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Multifunctional Materials Research Laboratory
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2002)
M.S. in Materials Sci. & Eng., Chinese Academy of Sciences – Institute of Mechanics, Beijing, China (1997)
B.S. in Applied Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China (1994)
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Advanced Mechanical Behaviors of Materials
Micromechanisms of Fracture and Fatigue
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Energy conversion materials and structures
Energy storage materials and structures
Thermal management materials and structures
Advanced composite materials and infrastructural materials
In-situ utilization of martian and lunar regoliths
Advanced energy absorption materials and structures
Intelligent materials and structures
Failure analysis of engineering materials and structures
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Haozhe Yi, Graduate Student Researcher
Kiwon Oh, Graduate Student Researcher
Albert R. Gasser, Graduate Student Researcher
Rui Kou, Graduate Student Researcher
Ying Zhong (Sarah), Graduate Student Researcher, Postdoctoral Scholar
Meng Wang, Graduate Student Researcher, Postdoctoral Scholar
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Anh V. Le, Graduate Student Researcher
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Virtual alligator allows researchers to study deadly bites in safety
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Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have used imaging and computational tools to build a 3D model of an American alligator, providing a safer approach to studying bite forces with accurate simulations.
Crocodilians – such as alligators, caimans and gharials – have existed since the late Cretaceous period, and are noted for the extraordinary bite strength in their jaws. This quality allows them to feed on armoured turtles and bulky wildebeest.
"Collecting bite data from live animals like alligators can be pretty dangerous and potentially deadly, so accurate 3D models are the best way for biomechanists, veterinarians, and palaeontologists interested in the function and evolution of these amazing animals to study them," said Professor Casey Holliday, associate professor of pathology and anatomical sciences at Missouri University.
"It is impossible to analyse the bite forces in extinct hard-biting species like the giant Cretaceous crocodile Deinosuchus, or the famous bone-crunching dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex, so precise models are imperative when studying extinct species."
The team of researchers, led by Professor Holliday, set out to develop 3D models of the skull of the American alligator, the largest extant alligator species.
They created naturalistic, 3D computational models of the alligator's jaw muscles by combining dissection, cutting edge imaging, and computational techniques. Using this model, they were able to study how the alligator's bite force develops through the animal's maturation.
"Because alligators and crocodilians have had such extreme feeding performance for millions of years, they have been a popular topic of study for palaeontologists and biologists," said Kaleb Sellers, a PhD student.
"Our models stand out because we're the first to distribute loads of their huge muscles across their attachment surfaces on the alligator skull. This lets us better understand how muscle forces and bite forces impact the skull."
Finally, the team compared their simulations to previously collected bite force data, and found that their model was highly accurate.
According to Professor Holliday, these new methods and the findings made using them "pave the way" to a better understanding of the biomechanical properties of vertebrate skulls. The models could also assist scientists from a range of disciplines in studying the origins and motions of extinct and extant species.


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St. Aug's vs. Shaw
Traffic was murder trying to get here.
St. Augustine's came out fired up. Falcons led by as much as 13 points. You know the women haven't beaten Shaw since 2010. Margaret Richards swept Jacques Curtis that season. It's still being talked about.
Now in third period. Shaw has reversed the 13-point deficit into a three-point lead with just under 7 minutes left.
Kelsey Arnold has 10 points for the Falcons while no Shaw player is in double figures,=.
Kaaliya Williams' three-point play pulls Falcons to within two but Klintisha Martin's outback makes it a four-point Shaw lead.
And we have a game folks. Falcons erase a double-digit, third-quarter lead to tie the game heading into the fourth period.
Newcomer Tahniya Sweatt hits one free throw to give Bears a 47-44 lead with 7:29 left in game. Sweatt has a team-high nine points. But a steal by Williams pulls Falcons to within one.
Falcons have retaken the lead on Williams layup and free throw gives SAU a 51-49 lead with 5:21 lead. What a second half!
Got to give the Falcons credit for coming back. They looked dead in the water in third period. Angela Caraballo's layup gives SAU a four-point lead with 4 minutes left.
Shaw's Lerve Johnson-Tyler just had three cutbacks to tie the game at 53 with 2:52 left.
Another putback by Johnson-Tyler to give Shaw the lead, but here come the Falcons. Kiana Clark nails a 3-pointer and SAU leads 58-57 with 1:17 left.
Sweatt with a running layup and Shaw has a one-point lead. Kamya Renwicks' layup just rolls off the rim and Sweatt gets the rebound. Fouled. At the line with 34.6 seconds left. Misses front end of a 1 and 1.
Falcons miss shot but finally get a rebound by Raquel Kellow. Fouled. Makes first. No pressure. Game tied. Makes second. SAU leads 60-59 with 16.2 seconds left.
Fouled called Johnson-Tyler. Quiera Gilmore at the line with 8.5 seconds left and Falcons up by one. Misses one. Makes second. Falcons win 61-59!!!
I was teasing SID Anthony Jeffries that Shaw center LaQuisha Taylor didn't play because of injury and that was the difference. He said, "As many beatdowns as we've gotten over the last eight years, I don't care!!"
Kaaliya Williams finished with a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds. Kelsee Arnold added 14. Shaw out rebounded SAU 50-39 but it didn't matter.
Now let's see what the men got.
Quincy January gets his first dunk at the 13:10 mark in the first half. Falcons lead 8-5 with seven straight points.
Low-scoring and boring half. But so were the women at first. We shall see. Falcons lead 14-9 with 6:53 left in half.
Dunk count: January 2, Shaw 0
Halftime: Falcons 24, Shaw 19. YAWN!!!
No player is in double figures. January has 10 rebounds.
Shaw has come out and scored the first four points to trail by one.
At this rate, the women will score more point than the men. 34-29 SAU with 10 minutes left.
Shaw and Johnson C. Smith are tied for first in the Southern Division. St. Aug's and Livingstone are in second place.
DeAngelo Stephens-Bell gives Shaw its first lead of the half, 38-36, with 7:24 left. Savon Goodman makes it four points before a three by Ishmael Baldwin.
Foul called on St. Aug's Kasey Bryant. But Krishaun Myers misses both free throws. 40-39 Shaw with 6:45 left.
Crunch time. Shaw leads 43-41 with 3:22 left
Stephens-Bell sweet short jumper makes it 45-41 with 2:48 left. Shaw dominating the boards, too.
Bryant nails a trey and it's back to one with 1:53 left. Cameron Golden Sr. hits a long two and it's back to three with 1:24 left. Fans are starting to perk up a little.
Khaliq Williams barely gets his hand on a rebound and tips it in to give Bears a 50-46 lead with 43.2 seconds. Krishaun Myers misses front end of 1 and 1 to increase lead. Bryant at the line. Makes 1. Makes 2. 50-48 Shaw with 27.6 seconds.
Golden at the line. Another missed front end. Shaw shooting 31 percent from charity stripe. January at line to tie game with 19 seconds left. Misses 1. Time out Shaw. Falcons are 5 of 17 from line. Misses both.
Khaliq is fouled. At line. Makes 1. Makes 2. Four-point lead with 17 seconds left. Falcons miss two shots and Shaw gets the ball with 6.8 seconds left. Bears going to win this one. Ugly win but a win nevertheless.


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The Irion County Independent School District serves area students.
Barnhart is suffering a drought exacerbated by the copious consumption of groundwater used in the hydraulic frackingprocess of petroleum extraction.
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As the title and illustration of the front cover would suggest, this is a collection of my more humorous poetry. I'm pleased to announce that I also designed the cover.
There are 30 poems ranging from the 'everyday' to TV programmes. If I mention here that The Lone Ranger, Starship Enterprise and Lassie all get a poem, then you might get an idea of how strange verse can be in the right, or is it wrong hands?
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The perfect shock troop smashes into enemy lines, devastating their confidence by inflicting many casualties.
Kroxigors are giant crocodilian relatives of the Saurus. They are hulking creatures, their bodies consisting of slabs of rock-hard muscle and massive jaws bristling with razor-sharp teeth. When enraged, they unleash their only form of speech - a blood-curdling roar that reverberates across the jungle. During times of war, units of Kroxigors are used as shock troops to batter enemy battlelines. In combat, formations of Kroxigors and Skinks prove unusually effective, with the Skinks able to pepper foes with poison-tipped javelins before crashing headlong into combat, where they are backed up by the crushing power provided by the mighty Kroxigors. Because of their massive frames, Kroxigors can easily reach over any intervening Skinks, allowing the reptilian giants to pulp more than their share of any foe.
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Networking Topologies and Tcp/Ip Protocol
Bus Topology
It just doesn't get much simpler than the physical bus topology when it comes to connecting nodes on a Local Area Network (LAN). The most common implementation of a linear bus topology is IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. All devices in a bus topology are connected to a single cable called the bus, backbone, or ether. The transmission medium has a physical beginning and an end. All connections must be terminated with a resistor to keep data transmissions from being mistaken as network traffic. The terminating resistor must match the impedance of the cable.
One advantage of bus topology is that small networks are fairly easy to set up and does not require specialized networking equipment. It is also fairly inexpensive to set up, since it requires the least amount of cable and equipment. Adding or removing nodes is fairly easy, but moving nodes without affecting neighboring nodes can be difficult.
Troubleshooting media problems on a bus networks can be very tedious, since a break in the backbone will bring down the entire LAN. For this reason, bus topology is not considered one of the more robust network topologies, compared with star or mesh. A loose or missing terminating resistor can also bring down a LAN.
Star Topology
In this topology, all nodes are connected to a central device, usually a hub or a switch. Each connected device has a dedicated, point-to-point connection between the device and the hub. The star network topology is by far the most widely implemented topology in use today.
Star topology networks require more cabling than bus, but the tradeoff comes in the form of a more solid network topology. A break in the network media will only affect a single node, since every node has a dedicated connection to the central device; a hub or switch. This also makes the central device a Single Point of Failure (SPOF). Redundant or failover switches are often used to eliminate the SPOF in a star LAN.
Building a star topology is much more expensive and time consuming than the bus network. The increased costs come in the form of cabling and the central device(s). However, star topologies can be easily expanded to accommodate more nodes and troubleshooting is much easier because connectivity problems are simpler to isolate than a bus network.
Mesh Topology
Perhaps the most redundant, fault-tolerant of all network topologies is the mesh LAN. Each node is connected to every other node for a true point-to-point connection between every device on the network. Should one cable fail, network traffic can be rerouted to the destination via an alternate path.
While the mesh topology is by far the most robust of the LAN topologies, the tradeoff is cost, complexity, and difficulty of troubleshooting. Mesh requires the most cabling of any topology. Because of these disadvantages, a true mesh topology is seldom used. Instead, a hybrid mesh, with redundant cabling paths to critical network devices like routers, is sometimes used in the core layer of networks.
Ring Topology
Ring topology is actually a logical ring, which means that while the data travels in a circular pattern from one node to another, the cabling pattern can take on any form. Since each station acts as a repeater, greater distances can be spanned with a ring network than other physical topologies. Ring networks can also offer higher bandwidth with almost no signal degeneration. Fiber-optic media is commonly used in modern ring topology.
An advantage of the ring network is troubleshooting and isolating a break in the media is much easier than other topologies. Some ring technologies have the ability to locate the break for the technician. When a break does occur, the network is effectively down. Many modern rings are built with a redundant or secondary ring to make a more fault-tolerant network. This dual-ring is referred to as Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI).
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Kozierok, Charles M. (2004). The TCP/IP Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2005 from http://www.tcpipguide.com/index.htm.
McQuerry, Steve (Ed.) (2004). CCNA Self-Study: Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO). Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press.
Tomsho, Greg, Tittel, Ed, Johnson, Greg (2004). Guide to Networking Essentials [University of Phoenix Custom Edition e-text]. Thomson Learning, Inc. Retrieved Aug 14, 2005 from University of Phoenix, Resource, NTC/360 – Network and Telecommunications Concepts Web site: https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/resource/resource.asp.
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Through March 27, you can write messages and tie them to the branches of the tree. You can also take a walk in the Malott Japanese Garden.
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out of all of the mainstream DC superheroes, Superman has always been my least favorite. In most of the stuff that i've ever seen or read, he's always come off as too much of a boy scout, doing the right thing for such pure and patriotic reasons and he doesn't have to be clever or inventive in the same way as Batman or Green Lantern other than how he portrays his fumbling counterpart of Clark Kent.
Some of Bruce Timm's earlier treatments of Superman from the animated series and the Justice League were able to change that, partially because Timm generally does a great job in adapting the comic books and showing that Superman can actually have more depth and some degree of vulnerability, particularly in how he relates to Batman (although it must be noted that for the most part i found the recent Superman/Batman movies he did to be disappointments), and also how he relates to his other superhero peers, as well as Lex Luthor, Brainiac, &c. Even so, i've always favored many of the other superheros over him, so when i hit play to watch All-Star Superman for the first time, i didn't set my expectations too high.
And was pleasantly surprised. This film wasn't perfect, but it was incredibly strong because of how well it portrayed its characters. Lex Luthor was outstanding as an antagonist in this one. The relationship between Superman and Lois Lane reached a height that i've never seen portrayed before. And there was a wonderful depth to Superman/Clark, particularly a sense of vulnerability and tragedy that is not typically associated with his character that he overcomes by simply continuing to be the strong role model and superhero that he is.
That last bit is what sticks out to me more than anything; the whole thing teetered on morbidity and could have gone down a dark and depressed path, yet it failed to do that because of his strength of character and the strength of his and Lois's love. In that way it reminded me of [Now and Then, Here and There], which is set in such a brutal and depressing dystopia that is saved from being a tragedy by the seemingly naive but ultimately strong-willed protagonist boy who despite the world collapsing around him demands of himself and those around him that there is always hope and happiness in a way that is impossible to ignore or defeat. And i think that in most cases that's what you're supposed to feel with Superman also, but not until this film did it really develop in a way that convinced me and moved me.
Of course, Superman still is on the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to my favorite superheros. nothing will ever replace Green Lantern as my number one or Batman as my number 2 (but the batman from the comics and the animated series, not the batman from any of the live movies even the Chris Nolan ones). But at least with this movie he's been redeemed in my eyes as not sucking and i can see him in a somewhat different light when i go back and watch some of the Justice League movies and animated series, and when Justice League: Doom comes out.


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best sale of the day was a toss up between a wickless candle and a broken plastic tree to a woman who couldn't read ... for 2 shiny euyoyos ... dont ask .... i was getting us coffee when mum made the sale, not sure how conversation got to literacy, maybe mum tried to flog her a book togo with the candle?...
My artful sale of an old pair of my size 9 school shoes to a size 7 woman for a euro ( yes they were for her) also was one to remember ....also I unintentionally attempted to
Major LOLS :-D ....what are the chances...
Anyways, i made buckets of dosh and saw some really cool crap, not that the olsens are cool or nothing.
It was also really sunny( by Irish standards)
And there was yummy cake.
So to celebrate my natural reaction was to make some cakes, my favorite salmon cakes....
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- chopped pepper
- chopped spring onion
- a few table spoons of flour
- lemon and lime
- an egg ( VERRY IMPORTANT!!!!!)
- herbs ( mum has a basil plant that I butchered)
- toasted bread-crumbs
- sesame seeds
Blitz salmon, chickpeas, flour and egg with a blitz machine
add chopped veg and herbs or whatevs you feel like/have, i used sping onion and pepper. add lemon and lime, with lots of salt and peppa.
shake it all about...
toast and
get a fist of mix and make into a nice ball and dip it into crumb mix...
put in fridge for 15 mins...or the freezer for 5 mins ( i did the freezer, who wants to wait 15 mins...)
heat a thick amount of (olive) oil on a big pan....when heated put patties into oil and flatten into cake shapes...ie salmon cakes , not balls....
Turn ONCE for good luck :-D
I had mine with white wine mushy peas to dip into....
and grilled cherry tomatoes on rocket ... smother with dark sugar and rock salt before grilling ....its cool because they looked like burst eyeballs
perfect for outside in the sun with a glass of wine and friends .....or inside watching the hills on MTV.....
guess what i did :-D
ruairi :-)


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As the Digital Designer for Privalia´s branding departament, you would be responsible for creating high
quality Web/Mobile design for marketing campaigns and brand campaigns, newsletters, social media and landing pages, as well as updating designs for existing assets.
You would be an essential part of the team that designs Privalia from the Global perspective, so you will have into account all the brand's touchpoints and different countries to apply the creative campaigns and graphical stuff.
Desired skills and experience
We are looking for people who have extensive experience in interactive media & digital design across web and portable devices and want to work in a fast-paced environment.
You will have a deep understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite, and Adobe Premiere will be a plus.
Experience in ecommerce or/and fashion industry
Is mandatory experience in creating brand identity (in consultancy or agency).
- BFA in graphic design or similar. In lieu of degree - relevant skills or experience.
- Strong layout, composition and type treatment skills.
- Creative sensitive and visual knowledge.
- UX / UI knowledge will be valued.
- In-depth knowledge of graphic design for web and print.
- Deep knowledge of Photoshop , Illustrator, InDesign.
- Experience with online campaigns.
- Must be organized and have excellent time management skills.
- A team player with exceptional communication skills.
- Previous experience as a graphic designer in an online environment.
- Excellent attention to details and proactive.
Self-motivated with an ability to meet deadlines.
This job offer is closed.
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- Digital Designer
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BY ANDRA LIM | Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, 7:24 PM
The post "America's Best Suburbs" published on the real estate blog Movoto told Williamson County cities what they did — and didn't — want to hear.
Georgetown, Round Rock and Cedar Park earned bragging rights for making the top 10 in the country, which required them to score well across five different measurements, including student-to-teacher ratio and the number of local businesses. There was just one problem.


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HMI monitoring visit on 10th and 11th October
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Ms. Hilary McDonald and Ms. Lisa Moore, HMIs, will be in school over the next two days. They are visiting the school as part of their second Monitoring visit to evaluate the progress the school has made against the priorities identified in January's Ofsted inspection.
The ladies will be spending time with the Local Authority, the IEB and the Leadership orf the school, as well as spending time observing lessons in the classrooms. As always, we extend to them a hearty Reculver welcome and hope that they enjoy their time with us, as we continue our journey of improvement.


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Escape and unwind in our safe and relaxing enviornment or via Mobile Massage in the comfort of your own home / office event or special occasion. We are committed to serving those who are in search relaxation of alleviating aches and pains, stress and being proactive in maintaining health; or interested in injury rehabilitation.
Our holistic approach provides treatments that are beneficial in numerous ways.
We specialize in taking the time to nurture your needs and likes by learning your medical history, and tailoring your Massage.
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Cold stones are applied to the eyes to reduce discoloration and puffiness. Cryofacial balancing involves placing the soothing cold stones over the face. This brief freezing the outer layer of skin, causing deep layers of collagen to be disrupted. The body responds by naturally creating more collagen, helping the skin retain elasticity.
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Two facts: Without insects we had little to eat AND We spend huge sums to fight insect-borne diseases and crop pests. My interests are in two areas. In medical entomology, we are challenging urban myths about the biology and health consequences of bedbugs. In cultural entomology we reconstructed the population dynamics of bedbugs over the last hundred years from how well people can recognise bedbugs, from the appearance of bedbugs in fiction and from museum collections. We also use biology to augment historical information. The research protocols of the Entomological Institute of the Waffen-SS at Dachau showed that Nazi-Germany carried out offensive warfare research. This work was intensely covered by the popular press. Picture left: Photomontage by John Heartfield.
Further reading:
BEDBUG – A history of the bedbug, written by a zoologist (link) in ReaktionBooks prestigious Animals series.
HOPI BUGS – Native Americans DID have a name for bedbugs. However, it turns out they were not bedbugs but eagle parasites. Paper here.
BUGGING FORECAST – See here that only 12 per cent of Germans recognise a bedbug, and most did the wrong thing, if they had them.
REPETITION DOES NOT MAKE THINGS TRUE. At least not when it comes to bedbugs. Here.
INSECT RESEARCH AT THE CONCENTRATION CAMP IN DACHAU reported here.
THE TRUTH ABOUT BEDBUG BITES – is here.
LITERARISCHE WANZEN – a fiction book by a zoologist (youtube link).


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This class was part of our May-June 2017 session, which has concluded. Our fall classes will begin in September 2017. To be notified when they are announced, please join our mailing list and follow us on Facebook! Read on to learn more about this class from our spring 2017 session.
This class was canceled*.
Date: June 6, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: First Churches, Parlor Room, 129 Main Street, Northampton, MA
Paper? Work! Navigating the Trans ID Maze to Change Name and Genders Marker on Federal and State Forms
Tobias K. Davis, M.Ed., Playwright and Social Justice Educator
Aubri A. Drake, M.S.W., M.L.S., Researcher and Informationist
*We make every effort to avoid cancellation of classes, however we do cancel in cases of under-enrollment (fewer than 4 people) and in cases of an instructor's emergency or illness.


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ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS Symptoms are variable. A mild seasonal allergic conjunctivitis results in mild itching without discharge, while a severe allergic conjunctivitis might result in a reaction so great that the eye is swollen shut. Treatment includes antihistamine, anti-inflammatory, and decongestant medicines. The newer mast cell inhibitors are wonderful for seasonal allergies and chronic allergies. Steroids may be used for extreme reactions. Cold compresses will reduce the reaction.
BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS Bacterial conjunctivitis is a result of a bacterial infection. It is normal for some bacteria to exist on the surface of the body and in the eye, which is called normal flora. Bacterial invasion can occur when the normal body defenses fail to keep the normal flora in balance; or by airborne bacteria, cosmetics or touching the eye with your hand; or by touching another person with a bacterial conjunctivitis's, or an item that they used. It is extremely contagious and found much more commonly in children. It is common for bacterial infections to be passed throughout a household by using the same towels. Antibiotics rapidly cure the condition.
GIANT PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS (GPC)Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) is a hyper (increased) allergic response of the conjunctival tissue that lines the inside of the upper eyelid. This type of inflammation generally involves a immune reaction to contact lens or the protein deposits on the contract lens. It may also occur with artificial eyes or loose sutures present after surgery.
GPC tends to be chronic in nature. If contact lenses are the cause, it usually requires changes in contact lens wear. These changes include a reduction or discontinuation of wear, change in lens material, medication to reduce the inflammation and/or a change in lens cleaning habits. GPC will cause contact lens discomfort, excessive movement of lenses and the development of filmy coatings on the surface of the contact lens. Patients who resume contact lens wear too soon run the risk causing a more permanent GPC.
VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS A seasonal conjunctivitis of allergic origin which typically occurs more in the warm months. Patients with vernal conjunctivitis report intense itching, the classic signs of this disorder. In addition, a very thick or stringy discharge is also experienced. Vernal conjunctivitis is allergic in nature, and symptoms are relieved through the use of antihistamines, decongestants and the judicous use of steroid drops.
VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS Viral conjunctivitis is an inflammation of this tissue, which results from viral infection. The condition might by primary (by itself) or secondary to upper respiratory infection that may present initially with a sore throat. Although there is no treatment to kill the virus it is common to prescribe drops to decrease symptoms and prevent a secondary infection. A virus usually runs a 14-day course before resolution.
BLEPHAROCONJUNCTIVITIS Blepharoconjunctivitis is an inflammation of the lid margin, and the transparent membrane that covers the inner eye lid and the eye ball. This inflammation may be caused by bacteria, virus or allergy. The symptoms include a mucus discharge (eyelids sticking together), redness, burning and a foreign body sensation. Treatment depends on the cause of the inflammation.
EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS (EKC) Epidemic keratoconjunctivits (EKC) is an acute inflammation involving the cornea and the conjunctiva. The cause of this type of infection of the cornea and conjunctiva involves infection from different adenoviruses. After the live virus is gone particles left by the virus remain and may cause a hypersensitivity reaction called infiltrates. These corneal lesions may remain present for a period of months, or even up to several years. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is highly contagious. You must wash your hands, and towels and face cloths must not be shared.
Therapy for EKC can include drops to improve comfort. Depending on severity, topical steroids may be used for a short period of time to reduce inflammation and improve comfort.
Children should stay home from school and adults should remain home from work because of the contagious nature of this disease.
CONJUNCTIVAL CHEMOSIS Conjunctival chemosis is a dramatic swelling of the tissue surrounding the eye. The appearance of the eye is often quite frightening since there are large bubbles of fluid on the surface of the eye. This inflammation is usually the result of either an acute allergic response or viral conjunctivitis. Treatment includes antihistamines, cold compress, and steroid drops. The tissue that has been stretched by the initial inflammation may take days to shrink back to its normal size.
CONJUNCTIVAL CYST (RETENTION CYST) A conjunctival cyst is a thin-walled sac or vesicle that contains fluid. This vesicle may develop either on or under the conjunctiva. Since they may resolve on their own, conjunctival cysts generally require no treatment. On occasion, it is necessary for them to be drained or treated with anti-inflammatory medications.
OCULAR PEMPHIGOID (Pem'-fi-goid) Ocular pemphigoid is a rare chronic inflammatory systemic condition that affects mucous membranes of the eye. There can be scarring and shrinkage of the conjuntiva which results in extreme dry eye.
Treatment includes hygiene of the eyelids along with topical lubricating drops or ointments.
PINGUECULUM A pingueculum is a localized, degeneration or thickening of this conjunctival tissue covering the white part of the eye. Typically, pinguecula are located on either side of the cornea but is more common on the nasal side. Pinguecula are very common in adults who spend a lot of time in sunny and/or windy environments. They consist of a fatty elastic tissue. They usually stay relatively small but they can cause inflammation of the eyes. Recent studies indicate that pinguecula may be stimulated by ultraviolet light from the sun. All spectacle eyewear corrections should contain an ultraviolet coating to help prevent further irritation.
Pinguecula are a concern only from a cosmetic standpoint. Should a pingueculum become red or irritated, drops may relieve the redness or the mild irritation.
PINGUECULITIS Pingueculitis describes a condition in which these pinguecula become inflamed and swollen. This inflammation is represented by increased redness and irritation of the eye. This increased redness. The treatment for pingueculitis involves removing the source of irritation and the application of drops.
PTERYGIUMA pterygium is a fleshy triangular shaped tissue located on the sides the eye. If the condition progresses, its growth extends onto the front clear surface of the eye, the cornea. The cause for pterygia is not completely known. Like pinguecula they are stimulated by dirty, dusty, smoky, windy and environments and/or ultraviolet light from the sun. All spectacle eyewear corrections should contain an ultraviolet coating.
Pterygia are typically not dangerous. Symptoms include a gritty or a sandy sensation upon blinking. They contain numerous blood vessels, making the eye will look much redder than normal. Treatment involves drops to decrease the symptoms. However, if the pterygium continues to grows threatening vision, or if it presents a cosmetic problem, it may be surgical removed.


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Shem Bey - Major
On his second wind, Chicago's Shem Bey has summoned the energy to produce another work. This track, over the Flying Lotus instrumental, entails the terms of his psyche as he unfolds social constructs and personal issues. Nothing major for an artist who faces his existence individually as his own biggest competitor.


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Without questioning the DME other than a polite asking, should there for some reason to doubt, if unit is new - anything I can easily do from front panel control while looking like I'm getting to know the machine in order to check total machine time?
Just want to be prudent.
Have Sleephead and 5.8 ResScan loaded on my computer and with your help hope to start my therapy on right foot. Will try to post my results here to get some help establishing best starting parameters/settings.
I do know that the most difficult aspect will be getting a good fit on mask. Starting off on right foot with DME will make this critical aspect a lot easier.
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If you've visited the Community Teaching Garden at the Ethan Allen Homestead recently, you may have noticed an exceptionally good looking cabbage patch. Last week, these delightful cabbages were ready to harvest on what is always one of the most enjoyable nights of the season– Sauerkraut Night! One of the highlights of the Community Teaching Garden program is harvesting and processing food on-site in the idyllic twilight hours of the evening. Despite rain, cold, and vicious mosquitoes for this cooking adventure, the CTG students' spirits were undampened and they produced enough sauerkraut for each student to take home two or three pints!
For many, this was their first foray into fermenting. Thankfully, it is a fairly straightforward process, and one that has been honed through various cultures over thousands of years. For our purposes, we followed a simple recipe: 1 medium cabbage and one tablespoon of salt. Students chose red, green, or mixed cabbage, and after washing the cabbage and removing any bad spots, cut it into thin ribbons. They then set to work massaging the cabbage with the salt. As they massaged the cabbage, it began to release its juices. Some students added other hard vegetables like carrots, while others added caraway seeds. After their cabbage was nice and juicy, students packed it into wide-mouth pint jars and compressed it below a cabbage leaf to help keep the kraut submerged in liquid.
Students were encouraged to top their sauerkraut off with a small bag of stones, a pickle pebble, or a bag of brine to to ensure the cabbage remained submerged while fermenting. By tasting their kraut every day, they could determine the level of fermentation that suited their tastes. In warm weather, a week or two is recommended! Moving the kraut to the fridge will slow the fermentation process, but not stop it completely. If more brine is needed, a simple ratio of four cups water to one tablespoon of salt does the trick.
Following these simple steps can lead to delicious results! But if you are looking for a more detailed recipe, Sandor Katz's sauerkraut is a great place to start. Enjoy!


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Resource depletion. Climate change. Political turmoil. Failing financial markets.
These issues result from the varied interests and behaviors in complex adaptive systems.
Simon Levin, George M. Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University, thinks there's much to be gained by tapping into complexity research — a growing area of study that examines complex adaptive systems and how individuals within the system act or make decisions collectively, or individualistically, with collective consequences.
Levin visited WID to give a C4 Public Lecture titled, "The Ecology of Society — From Microbes to Public Goods," in Fall 2013.
While in Madison, he shared reflections on how complexity research influences how we solve large, global problems as well as our individual problems.
Collective Computation
Levin: First of all, computation now allows us to do many more things than we could a few years ago. Therefore, we can address complex problems that involve multiple scales for which intuitions are not sufficient. I am talking about problems such as: How do organisms do computation? How do societies do computation and collective decision-making? We can learn from exploring these questions, involving systems that are not computational in the simple way, but involve collective computation.
Collective computation raises challenges if you're trying to manage systems, for example in international relations, because of the difficulties posed by the fact that one can no longer focus just on two major powers, or on a small number of major powers. There is, for example, a large and distributed number of entities such as terrorist groups without a single head. How do you manage systems like that? You don't just go to the Wizard of Oz and say, "Let's make a deal and control this." You don't even go to Vladimir Putin and say that. You have to know how to deal with networks of individual agents. In financial and environmental systems, we have the problem of the headless horseman. Those systems do not have a central control. That makes things much harder.
I'm very interested in sustainability. It is multi-dimensional and includes financial systems and ecological systems, and the services they provide. These services include direct benefits such as food, fiber, fuels and pharmaceuticals, but also indirect benefits such as clean air, the maintenance of climate and much more subtle benefits, including the aesthetic value we place on biodiversity, the value of nature for its own sake and the importance of other species.
In my talk [on campus], I alluded to the fact that there are a lot of interesting problems that are parallel to what we study in evolutionary biology, including how birds and fish collectively make decisions, how micro-organisms collaborate, and indeed how individual organisms make their own decisions and resolve conflicts.
Business and collective computation
Many of the ideas I talked about and many other ideas that emerge from ecology are directly applicable to the corporate sector. Some of the players act in their own self-interest; some of them have a view to the greater good, at least some of the time. I've been doing a lot of consulting in the corporate sector recently and frequently explain what sustainability means to a company. I talk about what the sustainability of a sector means and how that's related to society. We see in many instances that companies might want to do something in a positive way for the collective good, but they need to find a way to do so that doesn't put them at a competitive disadvantage. They have to report to shareholders and have a bottom line to consider. I think it's a challenge and a place where government should encourage companies to be sustainable through incentive structures
"Many of the ideas I talked about and many other ideas that emerge from ecology are directly applicable to the corporate sector. Some of the players act in their own self-interest; some of them have a view to the greater good, at least some of the time."
— Simon Levin
Companies talk a lot about business ecosystems. How do they partner with another's expertise to build a multi-cellular organism? In evolutionary biology, one of the most fascinating questions is how did multi-cellularity arise? I mentioned briefly in my talk that societies are multi-cellular organisms with specialization of function, but the same thing is true in the business world and in business ecosystems. Analogously, companies that bring different things to the table form partnerships and are, in effect, much more complicated organisms.
The purposes of partnership
In evolutionary biology, the "purpose" of multi-celled organisms is existential, not determined by selection for some external functionality (although such functionalities can emerge, and feed back to reinforce the associations). Collective benefits may emerge from these partnerships, and hence evolution serves to sustain them. In the business community, it's a little less simplistic than that because much depends upon payoffs to individual agents, and hence such factors as the discount rate or how much the present is valued. We all discount the future, and corporations do so much more steeply than we do as individuals. This is one of the challenges. The CEOs of companies discount the future even more because they have to produce results on a much shorter time scale, so how is the collective good served? Or is it?
Risk and uncertainty
I am interested in exploring how we deal with risk and uncertainty and how institutions deal with them. How have societies reduced risk and uncertainty by spreading the risks? In our lives, we have to make decisions about how risky to get. If we're too conservative, then nothing ventured, nothing gained. We all find our own balance between what in behavioral ecology is called exploration vs. exploitation. How much do you invest in searching? So we face such decisions every day. Do I take a new job, or am I happy with the job I have? Do I need to look at something else in order to grow? Do I take this airplane trip, involving some risks, balanced against the potential gain? What's the balance?
We know there's a spectrum among people, and some people are big risk takers, and ultimately that's not a good idea. Some people are too conservative and that's not a good idea either. Companies face the same sort of challenge. In evolutionary biology, we also see these strategies played out. In the oceans you will see species like hard corals that are very rigid, and others like kelp that go with the flow. These represent two different strategies to deal with the environment. How do you trade these off? What's the balance between the yin and yang of exploitation vs. exploration?
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Inspired by one of the world's foremost jazz guitarists, George Benson, the all-tube GB Twin Reverb amp produces rich, punchy tone with smooth attack and singing sustain. Dignified looks and refined sound combine with lighter weight in this dream stage amp. Benson demands punch, power and tonality from his equipment, and th... Click To Read More About This Product
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Inspired by one of the world's foremost jazz guitarists, George Benson, the all-tube GB Twin Reverb amp produces rich, punchy tone with smooth attack and singing sustain. Dignified looks and refined sound combine with lighter weight in this dream stage amp. Benson demands punch, power and tonality from his equipment, and this dual-channel combo delivers all three with soul to spare.
The GB Twin Reverb is an updated version of the venerable classic amplifier that has been tweaked to satisfy Benson's discerning ears. The first tube on the Normal channel has been swapped for a 12AY7 tube, providing an alternate low-gain voice that's ideal for smooth clean tone with complex midrange. Pristine definition is the name of the game with this amp—a pair of neodymium 12" 8-ohm Jensen® Tornado 12 speakers reproduces
his dynamic attack, with shimmering highs and plenty of bite when overdriven. These speakers' reduced weight, plus the addition of a resonant solid pine cabinet, means that working guitarists can enjoy a total weight reduction of 13 pounds.
A quartet of powerful 6L6 power tubes power this amp, providing 85 watts of power with plenty of headroom for clean jazz tones. As refined as the music that inspired it, the GB Twin Reverb's elegant smoky gray vinyl covering, silver sparkle grille cloth and front panel GB badge combine to create a dignified amplifier that
looks equally at home in the living room or under stage lights. Sharp style and warm, round tone mixed with a surplus of sonic power and easy portability—the GB Twin Reverb is a player's delight. Includes a protective cover.
Power: 85W (tube)
Tubes: three 12AX7, one 12AY7, two 12AT7 (preamp); four 6L6 (power amp)
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Four inputs
Speakers: 2x12 Jensen Tornado
Impedance: 4 ohms
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Ball Till I Fall Inc Digital Commissions
I recently completed a commission for a youth sports program. Here is the ending result, the first image is based on a drawing drawn by a younger and talented artist thus I cant take credit for the concept, I however vectored the image and improved it as instructed by the costumer.
The second image is a poster I created afterwards for the program itself.
The Pigs in Blue
Just a quick self portrait which I started long time but just got around to finishing today.
9th Annual Movie Night Poster
I got to make an awesome poster for an event organized by a friend of mine. He's in charge of organizing a event awarding outstanding cinematography achievements to the students
who are making a film as a final project. The theme of the poster is based on the Oscars Night. It Took me about 4-5 hours to complete the poster.
Other then that I'd like to apologize for my recent inactivity in posts, the black death is approaching (exams :p) and I must prepare myself to survive lol.
Don't forget to like my facebook page or follow me on twitter
24 Carat Mixtape Cover
I got the chance to create this mixtape cover:
Kareem "Bugz Bryant" Felfele, is a 20 year old student from Ottawa, Ontario. With a strong dream of becoming a better lyricists than the vast majority of local rappers, he's determined to change the "game" it self one song at a time. 24 karats mixtape represents not only greed, money and power but also shine within the individual. Some say his style is strongly east coast influenced, and this can be seen in such songs as "Way Too Turnt" featuring local rapper Mike Kleff. Felfele might be dreaming big but he has the determination to make anything happen.
Now I have to admit that the concept of the cover overall is mind blowing. This is the mixtape cover freshly made for a group called Planet X. About a dozen of coke cans and 4 hours of jumping back and forth in between Photoshop and Illustrator here is the result;
Hope you all Enjoy
Planet X is a collection of 4 suburban artists combining various genres with hiphop to bring a new flavor to the table. Made up of Philippe "Contrast" Vidican, Nick Sab, Nader "Mastermind" Eid and Ryan "OGOD" O'donoughue, the group is looking to revolutionize the underground music scene in Ottawa, where in their opinion hip hop hasn't really lifted off yet.
Click on the cover art to listen to; Dr Dre – I Need A Doctor (Planet X Remix)
For those of you who are really curious here is a picture of the draft for this project.
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Here is a list of games that are similar to Fashion City – World of Fashion.
Spark City World
The fashion world and plenty of friends are waiting for you in Spark City World. You are going to start by customizing your avatar and your place, and then you can go shopping for items. Afterwards, start meeting new people and making new friends as you explore this huge world.
It Girl
You want to become the top girl in the world in It Girl. You are going to work on your job, your friends, your boyfriends, and your life. You are going to rise in popularity, letting everyone see you at your most powerful. It is a fun way to live out life, doing things you never could do in reality.
Stardoll Game
Choose the star of your preference and get customizing in Stardoll. After choosing your favorite doll, of which there are many, you can use the huge selection of clothes and accessories to your advantage. Play with styles until you get a look that you love, and then start all over with a new doll.
Movie Star Planet
Movie star life is not that far away in Movie Star Planet. In this game, you can start becoming a movie star without making any hard sacrifices. You will complete tasks to rise to fame while keeping your style, your looks, and your personality. There is no reason to sacrifice anything at all.
Campus Life
Build an amazing campus house in Campus Life. You will start small, as always, and start to move your way up. As you continue to become more fashionable and popular, you will attract more interested individuals that want to pledge. Continue to grow until you are as big as you can get.
Quests, exploration, fashion, and much more await you in GalaStories. This is one of the biggest and most amazing fashion games that you will find. It is a world of thousands of quests, of plenty to see, of more people than you will ever meet, and of so much for you to do on a daily basis.
Fashion World
Lady Popular
A crazy amount of popularity is within your grasp in Lady Popular. You can start to get the perfect job, the perfect friends, the perfect style, and the perfect life. It is everything that you have always wanted, and it is something that you can have with just a little bit of time and effort.
GoodGame Fashion
Owning a boutique is now so simple thanks to GoodGame Fashion. You can start up your very own boutique, sell all types of clothing, and get people to fall in love with you. With so many options for clothing, you can always keep the customers running back to buy more from you.
Our World
Our World gives you customization and socialization in one. You can customize your avatar nearly any way that you want to customize it. Have fun and get the perfect look going. After you finish up, you can go meet other players, make friends, and see what styles everyone else thought up.
Virtual PopStar
You now have the chance to become a pop star with Virtual PopStar. You are going to start on your way towards stardom. Build up a fan base, improve your skills, and get yourself out there. The more fans that you have as a pop star, and the better that you are, the more fame that you will have.
Fashion Fits
Manage an entire clothing store in Fashion Fits. You are an employee tasked with keeping everything tidy, in order, and the way that customers like it. You have to keep the customers happy to remain a success, of course. If you can handle the pressure, then this is a great task to take on.
Elite Dollz
Have fun and get fashionable in Elite Dollz. There is a lot for you to do here, keeping you challenging yourself every day. Stay fashionable, stay looking good, and stay on top of your game. This is not easy to do, but it is always an entertaining way to throw yourself into the fashion industry.
WoozWorld is a place to be creative. Avatar customization and socialization are important as always, but you also have a lot of player made content. You can see the content that others have made and you can even make your own. Help to build this world to become more amazing every day.
Disney Superbia
Disney fans will want to jump right into Disney Superbia. This is a game of customization, personalization, and mini games. You can play with your avatar and room, you can decorate the place with Disney themed items, and you can go play games with your friends when you finish up.
For more games like Fashion City – World of Fashion, check out the Fashion Worlds category.


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On the 8th day of Christmas Indo Board Man showed me
The Kicktail Pro!
Check out Indo Board Man's video about the Kicktail Pro
The Kicktail uses the original roller and is used by advance riders who wake skate, snow board, wake board, kite surf or do any other board sport.
It is also a favorite of many Indo Board certified trainers like Jim Leo
Check out Indo Team Rider Jeramie Vaine and his awesome skills on the Kicktail Pro
Immanuel Breiter has some mad balance skills riding the Kicktail Pro on top of the Mini Pro
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He focuses mainly on digital policies, internal market regulation, transport policy, as well as EU foreign and trade policy, but has also worked on international tax issues, financial regulation, data privacy rules and consumer policy.
Prior to GPLUS, Thomas saw both sides of the public-private divide, working as a trainee at two Danish diplomatic missions and in the corporate communications department of APM Terminals. He studied Political Science and International Relations at the University of Warwick in the UK and Columbia University in New York.
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Spring firing
We our firing the kiln this weekend! A much anticipated firing for many, including myself. I have a great crew lined up from friends to family and I can't forget Montana my pup dog. I have to say it seems a little odd not having my recently deceased dog Madison around trying to eat hot coals out of the mouse holes of the kiln. I'll be up until Sunday night. Stop in during the day if you are out and about. The kiln is certainly a theatrical play of sorts with all of its various parts from start to finish. Special thanks goes out to all of my helpers!
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Bromsgrove Arts Alive, whose principal aim is to support the arts in and around the Bromsgrove, was established in 2006 following an initiative by Huw Moseley, Arts Development Officer, Bromsgrove District Council.
With almost 40 diverse groups as members, we represent the best in local arts.
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Easy-going but hard to tell apart – twins Dylan and Levi were born with a double dose of heart trouble. Just hours old, they came to Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
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Leftist Thugs Shut Down Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Speech at ASU First Amendment Forum (Video)
So much for free speech… Leftist students shut down Sheriff Joe Arpaio's speech at Arizona State University this week.
Arpaio was sitting in on a First Amendment Forum sponsored by the School of Journalism.
Oh, the irony.
Story Balloon posted the video:
Leftist students wouldn't stop singing Bohemian Rhapsody and eventually forced Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to leave a public forum at Arizona State University on illegal immigration. (Dec. 1)
Hispanic Business reported the news:
During the forum, which was hosted by the university's journalism school, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was asked whether his office engages in racial profiling, according to the Associated Press.
Arpaio said his agency is an "equal opportunity law enforcement agency" that will arrest anyone who violates the law.
Later, when trying to answer a question about his policies on illegal immigration, a group of hecklers stood up and began singing the song.
Their song clearly annoyed Arpaio, who called the spectacle "ridiculous."
"This isn't the way journalists should operate," he said to the host. "Are they all students up there? Why were they allowed here if they're not students?" He later walked off the set.
The local reporters also pounded Arpaio during the interview before it was called off.
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Every year, one of the coolest events to watch on TV is the Red Bull Frozen rush race. What it entails is 900+ horsepower race trucks, that are built for the dirt, with custom spike tires that are put in the snow to race. The snow throws a curve ball on the drivers because the snow is a lot different to drive on than dirt, even with the custom spike tires. The Red Bull Frozen Rush is one of the coolest races to watch, period. Check out these highlights from last year's Frozen Rush race.
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9 years ago my second daughter started skating after my first daughter. Photographing their performances on ice within synchronized teams I began to understand the beauty of this sport in full and now I photograph not only for the daughter's team, but also for others.
Very nice show and competition in one. — Milhail Lefler
Jura Synchro is a media dedicated to synchronized skating in the world. The goals are to promote and popularize this sport, speaking about different teams and competitions, publishing news, photos and videos.
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What price quality?
When you're out networking, as many busy business-owners & directors do week-in, week-out, you build up a great rapport with some of the contacts you make, and this can lead to great introductions and ultimately, convert into paid work.
It's good practice to tweak your pitch, see what generates a good response, see what seem to hit people's hot buttons, and then keep on honing it to perfection. Also, it pays to mix it up a bit if you've got a particular offer or deal, or if you're swamped with one kind of project and need to keep your whole team busy by promoting one of your other products or services.
So the other week Michelle ventured out to networking group she'd been going to for a while. A nice bunch of people, and a lovely venue. We have, to be fair, been absolutely stacked in the studio with website work, so this time we'd decided in advance to promote more of the strategic marketing side of the business.
All was going well until in passing someone said how much they'd love to work with us, but that they simply couldn't afford it. Now, alarm bells were set a-ringing by that, not because we didn't like people to think we might be fractionally more expensive than the next agency, but because after having invested time and effort in promoting our technical expertise and great creative thinking, but because the individual concerned couldn't see that as a general rule 'you get what you pay for'.
There is a common misconception in small business that in order to be competitive you need to undercut the competition. No you don't. You need to differentiate yourselves from it, add value to every stage of every transaction and deliver what you said you would at the time you said you'd deliver it. In so doing, you're justifying the extra little bit of money you might be charging – because people are buying your expertise.
Let's put it like this; If you're booking a flight with a budget airline, the headline price might seem great. But then you end up getting charged for your hand luggage, charged to book your seat, charged if you check in at the airport, charged for your in-flight meal, charged extra to pay by debit card or credit card when you pay… and actually it adds up to double what you originally thought. Whereas if you booked with a non-budget airline, the ticket price you pay includes all of those extras. The same applies when you're choosing your agency.
So yes, it's true that we aren't the kind of agency that promotes an inexpensive service. There is a perception that perhaps we are more expensive than the next agency. But it's funny how things transpire… a couple of projects we'd lost based on price earlier this year are now back with us. So perhaps alarm bells needn't have rung quite so loudly after all.
If you'd like to have a chat with Michelle, and get a quote for marketing strategy, a new website, social media management, email marketing or SEO… then pick up the phone and dial 0330 088 9277. After she's gently grilled you (!) to make sure you know what you want, she'll meet you to get a clear understanding of your business & she'll prepare a no obligation quote for you. And if you go ahead with your project, unless you suddenly ask for something extra, they price you are quoted is the price you'll pay.
Simple as that!