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|Kiro Cloudwatcher
Posted: Aug 7 2015, 11:55 AM
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I have mentioned this being before. Mostly in my blog Things Bumping in the Fog. But I never managed to finish that and then it got deleted along with my account.
(I do still plan to write that blog.)
But I haven't given any details on the thing because I wanted to avoid spoilers. And I was still developing it beyond its role as a Slendy replacement in future cloudverse stories.
The only concept I had was Masks. Slender proxies had been a pretty big part of my blogs and I didn't want to just cut them out. So I needed to change them but wanted to keep the masks.
(Mostly because I wanted to use my character Discordia again without changing her.)
So the masks were what I focused on and I thought the being they serve should have some connection to masks. So I called it the Masked god.
What did it represent though?
At first I just threw all my personal fears at it and stuck them together. It became sort of an anti fear. Sharing things in common with Fears that were important in the cloudverse but in a different way.
And that's what it was when I started writing TBitF.
In other words, not much.
I asked myself if it was a Fear, what would it be the Fear of? I didn't intend it to be a Fear so I didn't bother much trying to answer my own question.
Instead I focused on the servants, the Masks. Their goals, what life was for them and their role in the story. I won't say too much on that topic because spoilers.
Of course it focused a lot on their masks. Because why else name them after the things?
I mostly focused on two themes connected to a mask.
First the concept of being anonymous.
This would be the focus of their side of the story. Putting on a mask so they can be their true selves. Their Goals and their actions all would revolve around this.
Second the story of the runners would focus on the fact that masks tend to make someone seem less human. In video games and movies masked mooks are often used. The fact that they all look the same and you can't see the person behind the mask/ whetever is being used to cover them up makes it easier to justify hurting them.
It dehumanizes them.
Which is a thing that often happens in real life as well. Mostly in war but in many other situations as well. And it often leads to horrible thing being done to said people.
Yesterday I realized the connection to the Masked god. I finally answered my own question.
If the Masked god was to be used as a Fear he would be the Fear of Dehumanization.
The fear of being treated as if you were less than human.
Unfortunatly the Masked God is still not finished. As I have no idea what he should look like.
Well I have some ideas but none that I like.
The most obvious would be a humanoid figure with a mask. But that's well.. too obvious.
The original idea I had was to have him have several masks that each had its own form. But that just meant more work figuring out all the forms and making them all fit.
I have figured out it's role in the story.
But there are still details about the creature itself, how it manifests. Things its associated with, etc.
If anyone wants to help out with that, that'd be cool.
Also if I missed anything and you have questions about this thing feel free to ask.
I might answer vaguely if its a spoiler though.
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Posted: Aug 7 2015, 11:18 PM
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Hmm I like this idea...
Perhaps for it's form ignore the masked person entirely and just make it's appearance focused entirely around a mask...
Just a floating mask is probably too cliche, same with a mask that attaches itself to people's faces and talks through them... So maybe some kind of creature that is just some sort of amorphous or strange form that manifests masks that talk for it? Maybe having it's shape alter to fit the emotion pervayed by the mask like have it manifest a happy mask and it becomes a happy colour and becomes a very smooth and non-threatening form or something?
I'm not crazy I just use a different definition of sanity...
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|Kiro Cloudwatcher
Posted: Aug 8 2015, 12:32 AM
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Yes, that's good.
It could probably decieve people or other beings by putting on a calm mask when it actually is about to do something violent.
And in rare cases when it is somehow wounded it becomes a wild mass of whatever it is made out of and damages everything around it.
I'm not sure if I'd prefer it to behave more like a liquid thing or more gas like.
There are already a few liquid fears.. And Like having it look maybe a bit ghostly.
But then I can't stop myself from imagining it like this:
Perhaps both? Depending on its mask?
Or both at once? Like it always seems to be evaporating but immediatly condensates again?
Posted: Aug 8 2015, 12:45 AM
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I like this. It feels like something I might use.
So this thing works mainly through proxies? How does it convert its proxies? Perhaps it sends part of itself to function as their masks?
The liquid/gas thing is cool. I guess the only idea I have for its form is maybe its mask could be made out of the creature itself, like the cloud/whatever forms a face and changes color and texture, rather than surrounding a mask.
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|Kiro Cloudwatcher
Posted: Aug 8 2015, 02:10 AM
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In the cloudverse it does indeed work mainly through proxies/Servants.
But it doesn't have to. In the story it does this for plot reasons.
The Masks (the ones I mentioned above.) pretty much just worship it and do things for it. Because it can't do so itself. (In that blog of mine it does this. But it doesn't have to in other stories.)
This is hard to explain without spoilers.
The Masked God is not a Fear in the Cloudverse. Due to the nature of the cloud multiverse this means it's not automatically born/spawned in the different multiverses.
It has to force its way in.
And sometimes it does this temporarely by using a host that is inside the verse. But of course the host eventually dies and the masked god is still outside.
What it does to the host in detail I haven't figured out yet. I had this happen in the blog before it got deleted but it was very basic and it only happened once so far.
But it basically does send a partof itself into the host and uses the entire host as a mask/avatar/puppet.
Sometimes it targets one of the Masks as a host, other times whoever happens to be a place where the boundary is weak. (Dimensional bleeding)
One of the blogs will have a plot centered around the Masks trying to bring him into the universe permanently.
It also has another form of servants in the cloudverse. The afflicted.
Who don't appear until much later. You can find info on them on the wiki. I said I was gonna use them when they were a new thing and I still plan on doing so.
Only a few of them are my creations though. (two or three?)
I won't say anything about how I'll use them though. Not gonna give out that many spoilers.
Yeah. It making a mask out of a part of itself sounds better than a mask just being used.
Also I was talking to a friend on Skype about this and he had some interesting ideas too.
Posted: Aug 9 2015, 08:07 PM
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Awesome idea.
Comment #1: If it steals identities/"faces" it would be too much like Nobody (characteristic wise). It seams to vulnerable with the fact that it would need to steal masks to keep its sanity, that sounds like an afflicted or a mortal being. The stick figure seams to much like slendy.
Idea #1: Before I saw this thread, I imagined it as a robed fugue with a mask (how cliche). I imagine it would have native american designs on its masks and robe (masks and costumes were very important to them).
Idea #2: As a fear, maybe it should also be the fear of loss of identity, becoming someone else, a fear of ourselves.
Comment #2: Technically you could argue that DEVOUR could be a gas (but really its more of a zombie virus that can exist in a slime form that can move in 3 dimensions...)
Idea #3: Going along with your current ideas, I say its a...#### I HAVE NO IDEA DANG JOVE! :angry:
Idea #4: I think that it only targets its victim for a short time, climaxing in a taking of the victims "face" and replacing it with another (to the victim there face has been replaced, but to everyone else [except other victims and its servants] they're still the same). This ranges from the victims "appearance" changing (only to their eyes/the people I said earlier), a change in personality (like being more shy, anger, etc.), or a compete warping into a servant. After the removal of the "face", Masky (well that's going to be confusing 0_o) loses interest unless the victim warps into a servant.
Posted: Aug 9 2015, 11:09 PM
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I like this Fear idea. What it it wasn't just a mask, but some kind of empty get-up? Say, the kind of straight-jacket muzzle combo asylums used to force mentally ill people into? If you're looking for dehumanization, look no further.
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Posted: Aug 10 2015, 01:38 AM
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That is really heavy. In a good way.
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|Kiro Cloudwatcher
Posted: Aug 10 2015, 03:25 AM
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I'm not sure how the stealing faces would even work. I still like the idea my friend suggested though. I could see it being limited to the faces of its victims appearing in its domain somehow.
That part does indeed make it slightly more vulnerable than a Fear normally is. Instead we should combine it with the previous idea of when it somehow gets wounded it becomes wild.
It has a mask but when the mask gets damaged and eventually breaks it breaks free of any sense of form it had and becomes a ball of pure Eldritchness. (Temporarily.)
Symbolic for a persons Persona (the jungian term not the Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series.) breaking and the person reverting to his Shadow.
This would happen rarely and only other Fears or similar beings could do this.
(Or in the case of my Cloudverses, a powerfull resonator could too.)
This way it doesn't need to steal faces to survive. It just does for no known reason.
The robed figure indeed a bit too much of a cliche. The native American mask idea is good though.
I will have to do
Then again researching that kind of stuff is incredibly fun so scratch that unfortunately. Yay for research.
Honestly I think we should stick to Dehumanization. I mean the fear of loss of Identity is more Nobody.
Becoming somebody else is just life right? I'm sure not the same person I was a few weeks ago. let alone years ago. I guess some people do fear that but eh.
And we have enough Fears of ourselves. You even linked to them.
That being said they do fit in the same theme. Especially with how I described the Masks earlier. They as servants seem to fit those things quite well. More so even than their god.
The Masks seem to think their god does fit these things though. But that's just a mistaken belief on their part. Just as they think he cares about them. He dehumanizes them just as much as you'd expect from an eldritch abomination. They're just tools to him. And they very much misunderstand everything about him.
However the fear of yourself and confusion about identity are common personal issues for the Masks.
Well yeah but thats just one. I can name quite a few more that are liquid, or atleast partially. Even more that are associated with a liquid. That being said.. I have plans to use DEVOUR as well.
Not sure how to respond to that random comment.
See response to comment#1.
Also.. Eh maybe. Again seems to be similar to Nobody.
No literal face stealing. They just end up in his domain somehow.
And in my first drafts of TBitF his victims just drop dead after he completely dehumanizes them in a literal sense. He strips away everything and forces them to act inhuman like. Sometimes taking complete control and forcing away their personality completely. Turning them into a mindless temporary vessel.
If they do survive they'll definitly won't be who they were before. So that part of your idea is good. But their actual face changing? Eh.. I can see some horrifying things happening to their face as he takes control and then scars remaining afterwards. But other changes in their appearance? Nah.
Yes! Perfect.
As Hexilith mentioned, really heavy but in a good way.
I'm thinking of still having some kind of barely visible dark half liquid half vapor form inside the straight jacket.
With a mask that somewhat looks like a muzzle but with influences from native american masks.
( As suggested by DrOshadow.)
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It doesn't have to be native american masks. There are a lot of cultures that use masks. The author can choose which culture's masks they want to use. Or a combination of masks.
Or we keep in the idea of different forms for certain moods but just the mask changes.
And when the mask gets broken the gas/liquid is released from the straight-jacket. And proceeds to go wild.
I'm also considering more than 4 limbs. Some restrained more than others.
I'm tempted to start drawing this. Perhaps I'll find some time to do so.
Posted: Aug 10 2015, 04:51 PM
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I meant to convey that they didn't...sorta. They perceive themselves changed, while everybody else (except for servants and other victims) they look normal. Its like something only they see.
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Posted: Aug 10 2015, 06:16 PM
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Oh, I see.
Still I hadn't intended on anyone surviving after he takes control.
But in other stories that could work for him.
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Posted: Aug 10 2015, 09:04 PM
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Yeah, the Masked god takes dehumanization a bit too literal sometimes.
Like that one time he dehumanized an entire universe. By getting rid of all the humans.
I better stop before I derail my own thread.
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Loosely related to the concept of masks, something I'm toying with on the story I'm working on is the duality of masks; how they simultaneously represent both freedom and repression. Anonymity vs. Façade.
When you have a mask on, you are effectively anonymous. You aren't really you, so you feel like you can get away with much more.
At the same time, masks can be used as a symbol of being repressed, having to pretend to be someone else, just to fit in with society.
its a literal vs. a metaphorical mask.
I've got this character/"fear"/collective identity thing that's more or less a Fear Mythos version of V/Saint Jimmy/The Joker/etc. that's based on the idea of using a symbol of oppression as a symbol of freedom, much in the same way that the pink triangle is now used as a symbol of gay pride.
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Today was a long day of touring. We hired a private tour guide, Derek from Tours By Locals, to drive us around for 8.5 hours. I'll tell ya, when you travel to a foreign country it really is the way to go for at least one full day. First off, here they drive on the other side of the road. I would have wasted more time trying to avoid an accident than enjoying the views. Also, they know everything about the area therefore making the whole trip educational. On this particular tour, we certainly saw a lot of ocean. This was our basic loop of the area. We started on the north end near the waterfront and moved counter clockwise.
Knowing that we were on the hunt for art and other goods by South African artists, we made a side trip to a neighborhood called Noordhoek Farm Village. It's a community and a destination somewhat like places in the Napa Valley. I loved, loved, loved it! It had a very Dutch feel to it. It had cute little shops, open green and a fantastic market and best of all ample parking! (that last one is a joke for those who live in the Bay Area). We picked up a couple of pies for dinner and the most delicious roast beef sandwich ever (sorry Star Grocery).
I'm not kidding about the sandwich. We were eating during the drive and I was thinking to myself, "geez, this sandwich is the tastiest roast beef." As I was thinking this, T questions from the back seat, "You know, is it just me or is this sandwich exceptionally good?"
Derek our guide insisted we stop at the Ostrich Farm just so we could go into the gift shop and ponder why Ostrich skin products are so expensive. You got me… pehaps to sustain the beautiful farm and lifestyle they have during their breeding years and before they become several $1000 handbags. I probably spent more time comparing tatts with the Austrian tattoo artist that was working in the shop. Couldn't tell if he was employed there as a salesmen or theft security.
That is one big ugly bird.
The main highlight of the tour was making it out to Cape Point and climbing to the top. It had the most amazing views. Trying to capture the splendor on a camera is impossible.
On the way out, we ran into the wild Baboons.
Finally, not to be missed were the African penguins. Can you say C-U-T-E!!
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Tomorrow is a rest day for me. I've got a bit of a head cold and I need to rest up for the concert in the evening. Night all!


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Guess they are attempting to allow those broken plates to slowing return to the earth--Those vines are really covering that house-it looks like an old English mansion! At least now you know exactly where to pick up the plates you kids decorated---The leaves are just beginning to really change here-I figure by next week.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2013 at 4:23 PM
What beautiful pictures. Can not wait to see the plates. I really want to get up north to see the season's change, unfortunately it does not appear that it will happen this year.ReplyDelete
That is a very interesting place. I rarely see buildings with vines on it.ReplyDelete
It must be fun. Kids loves painting stuff. You are lucky, you have a big company that caters to this crafty activity.ReplyDelete
its like a good field trip, you guys have fun and value some lesson for your kids as well.ReplyDelete
Wow thats some plates! I hope you have a nice time when you head back out to pick up your kids plates :) xReplyDelete
Love the view of the cliff. thanks for sharing your pictures.:)ReplyDelete
what a lovely drive thank you for taking me with youReplyDelete
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Life is full of positives and negatives. Sometimes people ignore a majority of the positives in their lives and get caught up in the negatives. Why is it that in so many lives one small negative can ruin a huge positive? To many people, seeing life through a positive lens and ignoring the negative is difficult to do, but to some, like Lauren Wolfe, it comes easily.
Wolfe is a self-proclaimed extrovert, which means that she loves talking to people and getting as involved as she can. In school she participates in various clubs including the Accolade, Happiness Club, Choir, Thespians, Green Room Club, Knight Riders, and Shakespeare's Sisters. She is also involved in activities outside of school such as Girl Scouts, which she has done for eleven years, helping with AAUW, GOLD, Discover the Future when she was younger, and 4-H.
"I love participating in them. I've always loved entertainment and art. I love just being myself and being expressive. I love just being my crazy, happy self. The people in them are always very supportive and kind, and it makes me feel good inside," Wolfe explained about the activities she participates in.
Wolfe often involves herself in helping others. She volunteers to help out with the children at her church, babysits, and over the summer is a counselor at Germantown Academy. She also plans to devote her future to helping others by serving as a veterinarian and major in a field of communications or the arts. She hopes to get her bachelor's degree and attend veterinary school so that she can help animals.
In addition to helping others in such ways, Wolfe helps others by spreading positivity to everyone she meets. She does this by keeping a smile on her face and encouraging others to do the same.
"My secret to staying positive is just putting a smile on my face. I try not to think of the negative things that go on in my life. If I don't make an audition or if I get a bad grade on a test, I might get upset about it for about a second, but then I just remember that there are better things to be positive about. There are better things to look gratefully at," told Wolfe.
She believes that having a good character and being someone positive and friendly is more important than getting good grades all the time or getting a good role in a play. To Wolfe, that character is more important than any talent.
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Mortality Inequality in Canada and the U.S.: Divergent or Convergent Trends?
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Mortality is a crucial dimension of wellbeing and inequality in a population, and mortality trends have been at the core of public debates in many Western countries. In this paper, we provide the first analysis of mortality inequality in Canada and compare its development to trends in the U.S. We find strong reductions in mortality rates across both genders and at all ages, with the exception of middle ages which only experienced moderate improvements. Inequality in mortality, measured across Canadian Census Divisions, decreased for infants and small children, while it increased slightly at higher ages. In comparison to the U.S., mortality levels in Canada improved at a similar rate despite lower initial levels. Inequality at younger ges, however, fell more strongly in the U.S., implying converging mortality gradients between the two countries.
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So here's the story. The pictures I ended up taking were NOT the ones I had originally intended for our Christmas card this year. My original plan was to do our pictures outside in these super cute outfits I've had for over a YEAR just waiting for Christmas time. Next year, remind me to take our Christmas card picture in September, haha. Because that idea flew out the window when our temps dropped overnight. I've done this enough times now to know not to make the rookie mistake of taking my kids out in the cold and expecting them to cooperate.
So plan B. Find a way to take pictures indoors. I am not a professional, so the whole point of having the pictures outside was for the lighting. Anyone can take pictures outside. But inside. That's a whole other ballgame.
I turned to google and learned a few tricks for getting the right lighting in those pretty christmas light pictures that you see everywhere. Since our tree isn't up yet, I had to think of an easy backdrop.
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2. Find a natural light source (like a window) that is positioned in front of your subject's face, so that their face will be nicely illuminated with natural light. Our window had a white roller shade pulled down over it, which was a perfect filter.
3. In order to get that dreamy bokeh effect from the lights, your subject must be positioned at least 6 feet away from them. When you zoom in on your subject, the lights will blur out nicely.
Here's Gracie pre photo-shoot helping me out with all of this….
One guess how easy it was getting a one year old to cooperate on that one. :)
So we grabbed a Santa hat, threw on some Christmas PJ's, and Gracie took her turn first. It's so funny how things change. Gracie is now the easiest of my children to take pictures of. Say what? Gracie?? It's true. She's so easy going about this kind of stuff, and super funny. She's still a pistol, but I'm loving her little personality.
This was the very first picture that we took, and it ended up being my favorite of the whole day. It's so her. I love it.


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Michael Parker Appointed Managing Director of Rosewood Sanya
Mr. Michael Parker has been appointed managing director of Rosewood Sanya, which will open early 2017 as the first China resort for the ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® brand.
A British native, Mr. Parker has 23 years hospitality experience and held senior hotel manager positions in both mainland China and the U.K., most recently as managing director at Banyan Tree Shanghai on the Bund, and previously with Wanda Hotels and Guoman Hotels, as well as at The Grosvenor Hotel in London.
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Located amid 16 hectares of landscaped gardens in Haitang Bay of Southern Hainan Island, Rosewood Sanya will occupy 14 floors of an oceanfront building, featuring 246 ocean-facing guestrooms with one-third including balcony plunge pools. Five dining options will include a bistro, a lobby lounge, Sky Deck Pool Bar, Seafood Restaurant and Pool Bar & Grill. Facilities will encompass a spa, a children's club, a fitness center in addition to a sky pool on the 13th floor and another swimming pool cascading to the edge of an expansive beach. Meeting venues will include The Pavilion residential-style meeting and function space. For further information, please contact your travel professional or visit rosewoodhotels.com.
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I have long been captivated by stories about monsters: mythological and by extension the 20th century Science Fiction variety. Being a Pacific Rim resident, two film score composers have long entranced my otherwise jazz-oriented palate: Akira Ifukube and Masuro Satô.
Several of the themes presented here were composed by them and, like the jazz musician I am, they became my muse: I rearranged, extended these motifs and even created newly composed works from them, combining my own musical thoughts and tastes to comment on the overarching theme of "monsters among us."
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Vijay Anderson: drums
Michelle Alexander: vocals, keyboards, clapping
Chris Grady: trumpet
Caroline Waters: clarinet, bari sax
Cory Wright: tenor sax, clarinet
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Lisa Mezzacappa: bass
Matt Plummer: trombone
Jayn Pettingill: arrangements and original compositions; alto sax, clarinet
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HTTP-CUKE · 10. April 2012, 19:43 von Steffen
I stumbled upon this simple Cucumber style HTTP test tool written in Perl by Cosimo Streppone from Opera Software.
You need Perl installed on your system and should get some Modules from CPAN (install LWP, File::Slurp, Any::Moose, Carp::Assert, Try::Tiny). Then just get the project from github and run it with the example test provided.
$ git clone https://github.com/cosimo/http-cuke.git $ cd http-cuke/bin $ ./http-cuke --test ../tests/example.test ok 1 - Given the HTTP request header "Accept-Language" is "en" ok 2 - When I go to "http://www.google.com/" ok 3 - Status code is 200 (expected 200) ok 4 - Then the final HTTP status code should be "200" ok 5 - String 'Google' was found in the page ok 6 - Then the page should contain "Google" 1..6
Pretty cool. Now you can easily add further tests for your NGINX-VARNISH setup or whatever you have there. For a list of supported syntax see the http-cuke github project site :-)
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Product Review: Tissot Academy Touch Collection Essential Watch
Product Review: Tissot Academy Touch Collection Essential Watch
I recently had the opportunity to check out the Tissot Academy Touch Collection Essential Watch. This solar powered watch is coined the "ultimate sports watch."
It definitely has some interesting features including:
- Stop watch
- Altimeter
- Meteo – which tells you the weather
- Timer
- Alarm that can be set during the week and on the weekend
- Compass
- 2 time zones
The T-Touch Collection was one of the first "wearable" collections on the market. It was developed in 1999 and was the first-ever touch watch. The watch that I had the opportunity to look at was a men's version which has 20 functions on it. The women's version only has 13 because of its size.
The other cool thing is that its solar powered and never needs a charge. The company representative told me that you can keep it in a dark safe for over a year and the battery still won't die. It works on both indoor and outdoor light.
What I didn't like about it was that there was no smart connections. When I asked the representative about that, she confidentially told me that it is in production and that sometime next year the touch will also have bluetooth connections and it will be independent of technology. Now isn't that cool? Could you imagine not having to have your phone at all times?
The watch is interesting. There are three buttons on the side. The larger button in the middle gets the watch going. Once you hear the beep from pressing in the larger button, that engages the touch screen. The lower half of the watch has a LCD display. On the bezel, all of the functions are located. Once you activate the middle button and touch the function that you want, it becomes engaged.
I particularly like the compass. I found myself turning around and walking in different locations to see how it well it worked.
In addition to being solar powered, the watch is in a titanium case making it very light and comfortable to wear. It has a rubberized band and can be cut to easily be sized to your wrist.
I generally think it's a pretty cool watch but I don't love the face of it. I find it a little hard to read the LCD screen. I also wished it had the smart features but this watch is not for the techno geek. It's really for the man who loves action and adventure and wants a watch to suit his needs. It's a classy looking watch and would look nice with a business suit or a pair of shorts and a tee.
The other good feature is that it's a swiss company that's been around for a very long time and quality is important to the company.
Check it out on line at Tissot. There are a few different versions there with different styles. The retail price of the watch is $1195.


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Conservation Farming Unit
The CFU Zambia website helps in the promotion of Conservation Farming and Climate Smart Agriculture. In many parts of Africa, stagnant productivity, population pressure, environmental degradation and the threat of climate change suggest an increasingly bleak future for millions of African families whose livelihoods depend on farming.
For many years the CFU has maintained a close working relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust and many other organizations and should take pride in the fact that Zambia is considered a leader in the promotion of Conservation Farming.
They also acknowledge that without the consistent support of the Royal Norwegian Government over the past 16 years, none of this progress would have been possible.
The adoption of CF in Zambia has already improved the livelihoods of tens of thousands of farming families, so they are now also working with partners in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania. CF works and needs to be promoted as vigorously and widely as possible.


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How are young Influencers Influencing their Followings?
We know influential content creators are the new essential brand outreach tool for advertisers. There's hardly a brand that isn't using them. So what do the advertising gigs (aka "integrations") look like for this new breed of brand agents?
H&R Block, the tax return company targeting millenials, launched Billion Back Records, a music video campaign that helps young adults celebrate getting a refund at tax season.
The brand hired 10 YouTubers (Joey Graceffa, iJustine, Jimmy Wong, Pomplamoose, Dia Frampton, Julia Sheer, Meghan Camarena, Joe Hertler, The Rainbow Seekers) to push its Billion Back messaging via a social media record label. YouTubers released original songs and music videos on their channels that focus on getting their tax refund. The brand was looking for YouTube personalities that have music talent, creativity and a large social audience to spread the word.
Taco Bell recruited YouTubers Caleb Nation (73,000 subscribers and 47 million views), Freddy Wong (7.7 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views), Brandon Laatsch (1.2 million subscribers and 174 million views) and the Merrel Twins (686,000 subscribers and 78 million views) to promote the fiery Doritos Locos Tacos. The campaign launched in summer 2013 and Taco Bell continues to push social, social, social and mobile, mobile, mobile.
Tyler Oakley – who leads the YouTube field in Cause related brand deals - teamed with Taco Bell to offer a $30,000 educational scholarship.
McDonalds has entered the brave new world of Influencers introducing a new youth channel with host vloggers and Internet sensations, Oli White and Gabriella Lindley. The channel is targeted at 16-24 year olds in an attempt to re-connect the brand with an audience that's grown up with Jaimie Oliver and his fast food cautionary tales.
Janel Parrish – According to Teen Magazine, the 26-year-old actress (Pretty Little Liars) and Instagram star (2.7million followers) "appeared as a "surprise guest" at the Pop-Tarts PB&J Day event in Los Angeles. "Teen Magazine was there IN PERSON to witness all the fun activities. (Guys, there was a larger-than-life PB&J obstacle course, complete with a peanut buttery slip-n-slide, WHA-?!) When JP wasn't participating in the #gonutty event herself, we got to chat about her new collaboration with the tasty treat, the PLL craziness, plus her budding music career. " (Source: http://bit.ly/1HZnPMK)
Burberry's launched a 24 hour fashion campaign on Snapchat in 2015 to whip up excitement for their 2016 spring fashion line. Targeted to fashion savvy millenials, the campaign was shot by Mario Testino – international fashion photographer and digital visionary – and was up for 24 hours before disappearing into the ether. According to Leo Burnett's, global social and mobile lead, Snapchat's fleeting communication app creates an artificial and brilliantly manufactured sense of urgency that taps into the FOMO (fear of missing out) and FOOL (fear of being offline) zeitgeist.
Mattel – Uno Dare Tag - hired 19-year-old Andrea Russett, who has been making videos on YouTube since she was 12. Her channel boasts 2.4 million subscribers and has pulled in over 100 million views. Her Uno Dare Tag involved her soliciting her audience on Twitter for dare challenges, which she then delivered on her YouTube video. The comment stream is mostly positive with 933,634 views (although 306 thumbs down)
Her YouTube video pulls in fellow YouTubers Ricky Dillon, and she tagged – fellow YouTuber - Arden Rose (cuz that's what YouTubers do) for the next round of Uno game play
Pizza Hut hired Jack and Jack (Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky – Vine pop and comedy stars who transitioned to YouTube - 1,250,021 subscribers • 85,769,143 views) to create videos to promote their new menu. The food chain wanted to introduce new ingredients to their pizzas and decided to promote it through YouTube content creators. Interestingly, the YouTubers they chose aren't food video bloggers. The pair used the new ingredients Pizza Hut is using in their new pizzas to promote the new pizza offerings.
Viner Logan Paul was hired by Dunkin'Donuts as their newest spokesperson. His role involves promoting the chain's new mobile app and its loyalty program through a range of social content across platforms such as Vine (the comedian has nearly 8.8 million followers), Facebook (5.4 million followers), Instagram (2.4 million followers) and Snapchat (an average of more than 500,000 opens per post).
Marriott Hotels and hospitality has created its own Content Studio including a Snapchat channel where influencers post their hotel-stay adventures. The @MarriottHotels channel is using Viner Brittany Furlan and YouTubers Casey Neistat and Louis Cole (1.3 million subscribers, /120 million YouTube views), and Snapchat-native star https://twitter.com/shonduras Shaun McBride to share their hotel-stay adventures on the platform in a 3 month storytelling campaign.
Moxy Hotels has enlisted YouTube star Taryn Southern (~500,000 subscribers/3 channels) to launch its own YouTube channel with an eight-part Web series, Do Not Disturb. The series will see Southern interviewing other popular YouTube influencers inside a shipping container, which holds a prototype of the Moxy bedroom. The episodes feature games such as Yougle Search, which examines what guests search for online, What's in My Bag? which takes a sneak peek into overnight. She brings on YouTube celebs like Steve Greene (830,000 subscribers), Nikki Limo (395,000 subscribers) and Vine queen Brittany Furlan.
Dictionary.com has teamed up with content creators to produce an online video campaign that helps digital users make sense of social media speak. The videos are available on YouTube, and on Dictionary.com's homepage. The videos are hosted by Viners and YouTubers, including Meghan McCarthy (3.2 million followers on Vine and 727,000 subscribers on YouTube), Lizzza (3.8 million Vine followers) and Harmony Smith and her son Elliot (with 663 million Vine followers).
A team of American and German YouTube beauty and fashion vloggers travelled to New York to create a fashion-focused series. They hobnob with designers and go to all the hot and happening events around the city, all the while creating documentary and vlog-style content.
Content will air on beauty vertical by Studio 71 and the women's own channels.
The Beauty Cruise will feature the creators behind the German Studio 71 channels DFashion (320,000 subscribers/315,603), The Funny Pilgrim (270,000 subscribers/60,570,390 views), Sanny Kaur (78,000 subscribers) and Beauty2Go (330,000 subscribers), along with the American CDS channel Amber's Closet (374,000 subscribers/80,209,215 views).
(Source: http://bit.ly/1mtbaNB)
"Girls Night In" live tour featured online YouTubers, offline. The tour - focusing on female empowerment - featured comedy routines and music on stage, meet-and-greets with fans and Q&A sessions, starring several of the network's most popular beauty and lifestyle influencers. The six women YouTubers have 12.7 million subscribers among them. Ticket prices for the event ranged from $25 to $45.


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If you are a mother who is an employee, you have the statutory right to a minimum amount of maternity leave. Your employer may also offer their own maternity leave scheme
Statutory maternity leave is for 52 weeks. You may be entitled to receive Statutory Maternity Pay for up to 39 weeks of the leave.
To qualify for maternity leave you must be an 'employee'. If you are unsure if you are an 'employee', follow the link below.
You get personalised help on what you may qualify for by using the Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights (TIGER) tool.
The tool will produce a personalised statement of the maternity leave and pay that you may qualify for, along with an interactive calendar to help you plan your leave.
Your employer may have their own scheme which could be more generous than the statutory scheme. Check your contact of employment or staff handbook for details or ask your employer. Your employer can't offer you less than the statutory scheme.
As an 'employee' you have the right to 26 weeks of 'Ordinary Maternity Leave' and 26 weeks 'Additional Maternity Leave' - making one year in total. Provided you meet certain notification requirements, you can take this no matter how long you've been with your employer, how many hours you work or how much you're paid. You continue to be an employee throughout your ordinary and additional maternity leave.
If you and your husband, wife or partner are having a child through surrogacy you will not normally be eligible for statutory maternity or adoption leave. However you will be eligible for unpaid parental leave once you have got a parental order.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) offers free, confidential and impartial advice on all employment rights issues. You can call the Acas helpline on 08457 47 47 47 from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.
The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) offers free, confidential and impartial advice on all employment rights issues for residents of Northern Ireland. You can contact the LRA on 028 9032 1442 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
Your local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) can provide free and impartial advice. You can find your local CAB office in the phone book or online.
If you are a member of a trade union, you can get help, advice and support from them.


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Tamilnadu Diploma Results 2015 TNDTE Polytechnic Exam Result 2015
TNDTE Diploma Exam Results 2015 for April month examination will now available from our result.examgrade.co.in website. The Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu was organize the theory and practical exams for first year, second year, third year students successfully in the month of Oct & November 2015.
After that students have more than one leave vocational leave between even semester to odd semester. Few days before only diploma colleges in Tamilnadu are opened. Now its the time to check your polytechnic exam result October 2015 through the internet.
Each year diploma/polytechnic examination conducted two times in March-April and October-November month. The result will be released after 30 days from the completion of final written exam.
Link: TNDTE Diploma Results October 2015
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In Tamilnadu there are so many number of diploma colleges, from that students are studying computer science, electrical, electronics, civil, mechanical etc courses.
Students have totally six semester from that 1st, 3rd, 5th sem are organized in October and 2nd, 4th, 6th sem are organized in October month. You all know EXAMGRADE is the only site which provide the all latest information about the TNDTE polytechnic exams.
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By Garth Shanklin
Sports Editor
The Bethel-Tate Lady Tigers volleyball team struggled throughout the 2015 season, but the start of a new school year signifies a fresh start.
Last year, the team won just two games, both against the Ripley Lady Jays. The team opened their regular-season campaign this year with a tri-match at home against Mariemont and Georgetown, and while they lost both games, the play was night and day, according to head coach Jim Coombs.
"We played so much better than last year, we think that we should have at least won one of those matches," Coombs said. "I said 'Hey, that will come. Working together and being together all the time will help you in the future and you'll win those close matches.'"
The team is fairly balanced, with three seniors leading a group of three sophomores and a pair of freshman. However, Coombs said those freshman have a bit of experience playing volleyball against more competitive teams.
"The two freshman both played club ball last year, so they're used to playing at a higher level," Coombs said.
One of the team's two freshman, Madison Schooley, caught Coombs' eye for her play during the tri-match.
"I didn't see her play last year at all all, and she performed well," Coombs said. "She's not afraid to hit, and she's a great server."
The team has set up a simple set of goals for this season: proving others wrong. They want to show people that they are better than the last few seasons have shown.
"Their goals are to win more games than they did last year," Coombs said. "To me, it'd be disappointing if they won two matches this year. As hard as they worked over the summer, we have great senior leadership and even with having three sophomores and two freshman as the other five players, they feel like they're going to produce this year. They're going to win."
Bethel-Tate's next shot at victory comes on Saturday, Aug. 27 at noon in Ripley against the Lady Jays. That match is also a part of a tri-match, and the Tigers will face the Felicity Lady Cardinals that same afternoon.


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2016-2017 Building Iowa's Communities Through Philanthropy
View reports from previous years here.
FY2017 Appropriation of State Taxes
This report is released each summer. You can view previous reports here.
"This is an important week to put added emphasis on the gaming industry's year-around priority to promote responsible gaming," said Wes Ehrecke, President & CEO, Iowa Gaming Association. "A very high percentage of patrons can visit a casino for the intended fun and entertainment. We need to make sure those who might be experiencing problems are aware of the tools and resources available."
During RGEW, most casinos will partner with their area problem gambling counseling treatment provider to have an on-site presence to display brochures, interact with patrons and conduct staff training programs. A few are collaborating to do a local proclamation with city officials. The properties are utilizing several creative ways to engage employees to learn intervention skills for how and when to approach, or come to the aid of those exhibiting compulsive behavior and understand key resources available. Those activities will include daily quizzes and prizes, social media, an e-learning option, and implementing a permanent email hotline service.
One year ago, significant changes were made to the voluntary self-exclusion program as a result of legislation passed. During this RGEW, continued emphasis will help clarify and explain to patrons this reform allows a person the choice to voluntarily ban themselves for either five years or choose a lifetime irrevocable option.
Plus, those persons who had signed a lifetime-only ban exclusion option between 2004 and July 2017, are allowed to request a reinstatement if they have been excluded for at least five years. In addition, the legislative reform clarified that a voluntary exclusion only applies to be banned from the gaming floor area. "There is an ongoing awareness curve for casino staff and patrons alike on these exclusion reform options," said Ehrecke. "We want everyone to understand that voluntarily excluding themselves from gambling access will not prevent them from enjoying the many other additional amenities that comprise these premier casino entertainment destinations—such as lodging, restaurants, spas, concert and conference meeting space."
Helpful resources that were implemented during recent RGEW's have been updated and will continue to be utilized and shared. They focus on FAQ's about the Self-Exclusion Process, as well as Tips for Having a Conversation about Problem Gambling.
"These pieces are informative and pertinent to promote that responsible gaming is an ongoing priority, and they were created with considerable input from the casinos and the gambling treatment counselors," said Ehrecke. "They were tailored for both casino staff training and for families to emphasize ways to have a meaningful conversation."
Ehrecke added that a new link has been developed by the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: YourLifeIowa.org. This website has a wealth of resources for those seeking assistance with problem gambling, such as a three-question "Am I at Risk?" quiz. Plus calling 1-800-BETS OFF will help someone talk to a qualified counselor to assess the person's situation.
"Iowa has always been proactive in the treatment of problem gambling," he added. "We have a successful premier prevention and awareness program in place partnering with the treatment providers and Iowa Gambling Treatment Program."
For more information about getting help, visit the IGA Iowa Treatment Program page or Responsible Gaming Resources page on our site.
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In today's marketplace, a company has a huge amount of different options they can go with on a wide variety of platforms. It can be daunting to manage their advertising campaigns on alone, especially if they don't have a person in-house who can only concentrate on marketing. This can be far from cost-effective with small to midsized enterprises! This is where a dedicated media company can come in handy, such as White Shark Media. Started in 2011 by Danish entrepreneurs, the company has expanded well beyond expectations by maintaining both a North American as well as an offshore presence with a fully bilingual staff. This allows them to reach every corner of the market in exciting and comfortable techniques for the targeted demographic.
There is some advice for those enterprises looking into PPC advertising, a quickly growing market that is tailored to online retail shopping and its consumers. First, consider where the best places to invest in advertising may be. Amazon Advertising and Google Merchant Centre are amazing options, with Amazon Advertising accounting for 43% of all US online revenue while Amazons main sales site was 53% of all online sales growth. Next, would be to ensure that all of the ad feeds are being kept up to date. If using Google Merchant Centre, it can mesh with Google Adwords, which will automatically retrieve all of a retailer's product information directly from shopping feed, making advertising easy.
The campaign will want to put a focus on creating quality content. With so much advertising out there, an ad needs to truly shine to be remembered. Going hand in hand with this is to ensure your ads are optimized. Diversify the types of ads being put out as well as research where the ads should be located for maximum impact and sales.


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If traveling by air
- Plan to arrive at Denver International Airport by 12:00 noon on Sunday at the very latest. The ride to camp is about 4 hours, including a stop for lunch. Do not choose Colorado Springs airport. Even though it is closer, it's usually more expensive, so it's easier if everyone who flies comes into Denver.
- Send our registrar Chris Anderson your flight information at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Go to the Southwest Airlines baggage claim area and look for a group with bright yellow ribbons or cords tied to their suitcases.
- There is a $40 fee for roundtrip transportation to and from the airport, to cover van rental and gas.
- Plan your return flight no earlier than 3:00 pm on Saturday. The 4-hour + ride from camp makes it impossible to arrive in time for flights earlier than that.
- Please make every effort to make flight arrangements as directed. There is no guarantee that we will have cars/drivers available to accommodate a late arrival or early departure.
If traveling by car, van or bus
Please plan to arrive no later than 6pm on Sunday so you can join us for dinner and our first evening program. Registration opens at 4pm.
See the Directions and Maps page for details on how to get to the Horn Creek Conference Center by car.
If you bring a car, van or bus to camp, there is a place to park your vehicle right at the Mountain Meadows facility where YXL is hosted.
Housing is available for your driver if someone comes with you just to drive. They will need to register as a "Staff Guest." See the Costs page for details.


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Re: Georgina Mathilda Ablett
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Hello Glenys,
Thank you for your prompt response.
I wonder whether it can be the same person?
She? apparently arrived on the shores of Ceylon, supposedly to meet her future husband, but unfortunately found out that he was already married. Then a sympathetic chap took her under his wing, with a "business deal". This was, he would put her up in a hotel for a few weeks to hopefully woo her to the alter. She secummed to his powers of persuassion, he then left his wife, and so the story of the Bawa's began.
It would be interesting to find out more because the Bawa's son married one of my ancient relatives, Bertha Marian Campbell Schrader.
Spookily, I used to live round the corner in Hertfordshire and play golf in St. Albans.
I look forward to any response you may forward.
Kind regards
Reg Schrader