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High Dive hits one million
A couple of months ago I worked with Frosty Pops Corp to create a game trailer for their game Ten Large. I had a great time getting the ol' motion muscles limber and offered my services for future games.
Fast forward to the present and I've created a second trailer for their biggest hit yet, High Dive. It's already hit over a million downloads and hasn't been even a week yet. After the trailer's lured you in, you can download the game for free from the Apple App Store.
Fishes and Barrels game trailer
I recently had the opportunity to work with a local indie game developer, Frosty Pop Corps. Some of that know me might think I'd be working as a project manager, game designer or designing the UI. In actuality, I was flexing my visual design skills in a short game trailer promoting their most recent release, Fishes and Barrels. You can download the game for free from the Apple iOS store.
This past weekend I spent on a 2 day night shoot for a short film called Float. I got involved with the project through the director of Growing Up Julianne, who also happened to be the director on this short film as well. It was written by Adam Warren, and when the project was in it's infantry back before Christmas, Juan, Adam and I met in a coffee shop downtown to discuss what they valued in the project and how we could go about funding it. Luckily, with Adam's talent for writing, he managed to get a Bravo!Fact grant.
The story is about a woman in her 40's suffering from cancer, and who's dying wish is to swim with her husband. The only problem is, he's afraid of the water. There's not much to it, but it's a beautiful story, and I don't want to ruin the ending for you. I'm not sure when it'll be on TV, but I will be sure to post it on all of my social media accounts when it does.
I worked with a crew of about 35, and a cast including about 45 extras. It was a great experience, super chill and professional group of people to work with. I hope I get a chance to work with them again in the future. You can see more of the photos from the weekend on my Flickr account.
Maybe it's the moonlight
I've been hit or miss on the blogging since I graduated from school. It seems a bit harder to figure out what to write when you don't have a new project that you can talk about every week on the go. But I've been slacking, and now I've got some new stuff to show.
While I tried to soak up as much knowledge as I could while I was at VFS, when it came to the motion projects, during the later half of the year, I usually stepped up to take a producing role instead of getting my hands into After Effects and keyframes. I split a musical job with a colleague and friend, Shawn Hight, in the fall. He recorded and cut the first singer/songwriter, Chantel Upshaw, while I stayed later and filmed Nadia Von Hahn. It was a low budget gig, and most of the footage was for their eyes only, but I did spruce up one song with some stock footage and effects in post production.
Hopefully with a little more guidance from my motion buddies, I can experiment with motion graphics in the future and improve my skill.
Fundraising for side projects
Coming up with a name can be tricky business, but that's part of what business I'm into these days.
While I do have a regular 40 hour, 9 to 5 job, I also like to expand my creativity beyond what's expected of me at work. I've currently undertaken a probono position as an assistant producer on an EMB (Entertainment and Business Managment) student's final project. Her name is Sandra Rojas Gonzalez, and she had a great idea to produce a whimsical webisode series catered to a similar audience as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We've got a great crew of 19 people plus a various assortment of PA's that we're working with, and we're set to film this weekend. We've been trucking along, on schedule, and a little off in some places, but we still haven't come up with a name for the proof of concept/short film.
Luckily, naming isn't the only thing I'm in charge of for this project. I'm also branding the idea, and creating the website (using WordPress so it will be easily updatable by others involved), and keeping Sandra on track. Luckily, being the firstborn in my family, and having a mother with an organized, accounting background has given me some natural ability coupled with my first hand experience managing teams at VFS (while I was in the Digital Design Program), to keep a tight ship.
One of the more important tasks that I'm involved with is fundraising money for the project. There is no budget given to the students at the school, so they're responsible for creating a budget and either paying out of their own pockets, or raising the funds to complete their final projects. Sandra is raising money through a well established site called indiegogo.com to pay for the expenses of creating the short film. They enable people with big ideas to create an account to raise money digitally, instead of the old school way of knocking door to door. I'd like to ask if anybody out there can afford to sponsor a mighty talented woman to help produce her final project, to please do so at the projects home page We're looking to raise $5500, so anything that isn't raised will be coming out of her student loans.
Thanks so much for your support. Keep checking back for updates and photos on our progress.
A Good Old Fashioned Book Burning
This weekend, Ehab and I trucked a bunch of film equipment out to my place in Burnaby and shot the final scene for our Call of C'Thulhu project. You can read all about our experience on the official Space Squid blog.
Shoot day
It's here! We've worked together to write the story, storyboarded the motion and the interactive parts, created the shot list and today we're shooting the entire motion piece in fronb of a green screen. We've got 14 people here on set, and only two ever appear in front of the camera. Project managers are here to make sure everything runs smoothly, motion designers to make sure we have the shots we need for motion, interactive designers to make sure we have the shots for the interactive parts, makeup, a sound guy, director, assistant director, camera operator, two people from marketing documenting the process along with a few other people popping in and out to check in. It's a full crew and time is flying by.
We've already been here for three hours and we've got a maximum of nine left to get all of our shots. It's a lot of work to get to this point, and it's a great reward when the day is complete and we can see all of our planning come alive on screen.
Above, you can see photos of our actors in front of the green screen with orange markers to track the wall in post. You can see our setup in the second image with the screen that we're all huddled around to see how the shot actually frames up. The last image is handiwork from our makeup artist did a super cool and crazy job at making our professor's (who just happened to be her dad too) hand look severed.
Brainstorming and interactive typography
We just got out of a very long (3 hours) but very productive brainstorming session for Call of C'Thulhu. We've decided to focus on bringing our story together in a storybook kind of style, all in a Necronomicon style of book. We're focusing on breaking the motion piece into four different pages, with a layout that resembles something similar to the original Alice in Wonderland book. The first spread would include the starting scenes at the main gate as we follow Joseph up to the apartment door. The second takes place in the professor's living room, and the third in his office. The last would include the scene where Joseph runs out of the office to …… (c'mon, really, did you think I was going to tell you the ending?!)
Similar to the hyped but flopped (or at least not living up to my expectations) Alice in Wonderland book for the iPad, the user will be able to flip through and turn the pages as if it was a real physical page. Unlike a physical book, the text will leave its static line and move to follow or repel (we haven't decided yet) the touchpoints on the screen. The characters of the text will magically collect around the screen and in a flurry of magical particles and text, the underlying motion piece in a Sweeney Todd style will erupt out of the mix.
Within each of the motion pieces, we'll have three different interactive components that the user will have to prod around for on their own and can interact with. We want to make it as intuitive as possible and leave it up to the user to figure out what elements are interactive, kind of like the game Windosill. Without giving away all of our secrets, three of the underlying themes seen throughout the story are bugs with tentacle like legs and feelers, worn out faces and souls, and bringing light to some of the chants traditionally associated with the story. Of course, if it's the first time you've ever encountered the story, and you just want to watch it all from start to finish, you'll be able to do that too.
The part that I'm the most excited about is actually the transitions from the storybook page to the playback of the motion piece. On first glance, the page will look like a regular paper copy of a storybook, only with a bit of old style charm, complete with a fancy dropcap and other embellishments on the page. But as soon as the iPad begins to tilt, or the user touches the screen, the characters will move. They'll jump around the screen, either being drawn to the touch points on the screen or being repelled from them. The user will be able to play with the particles and smoosh them around the screen to create a bit of a magical soup where the motion piece will expand to utilize more of the available screen, and emerge from the deep magical depths to continue the story. Anyone who knows me, knows I have a thing for typography. I'm glad that we were able to incorporate and base typography both visually and with interactions. Check back in a few days; I hope to have a test done by week's end.
DD Slam – Blood City teaser trailer
VFS has a unique student culture in that while the digital design program is only a year long, they have three intakes per year. This means that every four months, a new round of 15 to 24 students hits the halls when the previous class graduate. We rotate through one of three main labs depending on how long you've been in the school. While we do see each other in the halls and check out the photo ids on the admin board, sometimes we don't really network with each other as much as we could.
The instructors developed an event called Slam Day to help us out with that. In the middle of term 2, 4 and 6, all of the digital design students get together and are split up into 7 teams with a fair but random representation from each class. We're given a design brief at 8:30 in the morning and have until 5 that same day to complete a project. This time around it was a teaser trailer for a thriller about a city that's been overtaken with serial killers. We had a lot of fun all throughout the day and I can say I definitley made new friends. We didn't officially win by vote of the judges, but we did manage to swing the viewers choice award.
Animation update
For those of you have been following my blogging throughout my final project, you will remember a few days ago I posted an unfinished clip of an animation of the bunny character in our final project eating a rock. I'm now posting the final animation, which still has a loop in it, but is targetted at only the end "stuck" part of the animation. It doesn't lend itself to as many giggles from yours truly, but will definitley benefit the project a little more than the previous version. 😉


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You must tell HMRC about a grant of an EMI option within 92 days of the date of the grant under schedule 5 Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
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- Click on 'PAYE for Employers'.
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'65% of syringes used in India are unsafe'
As per WHO, in India about 5 bn injections are given annually whereas only 1.5 bn syringes are manufactured, making the country more susceptible to HIV and Hepatitis, reports Satyen Mohapatra.delhi Updated: Apr 27, 2007 04:45 IST
"Sixty five per cent of syringes used in India are unsafe, according to a World Bank and government of India report," says Marc Koska, the inventor of single use (auto disposable) syringe that locks and breaks after use.
In an exclusive interview with the Hindustan Times, Koska who is a winner of the Order of the British Empire says, "We are in the Capital to make a film on the hazards of use of unsafe injections and are trying to organise a meeting with the president of India to endorse the film and its message. We will try to show the film on all television channels and all possible media outlets."
He said reuse of syringes leads to transmission of blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. According to a WHO report, about 1.3 million children die each year from syringe reuse and that some 22 million people are infected.
In India about five billion injections are given annually whereas only 1.5 billion syringes are manufactured - a clear evidence of reuse of syringes, he added.
"There are some doctors and quacks who cheat people by using the same syringes for giving 20-25 injections as it turns out to be more profitable even if putting the patients' lives at risk," he alleged.
Marc Koska's mission is to create public awareness by telling people that the syringe they use must come in a sealed packet, it must be used once and destroyed. It must be put in a safety box for proper destruction.
He plans to propose the Smart Injection Plan to the ministry of health whereby the cost difference between normal syringes and auto disposable syringes will be met by donor agencies.
Koska has set up a charity called Safepoint for advocacy of this message and wants to spread it in the entire world. He plans to visit every country with the message. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Indonesia are next on his agenda.
First Published: Apr 26, 2007 21:07 IST


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Found some interesting Mordheim resources:
Lots of step-by-step guides to make terrain
This link looks like they scanned the old cardstock buildings in JPEG format and made their own as well! This may be a cheap alternative to building an entire city so we can get started sooner.
PS: Good news from the job front! You'll know more when I do.
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OWWEE !. i did it . i start on part 1 on my science fair project . im soo happy . yay me . its new year eve so happy new year guys !
Thursday, December 31, 2009
procrastination : part 1
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Famous Song Quotes Top 10 List. Great Song Quotes & Quotations!
- Famous Song Quotes Top 10 List. Great Song Quotes & Quotations!: "Fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you do. Girls become lovers, who turn into mothers, so mothers be good to your daughters, too."
now look at this . im suppose to be doing my science fair project and now i have music quotes . wts man . imma fail second semester science . uqh pray for me . procrastination is a killer !
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
seven months
i hate you !
i hate the way you make me smile
the way you say my name
the way you know when i cry
the way you let my wall dwn
the way you laugh
the way you call me like 12 times lol
you were the first person to say happy bday
you are the first person i fell for and you caught me
you are my first lovee
you are going to be my first first
you might even be my husband
i hate that i love you
i hate you so much .
why do you love me ?
why do you make me feel like the only person alive
i hate you !
i hate you , i fucking love you !
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Friday, December 25, 2009
his toy
you were his toy but he put you down for a new toy. now you have a hole in your heart and it burns your soul. the tears you cry every night are so cold. you close your eyes and look up to the sky, you promise yourself this is the last time you cry .
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what happened?
when did my closest friends become associates ? what happen to the time we all use to sit around &+ laugh at silly jokes? remember when it was i always have your back . what happened to that? why am i standing alone while my friends break off and dont even speak to each other. what happened to besties for ever? now its like we are forgetting each other and hanging out with other people but im not, now im alone. what happened to our friendship, what happened to me? did i change , did highschool change us?
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
dear santa claus
Christmas is coming up. I never wrote to you but i believe if i write to you this year maybe just maybe i really get what i really want.
- My life togther aka stop being alone and feel love not left out
- A bestie
- friends
- all A"s
- clothes
- to be fashionable
- to love my body or loose weight either one that is easier
- My mom to get her dream job
- My grandparnets to move to ga
- a job
- just want to be happy
- a boyfriend
I just want to be able to love waking up everyday
Leah, a very lonely depressed 16teen year old.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
its offical, no one cares. i can die tonight no one would care ! im alone in this biq ass world . shoot me just so the pain can go away.
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OMG! i love fashion yes yes yes. i just love it.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
mulah mulah
qosh i want that cash in my hands !
i need a JOB.
for x-mas i asked for a debit card and have everyone put money on ma card. i cant wait to spend it
so I'm going back to my old ways.
thinking like a dudee, acting like a chick, wearing ma vans and black white and gray. i like ma punk rock self. its sexy!!
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
rockstar 1O1
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Friday, December 4, 2009
cold case love
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
little laugh
- for every awkward moment a gay baby is born. OMG!, that's a lot of gay babies. i blame the news lol. awkward much? ( gay baby)
- president of fpsoa ( future porn stars of america) lol !*
- want tattos and piercings for x-mas
- want to marry a rich white guy
- nickname liddo weird lol
- got sick cuz i was on that corner for 4 hrs straight uqh recession hitting my pocket now*
- the ones with * beside it is a joke between me and my friends lol, i love those guys
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Forever's what you think and forever's what you feel
So if you say forever please promise that you'll try
But never say forever cause forever makes me cry"
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
so we been on break and now break is over. OMG! i missed the whole break. so much i have missed.
sorry i been mia. just never have time on my hands to post. okay thats a lie, im just lazy lol. i promise i write at least 3 times a week. i will at least try.
working out is hard but im doing it pray for me. i need to lose 87 more pounds. lol thats alot. jeez
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
why is loving me so hard to do?
why is losing weight so hard to do?
why is getting a 4.0 hard to do?
why is being happy hard to do?
why is loving myself for who i am hard to do?
why is being able to show my soft side hard to do?
why is leaving the past in the past hard to do?
why is trying to get over him hard to do?
why is finally forgiving my dad hard to do?
why is being nice hard to do?
why is finding a best friend hard to do?
why do i cry a night because all of these things are so hard to do?
why am i crying as i write this?
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
late night post
So yeah I'm doing my latest blog round up and omg!; their blogs are like freakinq awesomee. Dudee I'm like so jealous. lol. its like 11 something. I study for like 3 mins lol. Test tmrrw, I'm just studying doing lunch. I mean who eats anymore. I need to start working out like now!!. I'm tired of being a fat ass lol. South Park stuck in my head. So I'm dropping that slang talk. It makes you seem ignorant. smh. Where is the world going to? I promise I'm going to post. Pinky promise. uqh!. Sleep is needed in my body so its time for this delicious teenager to head bed.
night night sweethearts. mwuah ily!
oh btw honors suck!
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
I'm going to jump off a bridge and kill myself. I have so much homework its causing me headaches. I hate honors! I so sick of the useless work. Come on now of my classes are going to help me once I leave college an get my dream job. This shit kills me. School is getting harder and harder to the point I want to drop out. uqh! Some one just shoot me now.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Skinny much ?
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cycle i quess
I been writing poems since i been heartbroken so here goes one:
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China, IL
Season 3
Ep 7
Displays of Manhood
Frank proves his masculinity by challenging a boxing legend to a fight, while Baby Cakes and Pony battle in a game of Dungeons and Dragons.
Ep 9
Gummie World
Steve and Baby Cakes strike it rich, while Frank falls in love with a piece of a movie star.
Season 2
Ep 3
Do You Know Who You Look Like?
After Steve hires another history professor who coincidentally looks just like him, he immediately regrets his decision.


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Vol. 21, No. 8: Hyperbole
Hyperbole alert
In times of economic anxiety, it is tempting to use scary words to try to dramatize the situation. But we should curb the urge.
"Plummet? A highway-tax revenue decline of 3.7% is a plummet?" a reader asked in a letter to the editor.
Indeed, words like plummet and plunge — and soar and skyrocket, for that matter — quickly lose their shock value when they are overused. Such words should be considered what Bryan Gruley in Chicago calls "think first" words — think about them before you apply them. (Superlatives like first, biggest and largest are in the same category: Don't use them if there's any doubt. Millions and billions are also in think-first words; foul-ups involving these words lead to more corrections that any other issue.)
Comparing today's economy with that of the Great Depression is similarly inappropriate in most cases. Housing prices have had their sharpest drop since the Depression, but other comparisons are generally overdrawn at a time when we are still debating whether we are in a recession.
A recent story on bank stocks, for example, was over the top with clichéd allusions to growing glut, bites the bullet and the mixed metaphor ahead of the curve over the past year in sounding the alarm. The story also said banks are being forced to slash their dividends. Doesn't anyone just cut the dividend anymore?
Diss these verbs
Uberverbs like plummet, skyrocket and slash are just one category of over-the-top words. We have often noted the clichéd use of words like scramble, shuttered, roiled, finalized and whipsawed. And we continue to disrespect and disdain dis or diss, however it may be spelled, as in the headline "Icahn Disses Bristol's ImClone Bid as Too Cheap."
Don't dash it all
Speaking of recurring themes: Dashes also have been overused and misused quite a bit lately. To avoid rashes of dashes, reporters and editors should routinely consider whether commas, for example, wouldn't do as well. (Yes, we reconsidered the dashes in the third paragraph of our lead item above and decided to keep them.)
In a story about former Olympic great Mark Spitz, which had seven dashes or pairs of dashes, this sentence didn't seem to make sense with or without the material inside the dashes.
Mr. Spitz's undisputed stature as one the greatest Jewish athletes of all time — he routinely makes that list, alongside baseball legends Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg — doesn't have quite the same cachet to him.
His stature doesn't have quite the same cachet to him?
Another article said:
The story of William Bruce — based on medical records made available to The Wall Street Journal — as well as interviews with relatives, doctors, advocates and hospital administrators brings into sharp focus the impact of a little-known government-funded advocacy program for psychiatric patients.
The second dash should be repositioned after administrators, of course. With any such pair of dashes, double-check to make sure the sentences read properly without the material enclosed by the dashes.
Name game
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is the full name of the Justice Department agency, and the preferred short form is ATF. As with any such initialism, we should try to limit its use in articles by referring instead to the bureau or the agency. The online stylebook now reflects the agency's name change, which was made shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
- Wal-Mart's corporate name continues to be Wal-Mart Stores Inc. But as a recent WSJ article noted, the company is changing the logo used on its stores and in its advertising to Walmart, without a hyphen and with a starburst (*) after the name.
- Nepal's new prime minister is Pushpa Kamal Dahal and on second reference Mr. Dahal. Prachanda, meaning "the Fierce One," was his nom de guerre, used in his campaign.
- Russia's president is Dmitry Medvedev. We haven't been consistent in the spelling of his given name.
- Merck & Co.'s cervical-cancer vaccine is called Gardasil, not Gardisil. We've had to correct this twice recently.
- Limited Brands, owner of Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works, no longer owns Limited Stores Inc., a private company, or its outlets. (We inadvertently ran a photo of a Limited store with a Limited Brands' earnings story.)
- Joe Biden, not Joseph R. Biden Jr., will be the normal reference for the Democrats' vice presidential candidate.
Quintessential quiz
Find the flubs in these Journal passages:
- Their onstage remarks at the conference were separate soliloquys.
- Nothing illustrates how much movies have changed over the past 20 years than to compare "Batman" with "The Dark Knight."
- In Minnesota, for example, there were more than twice as many boys among the top math scorers than girls.
- The Federal Reserve projects U.S. gross domestic product to grow between 1% to 1.6% this year.
- But going forward, he added, "There's going to be one hell of a challenge to come."
- But convincing telecom operators to buy a stripped-down base station made by a little-known start-up won't be easy.
- Scientists in the anthrax case say they are "looking at cations, anions; we're looking at inorganic matter; we're looking at sugars, whether augurs are present."
- Salmonella is a bacteria that lives in animal or human feces.
- Criteria for judging fights in international events differs…
- A strong grape nose translates to hints of apple and balsamic on the palette with a light touch.
- Meant to be a one-stop shop, immigrants who visit can access several state and local services, such as signing their children up for school.
- After flooding in 1993, the economic impact did not fully come to light until several years later.
- Seven months into the job, Time Warner Inc.'s Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes's biggest move has been a spinoff of the cable business.
- Soliloquies.
- Nothing illustrates it better than comparing the two movies.
- There were twice as many boys as girls.
- Between you to me, this doesn't track.
- Going forward is a corporate-speak cliché, and here it is redundant as well.
- Persuading them to act won't be easy. Convince shouldn't be used when the infinitive to follows.
- Agars, or thickeners, were an object of the search, not augurs, or soothsayers.
- The singular of bacteria is bacterium.
- Criteria (plural) differs?
- Palate. But the color would probably translate well on an artist's palette.
- What is meant to be a one-stop shop? Certainly not the immigrants. So the past participle meant dangles.
- The gerund flooding dangles, since the economic impact wasn't flooding.
- His biggest move isn't 17 months into the job, Jeff Bewke sis. So we have here yet another "disjointed appositive" and a clumsy sentence.
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I like dinners that you can just throw together in a matter of minutes. Things like these Smashed White Bean and Spinach Quesadillas I made just last night. My favorite way to make any sort of quesadilla is on a cast iron skillet. It's the best way ever! It makes the tortillas light and crispy on the outside while the inside is warm and gooey. When you are loading up quesadillas with lots of ingredients then it's always a worry of mine if everything is getting heated inside. But you don't have to worry about that with a cast iron because it slowly cooks things instead of all of a sudden. Nothing better than that man! These quesadillas are meatless and fantastic for those ever famous Meatless Mondays that we all love so much.
2 white flour or whole wheat 10 inch tortillas (makes one quesadilla)
1 15oz can white beans
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 cup sharp white cheddar, shredded (per quesadilla)
tomato, sliced
fresh spinach
salt & pepper
1 tablespoon olive + cooking spray
1. Place cast iron skillet onto oven and heat it on low to warm it up. In a separate pan add olive oil, chopped green onion and white beans. Heat bean and stir occasionally until the green onion soften. Place been in a bowl and mash them with a fork or potato masher. Set to the side.
2. Spray down the cast iron skillet to prevent quesadilla from sticking. Lay down one tortilla onto skillet and sprinkle half of the sharp cheddar. Take the spinach and spread it out onto top of the cheese as well as some thinly sliced tomato. Salt and pepper to your liking. Add the remaining amount of cheese to the top of everything. Take the second tortilla and spread a thick layer of the smashed white beans and lay it onto of the one inside of the skillet. Gentle press to secure.
3. You will only need to cook quesadillas for roughly 2-3 minutes on the skillet depending on how crispy you prefer it. We like ours pretty crispy! Also cheese varies from person to person. We like to watch how much cheese we are consuming so we tend to go on the lighter side with cheese and more with the veggies but by all means use a full cup of cheese if you are a cheese mongrel. And lastly, enjoy!


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Two years ago, when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the "Scarecrow Bandits" that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with a novel method of locating the thieves.
FBI agents obtained logs from mobile phone companies corresponding to what their cellular towers had recorded at the time of a dozen different bank robberies in the Dallas area. The voluminous records showed that two phones had made calls around the time of all 12 heists, and that those phones belonged to men named Tony Hewitt and Corey Duffey. A jury eventually convicted the duo of multiple bank robbery and weapons charges.
Even though police are tapping into the locations of mobile phones thousands of times a year, the legal ground rules remain unclear, and federal privacy laws written a generation ago are ambiguous at best. On Friday, the first federal appeals court to consider the topic will hear oral arguments (PDF) in a case that could establish new standards for locating wireless devices.
In that case, the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their–or at least their cell phones'–whereabouts. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers say that "a customer's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records" that show where a mobile device placed and received calls.
Those claims have alarmed the ACLU and other civil liberties groups, which have opposed the Justice Department's request and plan to tell the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia that Americans' privacy deserves more protection and judicial oversight than what the administration has proposed.
"This is a critical question for privacy in the 21st century," says Kevin Bankston, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who will be arguing on Friday. "If the courts do side with the government, that means that everywhere we go, in the real world and online, will be an open book to the government unprotected by the Fourth Amendment."
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Etihad Stadium side earmark move for Emirates Stadium striker as Real Madrid set sights on Sergio Aguero.
Spanish source AS is reporting that Man City are lining up a big money summer move for Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie as Real Madrid set their sights on Etihad Stadium forward Sergio Aguero.
Roberto Mancini's side are ready to offer the Gunners skipper a salary of as much £210k a week in an attempt to lure the Dutchman away from the North London club this summer. The 28 year old has been in outstanding form over the past two seasons and Arsene Wenger has heavily relied on the striker and can ill afford to lose the former Feyenoord man.
Van Persie will have just a year to run on his current contact come the end of the season and Wenger will be looking to get his skipper to put to paper on a new deal as soon as possible to avoid losing such a hugely important first team player at the end of the season.
Arsenal are beginning to get used to advances from Man City having lost the likes of Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri to the big spending side over the past few seasons.
Though Man City have been a free-scoring unit this term there has been issues with Mario Balotelli both on and off the field of play and Edin Dzeko may not be all that pleased about spending much of the season on the bench, therefore there could be a renewed need to bring in another attacking option, even if Aguero is not tempted into moving to the Bernabeu.
Wenger will look to bring in striker signings of his own to help provide Van Persie with much needed support, having seen Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho fail to make an impact in that regard.


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In addition, the digital wallets are the most convenient payment modes. They are easily assessed on the Internet and using secure application. Handling a physical wallet may be hectic and risky. One is predisposed to losing his cards. E-wallets are a solution for the above problems. Examples of digital wallets are the Google wallet and the Apple's Passbook.
Types of Digital Wallets :
- Open Digital Wallets – These kinds of e-wallets include the electronic debit and credit cards. The open wallets allow the users to purchase goods, transfer funds and also transact. Additionally, they are flexible. They don't require a specific application from the provider. They allow for cash withdrawal.
- Semi-Closed Digital Wallets-These kinds of digital wallets allow one to transact and purchase goods and services from both the defined and pre-defined vendors. They are easily accessible all around the globe, unlike the closed wallets. They don't allow for cash withdrawal.
- Closed Digital Wallets- These kinds of digital wallets are provided by companies for specific vendors. They have specific applications for managing transactions.
How Do Digital Wallets Work?
Using the e-wallets is simple and efficient-one does not need a special training for him/her to know how to use the digital wallets. The core purpose of the digital wallets is to store payment information and for transactions. The e-wallet system works in either of the two ways below.
A bank can issue a digital wallet as the first party and not as a third party or
A third party application can provide storage space for your payment information and electronic cash.
The digital wallets issued by banks are more secure and personal details (payment and banking information) are never compromised. The examples of third-party applications used as e- wallets include: paytm and free charge. The third-party applications store money electronically and allow the user to purchase at his/ her convenient time. Do you think theft will stop if each state runs in a cashless economy? The e- wallets such as MPESA, Oxigen, Chillr and Freecharge are a great deal!
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toot your own horn!!!
christmas table topper tutorial.
10 July 2009
toot your own horn!!!
posted by rachel griffith at 8:01 AM
Labels: moda, moda bake shop, tutorials
30 comments:
- Carol said...
OMG Rachel that is as cute as it can be! Great job!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Kelly O. said...
ooooh! I love Christmas in July!
so glad your trip went well--even though you're tired!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Robin said...
oooohhh! nice! I can see that you have added yet another to do for me...thanks! Headed over to MBS now to print it all out. Glad you got home safe and enjoyed your vaca!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- PunkiePie said...
Very cute! I will have to make one... but maybe not for Christmas. I don't want to wait that long to use it!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Stacey said...
aww man!! you topped it all with this one, this is my fave!! so so so so so so so so so pretty!! and i love snowmen, so he's pretty cute too!! i gotta make me one of these, the colors are amazing, and i totally want one!! thanks for sharing your creativity with us all!!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Chris said...
Good Morning Rachael! I left you a comment on MBS. LOVE this topper! Thanks for sharing with us!!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- wishes, true and kind said...
Nice pattern. It does look super easy and fun!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Amy R said...
Just love it Rachel! Keep em coming!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- onlymehere said...
Rachel, I love this! There are errors on the Moda page though and it won't allow me to print it out to make it. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks, Cindy
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- jaybird said...
nice job rachie!! i'm super proud of you... now i just need to figure out which fabric to use and when to find the time to make it!! ;-)
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Anina said...
Cute! Christmas in July seems to be very popular.
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Dolci Fusa said...
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Quilt Nut said...
this is fabulous Rachel. love it!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Casey said...
I love it! I want to make one
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Annie of Blue Gables said...
You made that disappearing nine patch look so simple! I love the result.
I would like to print this, but cannot figure out a way to do this. I cannot be running back and forth from my computer to my sewing machine to construct one of these. The possibilities are endless. I think I would like to use this to teach my daughters how to quilt. I know they would feel so accomplished if they could do something that looks so difficult, yet so simple!
thanks for the great tutorial.
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Purple and Paisley said...
you're awesome...nice job...☺
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Vickie E said...
I have done several 9 patches that way...great tutorial! I love MODA fabric..
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Pat said...
Now wait just a cotton-picking minute here, Rachel. Do you mean to tell me you just got home from a long vacation with hubby and kids and have already gotten the laundry done and have already made this table topper? Geesh.......how do you DO it? (Maybe you don't sleep at night? Maybe you have little elves to do your housecleaning????) What's your secret???? Okay....I'll stop now...and head over to the direct link and comment there.
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Marianne Penner Design said...
That is fantastic Rachel. I'm making one for sure!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Melody said...
I love your newest contribution to MBS! Great work!
Sew long,
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- wyndesnow said...
Love, love, love it!!! I have some christmas fabric I've been holding onto for a christmas project and this is the one!!! It's beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial!!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Micki said...
It's so pretty Rachel!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- peaknits said...
Thank you for another great tutorial! I am making your disappearing 9-patch table runner now - so perfect timing!:)
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- acecraig100 said...
Love the Christmas Table Topper quilt. Fabulous!!!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- The Quilt Buddy said...
Love it!
Glad that you are back!
- Saturday, 11 July, 2009
- Rose said...
Totally cute, love the disappearing nine patch!
- Saturday, 11 July, 2009
- Jackie said...
Rachel, Such a cute quilt and the tutorial is fantastic! Great job!
- Saturday, 11 July, 2009
- Carrie P. said...
Thanks for sharing you talents with us. It is so cute.
- Sunday, 12 July, 2009
- Sue said...
I love a good disappearing 9 patch. You've inspired me to make one I'm nearly finished and I love it!!!!
- Tuesday, 14 July, 2009
- amandajean said...
it's gorgeous!
- Friday, 17 July, 2009


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gardening station, gardening table, organizing my seeds, painted furniture, potting shed, potting table, recycling distressed table, reinventage, storage for small garden tools
I went antiquing a few weeks ago, and brought home this lovely, very distressed, old Queen Anne library table to be used as a potting table/desk, and for my small gardening tools, seed packets, etc. I got the idea from an episode of Hallmark Channel's The Good Witch when she was sitting at a table in her atrium potting herbs. My table is much smaller, but it does the job for me. A plus is that it can be cleaned off, and do double duty as a serving table when we have more than just 3 or 4 guests.
Most of the old tables I found had been restored or stripped and painted, then priced pretty high. When I told one man that I was looking for an old rustic table that I could refinish myself (or not), he gave me the name of a small store that I had never noticed before. It is called Reinvintage, and is located at 510 South Main Street (U.S. Hwy 301) in Wildwood, FL. The young woman who owns the store is delightful. I will definitely shop there again. There is no website shown on her business card, but she is on Facebook, Etsy, Pinterest, and Tumbler. She can also be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I already had some things to put on my new gardening table, such as the little black-on-white toile watering can shown below, and the canvas bag with pockets for tiny gardening tools (shown above). I found the canvas bag at Bookstone probably 15 or 20 years ago. Because the table is inside our lanai, I wanted it to look nice, so I began gathering things to hold my sometimes dirty or otherwise unsightly gardening accoutrements. So I went to Beall's, (a local retailer) Michael's, JoAnn's Fabrics, and TJ Maxx. In otherwords, this was easily and inexpensively put together.
The aqua canister is part of a set that, fortunately, was priced separately — I did not need a whole set. I already have a canister set, thank you very much. It has a space with chalkboard paint, and comes with it's own piece of chalk. I wrote garden tools in French: outils de jardin. I see in this photo that the words don't appear centered, but they actually are.
See the book in the center of the above photo? It's fake. The photo below reveals what I have hidden inside it. The Miracle-Gro is for flowers only. I do organic gardening in my little potager (kitchen garden).
This (below) is my new seed holder. It is also seen in the right foreground of the top photo. I found it at Beall's, but also saw it at TJ Maxx. It is wooden, and is divided into small sections. It reminds me of the old wooden soft drink cases from many years ago. It is perfect for dividing my seeds into categories such as flowers, veggies, herbs, etc. I had no idea I had collected so many seeds until I started going through them and sorting them. It's a good idea to keep informed of what seeds you have on hand before buying more, because I found several duplicates in my stash.
This little gardening station has been lots of fun to put together. We still have to choose tile for the concrete floor, but not until we find a selection that we can fall in love with immediately. We're considering ceramic tile that has the look of hardwood. Why ceramic tile when we refused to have it inside our home? Ah, that's a story for another day.


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Christmas is almost upon us, and as usual we're all planning our festive shopping, or out buying things on a whim.
In order to get people as excited about the Zeppelin as we are, we're promoting our multi-award winning iPod speaker system in numerous John Lewis stores in the UK allowing people to have a little listen. And to do this, we obviously needed a playlist of tracks to sit on the iPod Touch that we are using in each store.
The worry was, how many tracks could we find that people would like to hear, but would also sound good enough to demonstrate just how impressive the Zeppelin is when it comes to playing digital music. There's been a lot written about the lack of quality in many modern recordings, and if you were a pessimist you'd be worried.
The good news is that it was surprisingly easy to put together a ten-track combination that worked on all these levels. A mix of hi-fi test classics such as Madonna's excellent Ray of Light, with decent sounding Coldplay tracks and a couple of selections from Society of Sound's Benjamin Grosvenor and we were away. All ripped in wonderful lossless audio, of course. Hopefully this means that good sound is out there, you just need the right tools for the job.


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Jay-Z and Beyonce had their first baby, we landed on Mars, the 2012 Summer Olympics - there have been a lot of reasons to smile this year. As another year comes to a close, we need to look back and reflect on the good news.
Check out HooplaHa's round up of all the heartwarming news, videos, photos and more that made you smile in 2012!
Have another reason to smile this year? Go to HooplaHa.com and tell us about it!


text: "United 93," Paul Greengrass' meticulous and gut-wrenching docudrama about the fourth plane hijacking on 9/11, the one that failed, is a movie that generates almost excruciating tension--despite the fact that we know much of what's going to happen before we see it. We know from the moment the movie starts that the four airliners will be hijacked by Middle Eastern terrorists, that the U.S. military and the air traffic controllers will try to get control of a chaotic situation, that three planes will crash into the World Trade Center and into the Pentagon and that the fourth, caught up in an apparent battle between the passengers and the terrorists, will fall into a Pennsylvania field, killing all aboard but missing its target, thought to be the White House or the Capitol. It's a horrific story and an inspiring one as well. Writer-director Greengrass ("Bloody Sunday," "The Bourne Supremacy") uses the pseudo-documentary attack for this real-life material. He tries to stick rigorously to the facts and avoid all obvious movie gloss. He uses recorded conversations as the basis for some of the dialogue and, at times, casts real people as themselves: Ben Sliney of the Federal Aviation Administration and Maj. James Fox of N.E.A.D.S. (Northeast Air Defense Sector).


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Energy secretary Ed Davey has announced plans to include QR codes on energy bills in a move aimed at simplifying switching to a cheaper tariff.
It is hoped that by including QR codes which contain data relevant to a particular consumers' consumption and tariff on energy bills, smartphone and tablet apps will be able to access this information via a simple scan. Customers will then be able to share the data with a price comparison website, for example, and enjoy a simpler switching experience.
'We're determined to make energy markets work better for consumers'
Speaking on the initiative Davey said: "We're determined to make energy markets work better for consumers – and despite all the evidence showing that QR codes on bills would make a real difference to people, energy companies still haven't done anything about it.
"That's why we're acting to make sure people have a quick, straightforward way to compare the best deal for them with a simple swipe of their phone."
Davey added that the emergence of a number of small suppliers on the energy market, offering competitive energy tariffs, had doubled since 2010 and 1.5 million Brits switching in the past quarter were all evidence of a more competitive energy sector.
The use of QR codes, he explained, would help even more people switch and save money at home.
Many continue to struggle to control their bills
Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch Ann Robinson said: "This is a great step forward in helping consumers to get easier and quicker access to better value energy deals.
"The reality is that many struggle to understand their bills and key information such as consumption which they need to compare prices. This is one of the big reasons why only around 10% of us really engage in this market by shopping around."
QR codes can help remove barriers to switching
"QR codes will help to remove this barrier as they are consumer friendly and easy to use. Most people either have a smart phone or tablet or know someone who does, so potentially many more us will be able to truly engage to make this market competitive.
"I don't think any of us need persuading about the benefits of competition on pricing, quality of service and pressuring companies to become more efficient. This is why the benefits of QR codes could be immense," added Robinson.
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SOURCE: World Moto, Inc.
January 29, 2013 10:21 ET
BANGKOK, THAILAND--(Marketwire - Jan 29, 2013) - World Moto, Inc. (OTCBB: FARE) (OTCQB: FARE) (BERLIN: WM7) (BERLIN: A1J8SY) ("World Moto" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been contacted by Cyril Masson, the CEO of Europe's largest moto taxi operator, Citybird of France, to identify opportunities for integrating the Moto-Meter into the French regulatory framework. Changing the way the world goes around, World Moto is a global authority on the $500 billion dollar a year motorcycle taxi industry and inventor of the Moto-Meter, the world's first motorcycle taxi meter.
Citybird was founded by Cyril Masson in 2003, since then the company has provided over 175,000 motorcycle taxi rides, and has partnered with Air France, France's national airline, combining airplane and motorcycle taxi services for those flying Air France.
In surpassing 100 interested candidates, World Moto marks a key point in its efforts to build a distribution network that spans the globe. The Company continues to receive daily inquiries from experienced parties operating within the sector, and is making rapid progress toward its goal of establishing itself as the only universally recognized brand in an industry with revenues approaching .7% of the global GDP and exceeding worldwide spending on advertising.
World Moto CEO Paul Giles stated, "Distributors are a long-term investment in human capital that will help promote World Moto's vision on a neighborhood-to-neighborhood level. It's more than having a representative in one region -- it's having dedicated, full-time entrepreneurs on a grass-roots level to grow the business, build relationships with local media and officials, and hold community events. It gives us a permanent, growing presence in these communities."
Full details about Citybird can be found at their website: http://www.city-bird.com/
About World Moto
World Moto, Inc is the global authority on the $500 billion dollar a year motorcycle taxi industry and creator of Yes, the "Need it Now!" service. World Moto has revolutionized the taxi industry by inventing the Moto-Meter, a landmark device that CNN, Newsweek, Wired, Moneylife, among others, are calling "the world's first motorcycle taxi meter" and "world's first portable taxi meter" and "first-ever black box for motorcycles," while the Times named it "one of the most significant innovations of this decade" and Fast Company declared it "The First Real Taxi Meter Innovation in 100 Years...a $3 billion dollar idea."
Watch the Moto-Meter in use on motorcycle taxis: http://www.worldmoto.com/videos.php
Watch Yes: http://www.worldmoto.com/yes.php
To find out more about World Moto, Inc. (OTCBB: FARE) (OTCQB: FARE) (BERLIN: WM7) (BERLIN: A1J8SY), visit our website at www.worldmoto.com. Details of the Company's business, finances, appointments and agreements can be found as part of the Company's continuous public disclosure as a reporting issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database.
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Facts? Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!
Congressman Labrador's Twitter Page Gets Naughty ... AGAIN!
"I think all of America can get behind (in front of?) this sort of bi-partisan advocacy." - Alexandra Grande (Facebook comment)
Looking for a wild time?
Well just be sure to regularly check the Facebook page of Congressman Raul Labrador.
First, we had Labrador Retweets Endorsement from Fictional 1960s TV Character, prompting Huckleberries Online to ask:
Which fictional TV character would you want to be endorsed by?
The Twitterverse and liberal The Daily Kos are having fun with a R/T by Congressman Raul Labrador's crew — of Dr. Alfred Bellows' endorsement: "I'm supporting @Labrador4Idaho, and you should too. The man has delivered on his campaign promise of fiscal responsibility." If that name sounds familiar, you're probably a fan of the old TV show: "I Dream of Jeanie." Dr. Alfred Bellows was the psychiatrist in the 1960s comedy. Tweeter Sharon Fisher may have been the first person to spot the R/T — and hilarity that went with it.
And this in today From Tony Shallat:
At about 11:30 MST:
If you want a quick laugh today go to
Look at what tweet he favorited. Yes this is real.
Then an hour later:
Well Labrador fixed his twitter account....but I have a screenshot....can't escape naughty behavior in the iPhone generation:
"I didn't realize he was such a health fanatic." - Ben Wilson (on Facebook)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Investors became more cautious, withdrawing money from stock mutual funds during the week ended July 25 while continuing to deposit cash into bond funds at a rapid clip.
Investors withdrew a net $2.1 billion from U.S. stock funds for the weeklong period, while pulling a net $568 million from funds investing primarily in foreign stocks, the Investment Company Institute said on Wednesday. This marked a change of sentiment. Investors added money to both categories in the previous week, which was the first time in seven weeks that deposits into U.S. stock funds exceeded withdrawals.
In contrast, foreign stock funds had been attracting cash. The week ended July 25 was the first since mid-May in which investors pulled money out of foreign stock funds. The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index fell nearly 2.6 percent during the week.
Investors deposited a net $5.8 billion into bond funds, down slightly from and intake of nearly $6.5 billion during the preceding week. The latest week's total includes $4.3 billion of net deposits into taxable bond funds, which primarily invest in corporate bonds, and nearly $1.5 billion into municipal bond funds, which invest in bonds issued by state and local governments. Investors have added cash to bond funds in all but one week so far this year.
Hybrid funds, which invest in both stocks and bonds, attracted $737 million in net deposits last week.
Overall, investors deposited a net $3.8 billion into funds of all types, down from a net $8 billion in the previous week.


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Styrofoam faces smiled facetiously. Lauren wanted to say that she knew all along and that she was just kidding too and that she was just being stupid or funny or both, but she just giggled along with them as her cheeks melted. She didn't know what was going on, but she quickly concluded that these girls were much more experienced in life than she was.
The power lines draped themselves from one pole to the next, and, heavenward, the bitter breath of the polar night sky was shattered by the earliest bursts of sun. Still, the stars glowed softly, while all the things under the leaves gasped for breath as the rain escaped to the sewers to converse with the alligators and rats in rhythms and tongues oppressed and forgotten by the human race. The cricket sounds washed the lost landscape with lonely violin echoes. The dew delivered itself to the emaciated patches of grass that would be eaten the following afternoon by bovine that would, eventually, be slaughtered without prayer and by machine. The windows rapped as the wind rattled as the wonderful returned. The wonderful one, Lauren P. Alexandra, returned.
The girls all thought it was a shame that she didn't care too much about cheap things, and she'd always say something that made sense out loud and during the moment, but she would always wonder what she even meant afterwards. She'd listened to others with untainted care and would delay her response. She liked it when people talked to her.
Diane Swanson understood Lauren P. Alexandra, but Kelly Adamsen didn't, and Margaret Bloom was never entirely sure. Samantha Jennings, the leader of the girls, thought Lauren to be a mere trifling, while Morgan Daniels, Samantha's best friend, and the only girl amongst them who didn't have to put make-up on in the school bathroom, always plugged her nose when Lauren got her lunch out.
Lauren, who had come to school solitary of companions, sat in the cafeteria during lunch. That was where she was supposed to sit. The girls, standing in the doorway, turned around, as Lauren sat down. Walking out in front, Samantha said:
† – Lauren, you're going to the dance, right?
† – Ummm . . . I hope I can. I need to ask my parents, and, ummm . . .
† – Lauren, you still need to ask your parents?!
This caused the girls to burst into a deadly fit of giggles. Shocks of voices began to state that they didn't need to ask their parents. Desperately, Lauren cried:
† – They'll let me go. I mean they'd let me go. They wouldn't even care if I went. They let me do what I want. I don't even have to ask. I could go if I want.
† – Oh my God, Lauren, we were just kidding, calm down.
Styrofoam faces smiled facetiously. Lauren wanted to say that she knew all along and that she was just kidding too and that she was just being stupid or funny or both, but she just giggled along with them as her cheeks melted. She didn't know what was going on, but she quickly concluded that these girls were much more experienced in life than she was. After all, they didn't have to ask their parents permission for anything and she'd heard that Kelly Adamsen had made out with Joel Macgyver for 20 minutes in Joel's older brother's car and all the girls said they'd been drunk before but Lauren didn't know if it was true and had made an awful fool of herself in the middle of class when she gave an innocent giggle after having said:
† – I don't think kids our age get drunk.
And, afterwards, the girls surrounded her outside her locker and stared nasty at her and said things like:
† – You're like fucking stupid, you know, right?
† – I got drunk just last Sunday.
† – I got drunk just last night.
† – Yeah, me too.
Lauren's parents said it was a nasty thing to do, but Lauren made sure they didn't go and talk to the school counselors or principal. Lauren said:
† – I wasn't even scared. They didn't even beat me up.
That's what bullying was. Lauren didn't think they were awful. If they were awful they would've hit her.
She walked home, cloaked in a static anonymity, blurred into a spill of students. She stayed off the grass and off the road, and made sure not to look at the people smoking in the middle of the road because Sylvia Patches had said that she'd get beaten up if she looked at them. The left sleeve of her calico jacket was starting to fray and her t-shirt was too long. Light shone through the trees and fluttered on her freckled cheeks and she smiled when she saw a dog run by. She had her red mittens on because it was foggy out when she'd walked to school in the morning and she had no room for them in her backpack. Justin Rasinsky, who adored her because he thought she was very pretty, walked with her because his house came after hers. Lauren thought Justin was fine but annoying. Justin said:
† – Did you know that Devon made fun of Travis?
† – Really? Did he get in trouble?
Lauren didn't ever feign interest but she listened nicely without her heart. However, she was actually interested in Travis. Travis was the best-looking boy in the entire eighth grade; all the girls had said so. Justin knew that he had said the right thing and tried to ease a way into conversation:
† – No, but I would fucking nail Devon if I was Travis, seriously.
† – You would get suspended.
† – Yeah, but he deserves it. You know, Travis is dating Katelyn Serras, right?
† – Oh, I think I know who that is. Does she have long hair?
† – She used to. She was in the principal's office today, you know?
† – How come?
† – She wouldn't stop talking in class.
† – That's so mean. How come teachers have to do that?
† – Yeah, I totally hate Mr. Malkmus! He's so gay!
† – I know. Everyone hates him.
† – Hey, what did you think of the story in English?
† – I really liked it.
† – Oh . . . Yeah, so did I . . .
† – Oops!
And, just then, Lauren's right mitten fell preciously to the ground because she'd been shaking it and twisting it off unconsciously. Justin took this as a cue to be a gentleman and attempted to retrieve the mitten. Lauren, who still attached too much meaning to the things her parents purchased, outstripped Justin's speed, hindered by the leftover excesses of childhood, and let fall her hands onto the mitten. Her virgin soul could not detect Justin's adoration, and Justin kept his heart in a bunker. They walked together with all the space between them until Lauren broke off and branched up the way that went home.
Of course she did her homework. Of course she greeted both parents. Of course she fed the dog, and then thought of the dance. She was sure it was something all teenagers did, that's what she'd tell her parents. She would even offer to pay. They could not possibly refuse her then. Of course she had no idea that her parents would let her go. Of course she had no idea that her mother would be thrilled, and her father would be hushed and proud. Of course she had no idea that her parents would not only pay but also insist on driving her, as well give her small money for chips and a pop.
Cautiously, Lauren descended down the stairs. Carefully, Lauren's parents set the table for supper. Lauren, noticing the luminous mood of her parents, began her verbal excursion to the dance:
† – Hey, do you guys know what I got on my math quiz?
† – No, Lauren, how could we? her mother said, Tell us.
† – Well, guess, it was out of ten.
† – Ten out of ten?
† – Oh . . . No, I got seven and a half, but that was, like, the fourth highest mark in the class. Like, everyone else got five or six.
† – Lauren, started her dad, it's a bit strange that you didn't get nine, or even eight. Didn't you study?
† – Huh? Oh, yeah, I studied, of course. It's, just, math is really hard.
† – But, you spend so much time working on your other classes. I mean, last night you spent two and a half hours working on your poster for science. I guess your mother and I are a bit puzzled.
Lauren recoiled. Why were they making such a big deal out of this? Lauren never liked math, and it was really hard. All the rest of the kids had even said it was; even Terry Johnson, who had the highest mark in the class didn't get full marks on it. However, if she tried to explain that to them they would respond with something like, "Well, we're talking about you, not the rest of the class." Lauren looked down at the floor, her father continued:
† – I'm not trying to be heavy on you Lauren, it's just you're really bright, and I think you can get into a pattern of working half as hard as you could. Anyhow, I'll stop. How are the rest of your classes?
The tense breath she'd been holding onto, broke from her lungs, and, full of hurry, she answered:
† – English is really good. I have, like, the third or second highest mark in the class, and we read a really good story, too, and Mr. Mealy is a really good teacher. He's really funny.
† – I'm glad, her mother said, Yeah, you seem more like a Humanities type, like me.
† – What are Humanities?
† – Courses like English and Social Studies. There are others you can take, as well, though, like Political Science, or Literature, although, you may have to wait 'til university to take those.
† – Yeah, I totally love English!
Although Lauren had been transitorily sidetracked from her objective, she made quick her move:
† – Hey, uh, I was wondering, I mean, only if it's okay with you guys, if I could go to the MTV dance? I mean, you can say no.
† – Oh, of course. What is an MTV dance though? When is it? Where is it? How much?
Everything afraid in Lauren exited abroad in light.
† – Thank you! Yes! I can pay! Yes!
† – You don't have to pay. We don't expect you to pay.
† – But, I have money! I really want to.
† – Lauren, you don't even have a job. You get a small weekly allowance. We will pay.
† – What if we split the cost halfway?
† – How much does it cost to get in?
† – It's fifteen dollars.
† – Listen, Lauren, we want to pay for you to get in.
† – Thank you so much. Aah! Yes!
† – When is it? Where is it?
† – Tomorrow night at the Multiplex.
† – What time does it start?
† – Nine o' clock, I think.
† – Oh. What times does it end?
† – Eleven or twelve, I think.
† – Don't you think that's a bit late? Are you sure you want to stay the whole time?
† – Yeeeeeeeeees!
† – Who are you going with?
† – Ummm . . . Samantha asked me to go with her and her friends?
† – Samantha who?
† – Jennings.
† – Wait now, wasn't that the group of girls who bullied you at school.
† – No, they didn't bully me!
Lauren's mom cut in:
† – Honey, they surrounded you outside your locker. You said you were terrified remember?
† – Well, it was my fault, and, I mean, they've been really nice to me at school.
† – Hold on, it's not your fault at all.
† – Well, I should've known that they'd drank before.
† – Lauren, how would know that? They're too young to be drinking anyhow.
† – Well, they've been really nice to me at school.
Lauren's dad returned to the conversation:
† – Lauren, I'd feel a lot more comfortable if you went with Sylvia or Tara. Are either of them going? You should ask them. You could have a sleepover afterwards.
† – But, uhh, just, but, okay. I could ask, but, like . . .
† – Lauren, it's just that we're your parents, and we love you, and we want you to be with people who we know you're safe with, that's all. But, if what you're saying is that these girls are friends with you now, than I believe you.
† – Oh, thank you! Umm, I was wondering if maybe I could walk there?
† – Walk? It's all the way across town. Why?
† – Okay, I don't have to, sorry, I just thought, sorry, okay.
Lauren's mom said:
† – How 'bout we drop you off at the corner. It'd make sense. That way we don't have to drive in the parking lot.
† – Yeah, I was just worried about the car. It'll be packed. Maybe you could drop me off a little bit before the corner?
† – Okay.
The rest of the dinner was quiet on the outside, but inside it was loud and colorful and Lauren wanted to wear something that was pretty and made her look older and she wanted to put on make-up and maybe her mom would help her with her hair.
† – Lauren, have you thought of what to wear?
† – Oh, no.
† – What about that denim jacket we bought for you, the one with the butterflies on it?
† – Uh, well, I don't know, uh, maybe, yeah, I don't know . . .
† – You don't have to. It was just an idea.
† – I was thinking maybe we could buy something for it.
† – I don't think so, Lauren.
† – Why not?
† – Because you have nice clothes. We're not buying something special for this dance. What about that dress we bought for Aunt Sarah's son's wedding?
† – Noooo, I can't wear a dress.
† – How 'bout we look through your clothes after dinner. It shouldn't be too hard to find something cool.
† – Maybe I could borrow something of yours, Mom?
† – I don't know, Lauren. It's just I don't want you to lose anything.
Lauren's father, always immediately defensive of Lauren, resumed his part of the conversation:
† – Honey, she could wear that purple silk scarf of yours?
† – I don't have a silk scarf.
† – You know, that purple scarf. The one made out of that really light material.
† – I don't think so. That's one of my favorites. What about the green with the blue and gold trim?
† – Oh, Lauren, you would look beautiful in that. What about that?
Lauren's gleaming smile and gratitude answered her father.
The wind was warm while she walked. The wonderful one Lauren returned to the world. She placed her steps and set course and never thought of going anywhere else because she didn't know where else to go and never indulged nearly long enough in a silent mind, even though her mouth was stayed. Not even a whistle was permitted to pass through her lips. It was important for her to soon arrive to where the dance was being held: she didn't want to be swallowed by the street and she didn't want to keep her friends waiting and the ivy green and ivy red leaves dressed the sidewalk and she stopped and looked at them and then behind her and then started to forlornly stumble forward straight ahead again. As she stole nearer the dance center with slight hesitation but definite eagerness, she held onto her thoughts to guarantee she wouldn't disappear down the rabbit hole. She would dodge the tricky boys and the zombie boys and hoped to God to stay enveloped within her friends and hoped to God not to get grabbed or snatched up by harpy girls. All the names of lust she'd heard about would not be confused with sincerity.
Inside, the air was solid and like cement.
† – Lauren, you finally showed up!
† – Yeah! Hey . . . How are you guys?
She didn't recognize some of the girls her friends were with, their eyes thin and artificial. She had a hard time recognizing her friends, smiling like lasers. She hoped to God she would recognize herself. She saw Darren Muloney, who was cute even though he had a crooked smile. Her voice was tinny and tiny because the music was loud, and her nerves were all blue in bundle, all done up tight. Her voice was tinny and tiny and tight when she said:
† – So, good music, yeah?
† – This song is so gay.
† – Oh yeah, I know.
† – Like, seriously, the video for this sucks so hard.
† – I know. I hate it.
Most of her friends and their friends were with boys with hats and simple t -shirts and jeans, and they were all holding onto some part of one another. One of the thin-eyed harpy girls spotted someone in the crowd:
† – Oh my God, I can't believe Janice Reynolds is here. She is such a fucking bitch.
Everyone agreed silently. Lauren saw Travis in the crowd, with friends, of course. Another one of the harpies opened her baneful beak saying to Lauren:
† – Weren't you on my soccer team or something? I know you, I think.
† – Ummm . . . Maybe. I was on a green team.
But, the bird was clearly finished with her worm, and Lauren had ended up answering air emptier than the girl in front of her. Samantha looked over at Lauren and said:
† – Hey, sweetie, can I borrow two dollars, please? I swear I'll pay you back on Monday?
† – Oh, sure. Here.
Lauren's dad had given her a five dollar bill. As she, the bait, fished in her mom's old purse for it she listened in on her new friends and their boyfriends:
† – Yeah, I was all like, hey, fuck you, man. It was sooo funny.
† – Man, that guy so wants your girl. You can totally tell.
† – Man, you're such a fag. He doesn't. He's, like, gayer than you are.
This caused all around to laugh and jeer at the receiver.
† – Oh, man, what a burn.
Lauren handed her money to Samantha, and felt a devil was nearby:
† – Oh, thanks babe, we'll all be right back.
Lauren already knew she'd become a discarded rag-doll. Her futile words sounded horrible to her when she said them out loud. Her words were forced and desperate, and sounded like what they were: the regrets of a girl trying to get her friends to stay:
† – Hey, guys, you know what we should do when we're older? We should all go to prom together.
Lauren was just as shocked and disgusted with her words as the ones around her were. Kelly, who'd been kissing a boy ever since Lauren had arrived, broke the silence:
† – Okaaaaay. Riiiight.
Lauren turned around to try and find a way out, but Justin, who'd just walked over to ask Lauren for a dance, stood in her way. He'd just given the girls reason to stay and burn a fire a little longer. Justin was a boy easily offended by rich people and people in brand name clothing and frequently made a fool out of himself for it:
† – Oh my God, is this your boyfriend, or something?
† – What?! No! Of course not! Never!
Morgan took the lead:
† – Oh my God, Justin Rasinsky. You're such a homo. Seriously, get out of here. Don't you dare come closer.
† – What?!
† – You're so gay. I hate people who are mean to my friends, don't you ever talk shit about me and my friends. Oh my God, you guys, let's go, this sucks, seriously.
Lauren felt their shadows tread all over and away from her. Like a kettle at boiling peak, her eyes hot watered over. She wiped the tears onto her hands, she wiped her hands onto her black skirt, having had her night wiped away. She couldn't call home or else her dad would've been right, but she couldn't be seen with Justin either. Heavy her face with tears, the weary one Lauren retreated from the world. The weary one Lauren retreated to the bathroom.
She did come out. She was in the bathroom for ten minutes. She was young and she wiped her sadness onto a paper towel. She heard a song she remembered, and all the vicissitudes only ever experienced in story became real, as life shot through the airwaves to her, creating mellifluous and invisible non-iniquities heard only by rogues and similar pariahs; those who held no Bible, those who sometimes thought of running away, and those who did, knew the notes hanging in the air. The sound waves battered her blue woe, and she could breath; she was no longer a beetle person who'd just been exterminated or stepped on or eaten and shat out by harpy girls. Curious kids gazed at all the light around her face; she was beautiful and not beautiful enough; she refused to be alone. That's why the heat and air circled her when she saw him. That's why she pulled towards him, to try and make a home with him in the lights and music. That's why her dirty nails became shorter as she went alone and slowly, and had no one to talk to about it. That's why the war in her chest culminated as the skinny words waltzed from her lips. The light, all but jagged anymore, felt clean. Air went to her lungs smoothly, and she went in search of flowers.
Ryan Ziegler is 17 years old, and lives in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.


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I'm Tempted to Take These Indie Powder Masks with Me Everywhere I Go
So I'm sharing my favorites with you.
So I'm sharing my favorites with you.
Next time you drive past a nice looking farmstead, don't think nostalgically about how quaint the rural lifestyle is.
Feel good knowing these contain wholesome ingredients.
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Tue, 30 September 2014
Today's episode features Paula Manzanera, who has spent a majority of her life living and working in the Middle East. She recounts her experiences spending holidays in Saudi Arabia as a child, trying to live a normal life in war-torn Lebanon, and finding a new start in Qatar.
Direct download: Episode_64_-_Paula_Manzanera_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 5:13pm MSK
Mon, 29 September 2014
Took a trip over to Northwestern University to chat with Mohana Rajakumar, who opens up about her academic and writing careers. We touch upon how one defines themselves as an individual and sustains their life passions, even in the face of critique or uncertainty.
Direct download: Episode_63_-_Mohana_Rajakumar_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 7:00am MSK
Sun, 28 September 2014
I Love Qatar's Kev Waller and I are back for another preview of this week's best events from around Doha. We've got art classes, a breast cancer awareness event, and lots of other happenings featured in this episode.
Direct download: Episode_62_-_Weekly_Events_Update_9.28_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 4:19pm MSK
Thu, 25 September 2014
This week's episode with our friends, The Edge: Qatar's Business Magazine, features visiting labor economist and managing director, David Jones from The Talent Enterprise. David delves into his recent article in the magazine titled "Is the Future Female?: Examining the rise of Qatari women in the workplace."
Direct download: Episode_61_-_The_Edge_Weekly_Business_News_9.25_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 7:00am MSK
Wed, 24 September 2014
Hope you all are having a wonderful week! Today's episode focuses on some people who are near and dear to my heart: the Ginger Camel team. We discuss their personal journeys in the media production field and their upcoming trip to the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards ceremony.
Direct download: Episode_60_-_The_Ginger_Camel_Team_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 4:08pm MSK
Sun, 21 September 2014
Doha Heat is happy to announce a new partnership with Martina Mullins, who is the country manager for Country Connections, a relocation services provider. Over the coming weeks we'll be providing short, yet hopefully informative answers to your questions pertaining to settling into Doha life and making it your new home.
Direct download: Episode_59_-_Introducing_Relocation_Services_FAQs_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 3:31pm MSK
Sun, 21 September 2014
Good morning, Doha and fans abroad! The weather might be cooling off finally, but the events' scene is heating up. This week Kev and us discuss a variety of networking opportunities, a trip to a Qatari farm, and Disney on Ice, among other things.
Direct download: Episode_58_-_Weekly_Events_Update_9.21_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 10:35am MSK
Thu, 18 September 2014
We sit down with The Edge's digital editor, Shehan Mashood, to talk about innovations positively impacting Doha. Our conversation details Apple's launch of its new iPhones and iOS technologies, as well as Qatar Business Incubation Centre's opening event and Hamad International Airport's new eGate system.
Direct download: Episode_57_-_The_Edge_Weekly_Business_News_9.18_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 7:00am MSK
Wed, 17 September 2014
French expat Marie Dumond from Stratagem relates to our audience her experiences growing up abroad and the unique opportunities presented by doing market research in Qatar.
Direct download: Episode_56_-_Marie_Dumond_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 4:28pm MSK
Mon, 15 September 2014
Got an entrepreneurial dream you wish to pursue but have been a little unsure where to go? Listen in today for our chat with Yasmeen Hassan, entrepreneurship manager at the Bedaya Center located in Katara Cultural Village.
Direct download: Episode_55_-_Yasmeen_Hassan_2_mixdown.mp3
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Hilton AmsterdamApollolaan 138, Amsterdam, 1077 BG, Netherlands TEL: +31-20-7106000 FAX: +31-20-7106080 Email us
Breakfast and Parking Package
Go shopping in Amsterdam, stay in comfort and park your car safely in front of the hotel at Hilton Amsterdam.
Maps & Directions
Perfectly positioned in an elegant corner of the city, tucked away from the hustle and bustle, Hilton Amsterdam offers the perfect base for exploring the vibrant and characterful city.
The close-by tram stop offers easy access into the lively city center.
Route Results
Choose from a range of excellent air, road and rail options to get to the hotel, as Hilton Amsterdam is conveniently located just 20 minutes away from Schiphol Airport, and 20 minutes from Amsterdam Central Station.
Travelling to Hilton Amsterdam by car? The secure and private hotel car park has 100 self-parking spaces and is run strictly on a first come first served basis. Parking costs are EUR35 per day.
Arriving by air
Taxis are available outside the Arrivals Terminal for a quick 20-minute drive to the hotel. It is also possible to travel to Hilton Amsterdam by train in only 30 minutes of total travel time.
When planning to do so, we recommend taking the train to Amsterdam Zuid.
There you can transfer to tram 5 (towards Central Station) and exit at Gerrit van der Veenstraat. From there, it is only short walk to the hotel. Walking directions can be found below.
Arriving by train – Amsterdam Central Station
When arriving at Amsterdam Central station, we recommend taking tramline 5, towards Amstelveen Binnenhof, and exit on Gerrit van der Veenstraat.
Other tramline options are Tramline 2 towards Nieuw Sloten, where you can exit at Cornelis Schuytstraat, and Tramline 16 towards VU medisch centrum, where you must exit at Emmastraat.
All walking directions from the tram stops to the hotel are explained below.
Exploring the city
Hilton Amsterdam offers the ideal location to explore all the best sites Amsterdam has to offer.
Enjoy a short stroll to the nearby sites, hire a bike from our Concierge, or take a quick tram ride to gain quick and easy access into the lively city center.
When travelling by tram, we recommend taking tramline 5 towards Central Station from Gerrit van der Veenstraat, or tramline 2 towards Central Station from Cornelis Schuytstraat.
If travelling from Central Station on Tramline 5, walk in the opposite direction from the tram, then left at the big intersection and 4th right.
These tramlines include many of the best attractions Amsterdam has to offer.
Walking Directions:
Walking directions from Gerrit van der Veenstraat to Hilton Amsterdam (Tramline 5) (6 minutes)
From Gerrit van der Veenstraat, walk in direction of the tram, and take the first left on the big intersection. Take the fourth street to your right towards Minervalaan. Keep walking in this direction, and you should be able to see Hilton Amsterdam from there.
Walking directions from Cornelis Schuytstraat to Hilton Amsterdam (Tramline 2) (8 minutes)
From Cornelis Schuytstraat, cross the road to the main street. On the right hand side you will have the Gresham Memphis Hotel. Keep walking straight on and cross the bridge, following the Breitnerstraat. After crossing the bridge you will see Hilton Amsterdam on your right hand side at the crossing of the Apollolaan and Minervalaan.
Walking directions from Emmastraat to Hilton Amsterdam (Tramline 16) (4 minutes)
When exiting at Emmastraat, face the tram and cross the road to the main road De Lairessestraat. There you need to follow the Willem Witsenstraat, turn left on Apollolaan and you will see Hilton Amsterdam on your left hand side.
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Sure, staying active is good for you and keeps you healthy and all that good stuff that we like to think is motivation enough in itself. But when it comes to busting your bum at the gym 3 times a week or going for that jog at 6:30 in the morning, sometimes the vague lure of "healthiness" just isn't strong enough to pull you out of bed.
A free smoothie, though? Mmmmm. Now, that just might do the trick.
Nexercise is a fitness app that uses gamification and social networking to increase motivation. Log your physical activity to earn points, medals and random prizes as you go. And the more you work out, the better your chances a winning a Nexercise Grand Prize at the end of each month. Instant gratification = wait, working out is fun?
Nexercise also uses a social element to engage users through social media. This lets users interact with each other, form a community and, most importantly, compete for bragging rights! They were looking for ways to explore this aspect further when they came across Socialize and thought, "Why spend weeks doing this in-house when we can pop in Socialize's SDK in minutes?"
We caught up with Ben Young of Nexercise at MoDevEast, which we sponsored, to get his thoughts on Socialize and why the social aspect of an app is so powerful. Check it out:
Ben also took the time to answer a few more questions about his experience with Socialize.
1) What drew you to Socialize?
Socialize had a lot of the features we were looking for from a social aspect. The fact that the platform is continuing to evolve is like giving us an extended development team.
2) Which feature is your favourite?
There really is no one feature we like, it's the culmination of both engagement and discovery that makes the SDK really promising.
3) How did you find the process of implementing it?
We found it straightforward. We are doing a deep integration, so the Socialize tech team has been really helpful working with us.
4) Would you recommend Socialize to other developers? Why?
Yes, it's easy to get started and the development team is awesome to work with.
5) What other Socialize features would you like to see in the future?
Push notifications when users engage with entities—we are excited that's coming soon . As for future stuff, we'd like to see really cool APIs around where we could suggest users and entities based on similar interests and social engagement patterns.
Thanks, Ben!
We love seeing Socialize in action and the insight we get from developer feedback is invaluable. Download the SDK for yourself and tell us what you think! You just might be the next app featured in our app showcase.


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Rebecca Lowe and Kuba Kawnik met on Silversea Cruise's Silver Whisper. While both were musical artists on the ship, their backgrounds couldn't have been more different. Kuba came from Poland with a classical and jazz musical education and Rebecca was a Texan living in Los Angeles with a penchant for singing and acting in musical theater. Soon after returning from their time spent at sea, their friendship turned professional and a great partnership was born. With successful solo endeavors under both their belts, they decided to do the unthinkable: a variety show with country, jazz, show tunes and classical music. It could never work. But it did. Still performing their solo acts, their combo show has gone on to become a huge hit with audiences everywhere from performing arts venues in the U.S. to jazz clubs in Poland, let alone on many of the top cruise lines in the world. Their repertoire of diverse styles of music combined with their chemistry together onstage have been delighting audiences for years with no sign of letting up. Seldom performing the exact show twice, while constantly adding new material, has made them an act that is fun to follow as well as easy to count on to be an engaging show. Adding to their repertoire, they've made it personal by getting married and bringing a daughter "into the act". Although she hasn't yet joined them onstage, she certainly has added to the fun of what has become a somewhat unusual, yet intriguing partnership.
Born in Łódź, Poland, multi-instrumentalist Jakub "Kuba" Kawnik (pronounced "KOO-bah") has been playing on different instruments since he was 5 years old. Although he is probably best known for his performance on vibraphone, using a specialized 4-mallet technique, he has also mastered the incredibly difficult theremin. In addition, he plays drums, marimba, percussion instruments, piano, guitar, violin, kalimba, flute and handsaw. Kuba's live concerts are highly out of the ordinary and entertaining, taking the audience on an unpredictable journey, incorporating classical numbers as well as standards and the usual with some not-so-usual instruments. Audiences come away with the feeling that not only were they entertained and enlightened, but they also got to know and experience an up-and-coming gifted and unique talent.
Rebecca Lowe
If you love musicals and songs that tell as story, from a down-home girl with an uptown voice, Rebecca Lowe is not to be missed. On stage, she is best known for her roles in the musicals Evita and Jekyll & Hyde. As the youngest actress to perform the role of Eva Peron, Rebecca received standing ovations and critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe. She appeared in the title role of Lucy in the Los Angeles production of Jekyll & Hyde, receiving a Robby Award nomination. A regular headliner for various cruise lines throughout the world, she is known for her easy-to-get-to-know personality and strong, clear voice. Her concerts are sophisticated, engaging and entertaining, yet unpretentious, incorporating her Broadway background as well as popular & country music.
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will withdraw most troops from Afghanistan's south at the end of this year and shut down a major base for NATO-led forces, handing security to Afghan soldiers and police, Defense Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday.
Western and Afghan commanders, Smith said, had agreed that the major multinational coalition base at Tarin Kowt and its NATO airbase in Uruzgan province would close at the end of 2013.
Most foreign combat troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014 under a planned security transition from foreign forces to Afghans.
"It is a necessary and logical and natural consequence of transition being effective," Smith said.
"The effect of that closure will be that Australia will no longer have a permanent presence in Uruzgan province, and the majority of Australian defense force personnel will return."
Australia has around 1,650 troops in Afghanistan, including special forces, based mainly in volatile Uruzgan, and was an original member of the U.S.-led coalition that helped oust the former Taliban government in late 2001.
It has lost 39 troops in the war, with 242 wounded.
The United States and NATO allies are racing against the clock to train a 350,000-strong force of Afghan soldiers to meet the 2014 deadline, although there is widespread skepticism that target can be met.
"A lot of people are worried about the military side and how are we going to get to 2014," Washington-based Australian counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television.
"How are we going to hand over to the Afghans effectively and prevent the Taliban coming back?" he said on the ABC's "Four Corners" program late on Monday.
Australia had not yet decided whether special forces troops would remain in Afghanistan next year or after 2014, Smith said, with negotiations still underway with the Afghan government.
(Reporting by Rob Taylor; Editing by Paul Tait)