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CAPTCHAs -- those computer-generated images commonly used with website forms that challenge users to prove they're human -- are a popular tool in the arsenal against web spam.
But when looked at from a cost-benefit analysis standpoint, do they help or hurt conversions?
A great post on the SEOmoz blog details how one person set out to answer the question. 'chenry' of the SEOmoz community conducting a six-month study across 50 websites that he owns or has access to. For the first three months of the study, half of these websites implemented CAPTCHA on their forms and the other half didn't. For the last three months, the settings were reversed.
The results:
- With CAPTCHA enabled, there was an 88% reduction in spam.
- With CAPTCHA disabled, 4.1% of the conversions recorded were spam.
- With CAPTCHA enabled, 7.3% of the conversions were either detected as spam or failed.
The analysis: CAPTCHAs do reduce spam conversions but it also seems to significantly increase the number of conversions that fail.
While further study would be useful to quantify exactly how many legitimate conversions fail because of CAPTCHA, the implication here is that the use of CAPTCHAs should be evaluated carefully on a case-by-case basis. If you're using CAPTCHAs on your websites, it probably makes sense to consider whether the pros outweigh the cons.
In the case of 'chenry' and his websites, when CAPTCHA was disabled, there were 2,134 total conversions. Of those, 91 were spam. While CAPTCHA reduced the spam conversions to only 11, were the 159 total failed conversions that CAPTCHA caused a smart trade-off? In other words, would you rather deal with 91 spam conversions or lose 159 conversions, some of which were almost certainly legitimate? Obviously, the value of each conversion will play a big role in answering this.
While 'chenry' mentions that he's now avoiding traditional CAPTCHAs and is instead experimenting with the "Honeypot" CAPTCHA technique, you don't necessarily need to ditch CAPTCHAs. They can be effective, especially in high-volume environments in which the value of each form conversion is low.
Where you determine that CAPTCHAs can be of value, you can minimize failed legitimate conversions by:
- Choosing a CAPTCHA implementation that is legible. This would seem like a common sense way of making sure your CAPTCHA doesn't turn legitimate users away but chances are you've come across a CAPTCHA implementation that looked more like a Rorschach test than a CAPTCHA. Don't make the same mistake.
- Offer an audio CAPTCHA. This is a good idea anyway since graphic-based CAPTCHAs are problematic for visually impaired users but audio CAPTCHAs can also assist users who have trouble reading the letters/numbers they've been presented.
- Make it easy to refresh. If for whatever reason someone can't figure out a CAPTCHA, make it easy for them to try a new one, ideally without reloading the page completely.
- Provide instructional copy. Be sure your users understand what a CAPTCHA is and how to complete it; provide some text that makes the process simple for users who don't know what they're looking at.
- Add a first layer of defense. You don't necessarily need to include a CAPTCHA on every form you display. You can use CAPTCHA selectively when a first layer of filters flags a suspicious conversion. For instance, you could require a CAPTCHA after a form has been submitted and the expected referrer is not present or when a form is loaded by a user with an IP address from geographic regions that are not typical users of your website.
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Great article - but "Add a first layer of defense" should be top, this is the key.
Looked into this a few years ago and found removing CAPTCHA increased conversions by anything up to 15%. However also implemented various layers of security such as IP address recognition and monitoring, switching them on if required.
This is the best balance, CAPTCHA is useful but without doubt an annoyance for customers, especially when the majority border on being unusable. Start by assuming that a customer should never see it - but ensure it gets displayed when the form is suspicious based on whatever data you have at that point.


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Enlightenment Sprouting in Kids TV
A harbinger of a spiritual spring? Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5, announces the exclusive U.S. launch of dirtgirlworld, the first green living series for preschoolers. "Sprout's Dig Into Earth Day with dirtgirlworld" marathon will air on Sprout from noon – 3 p.m. ET on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The three-hour block will feature select episodes of this contemporary, vibrant, eco-friendly new series that was designed to introduce preschoolers to the joys of outdoor play and sustainable, green living. More at sproutonline.com.
After its Earth Day debut, dirtgirlworld will continue to air daily on Sprout 4:50 p.m. ET. To find out where Sprout is available in your area, call 1.8.SPROUT.411 or go to SproutPlease.com

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Battlestar Galactica may be over, but the fun of being one of the last survivors of the human race being hunted down by cyborgs continues with Quantum Mechanix Little Frakkin' series. A large number of companies are taking properties and tooning characters up to create a unique line of statues that are sure to start a conversation when displayed on the bookshelf.
Little Frakkin' Colonials Starbuck Animated Maquette is a cool take on Kara Thrace that stands six-inches tall, and is limited to 1,000 unites. Likewise, the Cylon Centurion Animated Maquette makes the robot feel a little more friendly. Still, if it were hunting me down, I doubt I'd want to hug and snuggle the thing.
Both are available for pre-order now, and sell for $69.95 each.
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What pre-order where! I had the Amex out and everything, and all I saw was a chance to sign up for the newsletter. /whine "But I want a Starbuck now!"
Take away the helmet and cigar and you've got T2 Sarah Conner ready to go.
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The annual Merle Curti Lectures commemorate our late colleague Merle Curti, a pioneer in the practice of American intellectual and cultural history, as well as a beloved member of our department for nearly half a century until his death in 1996. The Curti Lectures constitute the centerpiece of the department's academic year. For almost thirty years, highly distinguished historians have presented new or ongoing research to large audiences, comprised of faculty, students, and members of the larger Madison community. The series takes the form of three public lectures, presented on consecutive days, under an overarching thematic rubric.
Upcoming Lecture Series - Professor Frederick Cooper
- Wednesday, October 4, 2017
"Decolonizations, Colonizations, and More Decolonizations, 1776-1994"
- Thursday, October 5, 2017
"Locating Citizenship: Empire, Nation, Community"
- Friday, October 6, 2017
"Social Rights, Political Rights, and the End of Empire"
All lectures start at 4:00 PM
Pyle Center
702 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706
Past Lectures
- David W. Blight – "Writing the Life of Frederick Douglas: Why and Why Now?"
- Anthony T. Grafton – "Past Belief: Visions of Early Christianity in Early Modern Europe"
- Professor Michael Cook – "Religion, Politics, and Geopolitics in the Pre-Modern Middle East"
- Jacquelyn Dowd Hall – "Southern Women On The Left "
- Barbara Weinstein – "The Color of Modernity: Racial and Regional Difference in Postcolonial Brazil"
- Carol Gluck – "Past Obsessions: World War Two in History and Memory
- Laura Engelstein – "Between Nationalism and Empire: Violence and the Jewish Question in World War I Russia"
- Thomas Holt – "'Work, Culture, Liberty': Contesting Jim Crow at the Turn of the 20th Century"
- Paul Boyer – "Apocalypse Then, Apocalypse Now: Bible-Prophecy Belief in American Religion, Politics, & Popular Culture"
- Richard White – "Misunderstanding, Lies, and Deception: An American History"
- Jonathan Spence – "Courting the End: One Man's Vision of the Ming Dynasty's Fall"
- Lynn Hunt – "The Eighteenth-Century Origins of Human Rights"
- Francis C. Oakley – "Natural Law, Law of Nature, Natural Rights: Continuity and Discontinuity in the History of Ideas"
- John Lukacs – "The Way We Live Now: The Profession of History"
- David A. Hollinger – "Cosmopolitanism and Solidarity"
- Friedrich Katz – "Nazis and Anti-Nazis in Mexico"
- Nell Irvin Painter – "Making Beauty"
- Linda K. Kerber – "The Obligations of Citizenship"
- Simon Schama – "Landscape and Memory"
- William Cronon – "Many Wests: The Search for a Common American Past"
- Bernard Lewis – "The Multiple Anniversaries of 1492"
- Elizabeth Eisenstein – "Divine Art/Infernal Machine: Western Views of Printing from Gutenberg to McLuhan"
- Lawrence Levine – "Patterns of American Culture during the Great Depression"
- Paul Conkin – "Cane Ridge: America's Pentecost"
- Keith Thomas – "Distinguished Marks: Visibility and Social Difference in Early Modern England"
- Peter Brown – "Philosophers and Monks: A Late Antique Option"
- Lawrence Stone – "Broken Lives: Marital Separation and Divorce in England, 1660-1860"
- Michael Kammen – "The Spheres of Liberty: Changing Perceptions of Liberty in American Culture"
- Peter Gay – "Hidden Agendas: On Love and Sex in Three Nineteenth-Century Novels"
- Bernard Bailyn – "The People of Briti1984 – Bernard Bailyn – "The People of British North America"sh North America"
- Natalie Z. Davis – "The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France"
- Gordon A. Craig – "The End of Prussia"
- James Willard Hurst – "A Legal History of Interest Bargaining in the United States"
- Benjamin I. Schwartz – "Understanding Other Cultures: Perils and Pitfalls"
- Carlo M. Cipolla – "Plague, Society and Public Health in the Late Renaissance"
- John Higham – "Ethnicity in America: A Comparative Approach"
- Christopher Hill – "Intellectual Consequences of the English Revolution"
- Lawrence A. Cremin – "Traditions of American Education"


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On June the 1st, we ran a special Fashion Photography Course in London and we wanted to share our experiences from the day.
We were joined by a team of 4 amazing people on the day; our two models, Michaela and Tiago, as well as clothing designer, Kristina from De Rien, who was on hand to give styling tips. And last, but by no means least, the wonderful Helen Andrew was our makeup artist.
Much of De Rien's incredible line is inspired by vintage clothing, and on the day we were lucky enough to be working with the latest pieces from their collection: a minimalist, unisex, raw edged tunic and trouser set.
The stripped back nature of the clothing was perfect for this workshop and showing students how to capture more subtle and natural tones.
At the start of the workshop, while Helen was working away on the model's makeup – which has hints of war-paint almost, and really accented the clothing nicely – Ion gave the students an introduction to fashion photography.
During the introduction, Ion covered lighting, which is always one of the most important elements of photography, but can make or break a fashion shoot, as well as tips for composition.
When Helen had finished applying the makeup, we began with our first outfit, the trousers and tunic modelled by Michaela.
We chose a dark brown muslin as our background to compliment the style and tones in the wardrobe.
While Helen adjusted Michaela's make up for the next set, we captured some images of Tiago's outfit.
The dark colours of the pieces, and Tiago's presence lent themselves really well to the powerful stance that he took.
Then we took a few shots with both models.
Once the students had finished taking pictures of the models, we turned the camera on them, and as is Photoion tradition, ended the day with a group selfie.
We had a fantastic day, and the students got a lot hands-on experience of a fashion photography shoot.
If you'd like to get involved in our next course, be sure to keep an eye on the fashion workshop course page.
Until next time, keep capturing those beautiful images.


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Soup weather has more than arrived here in Ottawa. I'm dressing like an onion every day now – so many layers! Long johns are a must. Don't argue with me. Just put them on. I don't care if you are in California... misery loves company.
Below is a recipe of deliciousness. I'm warning you, this soup is so good it might make you swear when you eat it… It's a good warmer upper and makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, despite the cuss words. I'll just say it right from the get-go; the secret ingredient is the wine – it helps the flavours mingle like the guests at the most successful dinner party you ever threw. So take off one of your layers and be warm my friends!
Apple, Shallot and Butternut Squash Soup:
..... So Good it Might Make You Swear
2 Butternut Squash, cut in half and roasted
3 French Shallots, chopped
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1-2 tbsp Olive oil for the pan
3 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and chopped
1 Carton of Chicken of Vegetable Broth
¼ Cup White Wine
Fresh Thyme and Crème Fresh to Garnish
- Cook halved squash face down on a cooking sheet with parchment paper @350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. You will know it's done when you can pierce it easily with a fork. When done, let cool for about 10 minutes so you don't burn yourself while scooping out the goodness.
- In a large soup pot cook shallots and garlic (with 1 tbsp of butter/olive oil) over medium heat until onions are translucent and soft.
- Add white wine and allow it to burn off while stirring the shallots around.
- Add half the carton of broth to the pot and bring to a simmer.
- Add the chopped apples and continue to simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Add the scooped out squash to the pot with the remainder of the broth and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer again and continue to cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Take the mixture off the burner and carefully pulse with a hand blender. If it makes you nervous to pulse while it's warm, allow the mixture to cool down first then pulse with the hand blender or transfer in batches to a standing blender (don't forget to reheat over a burner before serving!).
- Serve warm with a spoonful of crème fresh & some thyme…. And of course some delicious bread to dip!!


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The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter: 11/20/16
Organic farming is becoming more and more popular and Charlie dove into it with the President of Purple Cow Organics, James "Sandy" Syberg. He chatted with Charlie about the compost products that will keep helping the natural world through bio-mimicking in soil. Also an unfortunate theft happened in Charlie's storage shed shed a light on the importance of saving outdoor memories.


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Lantana police confirmed Wednesday morning they are investigating an armed home invasion and robbery overnight of a woman and child.
The frightening incident happened in the 1300 block of Gateway Dr. near Interstate 95 around 1 a.m.
Crime scene tape is still up at the scene where police say a woman woke up, opened her bedroom door and was confronted by armed two men.
Investigators said the men tied her up on the floor and ransacked the house.
The woman was not injured and was able to free herself and call police.
A little boy was also inside the home at the time of the armed robbery and was escorted by an adult leaving the house.
Lantana police say the two home invaders are still on the run.
The post Lantana Police: Woman Tied Up in Armed Home Invasion appeared first on 850 WFTL.


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For the first time in their 11 months of life, conjoined twins Acen and Apio can be held separately and are on the path to living fully functional, healthy lives, thanks to an 18-hour separation surgery involving over 30 specialists.
The girls, born in Uganda, were brought to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, when they were 7 weeks old. On Thursday, they entered the operating room at 7:30 a.m. and returned to the intensive care unit (ICU) at midnight.
"It was truly a multi-disciplinary effort from several teams of surgeons that really worked well together in order to obtain the optimal output for the babies," lead surgeon Dr. Gail Besner, chief of the department of pediatric surgery at Nationwide, told FoxNews.com.
That team included general pediatric surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, colorectal surgery, a neurophysiology monitoring team, anesthesiologists and nurses.
Acen and Apio weighed a combined 18.7 pounds, were joined at their pelvic and hip region, and shared some soft tissue and connective tissue. The biggest concern for the team was their spinal cords— they shared some common areas that controlled their ability to walk and their bowels and bladders. During the surgery, doctors had to figure out which nerves went with which baby to maximize their ability to have good motor function, and competence with bowel and bladder function.
"One of the biggest concerns after separation surgery like this is how well the extremities will be moving," Besner said. "We were glad to see the legs were moving beautifully."
The girls were born without an opening to evacuate stool, which was not discovered until they were 5 weeks old. At that point, a surgeon took them in for emergency colostomies, which saved their lives.
During the separation surgery, doctors found the areas of the rectum that should have come through the skin and put them in the proper place for each girl. After their colostomies are closed in the next few months, the twins will undergo reconstruction so they can evacuate their bowels normally.
An additional concern for the surgeons was the amount of skin that would be able to close the wounds after surgery. Months before the procedure, the plastic surgery team inserted tissue expanders under the skin of each girl, which were enlarged each week until they determined there was enough skin for the operation.
Conjoined twins occur in about 1 in every 200,000 pregnancies, and the girls' configuration was unusual, Besner noted.
"It was an optimal operation," she said. "Not only were we able to separate them, but they will have good function after surgery."
The twins have some curvature of the spine, which doctors said is typical because they'd been living many months in a joined configuration, and Besner said they expected the condition will improve over time.
Initially, the family's visa was issued for one year, but the hospital has asked for an extension of six months because they want to make sure the wounds heal properly, that the girls get physical therapy they may need to start sitting up and walking, and that their bowels and bladders function normally.
"They still have some milestones to achieve, but they made it through the biggest one: separation," Besner said.
One aspect of the surgery that was especially meaningful, Besner noted, was that the babies' mother did not speak any English and had never left her small village but entrusted strangers to care for her children.
"I made a commitment to this mother 10 months ago that we were going to separate these babies," she said. "And we've fulfilled that."


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Richard Cousins, chief executive of BPB, the world's biggest plasterboard maker, was upbeat about the future yesterday, despite acknowledging that a fine for price-fixing had slashed opening half profits by 98 per cent.
"We have just under 20 per cent of the global market and plasterboard is a expanding market, growing at 3 to 5 per cent in mature markets" he said.
He was speaking after BPB unveiled a slump in profits from £69.1m to £1.2m pre-tax. The setback follows a provision against a Eu138.6m (£88.8m) fine imposed by the European Commission earlier this week.
"We will be aggressively appealing against the decision and hope to get a massive deduction," said Mr Cousins. An appeal is expected to take three years.
The group also reported £12.1m of exceptional restructuring costs during the period. However, excluding these exceptional charges and goodwill amortisation, the group reported strong underlying profits. Operating profits were £110m, up from £84.4m and in line with expectations.
This improvement reflected a turnaround in the North America operations, which changed a loss of £16.7m to profits of £11.9m. Post restructuring, the US is expected to deliver $50m of savings each year.
In Europe, underlying profits slipped from £96.6m to £94.3m, as input costs from insurance, recycled paper and pensions increased by £14m.
Germany also incurred a £2m restructuring charge. Mr Cousins said: "Sweden and Poland were also patchy." In emerging markets, the group has pulled out of Argentina, incurring a £300,000 cost. China also continued to lose money but at a lesser rate.
Group turnover was up 15 per cent to £953m, after the £245m acquisition of US wallboard company James Hardie. An interim dividend, up 3.3 per cent to 4.65p, is payable on January 24. The shares ended up 3p at 270p.


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"Little Birds" Movie Review
FilmRap.net has a movie review of Carlos' new movie "Little Birds" which is set to be released sometime this year.
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This movie is by first time filmmaker Elgin James who, developed it in a Sundance Workshop and it was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival which isn't a slam dunk for films that come up this way. James who wrote and directed movie comes from the streets of Boston and he chose to convey his gritty experiences through the characters of two teenage girls who come from the poverty stricken coastal town of Salton Sea in California and end up with some older boys on the streets of a grimy section of Los Angeles. The strength of the film is the insight and development of these two young girls Allison Huffman (Kay Panabaker) and Lily Hobart (Juno Temple) who are portrayed magnificently. Their attachment, dependency on each other and yet their differences unfold before us as they try to escape their environment. The storyline creates tension and anxiety. The three older boys with whom these girls connect David (Chris Coy), Louis (Carlos Pena) and John (Kyle Gallner) are as real as they can be and sadly operate just as you would expect them to. Compared to these five young people, the peripheral characters are somewhat an enigma to us as their back stories are thin and vague. They do seem authentic and there are excellent performances by Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, Neil McDonough and particularly by JR Bourne who does a captivating dramatic role at the conclusion of the movie. Although the little birds of this story had more reason to fly the coop than the daughters of many who are reading this now, we all know that when any teenager spreads her wings, anything can happen. This movie will be released in September and we will be rooting for it to fly. (2011)
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On April 8th, 2014, Black Label Society released their ninth studio album, 'Catacombs of the Black Vatican.' It is the first album to feature former Breaking Benjamin drummer Chad Szeliga, who replaced Mike Froedge. Jeff Fabb has since taken over the drumming position. 'My Dying Time' is the first and only single to-date released from the album. The album was produced by band frontman, Zakk Wylde, and was released by E1 Music. The band currently consists of Zakk Wylde on lead vocals, lead guitar, and piano, John DeServio on bass, and backing vocals, Jeff Fabb on drums, and Dario Lorina on rhythm guitar and backing vocals.
Track Listing
1. "Fields of Unforgiveness"
2. "My Dying Time"
3. "Believe"
4. "Angel of Mercy"
5. "Heart of Darkness"
6. "Beyond the Down"
7. "Scars"
8. "Damn the Flood"
9. "I've Gone Away"
10. "Empty Promises"
11. "Shades of Gray"
'Black Edition' bonus tracks (Europe)
12. "Dark Side of the Sun"
13. "Blind Man"
'Black Edition' bonus tracks (North America)
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Brushy Creek Loop Trail is a 3.6 mile loop trail located near Lehigh, Iowa that features a lake. The trail is good for all skill levels and primarily used for hiking, trail running, and birding. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
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Very well marked trail. Miles of single track. Its not the mountains but its a good challenge!
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area is a 6000 acre park with around 45 miles of multi-use hiking trails near Fort Dodge, Iowa. The multi-use trails are shared with mountain bikers and horseback riders, although I only came across two other people during my time there. The trail around the lake is a 13 mile loop on a gravel surface. The other trails are a mixture of dirt and gravel. In addition to the lake, several trails pass by ponds, Brushy Creek, and the Des Moines River. There are also multiple camping areas. All the trails that I saw were well marked with signs at every intersection and trailhead. The Preserve Trail is highly recommended because it offers a great view of the Brushy Creek Valley. The only downsides for me were the occassional sounds of gunfire from the shooting range and having to be watchful for horse droppings on the trails. Overall a great park with many miles of woodland and prairie hiking trails!


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Looking for a major that can basically ensure a solid paycheck upon graduation? Yeah, computer science might be for you. Computer science majors can code their way to the top at a variety of technology companies, or they can spend their days creating cool new apps that will change our lives for the better (Snapchat, anyone?)
If this sounds like a lifestyle you'd be interested in, then you may want to look into pursuing your studies at one of the top 10 computer science schools in the country.
Editor's Note: College Factual bases college rankings by major on a unique selection of characteristics, including the quality of the overall school, Focus Coefficient and the starting and mid-career salaries of graduates within the major, among other factors.
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT is home to a broad range of diverse minds from all around the world. The Power Electronic Research Group is focusing on increasing microchip efficiency, seeing the demand will increase 80% by 2030. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab teamed with Microsoft and Adobe to visually record the minute vibrations of objects and translate them into normally inaudible sound.
Established in 1860, MIT currently has an endowment of $13.475 billion. Its student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1, giving students considerable aid in amazing research projects. The on-time graduation rate is 81%, and the school ranks #11 in the nation. Computer science graduates earn an average starting salary of $78,000.
Stanford University is extremely well-known for its engineering and computer science departments. Instead of focusing on a traditional computer science degree, students may want to consider one of Stanford's interdisciplinary programs in computer systems engineering, symbolic systems or mathematical and computational sciences.
Stanford's has a solid reputation for academic excellence and ranks #4 on College Factual's list of overall best nationwide colleges. Additionally, the school has a low student loan default rate, a 10-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, and offers students a strong earnings boost upon graduation. Graduates who major in computer science report average starting salaries of $78,000.
2. Stanford University
Computer science is the second most popular major here, so when you're staying up all night staring at your computer screen at least you won't be alone. And according to the school's website, these students know how to have fun outside of the classroom too: "We're people, too. Longboards get us around campus, the Honor Code gives us freedom and responsibility, pranks keep us laughing, and parties make us famous. So not only do we know how to get things done, we know how to have a good time."
3. University of California-Los Angeles
California universities are heavily represented on this list, showing the great steps this area of the country is taking in the computer science field. UCLA, in particular, excels in the field of encryption among other things. The university is also known as the birthplace of the Internet. Professor Leonard Kleinrock played a major role in the development of ARPANET, the precursor to our modern-day Internet.
With 42,000 students, UCLA is a bustling and bright institution at the heart of a large global city. The 419-acre campus is located near Hollywood, Pacific beaches and multiple Los Angeles sports arenas. The university supports an ethnically diverse student body, and there are plenty of extracurricular activities for those who enjoy exercising both their bodies and their brains. Computer science graduates earn about $69,000 on average for starting salaries.
4. University of Southern California
This private California school adds to the state's success in computer innovation. Recent accomplishments of the computer science department include advancements in DNA computing, software architectures, human-robot interaction, game theory and statistical natural language processing. Together with the School of Cinema-Television, the largest school of its kind in the country, computer science students can collaborate with Academy Award winners.
Despite the 40,000 student population, USC maintains a 9-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. About 97% of freshmen stay on for another year and graduate on-time at a 76% rate. Computer science majors start their careers with an average salary of $64,000.
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5. University of Pennsylvania
Founded in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania has long been known as a high-quality institution, and ranks #3 on College Factual's list of overall best colleges. The 992-acre campus in the heart of Philadelphia features Collegiate Gothic architecture. It includes the Wistar Institute, the nation's first independent institution devoted to medical research and training, and is near Drexel University and the University of Sciences.
The Computer Science program focuses on teaching product development and entrepreneurship as well as the basic art and science of computers. Graduates from this program earn $79,000 as an average starting salary.
The student-to-faculty ratio is a personal 6 to 1, with 96% of the teachers being full time. Students graduate on time at an 87% rate. Approximately 77% of the students are from outside Pennsylvania and ethnic diversity is high.
6. Carnegie Mellon University
Founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie, CMU is a private university with a 144-acre campus that is just three miles from downtown Pittsburgh. Students from all across the country compete to be accepted into this prestigious school due to its excellent academic reputation.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, classes are small and there are plenty of opportunities for computer science majors to interact with their professors. In addition to offering a major in computer science, CMU also supports eight minors in eight innovative fields of study, including robotics and computational biology.
A degree in computer science from CMU can open a door to a wide range of career paths. The average starting salary for a CMU computer science major is $77,000.
7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI believes computer scientists are integral to all aspects of our everyday lives. The school aims to prepare its computer science students to improve everything. Researchers are working on making virtual reality more tactile, allowing interactions to go beyond sight and sound. Worcester students have analyzed the NFL draft and found better ways of selecting players. A revolutionary diabetes app for the Pebble Smart Watch was developed at WPI.
WPI was founded in 1865 by tinware manufacturer John Boynton and Ichabod Washburn, owner of the world's largest wire mill. They aimed to elevate the status of the mechanic and manufacturer. Supporting sophisticated apprenticeships to gain technical skills was the heart of their mission.
The 80-acre campus is home to about 5,000 students. A 90-minute train ride puts you in the heart of Boston, where many other great universities and brilliant students reside. Computer science graduates earn an average starting salary of $68,000.
8. Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd is a small school that is highly focused on science and engineering. It is part of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven institutions of higher learning which share adjoining campus grounds. The school has small class sizes and a high percentage of full-time teachers as well as high retention and graduation rates.
The computer science department is small, yet focused, and frequently collaborates with the computer science departments at neighboring colleges. The department also offers support for related majors in mathematics and computer science, and mathematical and computational biology. Graduates from this program report average starting salaries of $68,000.
9. Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens benefits from its location, minutes from New York City, by working together with numerous Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. SIT students are enabling the healthcare industry to be faster and more mobile with custom-crafted applications for hand-held devices. Other researchers are working outside the current Internet architecture to build a stronger and more secure web.
The school's 5,000 students occupy 55 urban acres overlooking the Hudson River and Manhattan. Computer science majors earn an average of $66,000 at the start of their careers and $99,000 in the middle. The quaint campus outside the busy metropolis has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
10. George Washington University
George Washington University was founded in 1821 and named after the first president of the United States. The computer science department was founded in 1980, and offers degrees up to the Ph.D. level. Students are able to get involved in research that helps improve surgical and medical procedures, increase software security, and make communication more effective.
GWU boasts a high freshmen retention rate and an on-time graduation rate of 72%. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1, and students report a high earnings boost with computer science majors earning average starting salaries of $72,000.


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CBR's Biggest News Stories of 2015
We're now fully in the throes of 2016, and it's been a newsworthy year already. It's well on its way to rivaling 2015, which was 365 days packed with major news stories in the world of comic books, comic book-based movies and TV shows and genre-centric pop culture.
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With that in mind, here's a look at CBR's picks for some of the biggest news stories of 2015. While this isn't an exhaustive look at everything that mattered last year, it's an examination of the stories that made a major, lasting impact — ranging from comic book publishing sales successes, international incidents, major comics-based movie developments and changes in the convention scene.
Marvel's "Star Wars" Dominates Comic Sales
Frank Miller Returns With "Dark Knight III"
After years of speculation, Frank Miller's "Dark Knight III" was announced in April at the C2E2 convention by Brian Azzarello. Miller would return for the limited series with Azzarello serving as co-writer. "For the past six months, I've been working with Frank Miller to bring the next chapter in the 'Dark Knight' to light," Azzarello said at C2E2. "It's been humbling. I've learned a lot, and I call him sensei. It's a really, really big project."
The art team for the comic, now subtitled "The Master Race," was revealed in July at Comic-Con International in San Diego: Andy Kubert and original "Dark Knight" inker Klaus Janson. The first issue's solicitation was immediately followed by numerous updates on variant covers, including retailer variants and covers from high-profile artists including Jae Lee, Sean Murphy, Lee Bermejo, Rafael Albuquerque, and many, many more.
One variant from Frank Miller himself caused quite a stir due to its raw and unrestrained depiction of Superman. Comic writer Kurt Busiek defended the cover, pointing out that Miller was most likely using his cartooning skills to harken back to the hero's Golden Age origins.
But the initial assumption that "Dark Knight III" would close Miller's story was proven false when the creator revealed that he plans to write and illustrate a fourth entry.
"I thoroughly applaud what [Brian Azzarello's] doing. But now that he's doing his, it's now a four-part series," Miller said in November. "I'm doing the fourth."
Considering the strong sales "Dark Knight III" has experienced, it's likely that DC will be open for further series from Miller. The debut issue of "Dark Knight III: The Master Race" sold over 440K copies in November, placing it in the top five best-selling comics of 2015.
"Charlie Hebdo" Massacre Puts Cartooning, Censorship in International Spotlight
On Jan. 7, 2015, Saïd and Cherif Kouachi attacked the Paris offices of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo," killing 12 and injuring 11 more. The assailants identified as members of Al-Qaeda, with their motivation attributed to frequent depictions of Muhammad in the paper, which regularly mocks Islam along with other organized religions.
"Charlie Hebdo" heavily features cartoons, and five cartoonists — Cabu, Charb, Philippe Honore, Tignous and Georges Wolinski — were among the 12 killed in the attack. The massacre stands as one of the biggest news stories of 2015, with the show of support "Je Suis Charlie" ("I Am Charlie") echoed throughout the world.
Undeterred, in the first "Charlie Hebdo" issue following the attack, the defiant publication put a cartoon of Muhammad on its cover — holding a sign reading "Je Suis Charlie." (Albert Ching)
Marvel Makes an Impact on Netflix
Though announced in 2013, "Marvel's Daredevil" — the first of Marvel's Netflix television shows — arrived on the streaming service in April 2015 and delighted fans and critics alike. Not even two weeks later, the show scored a second season, set to debut on March 18 this year. "Marvel's Jessica Jones," based on Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos' "Alias" series, debuted seven months later to similar acclaim.
But what sets these shows apart in the current superhero TV boom? The Netflix platform gave the shows the space to explore decidedly darker, more violent themes, ones which would never make it to the air on broadcast networks. From "Daredevil's" bloody hallway fight scene to "Jessica Jones'" frank discussion of rape, superheroes have entered a world unseen on television until now.
What's more, "Daredevil" and "Jessica Jones" have brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe into all-new territory. The MCU is known primarily for its lighthearted fun and rapid-fire quips — and that works for protagonists like Captain America and Iron Man. Street-level heroes like Daredevil and Jessica Jones demand a more serious exploration of the seedy underbelly of this bright world; in their respective shows, "Daredevil" and "Jessica Jones" prove the MCU has room to grow in new, genre-bending directions, much like in the comic book source material. (Meagan Damore)
"Secret Wars" Takes Over Marvel's Lineup, DC Unveils "Convergence"
In 2015, both Marvel and DC revisited their past before moving forward.
In Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's "Secret Wars" event series, the Main Marvel Universe drew to a close — and came back to life as Doctor Doom's Battleworld. Marvel Comics made a bold move by temporarily replacing nearly its entire line of comics with "Secret Wars" tie-ins. For a few months, virtually every single series took place on Battleworld, before the line relaunched with All-New All-Different Marvel. While readers are generally able to read around event comics if they chose to, the scope of "Secret Wars" effectively made that impossible. Many of these "Secret Wars"-related series revisited prior Marvel events — albeit in altered form — ranging from "Civil War" to "X-Tinction Agenda."
Nevertheless, the risk paid off and Marvel Comics enjoyed continued sales success. What's more, the subsequent relaunch gave the publisher a record-setting month in October. "Secret Wars" will draw to a close this week with #9, after extending its run by one issue.
DC Comics made a structurally similar move with the "Convergence" event. Running in April and May of 2015, reportedly in part to help facilitate DC publishing's move from New York City to Los Angeles, "Convergence" was a two-month break from current DC Universe continuity, and saw reunions of characters and creators like Dan Jurgens back on "Superman" and Len Wein returning to "Swamp Thing." Like "Secret Wars," the main "Convergence" series was also a sales success, and led to a new launch: In DC's case, the "DC You" initiative that saw a couple dozen new #1s, focusing on accessible and diverse books that were light on continuity. (Meagan Damore)
"Bloom County" Returns
Not even the keenest of industry observers predicted the July revival of "Bloom County" after a 25-year absence, only not in the funny pages but instead on creator Berkeley Breathed's Facebook page. However, it's probably fitting that the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who helped to reshape the boundaries of the newspaper comics page, even while bristling at its constraints, chose to abandon the medium – sidestepping syndicates and editors in the process — for the triumphant return of Opus, Bill the Cat & Co. (Don't worry, the new strips will be collected in full color by IDW Publishing.)
"Bloom County's" revival comes as newspaper revenues continue to shrink, along with their budgets for syndicated comic strips, a state of affairs most illustrated again just last month by the end of "Edge City" after a 15-year run. Readers prefer decades-old legacy strips like "Blondie" and "Beetle Bailey," leaving little room for new content. Universal Uclick President John Glynn said his syndicate used to debut three strips a year, but now, he told The Philadelphia Inquirer, "We'll launch maybe one a year, just because the appetite for new content hasn't been there." (Kevin Melrose)
Major Victories for Women in Comics
From the well-received launch of CBS' "Supergirl" series, to the critically-acclaimed "Jessica Jones," to the spectacular amount of ladies nominated/awarded Eisners, 2015 was a outstanding year for women in comics. And with characters like Kamala Khan, Squirrel Girl and Batgirl at the top of many Best Of lists, it's clear that readers are more supportive than ever of women taking center stage.
Here are just a few highlights of women in comics in 2015: Female comics retailer group The Valkyries reached 500 members; Janelle Asselin successfully Kickstarted Rosy Press, the all-digital revival of romance comics with a primarily female creative roster; Marvel Comics launched the all-female Avengers line-up in "A-Force," written by G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett; as of 2015, Marvel had 17 all-women led titles; in the wake of several comics conventions neglecting to include female panelists, Comic Book Women — an organized group of female comics pros — opened up as a resource for convention organizers to help find, contact, and promote the presence of ladies at conventions (full disclosure: I am a proud member of this group); Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie confronted issues of misogyny and sexism for an entire arc of their best-selling Image Comics series "The Wicked + The Divine;" Mariko and Jillian Tamaki's "This One Summer" won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album (the two main characters of the book are young girls); DC Comics acknowledged the need for more diversity in their lineup and launched the multiplatform DC Super Hero Girls campaign, which has received mixed reactions but is a step in a better direction and aimed directly at a young, female audience.
Hopefully, this trajectory will continue in 2016 as even more women rise as fans, creators and comics professionals. (Casey Gilly)
"Fantastic Four" Bombs at the Box Office
For years, people have wondered when the comic book movie bubble would burst at the box office. It hasn't, and with "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Captain America: Civil War" both on the way in the next few months, it likely won't any time soon — but one superhero movie stumbled big time last year.
20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Four" reboot was plagued with bad press from the start, whether it was reports of director Josh Trank allegedly exhibiting bizarre on-set behavior or fans not happy with changes made to the 50-plus-year-old Marvel comic book series. So while expectations weren't sky high for the film at any point, it's actual performance was a sign that comics-based superhero movies aren't a sure thing: $56.1 million grossed at the North American box office off of a reported $120 million production budget ($111.9 million in foreign gross), and overwhelmingly negative reviews resulting in a dismal 9 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
With Marvel's "Fantastic Four" comic book series also ending in 2015, it wasn't a good year all around for Marvel's First Family. (Though don't count them out entirely — Thing is now a main character in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" comic book, while the Human Torch is over in "Uncanny Inhumans.") It remains to be seen what will happen to the live-action "Fantastic Four" — a sequel, announced long before the film's release, certainly seems doubtful at this point — it's a good bet that Fox will do what's needed to hold on to the license as long as possible, and give another shot at making it work. (Albert Ching)
Convention Consolidation
Conventions remain a major part of the comic book industry, but the business continues to evolve. Small, local comics conventions seem to pop up like mushrooms after a rain, but in 2015 it was another story on the larger end of the scale — one of consolidation.
The year began with ReedPOP, producer of C2E2, New York Comic Con and other shows, acquiring Seattle's well-respected Emerald City Comic Con. That was followed in April by the purchase of Orlando's MegaCon by Informa, which owns Fan Expo Canada organizer HobbyStar and Dallas Comic Con.
With the Steve Wozniak-backed Silicon Valley Comic Con debuting this March in San Jose, and WonderCon making its Los Angeles debut a week later — following four years in Anaheim, after moving from its longtime Bay Area home — 2016 already looks like another newsworthy year for comics conventions. (Kevin Melrose)
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Michelle Obama Stuns In Off-Shoulder Bustier Dress: Too Sexy For FLOTUS?
We've never seen a FLOTUS dress like this before! Michelle Obama stirred things up in an off-shoulder all white dress at BET's 'Black Girls Rock' event on March 28. Get the designer deets below.
Michelle Obama, 51, is known for her less than traditional fashion as the First Lady of the United States, but this sexy bustier dress is her most risqué choice yet! What do you think of her look? Click below to VOTE!
Michelle Obama's 'Black Girls Rock' Dress: Stuns In Sexy Zac Posen
We're used to seeing Michelle rock looks that we'd love to get our hands on, but none compare to this white hot dress!
After touring Asia in nothing but colorful and floral looks, Michelle switched things up by wearing a white off-the-shoulder knee-length Zac Posen Fall 2014 gown.
The bustier detail adds sex appeal to the ensemble, and the First Lady really set this look off by pairing the statement gown with pointed silver metallic pumps. She wore glitzy silver chandelier earrings, and these gorgeous jewels were a perfect finish to the shoulder baring look.
Michelle Obama Sizzles In All White
Michelle's Zac Posen gown is sure to raise a little controversy! First Ladies are expected to dress conservatively, and though this look is knee-length and well fitted, it definitely doesn't follow tradition FLOTUS protocol.
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Tomorrow he will be 6 months old, already half a year old!
His 5th month has been a busy one.
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Baby boy also took his longest trip so far in his 5th month...we traveled to Arkansas for Aunt Dawn's & Uncle Michael's wedding. He did remarkable well for having to stay in his car-seat for so long and the time we got to spend with our family in Arkansas was so much fun, wish we could have stayed longer.
Another milestone this month is his 1st AND 2nd teeth! The 2nd tooth made its way through the skin shortly after his first tooth, he looks so adorable with those 2 little teeth showing through when he smiles!!
Here are some pictures of our sweet boy in his 5th month.....
Enjoying time with his (great) Pawpaw
Learning to sit by himself...
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The Wedding Ringer – How Much Can You Trade For An 'I Do'?
Kevin Hart – Jimmy Callahan
Josh Gad – Doug Harris
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting – Gretchen Palmer
Affion Crockett – Reggie / Drysdale
Jorge Garcia – Lurch / Garvey
Dan Gill – Bronstein / Dickerson
Corey Holcomb – Otis / Alzado
Colin Kane – Fitzgibbons / Plunkett
Alan Ritchson – Kip / Carew
Aaron Takahashi – Endo / Rambis
Doug Harris, a thriving lawyer in Los Angeles is getting married to attractive, white woman Gretchen. Without having actual real friends, Doug is trying to cover up from her and Edmundo, their wedding planner, that he has no groomsmen to accompany her seven bridesmaids.
Being nice, sensitive and respectable, he's been uncomfortable about making friends ever since. Edmundo suggested him to consider hiring a best man; Jimmy Callahan. He can carry out every occasion. He can handle bachelor parties and conduct the much anticipated toast. He's taught to leave after the wedding as he has no relation to the groom at all.
Jimmy arranged a set of funny and eccentric personalities to dish up as old friends on Doug's part; the heavy weight Garvey, the Beefcake, the mischievous chinky eyed Rambis, the Redneck, plus the stuttering made it even more hilarious. They have this charm that is actually bared more than you'd think it is. As they act as Doug's buddies, the outline of the story is stuffed with humorous strange elements. Even so, the obligation to the trick just for this stranger to be contented is especially satisfying.
Having an identical base with previous wedding comedy films I've watched before, it's astonishing that The Wedding Ringer is vaguely pretty good. I don't expect it. Jimmy Callahan and Doug Harris such a nice blend that cheers up the scheme: a familiar mix of gross Bromance but with much fun along the sporadic bursts. The swapping of lines between Jimmy and Doug were very silly; specifically when they crashed on someone's wedding to rehearse their pretension for the big day.
Obviously, though, there's a confrontation that these couples have to address: What if Gretchen discovers that these groomsmen are all made-up? What will happen when they become too comfortable with each other in breach of their agreement? The ending is a slack combination of a feel-good to being bland.
For me, the highlight of this movie is the dance sequence. It's an exceptional showmanship from Josh Gad and Kevin Hart. I enjoyed that I've seen Kevin Hart holding down in acting. Despite some despicable wit, there were some cunning hoaxes inserted between laugh – out – loud fuss.
Someone who's having difficulty to associate with people; these questions you should ask yourself many times, "Does anyone notice me? Do I linger in someone's mind? Do I make an impact on somebody's life?" From that viewpoint, that someone who makes you feel better, who tries to push you farther than your limits, who appreciates what you do, who knows your flaws and willing to accept it, The Wedding Ringer is a hit that most of the people who had watched will agree.
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A few hours before rush hour this morning, a 24-year-old man was speeding down Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, when he ran a red light and crashed his Dodge Charger into a truck carrying steel. He later died at MetroHealth Medical Center, where his passenger, 31-year old Marquis Andrews, was treated for unknown injuries. According to several Cleveland online news publications, neither was wearing his seatbelt. The truck driver involved in the accident thankfully walked away unscathed.
Ohio fines for not wearing your seatbelt are pretty cheap — $30 for drivers; $20 for passengers – but your life is valuable. And, as you should well know by now, wearing one lowers your chances of sustaining fatal and moderate injuries in car accidents. According to Ohio.gov's Department of Public Safety website, Ohio police issued 34,914 seatbelt tickets between January 1, 2012, and May 22, 2012, compared to 29,687 during the same time span last year.
According to CityofDayton.org's Red Light and Speed Enforcement Cameras page, "National statistics indicate that excessive speed is a contributing factor in one-third of all fatal accidents." According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, speed contributed to 31 percent of 334,089 crashes that occurred in Ohio in 2007. Over 1,200 people died.
A decade ago, Old Dominion assistant professor of psychology Bryan Porter conducted a national survey in which 56 percent of respondents reported running a red light. Younger drivers – like Kelley – non-parents, people with low-technology or blue-collar jobs, and the unemployed constituted the majority. Interestingly, unbuckled drivers – like Kelley – were far more likely not to stop for a red light. Coincidentally, DaimlerChrysler Corp. underwrote Porter's study and built the car Kelley was driving. According to Porter's survey, drivers are more apt to run red lights on a weekday morning while driving to work or to school.
"Stopping at a red light loses you a minute, maybe two," Porter wrote. "And that's the worst-case scenario. You run a red light, you cause a crash. You hurt someone or yourself. The police come. You go to court. You have to fix your car. All to save two minutes. That's it: two minutes."


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Maesllyn, Llandysul, Ceredigion
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A traditionally stone built house under a slate roof. Access from the road is via a wall & gated entrance with steps leading up to the front door. The dwelling itself is south-facing and benefits from an abundance of natural light and heat from the sun. There is a parcel of land that is leashold at a cost of 5p per year for a period of 99 years from 1978 which has been paid in full up to the end of the lease. The dwelling is surrounded by beautiful countryside with magnificent open views. The viewing of this delightful, rural residence is highly recommended.
LOCATION & AMENITIES The dwelling is situated on a small B-road within the tranquil Teifi Valley hamlet of Maesllyn. Local knowledge has it that when someone moves into this hamlet, they stay, as there is a strong community spirit, all the villagers gather together at Christmas to sing carols! No directions are given in this portfolio as viewers are accompanied.
MEASUREMENTS, CAPACITIES & APPLIANCES The measurements in this brochure are for rough guidance only accurate measurements have not been taken. Any appliances, which are included in the asking price, have not been formally verified by Philip Ling Estates. Therefore, it is advised that the prospective client prior to purchase validate such information.
ACCOMMODATION The accommodation (with approximate measurements) comprises
ENTRANCE Via enclosed porch with front door accessing the hallway.
ENTRANCE HALL Thermostatically controlled radiator. Doors accessing the accommodation.
LOUNGE/DINER 23' 1" x 12' 6". Window overlooking the rear of the dwelling with a further window overlooking the hallway & conservatory. Open fireplace with timber mantle with recessed shelving to either side. Thermostatically controlled radiators. Television & telephone points. Central pendant lights. Opening through to inner hall.
CONSERVATORY Under a polycarbonate roof with double glazed panels. Thermostatically controlled radiator. Doors through to the lounge/diner.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 14' 11" x 11' 11". Range of wall & base units with stainless steel sink unit. Plumbing for washing machine & dishwasher. Cooker point. Tiled splashbacks. Thermostatically controlled radiator. Glazed door accessing the hallway. Built in storage cupboard. Door accessing a lean to with housing for the oil-fired boiler serving the domestic hot water & central heating. Ample room for storage. Power & lighting.
BEDROOM 1 11' 9" x 11' 6". Window overlooking the front of the dwelling. Thermostatically controlled radiator. Television point.
BEDROOM 2 13' 7" x 6' 11". Window overlooking the front of the dwelling with a further window to the side. Thermostatically controlled radiator. Door to exterior.
BATHROOM 11' 9" x 6' 4". Window overlooking the rear of the dwelling. Bathroom suite incorporating bath with shower unit fitted above, WC, wash hand basin & fully tiled shower cubicle. Partly tiled walls. Radiator. Towel rail. Medicine cabinet.
EXTERIOR To the front of the dwelling there is a paved area leading onto the side lawn with greenhouse. To one side of the dwelling there is a garage & a garden pond. The lawns continue to further garden areas with vegetable plot and access to the acreage. There are outbuildings and a static caravan.
SERVICES Mains Electricity & Water. Private Drainage also private water.
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Back to School
It's almost time for the fat kids to go back to school and face the bullies - if they aren't already dealing with them in the neighborhood or at summer camp.
Oh, god! Those summer camp bullies. I remember it being like freakin' Lord of the Flies at summer camp; no real adult supervision and a social structure that would make monkeys look civilized. I don't know if it's like this for everyone, but when I got bullied one year at camp (luckily most years, I was part of a clique and that protected me), the people running the place treated me as if it was my fault. I was mooed and oinked at, my only pair of shoes were filled with rotten milk, my stuff was stolen, and I would have gotten beaten up if I hadn't had the ability to be a bit scary. I was the one called in for 'counseling' (i.e. told that I was oversensitive). I was the one whose parents were contacted. And the ringleader of the group doing it was a horrible little hypocrite who was always trying to prove how "good" she was. In front of adults. When she and her friends were alone with other kids, they were a nightmare.
ANYWAY, so, back to school. Back to being called fat and ugly in three or four different languages, back to more moos and oinks, back to being followed and harassed, back to teachers with low expectations, and sometimes back to physical violence.
Yet many anti-bullying policies exclude fat kids.
Time to put on ill fitting, uncool clothes and jump back into the ring, my young friends!
(although perhaps at least the clothing selection has improved since my time, there being an "epidemic of childhood obesity" and all).
Dr. Deah has some things to say on back-to-school and bullying in a couple of recent blog posts: Bully for You and on back to school clothes shopping, Cruel Days, Cruel Days.
And, I'll end with this very satisfying video:
(But as you might expect, things may be a little more complicated than they appear at first. The fat kid, Casey Heynes, tells his story here, but it turns out that the bully also has his problems although I'm not all that inclined to trust what he says.)
To anyone who's dealing with this kind of thing now: School doesn't last forever, and it tends to get better as you get older. Ages 10-13 are usually the worst. When you're an adult, you get to choose who you want to associate with, and if someone hits you? You call the cops and report an assault. Oh, and if you do well in school and work hard, you'll eventually have the satisfaction of being more successful in life than the bullies. It's even better than a bodyslam.
Smack-a-fattie Friday at the BBC | Southwest Airlines: at it againPosted by DeeLeigh on August 29, 2011
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I was thinking about this a
I was thinking about this a lot yesterday as my kids started school this morning. My daughter says that bullying just isn't the problem in her school that it was in mine, but she's starting middle school today. I'm hoping it's OK for her still. I was thinking about how awful some kids were to me in private, but they had good reputations with the adults because they were good, conscientious students. And it felt very much like no one could be trusted, not other children, not adults, because they clearly didn't see these jerks for what they are.
So now I try to look at the big picture and see them as children and understand that they may have been going through a lot of problems themselves. But oddly enough, I have a hard time doing that. I don't think of my childhood peers as children, if I see them as adults now, I wonder how they could possibly be a decent person now when they were such awful people as children.
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I don't think of my
I don't think of my childhood peers as children, if I see them as adults now, I wonder how they could possibly be a decent person now when they were such awful people as children.
I've wondered about that too. I did some things as I kid that I regret now (not bullying - other stuff) and I guess I can cut them a little slack because of that. Kids can be idiots, and it doesn't always mean that they'll be bad people as adults. But I think that because of the bullying that I dealt with as a kid, I have kind of a dim view of human nature and more of a negative outlook than I'd like. I think that, subconsciously, it may even be one reason why I've never been gung-ho about the possibility of having children.
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You know, this was my
You know, this was my problem with the whole "It Gets Better" campaign Dan Savage was running to help out bullied gay kids a while back. First, it was entirely focused on gay kids, despite fat kids not only being bullied very frequently, but often being bullied with more adult encouragement for the bullies. No one seems to care about fat kids, though, except to make them go on diets and publish their BMIs.
And second, it doesn't really get better if you're fat. Diet-talk will get worse, not better. It will be legal to openly discriminate against you in employment, and movies will treat it as a laughing matter (see the trailer for Horrible Bosses). Everyone in politics will constantly talk about how fat people are destroying the country by racking up health care costs, and now your doctors won't just tell you to lose weight, they'll look at you with disgust and refuse to diagnose your actual malady. In high school, being brilliant might let you overcome being fat, but in the real world, you can watch Jennifer Hudson, Chris Christie, and Rex Ryan achieve near the pinnacle of their professions and still be dismissed because they're fat (and if like Ryan, you have a harmless fetish that you enjoy with your wife, that'll be blasted on the front of newspapers with extra hate because the media hate thinking of fat people as doing anything sexual).
The only thing that gets better is that at least you're not imprisoned by the bullies--you just have to live like a hermit to ignore them.
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I agree that a lot of adults
I agree that a lot of adults seem to think it's okay for fat kids to get bullied. Also, the bullying does not entirely disappear when we grow up; true. Death threats from doctors and media stories that blame us for the fall of western civilization are essentially bullying.
I don't think that gay people are safe as adults, either, nor are any of the other groups that get bullied in school. However, as adults, we're better equipped to fight the bullies, and there's strength in numbers. We can come together and support each other. We can control what we expose ourselves to. And we can call out the forms of bullying that are acceptable in the adult world for what they are.
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"(i.e. told that I was
"(i.e. told that I was oversensitive)."
People must say all the same things when fat kids complain about being bullied. That was one of my mother's ones when she was trying to get me to shut up. "You're just too sensitive".
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Another favorite is "Ignore
Another favorite is "Ignore them and they'll eventually leave you alone. All they want is a reaction. If you don't give them one, they'll go look for someone else who will." Yeah right, that never worked for me. I ignored them, I walked away from them, and they still bullied me. What stopped them was beating the shit out of the head bully. Once I beat her up, the rest of them were afraid of me and left me alone. Not the way I wanted to handle the situation, but I wasn't left any choice. That was when I started developing my "fuck you" attitude and went around with a pissed-off look on my face all the time. It kept the bullies from bothering me the rest of my time through school, but it sure as hell didn't stop the bullying at jobs from superiors. So, no, it doesn't always get better, no matter how smart you are or how well you do your job - if you're fat, there's always going to be someone, somewhere who's going to bully you and who has more power than you do. Thank Maude I don't have to work anymore and I can tell the rest of the world to eat shit and bark at the moon if they don't like looking at my fat ass and there isn't much they can do to stop me anymore (and thank Maude I have a husband who backs me up in that).
WLS - Sorry, not my preferred way of dying. *glares at doctor recommending it*
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"Ignore them and they'll
"Ignore them and they'll eventually leave you alone. All they want is a reaction. If you don't give them one, they'll go look for someone else who will."
Wow. It's amazing. They were using the exact same words with me, some years later and in a different state. To this day, friends wave and say hi to me on the street and I don't notice because as a kid, I learned to block all the people around me out of my perception in an effort to ignore the bullies.
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My problem with Dan Savage
My problem with Dan Savage is that he not only considers certain types of bullying acceptable but actively participates in them using a media platform to which no teen bully has access. My wife eventually started turning off his 'It Gets Better' ads for Google Chrome for the sake of both our sanity (don't be evil? Don't make me laugh, oh and don't think I'll be using your browser either). For me his ongoing attempts to justify fatphobia in society, even when articulately challenged by activists, completely and utterly undermines anything he may ever have done to make life better for gay people, because believe it or not some gay people are also fat, and some fat people are gay - it's called intersectionality, idiot. Given the numerous parallels between the two movements (being gay was also previously considered a 'choice', immoral, a threat to social norms etc; justification of prejudice with junk science, increasing criminalisation of fat and all the rest) his position is ideologically indefensible and thoroughly hypocritical.
Back on topic, I consider myself lucky to have grown up a skinny kid and dodged that particular set of jibes (the fat-related stuff followed later, in the workplace) but can attest that there were plenty of others to take their place, very few of them taken seriously by teachers or for that matter family. Nerdy, introverted, bookish and socially awkward, any instances of coming close to being 'accepted' were interspersed with much longer periods of (at best) exclusion and more often being actively targeted as a means for the schoolyard VIPs to further boost their egos and social standing. I too was advised to 'ignore them and they'll find another target', accused of exaggerating the issue or advised to become more personable and outgoing (inevitably, all failed).
As someone on the Fatosphere recently said (I forget who, and I can't search for the post right now as the feed isn't work-safe) until we develop the will to take a much longer and deeper look at our cruel, 'point and laugh', heavily stratified society than those in power presently desire, the bullying of those considered 'other' will endure in all its myriad forms. That said, if I had just one piece of advice for my fourteen year-old self it wouldn't be to wear sunscreen but to find a way to take pride in my difference and reach out to other marginalised souls like myself instead of constantly trying to 'fit in' with the cool kids in the futile hope of an easier life. Unfortunately that's a wisdom which only comes with age.
"What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right" - Albert Einstein
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Green crowd-funding continues to gain momentum and Central Union and Trillion Fund both celebrate latest milestones
The UK's green crowd-funding sector is celebrating this week as both Central Union Partners and Trillion Fund reported they had passed new fund-raising milestones.
Central Union, a consultancy that acts as a broker for renewable energy and property projects seeking peer-to-peer funding, revealed that it has now provided more than £10m of debt financing to wind energy projects over the past 12 months.
The company said it has now helped finance 20 wind farm projects with developers seeking sums that range from £300,000 to £2m.
"Crowd-funding in the renewable sector has become extremely popular," said Richard Martin, partner at Central Union. "It provides individual investors with access to projects which would otherwise be too big to take on while also enabling them to endorse green technology and make a return."
He added that peer-to-peer financing was helping to fill a gap in the market that had left some renewable energy developers struggling to raise the necessary funds for viable projects. "From a developer perspective, frustration at the lack of traditional bank finance available to fund projects has made peer-to-peer lending not only a popular alternative, but a faster one," he said. "At Central Union Partners we are typically able to determine whether a project is viable and then raise a loan within four weeks – and sometimes less."
He also hinted that the recent surge in interest in renewable energy crowd-funding was likely to continue. "We are thrilled to have surpassed £10m of debt finance to the wind energy market and look forward to building on our success to unlock finance for even more renewables projects," he said.
Meanwhile, crowd-funding specialist Trillion Fund confirmed this week that its latest offer from E2Energy, a joint venture between community wind energy firms Endurance and Earthmill, had raised more than £500,000 in the past week.
Launched on 18 June as the first £1.25m tranche of a total planned £5m investment round, the E2Energy offer allows people using the Trillion platform to lend as little as £50 to the wind farm projects with the promise of a 7.25 per cent rate of return, although early lenders received a 7.5 per cent bonus rate.
"Wind profits do not have to be just for wealthy landowners – they can go to everyone," said Julia Groves, managing director of Trillion Fund, at the launch of the crowd-funding offer. "And we are all ultimately paying for feed-in tariffs, so we might as well be making a return from them too. Renewable energy projects offer unique, asset-backed returns, because they generate a steady, relatively predictable income flow from the feed-in tariff they receive and the electricity they send to the grid. There is also some inflation-proofing as the tariff rises in line with the retail price index."
With typical returns on offer of over seven per cent it is little wonder the green crowd-funding and peer-to-peer trend is gathering ever more momentum.
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When you walk out of Little Caesars Arena's west end into the gated Budweiser Biergarten, it looks like a nice place to get some fresh air, drink a beer and, if cigarettes are your vice, light one up.
That's what a couple of dozen Kid Rock fans were doing in the middle of Tuesday night's concert — until arena security personnel started approaching patrons.
"They don't want any smoking in the facility," an LCA security guard told Mitchell Campbell of Eastpointe.
Campbell obliged by putting out his cigarette.
But the general smoking ban didn't seem to be stopping Kid Rock's rough-and-tumble blue collar fans. I witnessed one lady hiding a cigarette under a table in the main concourse inside the building, leaning her head over to take a puff. Others were seen smoking in their seats.
After the opening night of Detroit's new $863 million hockey, basketball and concert venue, there's probably still some kinks to work out for a facility that's been years in the making, such as the hard-to-police smoking in the all-too-inviting biergarten and its glass-enclosed four-season pavilion bar.
But metro Detroit residents who I talked to at the inaugural concert at Little Caesars Arena were generally pleased with their experience inside and outside of the arena.
As he smoked, Campbell raved about the new home for the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Pistons and what's likely to be the epicenter for big-name concerts for years to come.
"It's beautiful," he said. "It looks like it's very user friendly."
Last week, Olympia Entertainment President and CEO Tom Wilson called the arena "a work of art."
Chris Roosen of Northville described it a little differently as he sipped a $16 can of Williamston-brewed Old Nation Brewing Co. beer.
"This is the nicest airport I've ever been to," Roosen said.
Putting aside complaints about the price of beer, it's an impressive building with a lot of nice touches, from something as simple as black District Detroit barrels for people to rest their beer to the free Meijer riding horse "Sandy" for the kids (they're going to need a few more of these once a Disney on Ice show comes to LCA).
Then there's the Coca-Cola Fan Experience video screen that shows live video of everyone standing in front of the screen as an animated and life-size digital image of a Red Wings or Pistons player comes into the picture.
It was fan favorite Tuesday night, as concertgoers stopped to pose for selfies with Pistons center Andre Drummond or various Red Wings players.
"They did a really nice job with it," said Don Price, 35, of Rochester Hills, after he pretended to pose with four Red Wings players.
Kid Rock, a Romeo-raised rocker, ended his two-hour set with the 1998 hit "Bawitdaba" from his "Devil Without a Cause" album.
Fans immediately started making a beeline for the two exits along Woodward Avenue, where a QLine train conveniently rolled up to the station outside of the arena. Just 18 people boarded the streetcar and few seemed to actually pay. (I couldn't get through the QLine payment machine's prompts fast enough before the train arrived, so I hopped on without paying.)
The QLine train immediately ran into a traffic jam on Woodward, crawling along the downtown thoroughfare as Kid Rock fans walked faster along adjacent sidewalks. When the traffic cleared at the West Fisher Service Drive, the QLine streetcar glided along quickly, making its downtown stops.
John Becker and Karen Daniels of Canton spent the day in downtown and Midtown, shopping at the Shinola store and staying overnight at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
Becker bought day passes on the QLine using the street car service's app so they wouldn't have to fuss with the pay machine before and after the concert.
"The Woodward area has really improved itself," Becker said before he and his wife got off the train at the Congress Street stop. "We had a great day down here."
For more on Little Caesars Arena, read about the history, the economic impact and the development in Crain's commemorative section.