an analogue to Malcolm X, but it's very much a Martin Luther King Jr. kind of film.
The Politics of John Ford's Cinema
12 Strong: Moral Clarity about the War on Terror
How to Fix Star Wars
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Gauhati University has issued a recruitment notification for the recruitment of Junior Research Fellow through recruitment notification. Candidates who have completed M.TECH/ M.SC/ MCA can apply for the new recruitment notification from Gauhati University
Eligible candidates can apply offline for the Job Junior Research Fellow on or before 24/01/2015. Find more information about the vacancy like Age limit, Selection Process, Qualification, Application fee, How to apply etc can be found below.
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Applications are invited for the position of Junior research fellow (JRF) in DST, Nano Mission sponsored research project entitled A study on feasibility and sustainability of microwave enhanced sequential and cascade reactions using mono and bimetallic nanoparticles" The post is purely temporary in nature and tenable for three yearscoterminus with project.
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and it looks like the conservatives have won. The crisis, however, is likely not over, with most South American nations continuing to assert that the election results are not to be recognized.
From the beginning, the Honduras affair has defied conventional political analysis. The term "coup" continues to be used as an epithet, but the course of events hardly fit our conventional imagery of what a coup d'etat entails. Typically a coup involves a military seizing power without any legal justification, installing one of their own as leader, and reluctantly handing power back to civilians after international pressure. The Honduran military stepped in to enforce a decision of the Supreme Court, installed an interim leader from the same party as the deposed Zelaya, and has stood on the sidelines while the interim government organized an election that was then won by the opposition political party. To be sure, the election would have been more convincing had the international community thrown its full support behind it and encouraged all factions to participate. But one has the lingering image that the reaction of the OAS states, rooted above all in their own domestic memories, has exacerbated a bad situation rather than help resolve it.
Honduras vote coming in...
and it looks like the conservatives have won. The crisis, however, is likely not over, with most South American nations continuing to assert that the election results are not to be recognized.
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A father of a 15 year old male student has filed a lawsuit against Hollis Middle School in Oklahoma accusing the school district of covering up an English teacher's sexually predatory assaults on his son and for failure to put a stop to the woman's actions.
Oklahoma teacher charged with having hotel sex with 15 year old
In the suit, the father, a pastor, claims Jennifer Caswell (formerly Jennifer Sexton prior to her divorce) had been observed by at least two individuals having sex with his son in a school classroom, yet nevertheless that information was never reported to him, the police or the Department of Human Services.
Instead, only the administrator was told and Caswell was ultimately allowed to resign in 2014 with the understanding she could keep her teaching credentials, according to the lawsuit.
Nevertheless despite resigning, the teacher would continue, allege prosecutors to sexually prey on the 15 year old boy, having sex with the boy in a vehicle, her house and the boy's father's house.
According to the suit, which seeks $1 million in damages, the man's son became withdrawn and lost interest in school and other activities.
The suit names the Hollis Independent School District, the Hollis Public School Board and the district superintendent.
Denying any wrongdoing, attorney Andy Fugitt told The Oklahoman that the school had acted appropriately once it had come to be aware of the situation.
The suit against the school comes after the teacher previously admitted to having had sex with the youth in her classroom, at her home and in her SUV.
The 29-year-old teacher even conceded followed the teen some 650 miles to Mississippi while he was visiting his mother for another secret tryst.
Nevertheless speaking to Dr Phil about the relationship last month, the teacher suggested she only had sex with the boy in her classroom in April 2014 on his insistence.
'He kept coming closer to me and I would kind of walk away,' she said. 'And he just walked up to me and then he kissed me. And then it just kind of went from there.'
She said that she gave in because the boy was giving her attention she was not used to at home; her 10-year relationship with her husband was crumbling.
The teacher would abruptly resign from her job in April 2014 amid suspicions in the community that something inappropriate was going on between her and the student. A resignation many believe came in order for the woman to hold on to her teaching certificate.
Still, the English teacher continued to have sex with the boy in her car, at her house and at the boy's father's house, even after resigning insist prosecutors.
When the father learned the teacher had been to his home while he was at work, he arranged for the teenager to go to his mother's in Mississippi – but even that did not stop the relationship.
The former teacher was arrested at a Best Western Hotel in Olive Branch, Mississippi after police caught her and the boy in a room together.
She would be released after posting $100,000 bail.
Having pled guilty to rape and sodomy charges this Monday and now set to be sentenced in August, the teacher stands to get jail time along with being placed on the sex offenders' list for the rest of her life.
Reiterated Jennifer Caswell during her interview with Dr Phil: 'I'm not a sex offender,'
'I'm not a threat or a danger to anyone. It's here forever and I'm gonna pay for it forever… But I didn't force anything. I'm not a rapist.'


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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Soldier's Experience through Primary Sources
Life in the Trenches: Photograph Analysis
The Impact of the Great War on Youth
A Soldier's Voice from World War I: Gallipoli
World War I from the German Side: Recruitment Posters & the Letters of Paul Hubb
The Great War and the People it Affected
The Human Cost of War: The Art of Kathe Kollwitz
Nationalism & Propaganda: Analyzing Primary Resources from World War I
Sheet Music in the Great War (or, The Fun Propaganda Tool)
The United States Enters World War I: Analyzing Contemporary Sources in Order to Understand the Arguments for and Against
The Experiences of African Americans in World War I
Analyzing Primary Sources
These lessons all make use of primary sources. Most make use of some sort of primary source analysis worksheet, which is provided. Follow this link to the US National Archives for a page where you can download primary source analysis forms to use with documents, photos, maps, sound recordings, and many other primary sources.
PowerPoint Presentations
The following powerpoint presentations cover various aspects of World War I. They were created by Art Lewandowski of Fostoria High school (see also the lesson above, "Why Did they Fight?")
The United States Enters World War I
The US Homefront During World War I
National Security vs. Liberty: The US Homefront


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Gov. Chris Christie today signed legislation that would stiffen penalties for smuggling cigarettes into New Jersey, or possessing cigarettes that haven't been properly taxed by the state.
In announcements about the passage of the bill — which was approved by both chambers of the state legislature unanimously — Republican Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco and Democratic state Sen. Donald Norcross both heralded it as an attack on the black market.
But as Bucco, whose 25th district is largely based in Morris County, noted in his announcement, even existing New Jersey law prohibits individual residents from possessing or consuming untaxed, improperly stamped or unstamped cigarettes.
The bill, S2516/A3278, covers a wide range of offenses, and in most cases increases penalties for activities that are already illegal. For instance, it doubles the fines for violating a law that requires most cigarette purchases be done face-to-face (unless certain steps are taken to ensure New Jersey taxes are paid) — to up to $4,000 for a first violation, or up to $20,000 for a fifth violation in a five-year period.
"Whether it is the individual purchaser who is guilty of casual smuggling or larger-scale organized entities that believe they can offer a great marketing and sales tool by sidestepping their tax obligation, there will be a more significant penalty to pay," Bucco said in his announcement.
The bill increases penalties for selling cigarettes without a license, purchasing or selling unstamped cigarettes or refusing to produce business records pertaining to the purchase, sale or transportation of cigarettes.Norcross, of Camden and Gloucester counties, pointed to the penalties as a way to fight organized crime — and both legislators said illegal cigarette sales hurt New Jersey businesses, as well as the state's tax base.
"We're shutting down Tobacco Road," Norcross said in his announcement. "We cannot continue allowing mobsters and terrorists to fund their operations by cheating New Jersey residents."
Norcross' office also noted counterfeit cigarettes, smuggled in from abroad, may look like legitimate brands but contain animal droppings, dirt or other unwanted materials.
Anyone who brings a counterfeit cigarette into New Jersey would be guilty of a third-degree offense, under the new bill.
New Jersey has some of the highest cigarette taxes in the nation — at $2.70 per pack. That's well over Pennsylvania's or Delaware's $1.60, and massively over Missouri's 17 cents, but nowhere near New York's $4.35 (which doesn't count another $1.50 imposed by New York City).
An Associated Press report in May found those high New York taxes were being undercut by rampant black-market sales. Of the 1,105 licensed tobacco retailers inspected by New York City's sheriff in 2012, 586 had cigarettes in their inventories that had been purchased on the black market, the Associated Press reported.
And in 2011 the Star-Ledger reported about 40 percent of all cigarettes smoked in New Jersey are smuggled into the state illegally — the highest percentage of any state in the nation — resulting in a loss of more than $500 million in uncollected tax revenue each year.


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Big Ten Team Previews: Northwestern WildcatsPosted by KTrahan on October 18th, 2012
Throughout the preseason, the Big Ten microsite will be rolling out these featured breakdowns of each of the 12 league schools. Today's release is the Northwestern Wildcats.
Where we left off: The NIT. Again. For yet another year, Northwestern inched closer to the NCAA Tournament — this year closer than ever — and the Wildcats fell short again. NU's season was defined by close losses to Michigan (twice), Ohio State, Indiana and Illinois. Had the Cats won just one more of those games, they could have potentially made the Tournament. Heck, if they had just beaten Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament — another close loss — maybe they could have gotten there. Now, with a number of new faces, they begin this season firmly on the bubble once again.
Positives: I did an interview with coach Bill Carmody earlier in the offseason and he remarked that, with its new lineup, NU will "have some scoring inside." That will be a much-needed addition after last year's centers — Luka Mirkovic and Davide Curletti — struggled mightily. This year, 7'0″ freshman Alex Olah is expected to start at center and the Wildcats will also have 7'2″ freshman center Chier Ajou, who provides depth, even if he doesn't play much initially. Additionally, senior Drew Crawford returns and Louisville transfer Jared Swopshire is expected to make a big impact right away. It will be a very big frontcourt for NU, something that has seemingly happened overnight and hasn't occurred in Evanston for a long time.
Negatives: Can this team play defense? The Wildcats have added a lot of potential inside scoring with Swopshire and Olah, but the jury is out on whether the team can defend and grab rebounds, unlike last year's squad. The perimeter defense is questionable, as well, as the team's best perimeter defender — JerShon Cobb — was suspended for the year. And can this team find someone to take the last shot? Last year it was Crawford, and even though that didn't work very well, this year it seems likely to be either Crawford or Swopshire. The Big Ten will be very strong again this year, meaning NU will be involved in a lot of close games. It must find a way to make big shots and play good defense in crunch time.
Best Case: When you think about it, it's kind of unbelievable that this team was even close to making the NCAA Tournament last season. It couldn't do anything inside — offensively or defensively — and couldn't rebound. This year's team should have a solid inside presence, and while it won't have sharpshooter John Shurna around to drop bombs, it still has plenty of guards who can play. This may be the most complete team Carmody has had, so it has the potential to pick up some big wins during the non-conference season — the Wildcats play Baylor, Butler, Maryland and Stanford — and then go over .500 in conference play, making the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.
Worst Case: If the new big men aren't a step up, NU could struggle inside like last year, but not have the outside shooting ability of last year's team to make up for it. If Olah and Swopshire aren't everything they're cracked up to be, the Wildcats could potentially lose all four of their major non-conference games, thus leaving them without a marquee win in non-league play yet again. With the Big Ten getting better and better, the lack of a frontcourt would mean NU doesn't have the ability to compete in the conference, leaving the Cats in the NIT during March.
Projected Starting Lineup:
- PG — Dave Sobolewski (So)
- SG — Reggie Hearn (Sr)
- SF — Drew Crawford (Jr)
- PF — Jared Swopshire (Sr)
- C — Alex Olah (Fr)
Key Reserves: Tre Demps (RS FR, G), Mike Turner (RS FR, F), Alex Marcotullio (Sr, G), Nikola Cerina (Jr), Sanjay Lumpkin (Fr, G/F).
The Lineup: Last year, Northwestern was forced to start John Shurna at center for some games. That certainly wasn't ideal and it couldn't get much worse for NU, but not only will the Wildcats be able to start players at their natural positions, they'll also have depth. Crawford, Swopshire, Turner and Lumpkin are all versatile players who can help NU with its inside scoring and rebounding, and Olah should help defensively. At guard, Demps is an under-the-radar player who can make an impact backing up at the "one" and the "two." Don't expect a huge rotation, but NU has a lot more options this year and can play a more traditional lineup than it has in years past.


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Missouri hired Marc Burns on Friday to take over the cross country program.
Burns had been the head track and field coach at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., since 2010. He served as the head cross country coach and a track and field assistant at Wichita State during 2006-10.
Burns started his coaching career at his alma mater, Loyola University in Chicago, where he served as head cross country and track and field coach for 10 years beginning in 1996.
"We are thrilled to bring coach Burns into our family," Missouri track and field coach Brett Halter said in a release from MU Athletics. "He is a true Tiger who embodies our core values of academic integrity, social responsibility and athletic excellence. He has demonstrated over the years that he has been able to win in the lives of the athletes he has coached, as well as equipping each of those athletes with the tools necessary to win in our sport."
Burns' father is a Missouri graduate.
"I grew up as a boy with posters of (former Tigers running back) Tony Galbreath on my walls and a Missouri football helmet on my nightstand," Burns said. "So, this is also kind of a dream come true for me to be able to come to Mizzou and be a Tiger."
He continued, "I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank Mike Alden, Mitzi Clayton and coach Halter for the opportunity to come to Missouri and become a Tiger."
Burns was the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Midwest Region assistant coach of the year in 2009 and was a four-time Missouri Valley Conference cross country coach of the year.
He replaces former cross country coach Joe Lynn, who was suspended in late April for an undisclosed personnel matter.
Burns and his wife, Alana, have four sons — Connor, Brian, Sean and Cris.
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No doubt it could become a highly capable mid-size VLO fighter, but by all accounts the Chinese armed forces aren't interested. And that's that.
As for why China isn't interested in J-31, my hypothesis is that they don't believe that they will require a manned combat aircraft smaller than J-20 going forward. Or rather, what requirement remains can be filled by J-10s. Of course there are other possible interpretations.


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The Model 24 Stielhandgranate (English: "Stick Hand Grenade", often called the stick grenade or Potato Masher) was a type of fragmentation grenade invented by the Wehrmacht in 1915, and the standard grenade of the German Heer through the end of World War II. The grenade contained explosive material in a green metal case at the end of a long wooden handle. Unlike most grenades, the Model 24 did not contain fragments, and relied solely on blast effect to harm the enemy. In 1942, the Wehrmacht began distributing a Splittering, or "fragmentation ring", to be fitted around the metal casing. This enabled the grenade to be more effective against personnel. The grenade used a friction igniter, which was quite uncommon at the time. The wooden handle allowed the weapon to achieve a longer range on average than standard grenades.


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UIHC sees increase in meth-related burn patients
Patients with methamphetamine-related burns are filling up the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics burn unit once again, UI officials say.
The steady rise comes from the popularity of the one-pot — also known as "Shake and Bake" — method. The method uses a significantly smaller amount of pseudoephedrine but also makes significantly less meth, causing the meth maker to produce more frequent, smaller batches, according to the Iowa City police.
Patients in the UIHC burn unit with meth lab-related burns rose from two in 2007 to 11 in 2010.
"[Patients] don't always come out and say they were burned making methamphetamine, but if they would have, it could have helped their care if we would have known earlier," said Lucy Wibbenmeyer, the interim codirector of the Burn Treatment Center.
Wibbenmeyer said meth-related burns tapered off because of the 2005 Federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act, which regulates over-the-counter purchases of pseudoephedrine — a drug used in methamphetamine production.
People who come with meth-related injuries sustain some sort of a chemical burn, which can become a scald injury at high temperatures, she said. Patients with such injuries receive a copious irrigation treatment — cleaning of the wound — followed by ointment. If the wound does not look as though it will heal, patients then go into surgery for a skin graft.
"A lot of these people [with meth burns] do not have insurance, so the hospital doesn't get compensated for care," Wibbenmeyer said. "And when they leave, we have a hard time finding therapy for them."
Patients typically have to stay in the hospital one day per percent body area burned. After leaving the hospital, patients must attend occupational or physical therapy to help them relearn everyday exercises, Wibbenmeyer said.
UIHC occupational therapist Melinda Shetler said burns that cross a joint will often scar and cause the skin to become tight, restricting moving and bending.
"It's kind of a life-changing event," Shetler said. "They have to make the commitment to doing that therapy, and if they don't, they run risks of potentially being disabled and not being able to just perform daily living skills."
Shetler said psychosocial components are also a factor in therapy. Patients must learn how to cope with how society views them after their appearance has changed from a burn.
Society plays a big role in the beginning stages of addiction to drugs, said UI nurse practitioner Dave Barloon.
"It's usually a combination of the culture they grow up with and group they hang out with," he said. "It's a learned behavior, and sometimes when you're hanging out with others who are abusing alcohol and pot, someone is going to pull out something a little stronger to get a little higher high."
Barloon said addiction could sometimes be influenced by genetics. He said some people try meth and don't like it, but others like the effect and want more.
"For something as serious as meth, the approach would not be to cut down or slow down, the approach would be abstinence," he said. "Just get them off of it. Our other approach is you don't do it alone."
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