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improve the reliability of saving game.
I just wish they would release the stupid english version. Mine is paid for and just awaiting shipment!
Lifted from the website for updated feature list :
Note : the previous version of G core 4.0a upgrade. Simplified Chinese version versus limited use. Updated information GBA-G approved version 4.1 shows that 4.1,NDS ends.
GBA ends :
1. Threefold increase archived backup certification mechanism to further enhance reliability.
NDS end :
1. Threefold increase archived backup certification mechanisms, further enhance reliability;
2. Increase filing that the state functions according to the state filing movements;
3. Servo system to increase battery power of judgement functions (background operation).
ok...a short translation
1) 3 types of saves support. This increases compatibility with more gba games
1) Same as 1) on gba
2) added save type display capability. able to display save type/condition
3) improved ability to monitor battery level and predict battery life (all done in background)
Why isn't this on G6's linked download section @ http://www.handheldsources.com/Download%20...ftware%203.html
Probably will be with time right? ...I'm guessing the English version isn't done yet.
They are really trying too hard here..
With the 4.1 loader, there is a disclaimer when you boot the G6. I have the Chinese G6 Lite & can't read Chinese.
Anyone know what it says? I think it has something to do with the 'new, better saving mechanism.'
Oh god.. let's hope it's not that annoying "this product is not endorced by nintendo" disclaimer...
It was perfectly fine to just keep that in the gba mode.
It means data processing... don't turn off the power.
This version improve the reliability of saving mechanism, not the compatibility.
thanks for the translation abc978


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Accusations against former Western Cape leader Marius Fransman has led to him being suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for five years. This, for behaviour the party says is inconsistent with ANC leadership values, and for saying things that bring the ANC into disrepute.
Fransman has cried foul. He has always claimed he is the victim of factionalism and says it is a kangaroo court. He has not yet seen the full judgement, and is likely to appeal.
Political analyst Dr Somadoda Fikeni spoke to CapeTalk's John Maytham about how issues of factionalism and real transgressions have become entangled.
The problem is that valid issues that bring the ANC into disrepute, tend to be diluted by factional claims.— Dr Somadoda Fikeni, political analyst
He says as long as there is factionalism, this will continue to be the case.
The ANC has an inconsistent application of such disciplinary codes, and where a faction is strong, members do not seem to be subjected to the same treatment, he notes.
The worrying factor is whether it is Nkandla report, state capture report, or this one and others...is that those who are accused or found to be guilty tend to deal with the protocols and innuendos of factions rather than the substance of the case before them.— Dr Somadoda Fikeni, political analyst
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|A key assumption associated with reservoir creation/stimulation, as with Enhanced Geothermal Systems, is that sufficient rock volumes can be hydraulically fractured via both tensile and shear failure and, more importantly, by reactivation of naturally existing fractures (by shearing). However, the knowledge base for hydraulic stimulation of geothermal systems remains limited. Modeling of fracture stimulation techniques for geothermal systems is an immature technology. The advancement of EGS greatly depends on increased understanding of the dynamics of the rock-fracture-fluid system and enhanced ability to reliably predict reservoir behavior under stimulation and fluid production. Current widely used subsurface hydro-thermal-mechanical simulation codes based on continuum mechanics (i.e., FEHM, TOUGH2 and STOMP) will never be able to explicitly model the intimate coupling between fluid pressure variations, the initiation and growth of new fractures, and reactivation of pre-existing fractures and weak zones (see Rutqvist6 for a comprehensive review). Continuum mechanics models are important for predicting the evolution of stress-strain fields during injection and where the potential fracturing could occur, but they cannot describe the dynamics of the fracture events, which are tightly coupled with hydro-thermal mechanical-chemical processes.
|Develop a physics-based rock deformation and fracture propagation simulator by coupling a discrete element model (DEM) for fracturing with a continuum multiphase flow and heat transport model in order to predict the dynamics of fracture stimulation, fluid flow, rock deformation, and heat transport. The proposed model will have the ability to be validated, after stimulation, to geophysical and hydraulic monitoring data to verify results, improve targeting of production wells, and aid with operation optimization.
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| Idaho National Laboratory
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| $977,000.00
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| Robert Podgorney
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| Work and tasks are designed around starting with first principle research in the areas of DEM/rock mechanics, acoustic emission (AE), and flow and transport property scaling. The complexity of the research will progressively increase by merging the individual tasks and increasing the size and scale of the work from small 2D proof-of-concepts simulations to site-scale fully 3D simulations for validation against field stimulation data. The milestones expected to achieve are 2D Coupled Model Completion, 3D Coupled Model Completion, and Finalization of Model/Peer Review, which will require a total of 11 tasks:
|Location of Project
| Idaho Falls, ID
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|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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Skip to comments.Is Justin Amash the new face of Republicanism?
Posted on 04/22/2013 5:00:21 AM PDT by Amish
Is Justin Amash the new face of Republicanism?
By George F. Will
Published: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:00 p.m. Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013
America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, the embodiment of vanilla Republicanism.
Memo to George Will: The House seats in Michigan (as in every state with more than one House member) have been redistricted four times since Gerry Ford was a congressman, so a guy of your intellect should have figured out that Amash doesn't occupy "the same seat" that Ford once did. And if you want to call someone "the embodiment of vanilla Republicanism," just look in the mirror at yourself! Maybe you've lost some of your vaunted brain power by hanging out with too many MSM lefties in Washington.
Dingell? Isn't it about time for that geezer to retire?
Why retire now ? He just needs to serve 18 more years beyond the current term and he and his father will have served 100 years in Congress (yes, it has been just over 80 years so far).
Just look at the other side of the state where the Dingell family has held the throne since 1933 and that's just a father and son.
Dingell senior changed the family name from Dzieglewicz to run for the seat with the catchy slogan of "Ring with Dingell"
Little Johnny was a page on the house floor at the start of WWII.
He was never going to be anything but a politician.
A real Dingell-ing!!! I wouldn't blame dad for changing that name. Hard to get elected with a name no one can pronounce, regardless of anything else. He wouldn't have been the first Polish (or Italian, or Jewish, or whatever) American to Anglicize his or her name, nor the last. Nowadays, though, if your family name is Spanish-sounding, you'd be better off to keep it as it is.
"Sorry, you can't be impressive, on a conservative site, and be Pro-Amnesty."
No one on this site is more Anti-Amnesty than I am, as you could find out by checking my posting history.
What I had previously heard about Amash concerned his positions on the budget and his willingness to oppose Boehner, a rare thing among the invertebrates that largely populate the Republican majority.
I had not heard that Amash was pro-amnesty. If he is, it is a poison pill to anyone who would support him.
"How bout fewer members like Boehner, Cantor AND Amash ?"
I find it rare when I can support Boehner/Cantor on any issue. I will support Amash on slashing spending and the size of the federal behemoth and oppose him on immigration, both on amnesty and on maintaining the insanely high level of legal immigrants allowed in. Same with Rand Paul.
Thanks for the heads-up on Amash's position on immigration.
You can get away with Dutch names in Michigan but that's about as exotic as they get outside Detroit.
It's unfortunate we should have to accept either/or types of Republican pols. Either Big Gubmint RINOs or kooks like Amash. We should have people strong across the board, because that is what it means to be a Conservative.
"Its unfortunate we should have to accept either/or types of Republican pols. Either Big Gubmint RINOs or kooks like Amash. We should have people strong across the board, because that is what it means to be a Conservative."
You're right, but who is there other than Mike Lee in the Senate and a handful in the House?
Ted Cruz is about the best Senator. It's why he's one of my top picks for President in 2016.
Yes, I should have mentioned Cruz along with Lee.
Cruz is top notch and takes no prisoners. I would support him in a heartbeat.
"You can get away with Dutch names in Michigan but thats about as exotic as they get outside Detroit."
We in West Mi like Justin.
I find it silly that Dingell has any district at all to run in after all this time. He's gone from an era where Detriot had multiple districts within the city and could elect white Democrats* to now when Detriot no longer has *one* district wholly in its boundaries and both have mostly black populations. Do his current constituents at all resemble the constituents he represented when he was first elected in 1955?
* Actually, the election of Gary Peters shows a white Democrat could still be elected from a Detriot-based district, but lately I was doubting even the possibility that it could happen.
No, I don't believe one square inch of Dingell's original 1955 district remains in the one he's in now. The old one was essentially created in 1932 and was a diagonal/rectangular strip that ran north/northwest from the Detroit River at the downtown. There were a few similar adjacent ones at the time (all created in 1932 since there hadn't been redistricting in some time and Detroit's booming growth had occurred over the prior 20-30 years).
The city had something like 6 districts at the time (post-1932). For the most part, those districts remained essentially intact until the 1960s when Detroit entered its severe decline that has continued unabated. The White ethnics that held those districts that had to either run against each other or retire.
In 1964, they had to redistrict the seats to create a second Black district (for John Conyers) and after that time, Dingell's seat gradually moved to the south and west. Now it goes (post 2013) from western Wayne County all the way past Ann Arbor and west of there (the latter of which was Republican suburbia decades ago before the Academic Democrat moonbats transformed it).
Curiously, Ann Arbor Democrats don't like Dingell. They consider him a relic of the old Labor/Blue-Collar Detroit (and pro-NRA, viscerally anathema to them). Their preference was for former Congresswoman Lynn-Nancy Rivers, who was forced to run against him in 2002 and lost (when by all accounts, he should've retired).
What was left of Dingell's original district eventually was absorbed into one or both of the two Black districts by the '70s and '80s. Of course, with the rapidly deteriorating population of Detroit, even Conyers' district had to move towards more of suburbia. Following the 2002 redistricting, the districts had to enlarge even more (the size of the districts now resemble the pre-1932 dimensions, albeit with different demographics).
The other Black district (non-Conyers) has had troubled members representing it since it first elected a Black in 1954 (preceding Conyers by a decade, and had been Republican as recently as 1949). As we well know, the mother of the corrupt Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick held the seat concurrently with her son (Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick). She almost lost the primary in 2008, and finally fell in 2010 to Hansen Clarke. Clarke's problem from the get-go was that he won an election just prior to redistricting and simply didn't have a good hold on the district.
The district Gary Peters held was Republican until 2006 (and had been for decades prior). Since MI was going to have to shed another seat, it was logical to target Peters as the GOP failed to regain the seat in 2010 (though coming with 2%, but Peters won with 49%) and move the GOP areas of the district to the adjacent seats. Again, with Detroit's continual loss of population going into 2012, (which was now only enough to have 1 seat, although it was divided between two in order to maintain 2 Black members, but with a substantially lower % of Black population) meant that it would have to take in even more of the suburbs.
Clarke's district would now have to take in a large swath of Oakland County, which included parts of Peters' district. Ordinarily, I'd have thought that Clarke would've had an edge, if only on race, but he faced a problem in 2012, and that was divided Black opposition (where a Black suburban Mayor decided to run). Because there's no runoff, it turned out that Peters had the edge (and I have no doubt that Democrat primary voters broke on racial lines). He took Oakland County and won with a plurality of 47%. Clarke took Wayne County, but only mustered 35%. Two other Black candidates (Mayor Lawrence and a State Rep.) took the critical 15% from Clarke. So, for the first time since 1952, a White won Michigan's premier Black district (greatly augmented from its original lines, of course... under the current lines in 1952, a Republican would've won).
Presuming Peters doesn't take a run for Governor in 2014, it will be curious to see if he draws a major Black primary opponent or faces a divided field of Black opponents. It's not entirely out of the question that a Black could win it back in an open primary, but it depends upon if one racial group gets behind a single opponent. Whichever one has a divided field will likely be the one that loses.
Here in TN, we have White Democrat Steve Cohen representing Memphis's 9th district, despite the fact that Blacks make up the overwhelming majority of primary voters. Cohen lucked out initially in 2006 due to a divided Black field in the primary (and no runoff). He should've been toast in 2008, but in that and the successive primaries, he has benefitted from astonishingly poor challengers whom have run solely on the race card, which have all blown up in their faces, as Black primary voters choose Cohen. If in 2006 you'd have told me he'd have been in office this long, I'd have thought you were nuts.
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Poor-mouthing the Bush tax plan.
"45 percent of all of the dividend income goes to people with $50,000-or-less incomes, family incomes. Nearly three-quarters of it goes to families with $100,000 or less family income."
—White House senior adviser Karl Rove, discussing the Bush tax proposal in a meeting with reporters, as reported by Dana Milbank in the Jan. 28 Washington Post.
"Not exactly. It is true that 43.8 percent of tax returns with dividend income are from households with less than $50,000 in income and 73.8 percent of such returns are from households with less than $100,000. But that doesn't mean the little guy earning less than $50,000 gets '45 percent of all the income' or that the Main Street earners below $100,000 get 'three-quarters' of dividend income.
"In fact, those earning less than $50,000 get 14.7 percent of dividend income, and those earning less than $100,000 get 32.7 percent, according to a Brookings Institution/Urban Institute analysis. The former would get 6.8 percent of the benefit of Bush's dividend plan, while the latter would get 20.9 percent."
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Formed in 1953, Stride Treglown are a 'Top 10' award winning practice of Architects, Town Planners, Landscape Architects, Interior Designers and BIM experts. They are based in London with Ten offices across the UK and UAE.
For such a successful company, being able to have visibility of real-time information is somewhat a necessity, unfortunately the practice was still relying on an outdated and standalone job costing system, which was proving to be so unwieldy and complicated.
The primary business objective for the practice was to implement a system which could accurately report profitability and job costing figures within a single system.
"In particular, this problem extended to our complementary disciplines", explains Stephen Dolphin, Associate Senior Solutions Analyst, "Around 75% of our staff are architectural staff, but a good number of fee-earning employees work in other disciplines, and the previous system didn't allow for them to accurately measure their financials within an architectural project"
The use of the previous project accounting system meant that the staff were relying on excel spreadsheets resulting in a lack of collaboration and real-time information. It was clear that a Project Management system was needed to unify all information as well as get accurate ideas of Project profitability – not just on a per job basis but for the company as a whole.
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- Location: 10 offices across UK and UAE
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An ideal off the shelf solution
Stephen and the team were looking for a solution that would incorporate Project financial management, practice financial management, fee forecasting, staff resourcing and time sheet management.
"Importantly we wanted an off-the-shelf solution without the business risk associated with many layers of bespoke implementation, explains Stephen "we were looking for something that gave us more practice-wide management features in comparison to the current software."
The search led to Rapport3 Project Management software which proved to be the perfect solution for the practice as Stephen explained how Rapport3 "offered considerably more business functionality than our current system, and was at a similar price point"
For the practice, it was crucial that any chosen project management system would easily integrate with Newforma. Providing a direct link between Rapport3 and Newforma would allow users to enter data into a single interface within Rapport3. The module would then pass key project information through to Newforma.
This was one of the deciding factors for the company choosing Rapport3 over other similar systems as Stephen felt both Rapport3 and Newforma had such an in-depth overview of the integration.
"Both companies seem to have a good idea of each other's setup, which certainly added to the professional feel of the integration, and neither charged additional money for the integration work, which again makes it feel like it really is 'part of the system'. As a company we had very little required input which was great"
Speaking about the benefits of the implementation of Rapport3's Newforma integration module Stephen enthuses,
"It has allowed Rapport3 to truly become a single entry point for all of our data, which is significant because it has allowed us to retire many bespoke systems previously used– moving away from these has lessened overall business continuity risk."
An efficient process
Since the implementation, the process has been a lot smoother overall with all the team working a lot more collaboratively, Stephen continues,
"Framing Rapport3 as the single entry point therefore drives people to it every day for raising new projects, adding contacts, filling in timesheets etc., and it stops it becoming 'just that timesheet system' – if people are going there every day then the rest of the data input is more likely to happen as part of organic growth"
Reaping the benefits
Rapport 3 has only been in place for a short while but benefits are already being seen, most of the feedback has been positive especially regarding the main aspect of the software which is project accounting. The team are more unified and projects are more accurate due to now having consistently up-to-date information on aspects such as project costings etc. Another major difference the team have noticed has been the amount of time saved.
Before the integration and implementation of Rapport3 in general, creating a new project required many people to do different manual tasks in a series of associated processes. Since the implementation this is no longer the case as Stephen explains;
"We have configured the input into Newforma to do all of these in an automated manner and so there is no longer a need for anyone to make project folders, add them to Newforma, populate project teams etc."
Overall, the whole experience has been very positive, with Stephen praising the development and support staff in particular who he found to be "incredibly responsive and very helpful",
With long term benefits already being realised alongside much greater control on project management as a whole, Stephen and the team at Stride would highly recommend Rapport3.


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The Fuego Latino Dance Company, alongside its official event managers Quorum EM presents The Lagos Cuban Night 2012.
'Fuego Latino' is a Latin dance company with a sole focus on entertainment. According to organisers of the event, the Lagos Cuban Night "promises to be a delightful evening to remember as a blend of music lovers in Lagos come together in a relaxing atmosphere to unwind with great music and dancing".
Scheduled to perform at the event include; the Rey Sabor Latino Band which is well known for its variety and quality of music such as Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Rumba, Meringue, Reggaeton, Son Montuno, Cha-cha and Caribbean genres. Dancers Emre & Esin who founded the well known dance academy of Turkey, Los Diablos.
Date: Saturday 1st December, 2012
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In just another demonstration of how blogs can change the course of human opinion worldwide, bloggers have exposed that Sony/BMG is actually installing rootkits–a form of malware–in systems where some of its audio CDs are played.
Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals, who originally discovered the rootkit, wrote an analysis of how certain Sony/BMG discs implement a digital rights management scheme that basically modifies the Operating System core to hide files and running processes, and "phone home" back to Sony/BMG to send back data on the user's music playing habits.
The malware, which is actually classified as a rootkit because of how it modifies the operating system to hide files and running processes, was reportedly so badly written that infected computers took a performance hit. And while Sony/BMG's own software (actually licensed from a third party, First 4 Internet) had no payload itself, its ability to hide files from the operating system is a potential threat. To date, a couple of trojan horses that use the Sony Rootkit's technology have been discovered. To add salt to the wounds, the rootkit's creators made it so difficult to remove that some resorted to reformatting their hard drives to get rid of the malware.
Simply put, this is DRM gone bad!
Russinovich's initial blog commentary sparked extensive discussion and even debate (but generally leaning towards the "Sony is bad" camp) both on- and off-line, which involved the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other online advocacy and techie groups. This eventually led to certain parties filing class-action lawsuits against Sony (including the EFF, the states of California, Texas, New York, and even Italy–yes, the country). Here's a site that collects information on lawsuits against Sony/BMG.
In the local context, fellow pinoy tech blogger Atty. Noel Punzalan writes his analysis of the applicability of Sony's End-User License Agreement in the light of local laws.
It's a question of which will prevail: the rights of the intellectual property owner, or the privacy of the consumer. In my opinion, in this case, where the copyright holder knowingly violates the privacy of the consumer and utilizes underhanded tactics, then it is the latter who should be protected.
Sony has since capitulated and apologized, but still short of admitting its culpability.
Whatever the results of all the lawsuits, the fact remains that Sony/BMG has etched its mark on the world–there will inevitably be dozens, if not hundreds, of infected discs still lying around in CD racks of those unaware about the problem (which is perhaps majority of the populace), waiting to be inserted in a computer and do its bad stuff.
But without blogs and vigilant bloggers like Mark Russinovich, the world would not have known about this issue, or at least it would have taken longer to discover.
See more of Mark Russinovich's posts on his Sysinternals Blog.
Here's a comprehensive wikipedia entry on the Sony/BMG Rootkit fiasco.
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Six years ago, Kathryn Hall visited Sulayman Junkung General Hospital, one of just five tertiary care hospitals in The Gambia. Anchoring the town of Bwiam, SJGH sees over 20,000 patients every year (that's a lot!) and has a catchment area of over 100,000 Gambians (that's kind of a big deal). When Kathryn visited in 2006, SJGH relied on three decidedly unreliable generators, which the hospital could only afford to run for 8-10 hours a day, if the generators would run at all. They saved most of these hours for after dark because the staff and patients desperately needed the lights. The remaining 1-3 hours of electricity were used during the day, when the hospital was busiest. Without constant electricity, the hospital couldn't safely store medications or provide oxygen and incubators to infants. And, SJGH needed electricity to run the water pump when the generators broke, sometimes for weeks on end, the hospital had no water!
But today, thanks to the hard work of the people at SJGH and your support, the hospital has a sustainable source of energy. With solar panels and a battery storage system, SJGH can give its patients the care they deserve. But dont just take our word for ithear it straight from the staff:
"A lab without light is not a lab. Electricity is necessary to run tests. When the lights went out, people whose diseases needed a test to confirm like malaria, HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis had to wait to get treatment. Twenty-four hour electricity is also needed to keep the donated blood in the refrigerator cold and usable. The new water system gives us more water, and we no longer have to worry about water when the generator breaks. Our tests require water, and we need it to keep the lab clean. Our new water distiller now has both the water and electricity needed to purify water to run tests."
Alhajie B Jarju – Lab
"In the surgical ward we use the oxygen concentrator for patients who cannot breathe on their own. We need light to use the oxygen concentrator of the patients must be referred to RVTH. Sometimes the patients cannot afford to go, or sometimes they are too sick to make the journey. With electricity we can save the patients here. Before the solar panels went in, sometimes the generator would break down for one or two weeks, and we wouldn't have lights. We had to use candles, and it made our job difficult. Now with the solar we always have light. We are much safer and happier now."
Mari T Gomez – Surgical Ward
"In the freezer we keep drugs like the anti rabies, anti venom, human insulin and vaccines. Other drugs that don't need to be refrigerated need to be ventilated and kept in a cool dry area. You cannot maintain the medications without electricity to run the refrigerator and air conditioning. The light allows us to keep our expensive and essential drugs in good condition."
Momodou S. Jallow – Store
"The hospital keeps its records on computers in the record room. The data is essential to the hospital. It allows them to track drug usage. It also allows the hospital to receive help from donors. The data allows people to gauge where help is needed in the hospital and apply for grants. The records also alert us to disease patterns. If we see an unusual number of cases in an area, we can alert people to sensitize the community and stop the outbreak. Without light we couldn't run the computers and we wouldn't be able to gather the data."
Adrissa – Records
The staff of SJGH is thrilled to be able to operate more effectively with upgraded water and electrical systems. The hospital's credibility has increased, leading to a steady influx of more patients. Yet, as much as the patients and the staff have benefited from the change, so has the Bwiam community at large. They are proud to have such an installation in their village, and often, children will sit behind the hospital fence to look at the panels as they track the sun. The project has attracted enough attention that a tour of The Gambia by the president of Burundi included a visit to the solar panels. Plus, the Gambian government has recognized SJGH as a successful model to replicate in other parts of the country.
As in any project, were always working to improve. Since 2006, the hospital has grown considerably (a good thing!); but that also means electrical demands have increased. The solar panels we provided have given the hospital more electricity, but they still need their generators for part of the day. We have initiated a conservation campaign at the hospital to use the solar energy as efficiently as possible. Our hope is that the Gambian government will provide an extension to the system to make it truly 24/7.
Assessment: Solar is a viable, cost effective solution for SJGH. GamSolar, the leading solar panel contractor in The Gambia, performed an assessment of the power requirements of the hospital and determined that 108 solar panels, 90 for electricity and 18 for running water, were required to provide the hospital with power. Six tracking units (these will make the panels move with the sun) will make this system even more efficient.
GamSolar, the leading solar panel contractor in The Gambia, performed an assessment of the power requirements of the hospital and determined that 108 solar panels, 90 for electricity and 18 for running water, were required to provide the hospital with power. Six tracking units (these will make the panels move with the sun) will make this system even more efficient.
- Total Cost: -$300,000
- Contractor: GamSolar Ltd, a solar energy firm based in The Gambia
- I: WATER SYSTEM – Install 18 solar panels and a water pump
- II. SITE IMPROVEMENTS – Upgrade the electrical distribution system and replace old bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs
- III. RELIABLE ELECTRICITY – Install 90 additional solar panels and 6 tracking units
- January 2008 – Phase I Complete
- January 2008 – Phase II Complete
- August 2008 – Groundbreaking for Phase III
- March 2009 – Phase III Complete
- March 11, 2009 – Official handing over of the solar energy system to the hospital


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If you want to get the most out of your money, it makes sense to listen to people who know a thing or two about it. Finding a financial mentor is a great way of doing this, but if you can't find one right away, following tips from those who are well-respected in different financial fields is a good place to begin. When most people think of finance and investments, one of the names that invariably comes up is Warren Buffett. There is a good reason for this and a good reason that many people look to Buffett for tips.
Warren Buffett Money Tips
Warren Buffett is well-known for giving sound financial advice that many people would do well to take into consideration. Here are a few tips that he's given to the public over the years that everyone should keep in mind:
Save for the Unexpected
You should always be saving for the unexpected. Most people don't save as much money as they should, as they assume they won't have any big emergencies to deal with in the future. But you never know when an emergency will occur, and you should always have money saved up in an emergency fund. As soon as you get your monthly paycheck, set aside a small amount of money.
Spend Wisely
When it comes to money, you should always spend wisely. Everyone wants to splurge here and there, and sometimes we like to justify or explain away our purchases. You buy something you don't really need and say it's because you just celebrated a birthday or a holiday or some personal achievement. But if you keep buying things you don't need, especially if you have problematic finances, to begin with, you'll end up having to scrounge for money. You might even have to end up selling those items you just bought.
Save for the Unexpected
You should always be saving for the unexpected. Most people don't save as much money as they should, as they assume they won't have any big emergencies to deal with in the future. But you never know when an emergency will occur, and you should always have money saved up in an emergency fund. As soon as you get your monthly paycheck, set aside a small amount of money.
Think Long-Term
As Warren Buffett has stated in various interviews and articles, money doesn't grow overnight. People often overestimate and underestimate specific purchases, investments, and savings. Many people are often wary of thinking in the long-term as they're too concerned about immediate financial problems and situations. But long-term financial goals are important. You don't want to find yourself in trouble ten years from now or even twenty or thirty years from now.
Limit What You Borrow
While sometimes it's necessary to borrow money, you'll have a harder time saving money and become financially independent if you rely on borrowing money. Accruing credit card or loan debt will end up drastically harming your finances. If you have debt, start trying to figure out a way to pay it down or even better, how to stop relying on borrowing money.
Never Invest In Something You Can't Understand
Buffett also recommends that you should never invest your money into a business or idea that you can't understand. For one thing, putting your money into something you don't understand will only lead to trouble down the road. On the other hand, understanding a business or investment idea can help you determine if there will be any associated financial problems in the future.
Master the Basics
When it comes to money, you should master the basics of investing and accounting so that you know what you're getting yourself into. For instance, knowing the ins and outs of debt and loans will help you out when you go to apply for a loan or credit card. Knowing the basics of finance will help you strengthen your financial decisions.
Buying Stocks Is More Than Just the Price
If you're looking to get into investing or the stock market, it's important to know the type of stocks you want to buy. Buffett has repeatedly said that "It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." Which basically means you want to make sure you buy something worth your money instead of picking the cheapest option available.
Price and Value Aren't the Same
Sometimes, something will be very cheap and poorly made. And other times something will be moderately priced but will have a decent value. Price is what you pay for an item, but the value is its true worth. It might be worth spending a little more for an item that will last you a little bit longer. Additionally, before you buy any item, you need to make sure that both the price and value are a good deal. Buffett is famous for having regretted his purchase of Berkshire Hathaway, which ended up being on the wrong end of industry changes and cost him substantially in the long run.
Keep a Modest Lifestyle
Buffett also recommends keeping a modest lifestyle if you're trying to save money. Keeping yourself on a budget will help you watch what you spend and help you save money for the future, as well as a lot more. A lot of people want to live beyond their means, but if you're trying to keep track of your finances, it's important to live within your financial means. You shouldn't be trying to spend more money than you have.
Avoid Compulsive Buying
Additionally, it's important not to fall into the trap of compulsive buying. Compulsive buying can lead to credit card debt and waste your entire savings. You don't want to end up spending all your money on items you don't need and can't afford, right? In this day and age, many people like to buy items they think they need to own. Before you go out and buy all those items you've been lusting after, it's a good idea to reassess your purchasing habits.


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Annie Belle Weaver (1904-1991) was hired by West Georgia College President I. S. Ingram in 1933 to be the college's first librarian when the library was one room in the west wing of the Administration Building. During her long tenure here, she saw the construction of the first library building, Sanford Hall, which now houses the President's offices, and then the current Ingram Library building finished in 1968. Ms. Weaver retired a year later.
Under former Library Director Charles Beard, Ms. Weaver was memorialized in 1981 with the naming of the Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, now housed on the ground floor of Ingram Library with the renovation of the library.


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A horde of Zombie Demons, ZEMONS are unleashed on the world after college kids unwittingly create an evil curse. This curse causes everyone that they make eye contact with to kill themselves and turn into ZEMONS! Now, they only have 24 hours to reverse the curse. Armed with a slew of homemade weapons, avoiding eye contact, dodging hickies and seducing Zemons, will our heroes be able to reverse the curse? The fate of the entire world rests on their shoulders, or all of humanity be Dead Before Dawn! Stars: Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, SAW), Martha Macisaac (Superbad, 1600 Penn), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future).
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Description:Casper Galloway (Bostick) and his college friends visit an occult shop run by Casper's grandfather (Lloyd) and accidentally unleash an evil curse, causing people to kill themselves and turn in to Zombie Demons, aka Zemons. Armed with a slew of homemade weapons and a Winnebago, the college kids race through the night, killing Zemons and fighting time while frantically searching for a way to reverse the curse within 24 hours. As the Zemon army starts to overpower the team, Casper finds himself with no choice but to face his fears and become the unlikeliest of heroes.


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This is a guest post from Dr. Holly Menninger, the Director of Public Science for Your Wild Life, a citizen science and outreach program based at NC State University. An entomologist by training, she's a science communicator by passion and practice. Follow her on Twitter @DrHolly.
During the last week of January, 450 science communicators converged in Raleigh, NC, for Science Online 2013 (#Scio13). We were a diverse groupthat included established and new-on-the-scene journalists, students (grad, undergrad and even a few high school), artists, post-docs, bloggers, scientists, professors, web geeks, community organizers, radio and tv producers and personalities, government employees, university flacks, retired persons, early career professionals, and outreach aficionados. Most persons attending could be tagged with multiple labels.
All had in common a love for science and an incredible passion for sharing it with others.
From this passion emerged a common thematic strand that wove through many conversations held in the hallways and meeting rooms of #Scio13: How can we do a better job sharing (and doing!) science with public audiences?
Let's be frank. This really isn't a new question. It's one that scientists and science communicators have wrestled with for years. But it's an important one, so much so that it continued to pervade the sessions of Science Online 2013 (see a list of relevant sessions and links to their wikis at the end of this post), as it has the past few years, and is becoming an increasingly popular topic at more traditional scientific conferences including the upcoming AAAS meeting in Boston.
Yet what made the familiar, recurring discussions a bit different for me at Science Online 2013, compared to years past, was the growing contributions and insights shared by practitioners (and participants) of citizen science.
Rather than give you a rundown of each session, I thought I'd share a handful of observations I took away from these discussions:
Citizen science continues to grow and innovate as a means to engage the public in science. A number of new projects employ play and gaming as a means to inject some fun into science. Play with Your Dog, a project from the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab, asks citizen scientists to record short videos while they play with their dogs and then upload these videos to contribute to research about dog behavior and cognition. EyeWire seeks participants to play an online game that helps map the brain's neurons. Other projects are seeking to do science in (or about) unusual places – microbiologist Jonathan Eisen and the Science Cheerleaders are making plans to implement a new project on the International Space Station as well as in a football stadium near you. Even my own Your Wild Life team got in on the act, launching our new project on face mites at the Scio13 Opening Reception. Nearly 50 über-enthusiastic science communicators lined up to let us scrape the pores near their noses in quest of the microscopic Demodex mites that live, eat and breed in our sebaceous glands.
While many citizen science projects are implemented at continental scales, other projects intentionally stick closer to home, successfully engaging participants at local scales. For example, Karen James and colleagues are leading a new effort in Maine to engage citizen scientists in the documentation and DNA-assisted identification ("barcoding") of the biodiversity of Acadia National Park. Chris Goforth at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts regular citizen science workshops at the Museum's field station where she guides visitors in explorations of the forest and fields, with smartphones and citizen science apps in hand.
Citizen science is moving beyond the model where participants contribute only as data collectors. The growing popularity of the Hacker and DIY movements means many citizen scientist-types are eager to jump in and build something – whether that's designing a new piece of scientific equipment or developing software to aid data visualization. Many projects are openly sharing data and asking citizens to lend a hand in data analysis, interpretation, and the generation of new hypotheses. Increasingly, citizen scientists are becoming scientific collaborators.
Ultimately, citizen science is about the people, the citizens, who contribute to the science, and project coordinators are seeking ways to more directly and personally engage participants. As attendees of Science Online 2013 could attest, we benefit greatly from our online interactions, yet there's something extra special about the face-to-face, in-person interactions we had at the meeting. To that end, CosmoQuest has harnessed the power of Google hangouts to bring together an international community of citizen astronomers for regular, virtual star parties. I was challenged by their example to think about how we can create more opportunities to better connect our citizen scientists to one another and to their professional partners.
The beauty of Science Online is that the conversation never stops when the meeting ends. It continues on in the meeting wiki (a site that hosts dynamic docs for each session with links, notes and wrap-up materials from the sessions, storifies, and sometimes video), on the comment threads of related blog posts, and most certainly via Twitter (hashtag #scio13).
And now, the planning wiki for Science Online 2014 has launched so you can chime in your ideas for next year.
As promised, here's a link fest of sessions related to citizen science and outreach:Three #Scio13 sessions focused entirely on citizen science topics:
What's news in citizen science? Perspectives, people, projects and platforms
Citizen scientists and ethical research
Sticking with it for the long-haul: Building community and maintaining long-term engagement in citizen science
Other related #Scio13 sessions where citizen science, while not explicitly the theme, came up in conversation:
Why should scientists 'do' outreach?
Helping scientists 'do' outreach
Why won't the science deficit model die?
Opening doors: Science communication for those who don't care/don't like science
Outreach in unusual places


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Janet A. Lorenzen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She has taught classes on social problems, sustainability and environmental justice, sociological theory, and qualitative methods. Her research interests include the micro- and meso-level foundations of macro-level social change; including lifestyle change, environmental group strategies, lobbying, and the politics of climate change. Her current research project is on local climate governance. She has published articles in Environmental Politics, Sociological Forum, Sociology Compass, Human Ecology Review, Humanity & Society, and Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change.


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Why we're building this
We want to help entrepreneurs find the best tools for their startups, and to help them simplify their workflows In other words, we want to help entrepreneurs put a man on the moon. We do this because we're obsessed with technology, learning, entrepreneurship, and productivity.
Our product recommends to every entrepreneur a few tools which best fit his role and startup. There will be more than 100.000 tools available for startups, and probably more than 1B founders by 2020. Imagine the possibilities!
The Team
We are a small team doing our best to create a big impact. We're a startup keeping everything lean, smart, and agile. We believe that bright people will always want to work with their peers, so everyone in the team is already an expert in something as (s)he has already been working on her/his obsession for more than 5-6 years. Also, we highly value high performance - we want to achieve excellence with everything we're doing. We want to be helpful, not to create even more problems in the world. So StartupKit brings together smart, experienced, and a little obsessed peeps.
The organisational chart
StartupKit is a flat company, and that means we don't have managers. We have team leaders for each project, and anyone from the team can take the lead if (s)he's is willing to do so. For instance, if you want to improve the recommendation algorithm, you form a team with a designer and a database architect, and take the lead of this project. On other projects, they may be your team leaders.
Working with OKRs
StartupKit is an OKR-driven company. Every quarter, we set up new objectives and key results for the company. Then every team member designs his personal OKRs connected to those of the company, and at the end of each quarter, we evaluate the progress. Take a look here to understand more about the OKRs system.
Taking risks
We admire entrepreneurs, and we believe that every team member is one of them. There are moments when a decisions has to be made, and there's no time to call and talk to everybody. In this case, take the risk, make your decision and let's move fast. If you're wrong, we can fix it. But if you're afraid, you're blocking yourself and the company. And this is something we can't fix.
The Office
For the moment, we don't have a physical office, and we encourage our teammates to work from open places in the cities they're living in. We will probably rent some places in a coworking space in San Francisco once we're profitable but everyone can work from wherever they want. Actually, we love people that work and travel in the same time.
Working hours
We don't have working hours. Everybody can work as much as (s)he wants. The only important thing is to deliver something every day, except Saturdays and Sundays. We have very few meetings so once you booked one in the calendar, you better show up in time. This is how we value and respect others.
Work retreats
Twice a year we go to work retreats in exotic places such as Thailand, South Africa, the Philippines, or whatever place the team feels inspired by. We will be there between 1 and 4 weeks in order to work together on core projects. During this period, we're also going to launch side projects that may be helpful to the company, or to the team. It's an excellent exercise to build something super fast and keep our minds fresh.
Peer reviews
Every 6 month, we spend a few days reviewing each others, giving and receiving feedback. We want to learn how to be better at what we're doing as professionals and as team members.
People joining our team
We want to be highly productive, and in order to achieve this, people joining our team have to be a little obsessed and passionate about what they're doing. They have to be those kind of people that turn their passions into businesses while having a good and balanced life.
In order to be part of StartupKit, you have to be accepted by at least 2 people from the team, and take the challenge to push everything to 100x than normal. It's a common knowledge that a great developer is 100x more productive than a mediocre one, and we think that it's the same in every domain. We want our teammates to be scary smart people, and their knowledge to help us to constantly deliver better and better results. If you're like this, let us know no matter what expertise you have. At the moment, we're actively looking for front end engineers, UI designers, and growth hackers but we're open to any suggestion and idea.
Every team member has the option to buy shares in the company. There is a simple algorithm for salaries and shares as we want to be transparent when it comes to how much money we're making. Compensations depend on performance KPI's and on the company revenue.
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There is a trial period of 1 month. After working together during this period, we'll agree if there's a fit or not between us. If it is, you'll be welcomed to the team. If it's not, you'll receive twice the monthly salary and you're free to go.
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Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes About LanguageQuotes about: Language
But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of one's life, is it so awful to travel through time with no greater ambition than to find the next lovely meal? Or to learn how to speak a language for no higher purpose than that it pleases your ear to hear it? Or to nap in a garden, in a patch of sunlight, in the middle of the day, right next to your favourite fountain? And then to do it again the next day?
Parla come magni,' It means, 'Speak the way you eat,' or in my personal translation: 'Say it like you eat it.' It's a reminder - when you're making a big deal out of explaining something, when you're searching for the right words - to keep your language as simple and direct as Roman rood. Don't make a big production out of it. Just lay it on the table.
There were times, especially when I was traveling for 'Eat, Pray, Love,' when, I swear to God, I would feel this weight of my female ancestors, all those Swedish farmwives from beyond the grave who were like, 'Go! Go to Naples! Eat more pizza! Go to India, ride an elephant! Do it! Swim in the Indian Ocean. Read those books. Learn a language.'
Once Henry had heard a crying noise at sea, and had seen a mermaid floating on the ocean's surface. The mermaid had been injured by a shark. Henry had pulled the mermaid out of the water with a rope, and she had died in his arms..."what language did the mermaid speak?" Alma wanted to know, imagining that it like almost have to be Greek. "English!" Henry said. "By God, plum, why would I rescue a deuced foreign mermaid?
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I have always had an intense interest in space and the techniques I have learned as a professional photographer and computer artist are displayed in the images on the following pages. I hope you enjoy them.
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Welcome to Rubik's World-an abstract environment populated by cubie which make up the game's DNA. Rubik's world takes the shape, functionality and concept behind the famous Rubik's Cube but twists and turns the rules to transform it into a unique game experience for players of all ages. Get ready for a collection of games that will change your intellect while incorporating the mental twists and moves that made the original Rubik's Cube such a hit.
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Release Date: November 21, 2008
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From the Desk of the Chancellor, April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012 — On April 5, we launched the IUPUI Faculty-Staff IMPACT Campaign with a special focus on fellowship and scholarship funding for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The Faculty-Staff campaign is a year-long event, but we set a short-term goal to pick up the pace.Full story
The History of Cardenio Ticket Prices Reduced
April 12, 2012 — Ticket prices for the performances of The History of Cardenio this month at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have been reduced.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, April 9, 2012
April 9, 2012 — Don't miss the 2012 IUPUI Research Day this Friday, April 13—especially because you will have the opportunity not only to hear from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation for Education and Human Resources, but also to see senior biology major Daniel Popoola's poster presentation on how nicotine affects alcohol intake.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, April 2, 2012
April 2, 2012 — If someone were to ask you, "What are the top 10-20 IUPUI academic programs in the U.S. News and World Report rankings," could you name them?Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, March 26, 2012
March 26, 2012 — Recently, the staff of the University Place Conference Center and Hotel received special praise for their "Service with Distinction" from the New England Patriots organization, whose players and other employees stayed there Super Bowl week. In a letter to General Manager Tom Carpucci, Matt Caracciolo, the New England Patriots' director of football operations, writes:Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, March 19, 2012
March 19, 2012 — All of us experience the challenge of intergroup communication as we work with people younger (or older), with different organizations, different cultures, or different languages. Professor Howard Giles's research on intergroup communication is world-renowned, and he translates that research into practice. He is the inaugural keynote speaker for the Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Faculty Showcase on March 22, 2012.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, March 12, 2012
March 12, 2012 — Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who made a special visit to IUPUI's campus to meet with university leaders and conduct a Town Hall forum with students to discuss the future of clean energy.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, March 5, 2012
March 5, 2012 — Nearly 300 invited guests were on campus to hear my 2012 Report to the Community last Monday. My message to our friends and supporters was a message of thanks.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, Feb. 28, 2012
February 28, 2012 — Congratulations to the Office of International Affairs and all the partners who came together to make this year's International Fest this past Thursday vibrant and engaging. Now in its 8th year, the festival continues to grow, and the Campus Center was packed.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, Feb. 20, 2012
February 20, 2012 — Since the announcement nearly three years ago that there would be a school of public health at IUPUI, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Health G. Marie Swanson has led steps to build up the existing Department of Public Health in the IU School of Medicine in preparation for seeking accreditation for a school from the Council on Education for Public Health.Full story
From the Desk of the Chancellor, Feb. 14, 2012
February 14, 2012 — As I write this, the tents are coming down at the University Place Conference Center, the host for the New England Patriots during their Super Bowl stay. What a great event for Indianapolis and IUPUI!Full story


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The Nation Trust Film Office.
In todays lesson a man called Harvey came into out lecture to talk to us about The National Trust Film Office, and how it functions as a company.
We learnt that the filming in grounds and houses owned by the National Trust can range from Student Films, to fashion photo shoots to documentaries to TV Dramas to Blockbuster Films.
Crews that use the grounds can range from 1 to 150 at any one time, so PREPARATION is one of the main factors that needs to be thought of when allowing such a mass of working people into a historic house etc.
So why let filming happen on Nation Trust property???
That is the main reason for allowing film crews to use the National Trust property.
As the National Trust is a Charity it needs as much money as possible to keep up and running.
Also the films etc that is produced on the grounds create alot of visitor interest. People from the public come to many of the grounds of the Nation Trust and pay entry because it has featured in a big film etc.
We were also told about all the different complication that can occur when film crews are using the grounds and houses.
We were shown into the house and were taken into the Great Hall and were asked what we would move and protect if a film crew were using the space.
We were able to visualise where the film crews would set up their equiptmewnt and the damages that could occur with misuse of objects.
We were told of damages and what the companys would have to pay for if damages arised.
I found this really interesting, because i myself have worked with a film crew at a National Trust stately home in Cornwall, called Lanhydrock House. I had a small part in Antiques Roadshow when they used the grounds for filming. The programme wanted to film some history of the house to show in the programme, and i auditioned for a part of the kitchen staff and was given the part.
I had no idea of the complexity of arrangements that went into organising filming at a National Trust property.
As part of the actors you dont get to see that side.
I didnt realise that health and safety was a major issue with the film crew. As i was in the kitchens we had the fire alight and pots cooking away on the stove. At the time i didnt know that there were people on the side lines ready with fire extinguishers and fire blankets. It does seem a bit obvious now but when your their filming and part of the crew you dont really think of the actual place you are filming you are concentrating more on doing you job and doing it well.
The preparation that is done before during and after filming is huge and very important.
Story Ideas!!!
Nearing the end of the lesson we showed each other our ideas for a short story that could be shown at the christmas festival.
Me and Sharmila worked together to create a story about a Autumn Fairy who helped a young lady who used to live in Ham House hundreds of years ago.
We used the idea of a pumpkin and that the seed of a pumpkin can be the making of your dreams, if you believe enough than it can come true.
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It's been a long while, but here's a new episode on Celes.TV, where I interview Michael Adamski (add him on Twitter @MichAdamski), a PE reader who lost 25kg in just EIGHT months (from 99kg to 74kg)!!
Michal resides in South Africa and he has been reading PE for a while. I met him during the Johannesburg PE readers meetup earlier this year, along with other African PE readers. (He told me that he enjoys the PE podcasts, as he can listen to them while working out or doing other stuff!)
My first impression of Michal was that he seems very energetic, fit, and in the pink of health. Just one look at him and you'd think that this guy has been in shape all his life, because he just looks effortlessly lean.
So imagine my shock when Michal revealed that he used to be 25 kg heavier: not 10 or 15 years ago, but merely two years ago!!!
And the second shock followed: He lost all that weight in just eight months.
Oh wait, there's one more: He stayed that way and never regained the weight.
The other readers must have had the same first impression of Michal as I did, because everyone was reverberating with shock when I related his story. One of the attendees, Tsungai, (whom I was staying with) went back home after the meetup and prepared salads and fruits to eat, when she normally wouldn't make a deliberate effort to eat healthy. Why? She said she was inspired by Michal to eat healthier.
I was really struck by Michal's weight loss story even after I left South Africa, to the point where I decided to schedule a Skype interview with him after returning to Singapore, despite preferring to conduct my Celes.TV interviews in person. His story is simply too great for me to pass it by.
Well, in today's Celes.TV interview, I have Michal here to share his story of how he made the change to a healthier and better him, and how you can do so too. 🙂 Get ready to learn:
- Michal's diet and lifestyle in the past (hint: it was definitely not of the healthiest food!)
- His turning point in Dec 2009 when he decided "This was it" and he was going to turn his health and life around
- His experience going jogging for the first time in his life and how it became a weekly habit
- Why obsessing about achieving your goals in X time or Y manner will make you fail, and how to succeed instead
- The ONE thing Michal did which helped him to jump-start his diet
- How Michal lost 25kg in just 8 months (hint: it was actually not even something he was deliberately going for)
- His current diet and fitness regime which sustains his new weight
- Michal's top tips for sustainable weight loss and healthy living
* Excuse the jerkiness of the video at some parts; I'm on a high-speed internet connection and this was the best I could get in our Skype call together.
Further reading:
- 10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight (and How to Fix Them) | Manifesto version
- 7 Biggest Myths of Weight Loss, Debunked
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Closing the comments at PE to streamline the discussion. If you have any questions about weight loss / fitness for Michal or me, post them in Youtube's comments section and we'll respond there!


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Weekend bikini treat!
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Audrina Patridge is 25 today, so she's celebrating her birthday at Liquid Pool Lounge at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas – and how else can you celebrate by the pool, if not in a tiny bikini?


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COM303 Digital Literacy 2.0
Lead Faculty: Dr. Louis E. Rumpf
Course Description
A multidisciplinary course about knowledge management in the 21st Century: tools, acquisition, evaluation, synthesis, formatting, presentation, and sharing. Essential digital skills to participate in the collaborative learning, work, and social environments of Web 2.0.
Learning Outcomes
- Discover information through the use of digital tools.
- Critically evaluate information for accuracy, bias, and reliability by reporting the results of an Internet quest.
- Produce a rich media digital project.
- Develop and maintain a profile on a social networking site.
- Compare Web 2.0 resources (blogs, wikis, and social networking sites), by identifying their relevance, utility, and message factors.
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The Maze Runner (2014) Film Review, a movie directed by Wes Ball, and starring Dylan O'Brien, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Kaya Scodleario, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper, and Patricia Clarkson.
The popularity of the dystopian genre is expanding as Hollywood tackles another franchise in James Dashner's best selling novel The Maze Runner. Directed by new director Wes Ball, the film translates the beautiful scenery and design of the book to the big screen as it shows a story about survival.
Actor Dylan O'Brien portrays the movie's main hero Thomas, who arrives in a community called the Glade with no memory of who he is and where he came from. Surrounded by in an isolated location with a group of boys in the same situation, Thomas learns how to fend for himself while learning his place in the group. Outside the Glade is a huge maze that changes overnight each day, so the group sends out the best athletes or "runners" to navigate through the maze to find a way out.
Thomas is led by Alby (Aml Ameen), the fearless leader of the group who helps him fit in with the group. Thomas eventually settles in with the rest of the group, which includes the second-in-command Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), runner Minho (Ki Hong Lee), friendly kid Chuck (Blake Cooper), and the tough-as-nails Gally (Will Poulter). The story takes a sudden turn when a girl named Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) is sent to the Glade and has a mysterious connection with Thomas.
As the runners go through the maze, the place is always surrounded by Grievers, which are a bunch of biomechanical spiders that can sting a person making them delusional and kills them. By the end of the day, the door in the maze closes as it reconstructs itself for the next day. So whoever doesn't make it back to the entrance gets stuck in the maze for the whole night. What makes It worse is fending off against the Grievers which is near to impossible. The runners have been at it for two years looking for a way out of the maze with no luck. With Thomas in the picture, he becomes curious for what's out in the maze. However, Thomas and the Gladers have no idea what lies beyond and the answers they seek isn't what they expect as the story's layers start to open. As the team makes shocking discoveries, there will be a price to pay for going through the maze and beyond.
Director Wes Ball makes a good attempt for his first feature film since he's been an expert in creating special effects and set designs. Wes does an amazing job fleshing out the world of The Maze Runner with the incredible designs of the maze along with the sinister Grievers. The film reminds you of Lord of the Files combined with the familiar blueprints of The Hunger Games. The only concern is that the movie focuses too much on getting from beginning to end without enough investment with the characters. The action sequences dominate the plot leaving little time for improvements. The ending also went like a rush without any time for a breather once the movie is over.
With Dylan's portrayal as Thomas, viewers get to see him as the curious type who has an eye for adventure. The only female of the group, Tessa becomes more of a background in the story rather than an important piece to the mystery. Poulter basically stole the show with his depiction of Gally, the bully who becomes distressed of seeing Thomas change the community since his arrival. Minho and Newt play more of a supporting role in the film without revealing much on their background. Blake Cooper's Chuck becomes the heart of the group who Thomas becomes good friends with. Patricia Clarkson's Ava Paige became more of the villain in the background who becomes more prominent in the end as a way to expand her presence in the franchise.
So overall, the premise becomes intriguing to the viewer until the end as it becomes more predictable since viewers can guess that these boys are part of some kind of diabolical experiment that becomes more complex as soon as they get out of the maze. The film delves into similar ground like The Hunger Games and Divergent, but it becomes unique in a way by design rather than the story itself.
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TAYLOR -- One day after a mother and two adult daughters in Lackawanna County were charged with murder in the death of a family member with Down syndrome, a relative is speaking out, and law enforcement points out similarities between this case and a starvation case that many in Lackawanna County remember from 1984.
Susan Gensiak and her daughters Joan and Rebekah are locked up at the Lackawanna County prison facing third degree murder charges.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that this was the worst case of neglect they had ever seen, but did say it was similar to case from the 1980s when a couple from Lackawanna County were convicted of starving an elderly man who was in their care.
Police say Susan Gensiak and her daughters Joan and Rebekah kept their son and brother Robert - who had Down syndrome - closed in a room at their home in Taylor.
According to court papers, the trio let Robert starve and eventually die of a severe case of scabies, a contagious skin disease.
"This family, the mother and two sisters, basically let this young man rot to death," said Lackawanna County District Attorney Andy Jarbola on Wednesday.
Jarbola signed off on third degree murder charges for Susan, Joan, and Rebekah. He said this was the worst case of neglect he'd seen in his tenure as a prosecutor.
Robert Gensiak's fate reminded police and prosecutors of Joseph Kly. In 1984, the elderly man was found starved to death inside a care facility in Scott Township. Walter and Helen Pestinikas were charged with Kly's murder. In court in 1987, prosecutors said Kly was literally skin and bone when he died.
The Gensiak's are accused of doing the same thing, but to one of their own. A look back in the Newswatch 16 archives shows Susan and Joan being interviewed for the Taste Test series. Mother and daughter were out shopping at Walmart in Taylor back in March when they tried a new granola bar for our cameras. This was about two weeks before Robert Gensiak died. At this moment, police say Robert was closed in a room, covered in scabies and starving.
"Not as sweet as what you would get with another granola bar. This one, I would pick out in a heartbeat," said Joan Gensiak.
"It was good. It was really nutty and not too sweet and I love the chocolate part," laughed Susan Gensiak.
Susan and Joan Gensiak left Walmart with a cart of groceries while prosecutors allege their son and brother was weeks away from dying. We spoke to a relative of the Gensiaks' who lost touch with the women. She was shocked, months later, to hear how Robert died.
"When I heard that he was 69 pounds, it hurt my heart. Why didn't they feed him? Look at the size of them."
She told us about who Robert Gensiak was before he died. She said he was an innocent and loving person, and though he was an adult, acted like a 5 year old.
His mother and sisters, Susan, Joan, and Rebekah are locked up in the Lackawanna County prison on more than $250,000 bail each.
Social service agencies say help is available for family members with special needs.